Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been awarded Israel’s prestigious 2021 Genesis Prize because of his contribution to cinema, his philanthropic works and his efforts to preserve the memory of the Holocaust.

Two masks are better than one when it comes to slowing the spread of coronavirus according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses across northern France.

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General Motors’ profit fell 4.5% in 2020, but a strong second half more than offset the effects of pandemic-related factory closures and a costly air bag recall.

Twenty-six people fishing on Lake Superior were rescued when an ice floe broke away from the Minnesota shoreline, stranding them in frigid weather.

U.S. Olympic viewers who have long clamored to view the opening ceremony live when it hasn’t been in North America will finally get their wish.

A Chinese spacecraft entered Mars orbit on Wednesday on a mission to land a rover and collect data on underground water and possible signs of ancient life, state media said.

A koala has been rescued after causing a five-car pileup while trying to cross a six-lane freeway in southern Australia.

Jill Biden is pushing free access to community college and training programs, saying the schools will be an important part of Biden administration efforts to rebuild the economy.