Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A man who was arrested for possessing a cache of weaponry and making threats against a Jewish community center pleaded not guilty in Ohio court on Monday.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Workers put the finishing touches on a memorial for victims killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings Monday morning.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Police in California launched a manhunt Monday for a suspect who stabbed and killed a retired administrator at Cal State Fullerton.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro called for an end to euthanization at animal shelters in a plan he released Monday focusing on improving the welfare of both domestic and wild animals.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law restricting law enforcement's use of deadly force Monday, calling for "respect for human life and dignity."

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. soldier from Louisiana died last week of non-combat-related injuries in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Department of Defense announced Monday.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Attorney General William Barr removed the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons more than a week after convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in jail, putting the federal prison system under scrutiny.

Expectant moms with higher levels of fluoride in their urine tended to have kids with lower average IQs, based on a study of 601 mother-child pairs from six cities in Canada.

One tropical feature is forecast to develop and hug the west coast of Mexico, while a second tropical feature may form and eventually pass close to Hawaii in the coming days.

Aug. 19 (UPI) -- "Abject failure" by federal immigration officials to provide basic medical care has led to the deaths of some migrants detained by the Trump administration, a class-action lawsuit said Monday.