Former commando charged with driving into crowd gets 24 new counts
The man charged with ramming into a crowd of people celebrating a Liverpool FC win faced new charges in court on Thursday. Photo by Adam…
Failed GOP candidate gets 80 yrs for shooting at political adversaries
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A failed GOP candidate in New Mexico has been sentenced to 80 years behind bars for orchestrating a shooting spree targeting…
Illinois judge rejects Texas’ request to enforce arrest warrants in map row
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Illinois has rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to enforce arrest warrants for Democrats who fled…
U.S. Treasury Department targets timeshare fraud by Mexican cartel
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned four Mexican nationals and 12 companies in Mexico linked to a "brutally violent" cartel…
FBI returns stolen 500-year-old Hernan Cortes manuscript to Mexico
U.S. investigators located a stolen and nearly 500-year-old document written and signed by conquistador Hernan Cortes and returned it to the Mexican government, the FBI…
Harvey Weinstein to face third trial on sexual assault charges
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will face a third trial in New York in connection to the sexual assault case of…
Prisoner escapes escort custody at Seattle airport
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Authorities in Washington State were hunting Tuesday night for a prisoner who escaped custody while being transported through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.…
Appeals court: Arkansas can ban gender-affirming care for minors
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court has ruled that Arkansas may enforce its ban on minors receiving gender-affirming care, overturning a lower court's…
D.C. mayor calls for statehood as National Guard troops arrive in city
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said Tuesday her district should become a state as National Guard troops arrived in the capital.…
Chile drops ‘aviation endangerment’ charges against teenage U.S. pilot
U.S. teenage pilot Ethan Guo pictured beside his Cessna Skyline at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, in August 2024, before taking off for Greece on another leg…
U.S. repatriates 14 Mexicans serving drug convictions
Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has transferred 14 Mexican nationals serving prison sentences in the United States on drug-related charges to their…
2 South Carolina women’s bodies found in wooded area
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in South Carolina are investigating the "suspicious" deaths of two women as homicides after their bodies were found in rural…
Release of Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury transcripts denied by judge
1 of 2 | On Monday, a New York judge rejected a request by the federal government to unseal grand jury records in the federal…
One person killed and a 5-year-old girl wounded in Baltimore shooting
The Pimlico Race Course Sign is seen in Baltimore, Maryland in May. One person was killed and five others, including a five year old girl,…
Three injured in Times Square shooting
Three people were injured and one person was arrested after an early-morning shooting in New York City’s Times Square Saturday. Photo by Alba Vigaray/EPA-EFE Aug.…
Over 200 arrested at London pro-Palestinian protest
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- More than 200 people were arrested in London Saturday during a major pro-Palestinian protest in the British capital, police confirmed. "We've…
Georgia officials identify gunman in shooting near CDC, Emory University
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The suspected gunman in the attack that killed a police officer near the Emory University campus and the Centers for Disease…
Suspect arrested in shooting of two Atlanta transit police officers
The suspect, who has not yet been publicly named, allegedly shot two MARTA officers at a train station Thursday evening. File Photo by Erik S.…
Justice Department subpoenas NY Attorney General Letitia James in criminal probe
Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Attorney General Letitia James' office in a criminal investigation. Two grand jury…
Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 ranked most stolen car in United States
The Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 is the most frequently stolen car in the United States. Photo by Mauricio Duenas Castaneda/EPA Aug. 8 (UPI) -- The Chevrolet…