New York City will experiment with installing barriers or doors on a few subway platforms, the city's transit chief said on Wednesday, with residents on edge over a rise in violence against riders.
PepsiCo is offering the first-ever "nitrogen-infused" cola with "Nitro Pepsi."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a controversial order regarding gender-affirming treatment for transgender children.
Courts in North Carolina and Pennsylvania on Wednesday approved new congressional districts that could bolster Democrats' chances of holding onto the U.S.
Three men pleaded guilty on Wednesday for their roles in conspiring to attack U.S.
The CDC is quietly recommending certain age groups to wait before receiving their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
U.S. President Joe Biden wanted to spend 2022 building bridges, literally and metaphorically, in the United States.
North American oil and gas pipeline companies are gearing up to compete for a budding market moving greenhouse gases to carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects - by building new pipelines to transport carbon dioxide or giving new life to old, under-used ones.
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday will end a program focused on fighting Chinese espionage and intellectual property theft, shifting from what an official called a "myopic" focus to address threats from a broader array of hostile nations.
The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19.
Chronic fatigue syndrome, or myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), is an overlooked condition that shares a lot in common with long COVID.
The former head of one of New York City's police unions was expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday, a source close to the situation said, nearly five months after his resignation in the wake of a federal probe into the labor organization.
The former head of one of New York City's police unions was charged with fraud, the U.S.
The former head of one of New York City's police unions was expected to appear in federal court on Wednesday, a source close to the situation said, nearly five months after his resignation in the wake of a federal probe into the labor organization.
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday struggled over whether to let Republican state officials defend an immigration rule crafted by former President Donald Trump's administration to bar permanent residency for immigrants deemed likely to need government benefits.
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a former Chinese diplomat and head of U.S.
The trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of helping loot Malaysia's 1MDB sovereign wealth fund will be paused due to late disclosure of some evidence by prosecutors to the defense, the judge in the case ruled on Wednesday.
The next Mega Millions numbers will be drawn on Friday, Feb. 25.
The CDC report that came out Wednesday reveals that racial and age disparities in maternal deaths among U.S. populations was significantly higher in 2020 than in 2019.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not made all its data on COVID-19 public due to fears of misinterpretation, the New York Times reports.
The trial of a white former Kentucky police officer charged with wanton endangerment during the 2020 shooting death of Breonna Taylor began on Wednesday, casting a spotlight on another case in the United States that sparked a summer of protests against racial injustice two years ago.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Tuesday that mask and vaccine mandates will be lifted in the city Monday, in line with the rest of Illinois.
Cuba, a close ally of Russia, has sharply criticized the United States for imposing "the progressive expansion of NATO towards the borders of the Russian Federation" and called for a diplomatic solution to preserve international peace.
A jury was due to begin deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.
A jury began deliberating on Wednesday on whether three former Minneapolis police officers deprived George Floyd of his constitutional rights by failing to come to the aid of the handcuffed Black man pinned beneath a colleague's knee.
Taking a cue from demonstrations that paralyzed Canada's capital city, Ottawa, for weeks, U.S.
A group of American truckers began a cross-country drive from California to Washington on Wednesday to protest coronavirus restrictions, taking a cue from demonstrations that paralyzed Canada's capital city, Ottawa, for weeks.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he believes Russia will invade Ukraine within hours after separatists on Wednesday asked for Russian help to repel "aggression" and as explosions rocked the breakaway eastern city of Donetsk.
Separatists in Ukraine asked for Russian help to repel "aggression" on Wednesday and Kyiv announced compulsory military service and a state of emergency as the West slapped more sanctions on Moscow in a bid to stop an all-out invasion.
There were five deputies present at the scene during the shooting.
