A Boston University business professor explains how the business of Halloween causes the spooky season to have an earlier start with each consecutive year.

George Springer sent a sinker just over the left field wall to lead the Toronto Blue Jays past the Seattle Mariners and to their first World Series in 32 years.

A leg injury has forced "Neighbours" actor Stefan Dennis to leave the British competition series, "Strictly Come Dancing." Dennis says he is "devastated."

Rock legend Joe Walsh and country music star Zac Brown have signed on to serve as mega-mentors on Season 28 of "The Voice," airing on NBC and Peacock.

Once a star of the French center-right, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy surrendered to custody in Paris to begin a prison term for criminal conspiracy.

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering its decision in a congressional redistricting case that could have implications on race and representation in voting.

Kathryn Jones began to visit Washington's museums in January and didn't plan to make it her full-time pursuit, but it become one until the government shutdown.

"Blue Moon," in theaters Friday, tells composer Lorenz Hart's story in a single night in one bar, but its Ethan Hawke shrinking effects are most distracting.

Former FBI Director James Comey has asked a federal judge to dismiss the Justice Department's indictment against him.

"Bugonia," in theaters Friday, has a provocative premise to which Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are committed, but it ends up being ultimately reductive.

A rare tornado has struck a suburb north of Paris, killing at least one person and seriously injuring several others, officials said.

Sanae Takaichi was elected prime minister of Japan on Tuesday, becoming her the first woman to lead the country.

On Oct. 21, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI canonized Kateri Tekakwitha as the first Native American to become a saint.

Musician Doja Cat turns 30 and actor Andrew Scott turns 49, among the famous birthdays for Oct. 21.

The number of U.S. adults with a positive view of religion is on the rise, according to a Pew Research Center Poll that shows a 13% increase in the past year.

Florida's attorney general announced Monday that criminal subpoenas have been issued to gaming site Roblox, calling the platform a "breeding ground for predators."

A Georgia man was arrested Monday inside a terminal at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport after allegedly threatening on social media to "shoot it up."

NASA's acting administrator accused SpaceX on Monday of falling "behind" and said he plans to reopen contracts to get U.S. astronauts "back to the moon in 2028."

Michael Fassbender will portray Joe Kennedy Sr. in a new drama series about the iconic Kennedy family and their "lives, loves, rivalries and tragedies."

Remains found Saturday in a Philadelphia wooded area have been identified as Kada Scott, 23, who has been missing since Oct. 4. Keon King, 21, is suspected.

An opportunistic bacterial infection that causes deadly diarrhea is more likely to kill White patients than Black or Hispanic people, a new study says.

A New South Wales, Australia, man called for help from professionals when a venomous tiger snake slithered across his foot while he was a passenger in his car.

Elizabeth McGovern discusses a secret order with Nicholas Denton in a sneak preview of new Anne Rice series "Talamasca: The Secret Order" released on Monday.

Babies can be safely administered antibody protection against respiratory syncytial virus after birth even if their moms had RSV vaccination while pregnant.

One month before the U.N. climate summit in Belm, Brazil, organizers face a serious accommodation shortage. And room rates rates have increased tenfold.