Voxelotor, an experimental drug for sickle cell disease, reduced anemia and boosted the health of red blood cells in patients, according to a new study.

June 19 (UPI) -- A train carrying munitions and aluminum oxide derailed in northeastern Nevada on Wednesday, prompting the temporary closure of a major U.S. highway.

June 19 (UPI) -- A New York jury on Wednesday found the leader of a purported self-help group guilty on seven charges associated with a scheme to force women into a sexual slavery cult.

June 19 (UPI) -- Cancer patients who took statins to lower cholesterol after radiation treatment for the chest, head or neck saw their stroke risk fall by 32 percent

June 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday is scheduled to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to economist Arthur Laffer, an adviser to former President Ronald Reagan.

June 19 (UPI) -- Famed "Miracle on the Hudson" pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and other pilots criticized Boeing for failing to properly train pilots on 737 Max jets during a congressional hearing Wednesday.

June 19 (UPI) -- Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency won't be seen until next year, but an unusual chorus of criticism is already being heard -- specifically, from persons born between Sept. 23 and Oct. 23.

June 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will speak at the Salute to America Independence Day celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on July 4, which will include tributes to all branches of the military.

June 19 (UPI) -- The Environmental Protection Agency rolled back Obama-era clean energy standards Wednesday, saying the old rules would have been too costly for low- and middle-income families.

American women are increasingly using pot during pregnancy, a new study finds.