Calif. gov presses Bush for security costs

May 3 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden presented the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- the highest civilian award in the United States -- to a range of Americans including athletes, actors, politicians, advocates and an astronaut.

May 3 (UPI) -- The Justice Department on Friday indicted Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and his wife on charges of conspiracy and accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from foreign entities.

May 3 (UPI) -- The third week of the hush-money trial of Donald Trump concluded Friday with testimony from former aide Hope Hicks.

May 3 (UPI) -- Alexander Historical Auctions said Friday it will offer infamous financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's address book at auction.

May 3 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors have charged a former government employee with federal intelligence ties of making unlawful false statements to the FBI wrongly implicating co-workers in the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

May 3 (UPI) -- Crews on Friday began demolishing a bridge over a major Connecticut highway after a fuel truck explosion caused major damage to the bridge and the highway.

May 3 (UPI) -- In a forthcoming book by South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem that recounts her killing her dog, the Republican governor is untruthful about having met North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, according to the New York Post.

May 3 (UPI) -- Two police officers and an armed suspect were hospitalized Thursday night after a shootout in San Jose, Calif.

May 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Central Command on Thursday temporarily paused construction of the pier in Gaza due to unsafe weather conditions.

May 3 (UPI) -- A ground operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza city of Rafah "could lead to a slaughter," the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said Friday.