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Eight Saks Fifth Avenue stores and a Neiman Marcus store in Boston will close as their parent company focuses on its most profitable businesses and pares down debt during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.

Sturla Holm Laegreid, a top Norwegian biathlete, made a surprising revelation during a live broadcast after winning bronze in the men's Olympic biathlon.

Temperatures in northern Europe have been so low that Estonians can now drive across a 12 1/2-mile stretch of frozen sea.

The National Governors Association has decided not to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump.

It's been argued that with the onset of AI, storytellers need to get weirder, more imaginative, more human.

A new Gallup poll reveals that Americans' optimism about their future is at a low. Only 59% of U.S. adults rate their future life satisfaction highly, which is the lowest measure since Gallup began asking the question almost 20 years ago.

U.S. figure skater Amber Glenn says she has resolved copyright concerns with Canadian artist Seb McKinnon over her free skate music.

Russian officials have no intention of ending their war in Ukraine, according to a senior European intelligence official.

The Cross of the Athletes has arrived in Milan for the Winter Games, symbolizing unity through sport.

Asian shares are mostly higher as Japan's benchmark topped new highs after a historic election win for the nation's first female prime minister.