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May 4 (UPI) -- Pop music star Taylor Swift's "Tortured Poets Club" is the No. 1 album in the United States this week.

May 4 (UPI) -- NBC has announced it renewed the revival of its sitcom "Night Court" for a third season.

May 4 (UPI) -- On May 4, 1904, construction began on the Panama Canal.

May 4 (UPI) -- Actor Ruth Negga turns 43 and singer Randy Travis turns 65, among the famous birthdays for May 4.

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 Los Angeles Lakers on Friday fired coach Darvin Ham after just two seasons.

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) -- A Virginia woman bought a lottery ticket for the first time in her life and ended up winning a $50,000 prize.

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) -- Officials warned of traffic delays on a Wisconsin highway when an overturned truck spilled beer into the roadway.

May 3 (UPI) -- Universal Studios Hollywood announced a "Fast and the Furious" roller coaster coming to the theme park in 2026.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., May 3 (UPI) -- Formula 1 drivers say the Miami Grand Prix hasn't lost its luster ahead of its third rendition Sunday in Miami Gardens, Fla. Max Verstappen, who won the previous two editions, is a heavy favorite to repeat as champion.

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.