April 18 (UPI) -- A judge dismissed a lawsuit challenging an emergency declaration requiring people in areas affected by a measles outbreak to receive mandatory vaccinations.

April 18 (UPI) -- The United States was downgraded to a "problematic" place for journalists to live, according to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index.

April 18 (UPI) -- Three climbers are presumed dead after an avalanche at Banff National Park in Canada, officials said Thursday.

April 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Thursday it is drafting a new rule to require carbon monoxide detectors in public housing.

April 18 (UPI) -- A Gallup poll released Thursday found that membership at religious institutions fell to an all-time low in 2018.

April 18 (UPI) -- A man suspected of being behind the abduction of an American tourist and her guide in Uganda appeared in court Thursday, where he was charged with kidnapping and robbery.

April 18 (UPI) -- Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said he plans to introduce legislation increasing the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.

April 18 (UPI) -- Attorney General William Barr released a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report on his Russia investigation on Thursday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 18 (UPI) -- SpaceX has possession of the Falcon Heavy core booster that landed in the Atlantic Ocean, founder Elon Musk indicated in a tweet.

April 18 (UPI) -- Social media company Pinterest began its first day of trading at $23.75, up 25 percent from its initial public offering of $19 per share.