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The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the use of Eli Lilly medicine Zepbound, already prescribed for weight loss, as a treatment for sleep apnea in obese patients.

Santa Claus has arrived in Rio de Janeiro - under water.

A woman traveling through Los Angeles International Airport was stopped by the Transportation Security Administration last weekend after agents found 88 prohibited items in her luggage.

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will deliver his Sunday blessing from indoors, the Vatican said, announcing the precautions ahead of a busy Christmas period and launch of the Holy Year that will sorely test Francis' stamina and health.

After no player got all six Mega Millions winning numbers in Friday's drawing, the jackpot for the next drawing Tuesday is up to $944 million.

We all know the stressors: Social obligations. Family discord. Political rifts. Financial stress. And the desire to stay cheery and big-hearted throughout.

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S.

Hanukkah, Judaism's eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, only the fourth time that's happened since 1900.

Edited by Anna Furman for movement Saturday, Dec. 21 at 8 a.m. ET. Prelinked photos CATC101-107 and video by Terry Chea.

A judge ruled Friday that Missouri's near-total abortion ban is unenforceable under a new constitutional amendment, ensuring abortion will be legal in the state.