Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Mike Pence made history Tuesday and became the first U.S. vice president to cast a tie-breaking vote to confirm a federal judge.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A pair of earthquakes rattled Tennessee early Wednesday morning and could be felt as far away as Atlanta.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney, will be sentenced Wednesday after reaching a plea agreement with federal prosecutors.

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The United States has designated North Korea, China, Myanmar, Pakistan and six other countries violators of religious freedom.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- On Dec. 12, 1968, Arthur Ashe became the first African American to be ranked No. 1 in tennis in the United States.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- The death toll in Northern Californ'a Camp Fire rose to 86 when Butte County officials said Tuesday a man had died from burn injuries.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Japanese police arrested Wednesday a man, who claimed to be from Hong Kong, for allegedly setting a fire at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japanese media reported.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Defense attorneys for Paul Manafort might not refute claims he lied to the Justice Department's Russia investigation and broke plea agreement with prosecutors.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A New Jersey woman was reunited with her diamond encrusted wedding band almost a decade after accidentally flushing it down her toilet.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser for President Donald Trump, has asked a federal judge for no prison time for lying to the FBI.