Rep. Nancy Mace runs for S.C. governor in crowded GOP primary
1 of 2 | Rep. Nancy Mace, R-SC, arrives to speak at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in 2024. Mace announced today that…
Boeing defense machinists strike in Missouri, Illinois
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Three Boeing defense plants face a strike as 3,200 hourly machinists walked off their jobs. Members of the International Association of…
Trump, Carney expected to talk trade in coming days
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney seen here with President Donald Trump during a G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on June 16, 2025. The two…
Texas Democrats flee state over GOP-drawn House maps
Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Texas Democrats have fled the Lone Star State in an effort to block Republicans from advancing state House maps that not…
Tropical Storm Dexter forms over western Atlantic
Tropical Storm Dexter formed Sunday night over the western Atlantic, far off the coast of North Carolina, according to forecasters who expect it to move…
Events held nationwide as Hiroshima bombing anniversary approaches
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Groups around the world will gather this week to commemorate the Aug. 6th bombing of Hiroshima, a nuclear attack that killed…
Economists defend labor data chief fired by Trump
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Economists are lining up to defend Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was fired by President Donald Trump on…
Senate confirms former Fox host Jeanine Pirro as top prosecutor
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- The Senate has confirmed former Fox News TV host and Donald Trump supporter Jeanine Pirro as the top U.S. federal prosecutor.…
Senate heads into recess as Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, speaks at a press conference calling on the administration to release the Epstein files in the U.S. Capitol building…
Small earthquake hits near New York City
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A small earthquake was felt near New York City on Saturday night but left no reports of injuries or structural damage.…
Federal Reserve governor Kugler resigns, creating vacancy for Trump
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- One of the seven members of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Adriana Kugler, announced she is stepping down next week,…
Tenneessee man accused of trying to kill 9 deputies during arrest
Kevin Wade O'Neal, 54, of Old Fort, Tn., is accused of trying to kill nine sheriff's deputies and detectives with an explosive device while being…
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway reports 3.8% decline in profits
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Berkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a 3.79% decline in second-quarter earnings as CEO Warren Buffett's company warned about troubling times because…
Hot dog spill closes Pennsylvania interstate
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Thousands of frozen hot dogs spilled across Interstate-83 in Pennsylvania, closing the busy highway in both directions after a multi-vehicle collision.…
OpenAI ends ChatGPT users’ option to index chats on search engines
ChatGPT developer OpenAI is ending an experiment that enabled users to index and share their private conversations with the artificial intelligence program. File Photo by…
Smithsonian removes mention of presidential impeachments
The Smithsonian Institution has removed mentions of impeachment efforts against President Andrew Johnson, President Richard Nixon, President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump -- Trump…
Office of Special Counsel investigates former special prosecutor Jack Smith
1 of 4 | Officials with the Office of Special Counsel are launching an investigation into Jack Smith, who oversaw criminal probes into President Donald…
Police seek suspect who shot, killed 4 people in Montana bar
Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Authorities are searching for a suspect in the shooting deaths of four people at a bar in a small town in…
Trump’s super PACs are stockpiling cash, nearly $200 million available
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's super PAC has raised $177 million in the last six months, and has nearly $200 million in cash…
Federal agency revokes $26M for D.C.-Baltimore maglev train
A maglev (magnetically levitating) train approaches its terminus in Shanghai, China, in 2008. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday he will revoke a $26…