Unlike prison, jail confinement is primarily about custody and court processing, not punishment for convicted criminals.

The Kentucky Derby eclipsed a spectacular weekend of top horse racing in all divisions -= at Churchill Downs and in, England and Japan.

A home security camera in California captured the moment a neighbor's cat successfully fought off a coyote and fled up a nearby tree.

John Sterling, the iconic play-by-play announcer for more than 5,600 New York Yankees games, has died, the team and WFAN announced Monday. He was 87.

GameStop has made a $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay, with the video game retailer's CEO saying the move could create a strong competitor to Amazon.

Jewish Australians have told a commission into anti-Semitism in the wake of the Bondi Beach mass-shooting that hatred of Jews was now out in the open.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet this week with Pope Leo XIV in Italy, with planned topics including the Middle East and Cuba.

"The Pitt" actor Noah Wyle, singer Mickey Guyton, actress Melissa Leo and other stars will take part in the "National Memorial Day Concert."

The 152nd Kentucky Derby goes into the books as the first won by a woman trainer, but equally could be noted as an extended family affair.

The reclassification of cannabis as a Schedule III substance is meant to remove barriers for researchers but its effects could go further.

K-pop stars Babymonster released their third mini-album, "Choom," and a music video for their single of the same name.

Jaylen Brown sounded off on Twitch, saying referees "had an agenda" against the Boston Celtics during their series with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Tehran responded to a U.S. operation to guide commerical ships marooned in the Gulf out via the Hormuz Strait by threatening to attack American forces.

A special counsel team said Monday it has found signs a military unit was making preparations for martial law in the first half of 2024, well before former President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration in December of that year.

South Korean stocks shot up by more than 5 percent to close at a fresh high Monday, approaching the 7,000-point mark, as investors scooped up semiconductor shares while awaiting developments in U.S.-Iran peace talks.

A North Korean women's soccer team will travel to South Korea later this month to compete in a regional tournament, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Monday.

A shooting erupted at a lake party in the Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond on Sunday night. At least 10 people were transported to area hospitals.

Model/fashion designer Kimora Lee Simmons turns 51 and singer Randy Travis turns 67, among the famous birthdays for May 4.

On May 4, 2000, the ILOVEYOU or Love Bug virus crashed computers around the world.

An oil tanker was struck late Sunday near the Strait of Hormuz, the second attack on a vessel in the Persian Gulf in about eight hours.

Police in central Australia have arrested or charged 19 people after last week's riot in Alice Springs, including another 13 announced Monday.

Three passengers on a cruise ship off West Africa have died from suspected hantavirus and at least three others required medical treatment.

"Ghostbusters," "Oz" and "The Crow" legend Ernie Hudson may be 80, but he says he still wants to do his own stunts when possible on "Boston Blue."

A United Airlines jet struck a New Jersey Turnpike light pole while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday afternoon.

Angry crowds confronted federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a chaotic scene Saturday at a New York City hospital, witnesses said.