March 21 (UPI) -- Facebook stored hundreds of millions of account passwords with no encryption in plain, searchable text where thousands of employees had access to it, the social media giant confirmed Thursday.

March 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Treasury Department designated Chinese shipping companies for penalties after they allegedly helped North Korea evade international trade sanctions.

March 21 (UPI) -- The widespread use of mobile health apps is opening up patients to the potential for massive privacy breaches, a new study says

March 21 (UPI) -- The company operating a vessel that sank last year near Branson, Mo., killing 17, said it won't reopen its "duck boat" business this tourist season.

March 21 (UPI) -- Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a law Thursday that outlaws abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, prompting constitutional challenges.

SEOUL, March 21 (UPI) -- A South Korea court issued a warrant for Jung Joon-young, a singer and TV personality, on charges of secretly filming sex videos and sharing them on a mobile chat.

March 21 (UPI) -- Defense Minister Stuart Andrew named Thursday in Glasgow a new Royal Navy warship HMS Tamar.

March 21 (UPI) -- While social media is often used to push anti-vaccine messages, it can also help doctors set the record straight on the safety of vaccines.

March 21 (UPI) -- A 13-year-old Texas boy set a new state record for his age group when he reeled in a blue catfish that tipped the scales at 67 pounds.

March 21 (UPI) -- The so-called Atlanta Child Murders that spanned from 1979 to 1981 will get a second look by authorities, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Thursday.