Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 623.34 points, a 2.4 percent drop, Friday after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. companies to start looking for alternatives to operating with China.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Google has updated its guidelines to restrict employees from engaging in political debate or discussing internal company activity in the workplace.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Doctors treated Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for pancreatic cancer this month, the high court announced Friday.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily handed technology firm Qualcomm a reprieve from a prior antitrust ruling, which said the company must grant licenses to rival cellphone chip makers.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- An Illinois judge appointed a former U.S. Attorney as a special prosecutor Friday to lead an investigation into actor Jussie Smollett's report he was assaulted by two men and prosecutors' handling of the case.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A woman who went to a Missouri doctor complaining of water in her ear was shocked to be told it was actually a highly venomous brown recluse spider.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday it will increase the vaccination rate of its human papillomavirus by 80 percent nationwide, which could prevent 92 percent of cancers caused by HPV.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has apologized for sending an email to immigration courts this week that contained a link to a white nationalist website.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Americans' confidence in the U.S. economy has dipped slightly since last month and more than 40 percent say things are getting worse, new research said Friday.

Overall, tuberculosis cases have fallen by nearly half, but they still remain much higher among minorities than whites.