Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Google alerted an unspecified number of U.S. senators that foreign government actors attempted to hack their personal Gmail accounts.

A new study suggests that the opioid epidemic is nothing new.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A Romanian woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a ransomware attack on security cameras throughout Washington D.C., the U.S. Department of Justice said.

People forced by Hurricane Florence to go to shelters in North Carolina report that there is less food and clothing available to them than in past hurricanes.

Women who have their ovaries removed before menopause may find themselves at higher risk for chronic kidney disease, a new study suggests.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Defense Department has identified the first two soldiers from among the 55 boxes of remains returned to the United States from North Korea in July.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Colorado-based meat producer Cargill Meat Solutions recalled about 132,000 pounds of ground beef over possible E. coli contamination.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- For the first time, researchers have bioengineered human esophageal tissue entirely from pluripotent stem cells.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Buffalo man Valentino Dixon was released from prison this week, 27 years after being wrongfully convicted of murder.

Sept. 20 (UPI) -- French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has refused court-ordered psychiatric testing, related to graphic images of Islamic extremists she posted on Twitter.