Marchers rally on the National Mall for WorldPride 2025
June 8 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sunday as part of WorldPride 2025 to protest…
World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
WASHINGTON — After the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat…
Marines could be sent to L.A. protests, Hegseth says
June 8 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department arrested one person overnight in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County, amid ongoing protests against…
Trump orders National Guard to Los Angeles amid ICE raid protests
Federal agents fire smoke grenades at protesters near a Home Depot after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a raid in Paramount, Calif., on Saturday.…
WorldPride 2025 hosts 50th Anniversary Capital Pride event
June 7 (UPI) -- Thousands converged to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Capital Pride Parade Saturday in Washington, D.C., amid an extended WorldPride LGBTQ+…
FAA limits flights at Newark airport for the rest of 2025
June 7 (UPI) -- Arrivals and departures are limited for the rest of the year at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The restrictions…
DOD is investigating Hegseth’s staffers over Houthi-strikes chats
June 7 (UPI) -- The Defense Department's Inspector General is investigating Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's March 13 Signal chat ahead of the U.S. military's extended…
Static interference forced United Airlines to disable Starlink service
United Airlines has suspended its Starlink Wi-Fi service on two dozen regional airliners to fix static interference that occurs while the system is in use,…
Trump order seeks to boost U.S. drone industry
June 7 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is taking aim at drone technology from two directions -- boost the U.S. industry and crack down on…
Army, Trump ready June 14th birthday parade with tanks, rocket launchers
President Donald Trump congratulates a cadet at the United States Military Academy graduation ceremony in Michie Stadium at West Point, New York, on May 24,…
Supreme Court allows DOGE staffers to access Social Security data
June 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing members of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency to access personal Social Security Administration…
FBI recovers paintings stolen more than 40 years ago from N.M. museum
1 of 2 | A pair of stolen paintings, including Victor Higgins' 1932 oil painting Aspens, have been returned to a museum in New Mexico…
Ex-police chief Grant Hardin recaptured after escape from Arkansas prison
June 7 (UPI) -- A former Arkansas police chief who escaped from a prison 12 days ago was apprehended about a mile and half from…
‘Unite for Vets’ rally in Washington, D.C., protest overhaul of VA
June 6 (UPI) -- Several thousand veterans converged on the National Mall on Friday at a rally among 200 events nationwide against a proposed overhaul…
Mahmoud Khalil offers declaration, describes damages to his life
June 6 (UPI) -- Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate detained by the Trump administration in March for deportation over his pro-Palestinian views, offered a…
Amtrak not back to full strength after Northeast power outage
June 6 (UPI) -- Passenger train service in the U.S. Northeast was still not back to full capacity early Friday afternoon after crews worked overnight…
D.C. police officer gets 18 months in prison for leaks to Proud Boys leader
Former Washington, D.C. Police Intelligence Chief Lt. Shane Lamond got 18 months in a federal prison Friday for obstructing an investigation by lying regarding contact…
14 sentenced for dog fighting in Georgia
June 6 (UPI) -- Fourteen defendants convicted in a large-scale federal dogfighting event in southwest Georgia have been sentenced to an average of two years…
BowFlex adjustable dumbbells recalled after injury reports
The BowFlex model 552 52.5-pound adjustable dumbbell (pictured) has been recalled along with the model 1090 90-pound adjustable one. Photo provided by Consumer Product Safety…
Teen’s body found after boat found circling on lake north of Atlanta
June 6 (UPI) -- Authorities on Friday night recovered the body of a 17-year-old after his small unmanned boat was found in a lake north…