Charlotte, N.C., airport union workers go on strike days before Thanksgiving
Workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport's key unions went on strike Monday morning, just days before a million travelers were expected to pass through the…
Are California farmers on a collision course with Trump deportation plans?
SAN JACINTO, Calif. — A paradox has settled across California’s velvet green fields and orchards. California farmers, who are some of the most ardent supporters…
Colorado funeral home owners plead guilty to corpse abuse
Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A married couple who ran a Colorado funeral home have pleaded guilty to corpse abuse for storing nearly 200 decomposing bodies…
Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling $38 million for personal use
Former Santa Cruz, Arizona County treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling more than $38 million she used on personal expenses, including renovating her…
Bird flu contamination prompts recall of California raw milk
California dairy Raw Farm, LLC voluntarily recalled its raw milk Sunday after a sample tested positive for avian flu. The state reassured people that pasteurized…
Evangelist T.D. Jakes ‘stable’ after suffering a medical emergency while preaching
Rev. T.D. Jakes (L) and former U.S. United Nations ambassador Andrew Young listen during funeral services for Coretta Scott King in 2006. Jakes suffered a…
New York overturns 117-year-old adultery ban
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois on August 19, 2024. File photo…
Pair of Arizona residents sentenced for migrant smuggling
Migrants walk along the United States side of the border wall with Mexico to surrender to the U.S. Border Patrol near Campo, California in March.…
U.S. towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
NEW YORK — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of…
Remains found in 1973 now determined to be from missing teen girl
Human remains found under a plastic tarp and brush in 1973 have now been determined to belong to Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, a 14-year-old girl from…
Remains found belong to missing woman Amanda King
Human remains found in a nature preserve in upstate New York have been confirmed to have belonged to a woman who went missing more than…
UPS will pay $45 million in fines with SEC settlement
1 of 4 | The world’s largest courier service, UPS, will pay $45 million in fines after settling claims one of its units misrepresented earnings,…
Eggs scarcer, prices soaring ahead of holiday season due to avian influenza
Egg prices have soared ahead of the holiday season this year due to continuing outbreaks of a virulent strain of H5N1, or avian influenza. File…
Trump nominates surgeon general and directors of CDC and FDA
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday appointed a new surgeon general and directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and…
Police destroy suspicious ‘hoax device’ outside U.S. London embassy
A suspicious package found outside the U.S. Embassy in London Friday was destroyed in a controlled explosion as London police closed Ponton Road near the…
DIRECTV cancels deal to buy DISH after creditors reject debt swap terms
Nov. 22 (UPI) -- DIRECTV terminated its effort to buy the DISH satellite TV provider effective Friday. DIRECTV said the deal, set to take effect…
Amazon commits $4 billion more into Anthropic AI
Amazon says it will invest $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Amazon…
Judge pushes off Trump’s sentencing in New York criminal case
U.S. News // 12 hours ago NYC committee approves 'historic' rezoning allowing 80,000 new housing units Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A "historic" rezoning plan in…
Supreme Court dismisses Facebook class-action lawsuit appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal by Facebook as the social media company attempts to shield itself from a class-action lawsuit related…
NYC committee approves ‘historic’ rezoning allowing 80,000 new housing units
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says approval of his "City of Yes" rezoning plan by a key City Council committee on Thursday marks a…