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India heads to the polls as Prime Minister Narendra Modi bids for third term

World News // 35 minutes ago

India heads to the polls as Prime Minister Narendra Modi bids for third term

April 19 (UPI) -- Hundreds of millions of voters in India, the world's largest democracy, are heading to the polls in a parliamentary election in which the ruling-Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra Modi running for re-election.

Reports: Israel attacks military base in central Iran

World News // 1 hour ago

Reports: Israel attacks military base in central Iran

House Rules Committee advances Ukraine, Israel aid bills with help from Democrats

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

House Rules Committee advances Ukraine, Israel aid bills with help from Democrats

On This Day: Police arrest Boston Marathon bomber, brother killed

Top News // 4 hours ago

On This Day: Police arrest Boston Marathon bomber, brother killed

North Korea condemns U.N. envoy's 'aid-begging trip' to Asia

World News // 5 hours ago

North Korea condemns U.N. envoy's 'aid-begging trip' to Asia

SEOUL, April 19 (UPI) -- North Korea on Friday slammed a visit to Asia by the top U.S. envoy to the United Nations as an "aid-begging trip" meant to prop up an "illegal" sanctions regime against the isolated state.

Kenya's defense chief dies in helicopter crash

World News // 6 hours ago

Kenya's defense chief dies in helicopter crash

April 19 (UPI) -- Kenya's Chief of Defense Gen. Francis Omondi Ogolla has been killed in a helicopter crash, the East African nation's president said.

Border agents seize 50 pounds of meth hidden under fish

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

Border agents seize 50 pounds of meth hidden under fish

April 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized a vehicle attempting to smuggle 50 pounds of methamphetamine into the country in an ice chest full of fish, officials have announced.

U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid for U.N. membership

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

U.S. vetoes Palestinian bid for U.N. membership

April 19 (UPI) -- The United States blocked a U.N. Security Council resolution on Thursday to recognize the state of Palestine as a full member state of the United Nations.

Police: Maryland 'mass school shooting' averted after teen's arrest

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

Police: Maryland 'mass school shooting' averted after teen's arrest

April 18 (UPI) -- Maryland police have arrested a teenager on charges of threatening mass violence after investigators turned up evidence that the suspect was planning to carry out a mass shooting at a pair of suburban Maryland schools.

Constellation of Starlink satellites grows with latest SpaceX launch from Florida

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Constellation of Starlink satellites grows with latest SpaceX launch from Florida

April 18 (UPI) -- SpaceX launched a cluster of 23 satellites into low-Earth orbit Thursday, the 334th launch of the company's Starlink Internet satellites and the 268th time a reusable booster rocket has been used.

Colombian extradited to Florida for kidnapping U.S. soldiers

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Colombian extradited to Florida for kidnapping U.S. soldiers

April 18 (UPI) -- A Colombian national has been extradited from Chile to the U.S to face kidnapping and assault charges in connection with two U.S. Army soldiers who were on temporary duty in Bogota, Colombia, the Justice Dept. said.

Police arrest 100 at Columbia University's pro-Palestinian encampment

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Police arrest 100 at Columbia University's pro-Palestinian encampment

April 18 (UPI) -- Police on Thursday arrested more than 100 protesters at Columbia University for refusing to leave a large pro-Palestinian protest encampment on campus, police said.

Plaintiffs sue Montana for barring transgender people from amending birth certificates

U.S. News // 12 hours ago

Plaintiffs sue Montana for barring transgender people from amending birth certificates

April 18 (UPI) -- Two transgender women on Thursday sued the state of Montana and several state agencies over a 2022 policy that prohibits people from changing the sex designation on their birth certificates.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs school chaplain bills, says Satanists not welcome

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs school chaplain bills, says Satanists not welcome

April 18 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill allowing religious leaders and "patriotic organizations" to interact with students in school, a move that Satanists are gearing up to contest.

All 12 jurors seated for Donald Trump's hush-money trial

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

All 12 jurors seated for Donald Trump's hush-money trial

April 17 (UPI) -- All 12 jurors have been seated in former President Donald Trump's New York criminal trial after two were excused Thursday.

In Philadelphia, Kennedy family endorses Biden's re-election campaign

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

In Philadelphia, Kennedy family endorses Biden's re-election campaign

April 18 (UPI) -- The Kennedy family endorsed President Joe Biden in his 2024 presidential campaign in Philadelphia on Thursday.

RFK Jr. qualifies for Michigan presidential ballot

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

RFK Jr. qualifies for Michigan presidential ballot

April 18 (UPI) -- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has qualified for Michigan's 2024 presidential ballot, his campaign announced Thursday.

Guitarist Dickey Betts, co-founder of Allman Brothers Band, dead at 80

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

Guitarist Dickey Betts, co-founder of Allman Brothers Band, dead at 80

April 18 (UPI) -- Allman Brothers singer, songwriter and guitarist Dickey Betts has died. He was 80.

Trans-rights advocates decry Scottish clinic's decision to stop puberty blockers for children

World News // 15 hours ago

Trans-rights advocates decry Scottish clinic's decision to stop puberty blockers for children

April 18 (UPI) -- Scotland's only gender clinic has paused hormone treatment for patients younger than 18 following a landmark review of the treatment.

New Virginia law allows student athlete compensation deals

U.S. News // 16 hours ago

New Virginia law allows student athlete compensation deals

April 18 (UPI) -- A new Virginia law signed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday allows universities to pay student athletes for name, image and likeness endorsements.

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