May 18 (UPI) -- Keanon Lowe, a former wide receiver at the University of Oregon, tackled a student carrying a shotgun through the hallway at Parkrose High School in Portland.

May 18 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden promoted unity over division during his campaign kickoff Saturday in Philadelphia.

The risk for severe weather will continue this weekend and again next week across the southern and central Plains while at the same time, heavy rain will threaten an area farther north.

May 18 (UPI) -- A helicopter crash in the mountains above Alpine in Utah has killed the two people aboard, authorities said after search was initiated Friday.

May 18 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old man was arrested several hours after at least seven people were shot early Saturday at a house party near Ball State University in Indiana, authorities said.

Another round of severe weather is expected to continue Saturday as the storm system that spawned 30 preliminary tornado reports in Nebraska and Kansas on Friday and Friday night tracks eastward.

May 17 (UPI) -- Adult film actor Stormy Daniels settled her lawsuit against her former lawyer that accused him of colluding with President Donald Trump's personal lawyer while representing her.

All modes of severe weather will be possible Friday through the weekend as a vigorous storm system plows into the central United States threatening at least 18 states and over 40 millions residents.

May 17 (UPI) -- Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin again rebuffed congressional Democrats' effort to get their hands on President Donald Trump's tax returns Friday.

WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Eight months after Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, U.S. lawmakers and press freedom advocates renewed calls for justice.