Air conditioners will have their work cut out for them this summer as AccuWeather meteorologists say it is looking like a hot season for most areas of the United States.

May 1 (UPI) -- The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady again as it meets Wednesday, with inflation remaining above the central bank's 2% threshold.

May 1 (UPI) -- The University of California, Los Angeles, has informed pro-Palestinian protesters that their encampment is "unlawful" and violates school policies as it moves to disband the demonstration.

May 1 (UPI) -- Britain has blacklisted three Ugandan politicians, including its Parliament speaker, on accusations of stealing from the poor communities they serve.

May 1 (UPI) -- The World Court on Tuesday handed Germany a partial victory, rejecting an effort by Nicaragua to halt military exports from the European nation to Israel, though it would not throw out the case entirely.

April 30 (UPI) -- Haiti's new transitional council Tuesday named former youth and sports minister Fritz Belizaire as the Caribbean nation's new prime minister in an effort to quell gang violence and pave the way for elections.

April 30 (UPI) -- Brown University and pro-Palestinian protesters behind an encampment erected on the school's campus reached an agreement Tuesday to disband the demonstration.

April 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Jordan's top leaders Tuesday in Amman, where he is working to secure more humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip and a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

April 30 (UPI) -- A collision Tuesday afternoon between a Los Angeles Metro train and a University of Southern California bus injured 55 people, including more than a dozen who were sent the hospital, with two in critical condition.

April 30 (UPI) -- The Department of Justice has charged 16 for their alleged roles in a "grandparent scam" that the DOJ says bilked millions of dollars from elderly residents in the United States.