U.S. & World

Shares of Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, BioNTech and GSK closed lower on Thursday.

Republican senators are preparing for a robust vetting of Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Justice Department, with a keen interest in details from a House Ethics Committee investigation into the former congressman from Florida.

A growing number of areas without OB-GYN care could further drive up the number of preemie births in the U.S., experts say.

A human head that washed ashore on Key Biscayne this week belonged to a man whose identity remains unknown, police said.

Steve Lee Hayes had carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said.

“I’d begin each conversation (with a potential date) by disclosing that I had a child. That way they could decide if they wanted to proceed.”

Former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson’s first sanctioned professional fight in almost 20 years is set for Friday against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul.

The Rays will play their 2025 home games at the Yankees’ nearby spring training ballpark amid uncertainty about the future of hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field.

Adidas has signed high school basketball phenom Kaleena Smith.

Worn at Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953, the 300-carat diamond necklace sold Wednesday for more than twice its estimate at an auction in Geneva.

Chick-fil-A is bringing back a wintertime favorite that’s cool in more ways than one.

The research found beer consumers have lower-quality diets, are less active and are more likely to smoke cigarettes compared to those who drink wine, liquor or a combination. 

Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a statement Thursday that the civil penalty is the second-largest in its 54-year history. Only the fine Takata for faulty air bag...