The suspected Chinese spy balloon was noticed in Montana and slowly crossed the U.S. The Pentagon said it waited to down the balloon over water because it "posed an undue risk" to do so over land.

A Japanese telescope captured images of the shape on Jan. 18. It was likely caused by the sun illuminating leftover fuel expelled from the rocket of a SpaceX launch.

A young girl wrote to a Rhode Island police department asking them to run a DNA test on a cookie and carrots left for Santa Claus and his reindeer.

Police said the two had made a pact weeks beforehand. She could be charged with first-degree murder.

Elvis Francois, 47, told Colombian authorities that he had survived off a bottle of ketchup, garlic powder and Maggi cubes.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating an incident with the Embraer 170 aircraft which killed an American Airlines worker on Saturday in Montgomery, Ala.

There are many more drinking options this Dry January if you like the taste of alcoholic drinks but don't like the effects of alcohol.

A researcher collected century-old newspaper clippings with predictions in fields ranging from public health to beauty to transportation. Some have proven more accurate than others.

In their annual "Banished Words" list, the faculty of Lake Superior State University also suggest removing from your vocabulary overused phrases like "does that make sense?" and "it is what it is."

The year 2022 was the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel. He's known as the father of genetics, so scientists exhumed Mendel's body and examined his DNA.

After Southwest Airlines canceled thousands of flights over the week, travelers are scrambling to reunite with their luggage.

Even guardians of America's atomic clocks say time doesn't work the way we think it does.

As we look back on 2022, we wanted to share a few of our favorite moments of joy from the year to bring a bit of hope, whimsy and humor to the end of the year.

Germans are on a mission to transform their energy economy and reduce their consumption, including by — apparently — using lots of candles.

Santa's services are more in demand than ever — and he and his helpers are having a hard time keeping up.