Pop music star Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Department" is the No. 1 album in the United States for a third consecutive week.

On May 18, 2018, 10 people -- eight students and two teachers -- died after a fellow student opened fire at Santa Fe High School, near Houston.

Actor Tina Fey turns 54 and artist Ai Weiwei turns 67, among the famous birthdays for May 18.

Nick Fortes lifted his left leg and stepped into a sweeper, ambushing the offering for a 396-foot, three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets for their third-consecutive shutout win Friday in Miami.

Xander Schauffele followed his record first round with a 3-under 68 to maintain a slight edge at the 2024 PGA Championship, as Scottie Scheffler and other expected contenders closed in Friday at Valhalla Golf Club.

A judge on Friday sentenced a Puerto Rican legislator and her husband for their roles in a multi-year theft, bribery and kickback scheme to defraud the commonwealth.

Electrolux Group on Friday reissued a recall of Frigidaire and Kenmore Electric ranges after continued reports of fires and burn injuries.

Dabney Coleman, actor known for movies and TV shows, died Thursday at age 92, his daughter confirmed Friday.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed Friday above the record 40,000 mark for the first time in its 139-year history.

New York police on Friday arrested 50-year-old Clifton Williams, who was wanted for allegedly punching actor Steve Buscemi in the face in a random attack last week.

The napkin that then 13-year-old Lionel Messi signed as part of an initial agreement to join FC Barcelona sold for nearly $1 million in an auction Friday, British auction house Bonhams announced.

Traffic on a California highway was brought to a standstill when a bear wandered out onto the roadway and paused to enjoy the view.

Serial Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush recaptured one of his former titles by snapping 110 pencils in one minute.

Wildlife trappers were called to a Florida school where an "absolute dinosaur of an alligator" came wandering up a path.

NASA on Friday announced it has created a new digital modeling tool for engineers to simulate conceptual aircraft designs.

A grocery store in Washington has claim to the title of the state's luckiest store after selling three big prize-winning lottery tickets in a single week.

Authorities in Tokyo are struggling to deal with problems caused by an especially wily invasive species: North American raccoons.

MTV released a trailer for the second half of "Jersey Shore Family Vacation" on Friday following last night's midseason finale.

MoFac Animation announced Friday that Oscar Isaac and Forest Whitaker will voice biblical characters in their animated film "The King of Kings." Isaac voices Jesus Christ and Whitaker Peter the Apostle.

A New Mexico judge Friday is hearing actor Alec Baldwin's motion to dismiss the involuntary manslaughter charge in the 2021 fatal shooting on the "Rust" film set.

Votes are being counted on Friday to see if the United Auto Workers score another victory in unionizing a Mercedes-Benz plant and its more than 5,000 workers near Tuscaloosa, Ala.

People with asthma who vape tend to develop the respiratory disease earlier in life than folks who never vaped, new research shows.

Israeli military forces said Friday they have recovered the bodies of three citizens who were kidnapped from a music festival by Hamas militants last October.

Police took a woman who led officers on a wrong-way chase on a Southern California freeway into custody on Friday morning.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer.