Memorial Day marks the unofficial start to summer, but the weather for this holiday weekend will feel more like April across the southwestern United States.

May 22 (UPI) -- Authorities in New York state said a driver was ticketed after a sharp-eyed deputy noticed the vehicle's inspection sticker was hand-drawn on construction paper.

May 22 (UPI) -- A Georgia family vacationing in Florida captured photos of an unusual scene: an alligator lounging on an inflatable gator in their rental home's pool.

May 22 (UPI) -- Police in Massachusetts said they were unable to recapture an escaped emu that has been running loose for days.

May 22 (UPI) -- The House intelligence committee will receive an unredacted version of the Mueller report in exchange for not enforcing a subpoena against Attorney General William Barr, committee chairman Adam Schiff said Wednesday.

May 22 (UPI) -- North Korea is condemning former Vice President Joe Biden and accusing the "low IQ" Democratic presidential candidate of "disgraceful behavior" around women.

May 22 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will send representatives to an economic workshop in Bahrain next month meant to be the first phase of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Israel and the Palestinians.

May 22 (UPI) -- For the second day in a row, officials say the U.S. military has intercepted Russian military jets near the Alaskan coast.

May 22 (UPI) -- An outbreak of influenza has led U.S. immigration officials to temporarily close and quarantine a processing center at the border in Texas, authorities said.

May 22 (UPI) -- Nearly two dozen sexual harassment lawsuits have been filed against fast food giant McDonald's, from female workers who say the chain doesn't do enough to protect them from inappropriate advances.