WNBA player A'ja Wilson turns 30 and figure skater Alysa Liu turns 21, among the famous birthdays for August 8.

An Argentinian soccer player has been detained by U.S. immigration officials while traveling with his American pro club in ...

U.S. officials revoked Frank Kendall's access to classified information, accusing the former secretary of the Air Force of ...

The U.S. Senate passed a bill proposed by late Sen. Lindsey Graham that imposes new sanctions on Iran and on Russia for its ...

The former Arlington Park "International Festival of Racing," featuring the Grade I Arlington Million, runs Saturday at Colonial Downs with almost no international runners. As the horse racing world ...

On Aug. 8, 1974, facing expected impeachment over the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to ...

Justice Samuel Alito said Friday he is committed to returning for another term at the Supreme Court. His retirement had been ...

Gilmore Girls and Parenthood alum Lauren Graham was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday. Seth Rogen was the big winner at the Emmy Awards ceremony at the Peacock Theater in Los ...

A firefighting helicopter carrying two people crashed on Friday while responding to a wildfire raging in central Utah, ...

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the random slaying of a man waiting for a bus in East St, Louis, Ill., while dressed ...

The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia Friday amid tight security at a ceremony ...

The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday ordered inspections of hundreds of Boeing 737 Max jets due to reports of ...