Las Vegas hotel rooms expected to spike ahead of Super Bowl LVIII
Las Vegas is set to host the Super Bowl for the first time in history on Feb. 11, 2024. File Photo by Alexis C. Glenn/UPI…
U.S., Britain sanction network accused of plotting to kill Iranian dissidents
The governments of U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday jointly sanctioned a network they accuse of plotting to kill…
Defense Department identifies 3 Army Reserve soldiers recently killed in drone attack
1 of 4 | President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Nov. 2023 at Arlington National Cemetery. On…
Pulitzer Prize-winning Native American author, poet N. Scott Momaday dies at 89
Native American poet, author and visual artist M. Scott Momaday (L) accepts the National Medal of Arts from President George W. Bush in 2007. File…
In March, Supreme Court to begin oral arguments over abortion drug mifepristone
1 of 4 | The Supreme Court said Monday that it has set a March date to begin arguments on patient access to the drug…
Maui authorities confirm identity of last victim months after deadly wildfires
The last victim of a series of deadly wildfires that razed the historic community of Lahaina and others on the island of Maui over the…
Pelosi said she will ask FBI to investigate pro-Palestine protesters
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday she will ask the FBI to investigate the financing of pro-Palestine protesters, seemingly indicating they may be Russian…
Iran launches a trio of low Earth orbit satellites
An Iranian home-made Simorgh rocket, shown here in 2021, was used to launch three satellites into low Earth obit, Iranian officials announced Sunday. Western officials…
Three U.S. soldiers are dead in a drone strike in Jordan
1 of 3 | U.S. President Joe Biden walks out of the White House to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White…
House GOP unveils Mayorkas impeachment articles
1 of 2 | Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled "Worldwide Threats to the Homeland"…
Vince McMahon resigns from TKO; faces sex assault, trafficking lawsuit
Vince McMahon announced his resignation from the board of TKO Holdings Group on Friday in the wake of a suit filed by a former employee…
Former L.A. City Council member draws 13-year federal prison sentence
Former Los Angeles City Council member Jose Huizar was handed a 13-year prison sentence by a federal judge on Friday following his conviction in a…
Feds investigating possible fraud in partial closure of Rhode Island bridge
The recent and unexpected closure of westbound lanes on the Washington Bridge connecting East Providence and Providence, R.I., has triggered a federal investigation into possible…
World’s largest cruise ship ready to set sail from Miami in maiden passenger voyage
Cruise line Royal Caribbean's 1,198-foot Icon of the Seas is the world's largest cruise ship and was scheduled to set sail from Miami on its…
Lauren Boebert’s ex-husband charged in connection with family incidents
1 of 3 | Prosecutors in Colorado this week officially filed formal charges against the ex-husband of Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo. File Photo by Bonnie…
Joe Biden warns of global threat of anti-Semitism ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day
President Joe Biden remembered the Holocaust on Friday by calling attention to the global rise of anti-Semitism in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas…
Flooding south of Chicago forces evacuations, water rescues from rising river
Flash flooding in Illinois sparked emergency rescues along the Kankakee River Thursday evening and Friday, state and local officials confirmed. Source link
On This Day, Jan. 27: Siege of Leningrad lifted
1 of 6 | People in besieged Leningrad take water from shell holes on December 1, 1941. File Photo by Boris Kudoyarov/Wikimedia Jan. 27 (UPI)…
Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley won’t testify in mother’s trial
A memorial at Oxford High School (pictured, 2021) honors four who were slain. On Friday, Oxford, Mich., school shooter Ethan Crumbley was barred by the…
NRA head Wayne LaPierre testifies in financial misconduct trial
Former head of the National Rifle Association Wayne LaPierre testified under oath that he would often authorize chartered flights for family members with NRA funds.…