AOL to shut down dial-up internet in September
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- AOL announced it plans to end dial-up Internet service after 40 years in operation by the end of September. The company…
Nvidia, AMD deal with U.S. govt. to share revenue from China AI chips
Aug. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. chip makers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices inked an "unprecedented" deal in which they will pay 15% of their sales…
Hezly Rivera wins the 2025 U.S. gymnastics championships title
NEW ORLEANS — Hezly Rivera was the fresh face a year ago. The newcomer. The teenager on a team of 20-something Olympic gymnasts, doing her best to…
CDC union calls on Trump officials to condemn vaccine misinformation
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Ga. Union representing thousands of CDC workers is calling on the Trump administration to…
Fire officials deploy more tankers to battle western wildfires
A emergency vehicles races north on the Pacific Coast Highway as thousands of structures were reduced to rubble by four Southern California wildfires in Los…
One person killed and a 5-year-old girl wounded in Baltimore shooting
The Pimlico Race Course Sign is seen in Baltimore, Maryland in May. One person was killed and five others, including a five year old girl,…
Federal judge bans commercial fishing in sensitive Hawaii ecosystem
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Hawaii has outlawed commercial fishing in the Pacific Islands Heritage marine national monument, a protected and fragile…
Flash flooding, severe weather pummels Wisconsin, closes State Fair
Record rainfall and life-threating flash flooding prompted road closures, emergency declarations and closure of the Wisconsin State Fair Sunday. Photo courtesy of City of Milwaukee…
Trump expected to formally announce plan to take over Washington, D.C.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he would hold a press conference at the White House on Monday to present his…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatens indefinite special sessions
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbot is threatening to call a series of rolling special legislative sessions to push the Trump administration's…
Trump taps Tammy Bruce to be next deputy representative to U.N.
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Tammy Bruce, the former conservative radio host and Fox News contributor who now serves as the spokesperson for the U.S. State…
Three injured in Times Square shooting
Three people were injured and one person was arrested after an early-morning shooting in New York City’s Times Square Saturday. Photo by Alba Vigaray/EPA-EFE Aug.…
Trump order gives politicians control over federal grants, alarming researchers
NEW YORK — An executive order signed by President Trump this week aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by…
Mexico’s Sheinbaum says no to ‘invasion’ by U.S. military
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Friday said Mexico is working with the United States to oppose drug cartels and related criminal activity but will not…
Canyon Fire prompts air quality alert in parts of Southern California
The Canyon Fire burns on brush-filled hillsides in Castaic, Calif., on Thursday. Photo by Allison Dinner/EPA Aug. 9 (UPI) -- An air quality alert was…
Trilateral U.S., U.K. and Ukrainian meeting weighs possible peace
Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak, from left…
Fed Gov. Bowman wants three interest rate cuts in 2025
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve has not approved an interest rate cut since before the Nov. 5 election, but one of its governors…
UCLA gets $1B settlement proposal from DOJ to restore federal funding
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department is asking for $1 billion from the University of California, Los Angeles in exchange for re-starting federal…
Georgia officials identify gunman in shooting near CDC, Emory University
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The suspected gunman in the attack that killed a police officer near the Emory University campus and the Centers for Disease…
Reports: Trump considers stock IPO for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Aug. 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump reportedly wants the U.S. government to sell Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock in a quest to move…