California man arrested for starting massive wildfire by setting vehicle ablaze
1 of 2 | Authorities said the Park Fire was caused by a car set a blaze. Photo courtesy of Cal Fire/X July 25 (UPI)…
Missouri high court blocks release of man with overturned murder conviction
Christopher Dunn was set to be released Wednesday after spending 33 years in prison when the Missouri High Court ruled in favor of him continuing…
British police officer removed from duty following ‘truly shocking” video of airport arrest
July 25 (UPI) -- A British police officer has been removed from duty after a video circulated online showing a Greater Manchester law enforcement agent…
Ohio man gets more than 5 years for Planned Parenthood bombing threat, money laundering
July 24 (UPI) -- A resident of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison for threatening to blow up a Columbus Planned…
U.S. recovers cash, artwork in $85M 1MDB civil forfeiture
The superyacht Equanimity arrives at Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, on Aug. 7, 2018, and is among many assets seized from suspected 1MDB embezzler Low Taek…
Bob Menendez to resign his Senate seat effective Aug. 20, sources say
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves the Manhattan federal courthouse after being found guilty on all charges against him on July 16. On Tuesday, he…
Teachers union sues MOHELA for allegedly mismanaging students’ loan accounts
The American Federation of Teachers, under Randi Weingarten, filed a lawsuit Monday accusing the Higher Education Loan Authority of Missouri of mismanaging its borrowers' accounts.…
Trump appeals ‘excessive’ $454M New York civil fraud judgment
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed an appeal Monday against his $454 million New York civil fraud judgment on the grounds that it was…
Six killed in shooting at Croatian elderly care home
July 22 (UPI) -- At least six people died and several more were injured after a gunman entered a home for the elderly in Croatia…
Rapper Sean Kingston, mother charged in wire fraud scheme
Jamaican-American rapper Sean Kingston was arrested in May following a police raid on his Florida home. File Photo by Michael Bush/UPI | License Photo July…
Challenge to L.A. Ten Commandments law delays enforcement until November
More than a dozen other states have attempted to implement laws promoting the Ten Commandments in public schools. File Photo by Morris Abernathy UPI |…
Sandra Hemme freed after 43-year murder conviction overturned
1 of 2 | Sandra Hemme walks out of prison in Chillicothe, Mo., after 43 years. Photo courtesy of the Hemme legal team July 20…
Treasury sanctions primary hacker, leader of Russian hactivist group
The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned Dennis Olegovich Degtyraenko, pictured here, as the lead hacker for the Rusian hacktivist group Cyber Army of Russia Reborn. File…
Alabama dad facing murder charges after 4 children, woman killed in shooting
One woman and four children under the age of 8 were shot and killed in Alabama, leaving a 32-year-old relative facing five murder charges. Source…
Postal worker shot, killed in Chicago neighborhood
July 19 (UPI) -- Chicago police are searching for the suspect who killed a postal worker in the West Pullman neighborhood Friday morning. Authorities said…
Arkansas sued after rejecting petitions for abortion ballot measure
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Following the rejection of a petition…
Appeals court temporarily blocks Biden’s student loan relief plan
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks beside US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona (L) in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.,…
Hunter Biden seeks to dismiss cases based on Trump special counsel ruling
Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, is appealing his federal criminal cases on the grounds that the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss was…
FCC slashes per-minute phone costs for inmates
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel announced steep cuts in per-minute phone charges for prison inmates Thursday. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo July 18…
Neo-Nazi leader indicted for plotting to kill minorities in NYC on New Year’s Eve
A reveler lies in confetti in Times Square for the New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City on Jan 1. Federal prosecutors on Tuesday…