Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Demonstrators in Hong Kong formed a human chain across the island territory Friday to oppose governmental "tyranny," a controversial extradition bill and police brutality.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled a mental health care plan Friday that includes dedicating $100 billion to a community innovation grant program.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities said Friday more than two dozen people have been injured in Northern California by a collision involving two trains on a commuter rail line.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for two missing firefighters who disappeared after leaving for a fishing trip from Florida last week.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has seized more than 52,000 firearms parts from China, worth more than $378,000, at a port in Southern California.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has proposed a plan to tackle the opioid epidemic by allowing doctors to enter substance abuse treatment into a patient's medical history.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from a Moscow jail Friday, 30 days after being locked up for urging the public to join an unsanctioned protest.

SEJONG, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- South Korea said Friday it will take steps to try to minimize any possible fallout from the trade row with Japan.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Smoke filled the cargo hold and cabin of Hawaiian Airlines flight HA47 to Honolulu, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing, the company said.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- North Korea's Foreign Minister slammed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday, calling him "a diehard toxin" who is derailing denuclearization talks between the two countries.