May 26 (UPI) -- The Golden State Warriors opened as favorites in the NBA Finals for a fifth straight year despite the murky status of superstar forward Kevin Durant.

It will be no rest for the weary across the central United States as lives and property will continue to be threatened by severe weather and flooding this Memorial Day holiday weekend and into Tuesday.

May 26 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited other party leaders to meet with him Sunday as he attempts to form a coalition government and avoid new elections.

May 26 (UPI) -- A 65-year-old tourist from California died from an apparent shark attack in waters off the western coast of Maui in Hawaii, the first fatality in the state since 2015.

May 26 (UPI) -- Thailand's former prime minister and top adviser to the country's late king died Sunday at the age of 98 on Sunday, his aides said.

May 26 (UPI) -- At least 10 people were injured by gunfire in a shooting outside of a New Jersey bar early Saturday morning, police said.

May 26 (UPI) -- Carlos Rivera, of Lawrence, Mass., was charged with two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and two counts of distribution of Class B drugs to a minor.

A powerful 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Amazon rainforest in north-central Peru on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey .

Officials confirmed at least two fatalities after a destructive tornado ripped through El Reno, Oklahoma, late Saturday night. An unknown number of people remain missing.

May 25 (UPI) -- The court ruled that Judge Michael Kwan, who served for 20 years in Taylorsville, violated Utah's judicial code of conduct by mocking President Donald Trump from 2016 to 2017.