Volunteer snake handlers responded to a New Jersey woman's home to remove an unusual guest that slithered under her car -- a venomous rattlesnake.

On the eve of possible record-breaking Fourth of July travel, the U.S. Secret Service is warning drivers not to get ripped off by thieves at the gas pump.

Cleveland Indians right-hander Trevor Bauer leads the big leagues with 109.3 pitches per game this season.

In which the UPI Racing Writer attempts to pad the bankroll after winning on the Kentucky Derby and giving back part of the winnings in the Preakness.

The news that President Donald Trump would meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un in May struck like a veritable thunderbolt on an otherwise unsuspecting day.

Bill Morneau is perhaps an influential figure in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Cabinet, but he's not conducting himself like most finance ministers.

The Los Angeles Lakers are 0-8 without Lonzo Ball in the lineup, and they won't have their rookie point guard Friday night against the visiting Indiana Pacers at Staples Center.

Classy, grassy races at Santa Anita and the Florida tracks share the spotlight with the youngsters seeking future glory in New Year's weekend Thoroughbred racing.

Angelina Jolie spoke Wednesday at the U.N. Peacekeeping Defense Ministerial Conference in Vancouver about the importance of stamping out sexual violence.

University of Rochester Medical Center researchers are working to develop a universal influenza vaccine that would protect against all strains of the flu.

Amid his five-day trip to the Middle East, Pentagon chief James Mattis heard concerns in Turkey Wednesday about U.S. military support for a Syrian group.

Showtime president David Nevins said the "Twin Peaks" revival from David Lynch was only meant to be one season.

A weather disturbance east of the Bahamas bears the early appearance of a pre-tropical storm system but is not likely to organize into a named storm.

The Big 'Cap, two Kentucky Derby preps, several returning Breeders' Cup winners, big doings looming in Dubai and Hong Kong ... all this and more in a preview of weekend Thoroughbred racing.

The Atlanta Falcons were one of the youngest teams to reach the Super Bowl.