Calif. court rejects GOP challenge to redraw state maps
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The California Supreme Court has rejected a Republican challenge to Gov. Gavin Newsom's plan to redraw the state's congressional districts, a…
Andrew Puzder sworn in as European Union ambassador
Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Former fast-food executive Andrew Puzder officially became the U.S. ambassador to the European Union during a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at…
Hurricane Erin to hit North Carolina with tropical storm conditions
Hurricane Erin was expected to bring tropical storm conditions to North Carolina on Wednesday evening and Virginia on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic…
Hurricane Erin’s outer bands reach North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Hurricane Erin was expected to bring tropical storm conditions to North Carolina on Wednesday evening and Virginia on Thursday. Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic…
Vance, Hegseth, Miller laud Guard troops, denounce capital protesters
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- As protesters chanted nearby, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen…
Intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announces cuts to office
1 of 4 | Tulsi Gabbard, director of National Intelligence, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the…
Rare African bushmeat discoveries reported twice in a week in Detroit
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists encountered potentially disease ridden bushmeat twice within one week at Detroit Metropolitan Airport late last month, U.S. officials…
Google announces AI-heavy Pixel 10 models, plus its Pixel Watch 4
The new Google Pixel 10 features hardware improvements along with lots of new AI-powered software features. Photo courtesy of Google Aug. 20 (UPI) -- At…
Humanoid robot able to do complex tasks with little code added
Atlas, an AI-powered robot, takes a key step toward general-purpose humanoids. The robot demonstrates its ability to load and unload items into a bin with…
More than 700 HHS staffers tell Kennedy to end fake info spreading
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Hundreds of staff from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told Congress that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.…
Texas state House ready to pass redistricting bill despite Dems
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Texas state House Republicans are about to pass their redistricting bill Wednesday as the session reconvenes at 11 a.m. EDT Wednesday.…
Trump criticizes Smithsonian portrayal of slavery amid call for review
1 of 3 | People wait to enter Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum along the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.…
Abrego Garcia accuses Trump admin. of vindictive prosecution
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Defense attorneys for Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who the Trump administration wrongly deported to El Salvador this spring and then brought…
North Carolina man pleads guilty over armed racial threats
Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A North Carolina man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a federal charge for racially harassing a group of people in a…
Hurricane Erin takes aim at U.S. East Coast
Hurricane Erin had maximum sustained winds of 105 mph Tuesday evening, and was expected to cause life-threatening rip currents along the U.S. east coast. Photo…
Tulsi Gabbard revokes security clearance for 37 intelligence officials
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- National Security Director Tulsi Gabbard has revoked the security clearances for 37 current and former intelligence officials, as directed by President…
U.S. pediatricians’ new COVID vaccine recommendations differ from CDC
NEW YORK — For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations…
House panel to make some redacted Epstein files public
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Some of the Jeffrey Epstein files will be made public after the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform receives them…
Trump offers assurances that U.S. troops won’t be sent to help defend Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia after seeming to leave open…
Trump administration seeks an equity stake in chipmaker Intel
Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Trump administration wants U.S. chipmaker Intel to give the federal government an equity stake to receive $8 billion via the…