New research shows that the dramatic increases in life expectancy seen during the 19th and 20th centuries have slowed considerably.

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A pair of British brothers-in-law worked in tandem to break their own Guinness World Record by pulling a pair of cars a distance of 32 miles in 24 hours.

In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths.

The near-record-breaking size, storm surge, winds and rainfall of Hurricane Helene turned it into an almost unimaginable disaster that stretched more than 500 miles inland from the Florida coast.

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- At least five people were injured overnight in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in a barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon as Hezbollah and Israel traded attacks with IDF warplanes striking across Lebanon.

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Idan Shativ, one of the dozens of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, assault on the Nova music festival, was killed during the attack, a nonprofit organization said Monday.

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- A black bear and her three cubs have been euthanized after breaking into a Colorado home and attacking its 74-year-old resident, officials said.

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Reports of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States surged to a record high amid Israel's war against Iran-backed Hamas, according to a leading U.S.-based Jewish organization dedicated to combating antisemitism.

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Teams have rescued two mountain climbers who were trapped 20,000 feet high in the Himalayas for two days after a rope that was being used to hoist their provisions snapped.

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli fighter jets continued to pound Beirut on Sunday as additional evacuation orders were issued throughout southern Lebanon.