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Investigation: Pope Benedict XVI mishandled reports of child sex abuse

Investigation: Pope Benedict XVI mishandled reports of child sex abuse

Biden's 1st year marked by lofty goals, some victories and costly setbacks

Biden's 1st year marked by lofty goals, some victories and costly setbacks

Surgeons perform second successful pig-to-human kidney transplant

Surgeons perform second successful pig-to-human kidney transplant

North Korea suggests it may resume ICBM, nuclear tests

North Korea suggests it may resume ICBM, nuclear tests

NCAA let each sport determine transgender participation rules

NCAA let each sport determine transgender participation rules

COVID-19 Pandemic

Patients with brain fog after COVID-19 have abnormalities in cerebrospinal fluid

Patients with brain fog after COVID-19 have abnormalities in cerebrospinal fluid

Brain fog has become an inexplicable side effect of COVID-19 infection, but researchers now report they have discovered a possible reason why it happens.

Hong Kong to close in-person classes at secondary schools due to COVID-19 outbreaks

Hong Kong to close in-person classes at secondary schools due to COVID-19 outbreaks

American, United lost combined $1.6 billion to end 2021 amid Omicron COVID-19 surge

American, United lost combined $1.6 billion to end 2021 amid Omicron COVID-19 surge

Australia OKs use of 4th COVID-19 vaccine, 2 at-home antiviral treatments

Australia OKs use of 4th COVID-19 vaccine, 2 at-home antiviral treatments

CDC study: Vaccination remains safest strategy to prevent COVID-19

CDC study: Vaccination remains safest strategy to prevent COVID-19

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Sofia Black-D'Elia, Ally Sheedy find levity in 'Single Drunk Female'

NASA prepares final rocket tests for first Artemis moon mission launch

Seniors join climate fight in South Korea, redress for 'dark side' of economic boom

CIA says most cases of 'Havana Syndrome' probably not caused by foreign enemies

McDonald's to roll out meatless McPlant burger in 600 new U.S. locations next month

'Doomsday Clock' remains 100 seconds before midnight

China warns U.S. of 'serious consequences' after Navy warship crosses South China Sea

Declassified footage shows U.S. drone strike that killed Afghan civilians

Peru demands Spanish energy company pay for oil spill

Entertainment News

AEW 'Dynamite': Jon Moxley and Cody Rhodes make their return

'The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive' comic book to act as prequel to 'Flash' film

'Fistful of Vengeance' trailer: 'Wu Assassins' stars take on ancient threat

Police arrest 'Elsa' as prime suspect behind winter storm

North Carolina man's family of pranksters didn't believe his lottery win

Alligator spotted swimming in wastewater at former phosphate mining plant

Mosquitoes with dengue virus bite more often

Mosquitoes with dengue virus bite more often

Study: Faster walking pace lowers heart failure risk in post-menopausal women

Risk of prostate cancer is higher among Black men, study finds

NASA's James Webb telescope completes mirror alignment, heads for orbit

NASA's James Webb telescope completes mirror alignment, heads for orbit

Cosmonauts complete first spacewalk of 2022 to prepare Russian ISS segment

Study: Carbon monoxide deaths soar during power outages

On This Day: Trump sworn in as president

On This Day: Trump sworn in as president

UPI Archives: Read Donald Trump's full inauguration speech

UPI Archives: Dozens in D.C. arrested for rioting against Trump limo set on fire

Deep Miami Heat eye 'something special,' continue rise in NBA's East

Deep Miami Heat eye 'something special,' continue rise in NBA's East

'Determined' Joel Embiid torches Magic for 50, 76ers win

Australian Open tennis: Medvedev, Tsitsipas advance; Muguruza upset

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President Joe Biden's first year in office: a look back

President Joe Biden's first year in office: a look back

This week in Washington

This week in Washington

Notable Deaths of 2022

Notable Deaths of 2022

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed in Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King Jr. holiday observed in Washington, D.C.

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Prosecutors file motion to dismiss charges against MIT professor

U.S. News // 45 minutes ago

Prosecutors file motion to dismiss charges against MIT professor

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors Thursday filed a motion to dismiss grant fraud charges against MIT Professor Gang Chen.

FBI agents raid Texas home, office of Rep. Henry Cuellar

U.S. News // 1 hour ago

FBI agents raid Texas home, office of Rep. Henry Cuellar

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- The FBI on Wednesday searched the Laredo home of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, along with a second building where his campaign headquarters is located.

Texas' 'maternity deserts' grow as staff shortages close rural labor and delivery units

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Texas' 'maternity deserts' grow as staff shortages close rural labor and delivery units

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Struggling to survive, the remaining hospitals in Texas' rural communities have had to cut back services. And when that happens, labor and delivery is often the first to go.

Federal trial begins for 3 ex-Minneapolis officers accused in George Floyd's death

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Federal trial begins for 3 ex-Minneapolis officers accused in George Floyd's death

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Three former Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the arrest that led to the death of George Floyd almost two years ago will formally begin their federal trial on Thursday.

Police charge convicted murderer with two cold case homicides

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

Police charge convicted murderer with two cold case homicides

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities in Virginia and Maryland have charged a man convicted of murder and currently behind bars with two more homicides that date as far as nearly 35 years.

Westchester DA: Initial probe into Kathleen Durst's death suffered from 'tunnel-vision'

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

Westchester DA: Initial probe into Kathleen Durst's death suffered from 'tunnel-vision'

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Roach on Wednesday revealed evidence it had accumulated for the case against Robert Durst in the death of his wife, Kathleen Durst.

Israeli police demolish home of Palestinian family in East Jerusalem

World News // 14 hours ago

Israeli police demolish home of Palestinian family in East Jerusalem

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Israeli police demolished the home of Mahmoud Salhiyeh and his family in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of East Jerusalem following a lengthy standoff with the Palestinian family.

2 Marines killed in North Carolina military truck crash

U.S. News // 16 hours ago

2 Marines killed in North Carolina military truck crash

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- A military truck from Camp Lejeune crashed in southeast North Carolina on Wednesday, killing two Marines and injuring two others, state troopers said.

Teen sentenced to 14 years to life in prison in fatal stabbing of Tessa Majors

U.S. News // 16 hours ago

Teen sentenced to 14 years to life in prison in fatal stabbing of Tessa Majors

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Rashayn Weaver, a teen charged in the 2019 killing of New York City college student Tessa Majors, was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday.

Watching TV for 4 hours or more daily may increase blood clot risk, study finds

Health News // 17 hours ago

Watching TV for 4 hours or more daily may increase blood clot risk, study finds

Jan. 19 (UPI) -- Watching television for four hours a day or more increases a person's risk for blood clots, a study published Wednesday by the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found.

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NASA prepares final rocket tests for first Artemis moon mission launch

NASA prepares final rocket tests for first Artemis moon mission launch

ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 20 (UPI) -- NASA is preparing the huge Space Launch System moon rocket for final tests on a Kennedy Space Center launchpad in February that would clear the way for a moon launch as early as late March.

Voices

Pandemic's unequal toll on people of color underlines U.S. health inequities

Pandemic's unequal toll on people of color underlines U.S. health inequities