Despite the nation's opioid epidemic, U.S. dentists are far more likely to prescribe addictive opioid painkillers than their British counterparts, a new study reveals.

May 24 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its last weekly influenza report Friday, and flu activity remained similarly low to last week. This caps off the longest flu season in a decade.

May 24 (UPI) -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed new legislation banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, joining other conservative states in a push to tighten restrictions on the procedure in recent weeks.

May 24 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's The Boring Co. has signed up its first paying customer -- the Las Vegas Convention Center, where the company will begin building a "people mover" this summer.

May 24 (UPI) -- A South Africa homeowner's security camera captured a baboon's failed attempt to break into the house in an apparent search for food.

May 24 (UPI) -- A $19.1 billion disaster aid package to help victims of the California wildfires, Midwest floods and coastal hurricanes might have to wait until at least June 3 before it can be signed by President Donald Trump.

Leonardo da Vinci's legendary struggles to complete projects suggest he may have had attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, a British researcher says.

May 24 -- Temperatures approaching the century mark amid the hottest weather yet this year will challenge records this weekend in many places, which date back to the late 1800s and early 1900s.

May 24 (UPI) -- A Guinness World Records enthusiast earned yet another title when he used a nail to pop 200 balloons in 14.77 seconds.

May 24 (UPI) -- Retailer Sears took its first steps Friday in relaunching as a smaller, boutique-type chain by opening its first scaled-down store locations in the United States.