May 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan became the first sitting Republican in Congress to call for impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

After a weekend of what AccuWeather Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer called the worst setup for severe weather he has seen in years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center issued over 50 preliminary tornado reports across the central United States, and there may be more tornadoes on the way.

May 19 (UPI) -- The families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the late 1970s called for the government to expedite negotiations for their release on Sunday.

May 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said he favors exceptions to bans on abortion in a series of tweets on Saturday night. 

May 19 (UPI) -- At least 16 people riding a tourist's bus near the Giza pyramid in Egypt suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an explosion Sunday, according to authorities.

May 19 (UPI) -- The 21-story Martin Tower, which was the former world headquarters of Bethlehem Steel, was imploded Sunday morning as bystanders lined the streets of Bethlehem and gathered on rooftops.

May 18 (UPI) -- A man who survived the shooting rampage at Columbine High School in 1999 and struggled with opioid addiction was found dead in his home in Colorado.

May 18 (UPI) -- The Waterbury Police Department launched "Operation: Raw Deal" last September, which netted 52 arrests, in response to an uptick in heroin overdoses and deaths in the community.

May 18 (UPI) -- One person died and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a high school graduation party in southern Alabama.

May 18 (UPI) -- Keanon Lowe, a former wide receiver at the University of Oregon, tackled a student carrying a shotgun through the hallway at Parkrose High School in Portland.