The latest national tally on dieting finds that nearly half of U.S. adults are doing what they can to trim a widening waistline.

EL PASO, Texas, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- A U.N. expert is calling on nations to stop detaining migrant children and separating them from their families because it violates their right to mental health.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, now convicted of bank and tax fraud charges, will be sentenced in February, a federal judge ruled on Friday.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An exorcism is planned for Saturday to protect new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh from "witches" who will try to hex him with a curse this weekend.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- The U.S. West Coast got its first look Friday at the large inflatable balloon of President Donald Trump as an angry baby.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- While Ford takes a hit in China due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, the automaker hopes a new campaign will lift sales in the United States.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will participate in a defense roundtable discussion Friday during a trip to Arizona, where he also will speak to supporters in a rally.

As the use of marijuana is growing, with Canada legalizing the drug just this week, a new study that ties pot to a raised risk for stroke might give users pause.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Water system officials in a South Carolina city shared photos of the huge masses of flushable wipes divers removed from clogged sewers.

Oct. 19 (UPI) -- China's crackdown on free speech is targeting South Korean web portals as video games continue to be banned, according to a South Korean press report.