Trial of Hong Kong press mogul Jimmy Lai resumes closing arguments
Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media publisher Jimmy Lai, showed a picture of his father, at the European headquarters of the United Nations…
Google to pay $360M in Australia for Android preinstallation deals
Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The Australian government announced Monday that Google must pay after having admitted to making monopolistic preinstallation deals with Android manufacturers. An…
Qantas ordered to pay record fine over COVID-19 layoffs
Qantas has been ordered to a nearly $60 million fine over mass layoffs during the COVID-19 pandemic. File Photo by Brent Winstone/EPA-EFE Aug. 18 (UPI)…
U.S. Marshals arrest Maryland man who hit D.C. cop with ATV
Metropolitan Police Department cars are parked near their headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Friday, August 15, 2025. U.S. Marshals on Saturday arrested a man accused…
Crown Heights nightclub shooting kills 3, injures 9
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoP3-qWidr4[/embed] Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A mass shooting at a Brooklyn, N.Y., nightclub left three people dead and nine others hospitalized, New York City Mayor…
W.V. deploys National Guard to capital, which maintains police control
Aug. 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration won't take control of the Washington police force, but more military personnel are being deployed to make the…
Louisiana AG Murrill accuses Roblox site of endangering children
Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill accused California-based Roblox of enabling online predators to endanger children in a state lawsuit filed on…
New Orleans mayor indicted for fraud over police relationship
New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell is facing federal wire fraud and conspiracy charges after being indicted this week along with a former member of her…
Washington, D.C., AG files suit to block federal policing takeover
1 of 12 | People attend a demonstration held by Free DC Project near the Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Friday. Earlier…
National Guard troops patrol D.C. streets, sweep homeless camps
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Dressed in camouflage fatigues, National Guard troops patrolled areas of Washington, D.C., on Thursday, dispatched by President Donald Trump to police…
State Department offers $6 million reward in Russian crypto scheme
Aug. 14 (UPI) -- The State and Treasury departments are offering rewards of up to $6 million for information leading to arrests in a Russian-operated…
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.…