Minneapolis clears homeless encampment after mass shooting
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, right, said Tuesday that the city was clearing a homeless encampment after it was the site of a shooting. File Photo…
Three dead after shooting near school outside Chicago
Police in Berwyn are investigating a shooting that occurred outside a middle school in the Chicago suburb. File Photo by Justin Lane/EPA-EFE Sept. 16 (UPI)…
U.S. men’s national soccer team at a crossroads as World Cup nears
Maybe the national team turned a corner in last week’s 2-0 win over Japan.Maybe the change to a 3-4-2-1 formation unlocked the lively and innovative…
House oversight hearings challenge climate innovation, EPA intervention
Chairman Clay Higgins, R-La., opens a hearing entitled "From Protection to Persecution: EPA Enforcement Gone Rogue Under the Biden Administration," at a House Oversight Subcommittee…
LimeWire buys financially troubled Fyre Festival
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Officials at U.S.-based website LimeWire have acquired the Fyre Festival brand after emerging as the winning bidder for the fraud-plagued music…
Fraternity creates merit badge university for underserved Scouts
1 of 3 | Scouts will have the opportunity to work on merit badges at Alpha Merit Badge University in Atlanta on Sept. 27. Photo…
Feds sanction people in ‘shadow banking’ scheme to sell Iranian oil
An Iranian Revolutionary Guard jet boat saileed around a seized tanker in 2019. The U.S. Department of Treasury on Tuesday sanctioned people and businesses for…
Trump files $15B suit against New York Times for defamation, libel
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump filed a suit for defamation and libel against The New York Times, seeking $15 billion in damages over…
Senate Republicans confirm Trump adviser Stephen Miran for Fed seat
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans on Monday confirmed White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to join the Federal Reserve Board despite staunch Democratic concerns…
Trump: Colombia fails to live up to counter-narcotic obligations
President Donald Trump on Monday added Colombia to a list of countries not fulfilling its counter-narcotic obligations. File photo by Leonardo Munoz/EPA Sept. 16 (UPI)…
Trump signs memorandum to deploy U.S. National Guard troops to Memphis
Sept. 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday to deploy U.S. National Guard troops into Tennessee to "restore law and order" in…
Appeals court stops Trump’s attempt to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, handing the American…
Hegseth targets beards, facial hair with military ‘grooming standard’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Poland’s President Karol Nawrock in the Oval Office of the White House…
Trump says U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Monday that the U.S. military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel.“The Strike occurred while…
Google’s parent company reaches $3 trillion market cap
Google CEO Sundar Pichai (pictured with Elon Musk, R, in January) saw market the capitalization of parent company Alphabet reach $3 trillion Monday, following a…
Texas border agents find meth mixed with mangoes
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. border agents in Texas said they uncovered $16 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a load of mangoes. The drug…
Arthur Sze is appointed U.S. poet laureate as the Library of Congress faces challenges
At a time when its leadership is in question and its mission challenged, the Library of Congress has named a new U.S. poet laureate, the…
Trump: Companies shouldn’t need to report quarterly earnings
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Monday that American public companies shouldn't have to report quarterly earnings, and should instead change to a…
China says Nvidia violated anti-trust laws in 2020 acquisition
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- China said that Nvidia has violated its anti-trust laws in a 2020 acquisition of an Israeli company. China's State Administration for…
Gov. Hochul endorses Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor
Sept. 15 (UPI) -- With less than two months before the New York City mayoral election, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed fellow Democrat…