WASHINGTON, July 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has shifted the way it approaches illegal immigration by focusing on the employer, not the employee, officials said.

NEW YORK, July 20 (UPI) -- Lufthansa and other non-U.S. airlines have increased fuel surcharges for passengers, raising the prospect U.S. carriers will follow suit, analysts say.

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del., July 20 (UPI) -- The United States is approaching a combined 5,000 military deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq, military statistics indicate.

RALEIGH, N.C., July 20 (UPI) -- A Brewers Association official says legal beer tastings in states like Texas, Vermont and Washington can be a boon to breweries and microbreweries.

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Deaths of Hispanic workers on the job are rising even as such deaths overall are falling in the United States, statistics indicate.

WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) -- Bills moving through the U.S. Congress give more money to the State Department, which officials say recognizes the role of civilians in U.S. foreign policy.

NEW YORK, July 17 (UPI) -- "SpongeBob SquarePants" creator Steve Hillenburg admits he never expected his animated sea-dwelling characters to become pop-culture phenomena.

SEATTLE, July 17 (UPI) -- Starbucks said one of its Seattle stores will serve a variety of beer and wine as part of its effort to rebrand the location as a locally-oriented cafe.

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers cut by nearly 60 percent the number of trips they take at lobbyist expense since voting to curb such travel, a travel records review indicated.