High temperatures ranging from the upper 80s to the mid-90s are on the way for close to 100 million people in the Northeast this weekend.

May 18 (UPI) -- New York announced it will launch an investigation into Twitch, 4chan, 8chan and other social media platforms used by suspected Buffalo grocery store shooter Payton Gendron to "plan, promote and stream" the shooting

May 18 (UPI) -- The Secretary of the Navy visited the USS George Washington in an effort to get a first-hand look at conditions aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier after a number of suicides among the crew, the Navy announced.

May 18 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday while in Berlin for a Group of Seven meeting.

Due to a recent storm that had stalled off the coast earlier this month, some beaches along the Jersey Shore don't have enough sand to accommodate beachgoers.

May 18 (UPI) -- Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the keynote commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on Wednesday, calling on cadets to protect the rule of law in an "unsettled world."

May 18 (UPI) -- A British chef broke a Guinness World Record by cooking up a vegetarian Scotch egg that weighed in at 18.3 pounds.

May 18 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden's daughter, Ashley Biden, tested positive for COVID-19, derailing her upcoming overseas trip, the first lady's spokesman said Wednesday.

May 18 (UPI) -- A Chinese car company broke a Guinness World Record when one of its electric cars drifted for 27.12 miles on a wet surface.

May 18 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged Wednesday, dropping 1,164 points for its worst decline since 2020.