Drug makers and federal regulators dropped the ball in tracking the use of a potentially deadly fast-acting form of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, a new study says.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Illinois ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit targeting the location of the planned Obama Presidential Center in Chicago's South Side can move forward.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Scientists have pinpointed gut bacteria that may cause painful flareups in people with Lupus, and this discovery that could lead to finding a better treatment for the condition, a new study says.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed a directive Tuesday ordering the Department of Defense to create the Space Force initially as part of the Air Force.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Many older people are infusing young people's plasma into their bodies, but the Food and Drug Administration says there is no clinical benefit to the procedure.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday signed a bill hiking minimum wage in the state to $15 an hour by 2025.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tuesday he favors initiatives to legalize some drugs if it can help rampant violent crimes drop.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A vegan bride-to-be's unusual wedding stipulation is going viral after she revealed that she uninvited all meat eaters from the ceremony -- including her mom.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Several skiers have been buried under an avalanche in Switzerland, police said Tuesday.

Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says she seeks re-election in 2020.