Actor Quinta Brunson turns 35 and actor Ray Romano turns 67, among the famous birthdays for Dec. 21.

On Dec. 21, 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman completed his Civil War "march to the sea" across the South and arrived in Savannah, Ga.

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal.

Here are the key developments on the 1,031st day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Air pollution has become a major problem in Pakistan and it is children who are paying the price.

Congress votes to pass a budget deal to avert what would be the first US federal government shutdown since 2019.

As the longest serving G7 leader, the Canadian prime minister has weathered many storms. But this time might be different.

A reported attack on a Russian town comes after Ukraine said Moscow had launched a new attack on Kyiv.

It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."

In 1983, he reported that he had found the diaries of Adolf Hitler -- a “scoop of the century” that was the mistake of a lifetime. The diaries were forged.

The suspected driver, a 50-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, was arrested on the scene. He arrived in Germany in 2006 and had worked as a doctor, local officials said.

Israeli strikes in Gaza left 77 people dead over 24 hours, the Gaza civil defense force said early Friday. More strikes followed.

The Senate worked past midnight to approve the continuing resolution passed earlier in the day by the House. The president is expected to sign it.