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The US Department of Health and Human Services will propose a new rule on Wednesday, aimed at safeguarding privacy and prohibiting the prosecution of individuals who seek abortions.

Paul Templer was living his best life.

Newport, Rhode Island isn't typically thought of as a home for authentic French bakeries. French baker Belinda Quinn is trying to change that with her deliciously delicate pain au chocolats at her bakery, Le Bec Sucré.

A stone scoreboard used in an ancient soccer-like ball game has been discovered at the famed Mayan Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, archaeologists said this week.

Dominion Voting Systems can't bring up the January 6 insurrection during its upcoming defamation trial against Fox News, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday, who also revealed at a hearing that he has been receiving death threats.

Pearl is no ordinary handbag dog. She's so tiny, her owner can just slip her into her pocket.

"Imagine" that a John Lennon classic, "Like A Virgin" and "All I Want for Christmas Is You" weren't already part of the National Recording Registry.

CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich speaks to low-wage workers who say they are still struggling to keep up with high prices despite seeing an increase in their wages.

A rural Texas county that was ordered by a federal judge to return banned books to its public library shelves is now considering shutting down its libraries entirely.

US asylum officers are frustrated by policy whiplash under President Joe Biden, and some are considering leaving their posts, as administration officials contemplate restarting controversial Trump-era border policies that would largely limit who could seek refuge in the United States.

As the Supreme Court prepares for yet another controversial abortion case to come its way, the justices will pore over District Court Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk's ruling last week to block the government's approval of the key medication abortion drug at issue.

Pedro Pascal and Sarah Paulson are two of Hollywood's most in-demand actors, often pictured at red carpet events together, but that hasn't always been the case during their three decades-long friendship.

When football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders agreed to become head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes, he probably never thought he'd be asked to stand in the way of an actual charging buffalo.

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump asked a judge to delay the start of a sexual assault and defamation trial for one month to allow a "cooling off" period following the historic indictment charging Trump with falsifying business records.

Tucker Carlson plays a straight-shooter on television.

Scientists captured the unknown snailfish species at a depth of more than 27,000 feet, as part of an expedition in trenches off Japan.

When he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020, Iain Ward was sure about one thing -- he wasn't interested in any "pity party."

Some individuals with autism have challenges processing senses. Others struggle to communicate. Still others might have a tough time socializing, thinking, physically moving or just going about daily living.