Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The Peruvian government is failing to assure rights of indigenous communities to clean land and water in part because of repeated crude oil spill in the Amazon.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Animal trappers in Tennessee said they were called to remove a nuisance raccoon and were surprised to discover the animal was completely white.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- National security adviser John Bolton rebuffed Russian President Vladimir Putin's appeal Tuesday not to follow Trump's plans to withdraw from a nuclear treaty.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Animal experts were summoned to a California road to rescue a sea lion that decided to stop in the middle of traffic and refused to budge.

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- One of the most divisive midterm races is Texas Republican Ted Cruz's fight to retain his Senate seat over a challenge from Democrat Rep. Beto O'Rourke.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service is investigating after a cache of undelivered mail was found dumped in the woods in New York state.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a new cell structure, a protein complex that helps cells attach to their surroundings and aids the cell division process.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Sandra O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, said in a letter Tuesday she has dementia.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- A cyclist is attempting to break a Guinness World Record by riding from California to Florida while popping a wheelie.

Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Mexican search crews rescued three mountain climbers Monday on the Citlaltepetl volcano, the tallest mountain in the country, officials said.