Oct. 29 (UPI) -- California Uber drivers have lost their lawsuit alleging the company violated their rights by bombarding them with Prop 22 messages ahead of Tuesday's election.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- International experts in a new scientific study warned on Thursday that pandemics like COVID-19 will emerge more often in the future unless more targeted efforts are made to control them.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A Japanese politician is requesting the removal of a new comfort woman statue in a borough in Berlin, Germany, on the grounds the memorial could incite anti-Japanese racism.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. sued the school on Thursday, accusing its board of trustees of defaming him after he was forced to resign amid a sex scandal two months ago.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old West Virginia fitness instructor who started doing 100 pull-ups a day during a COVID-19 lockdown broke a Guinness World Record by completing 34 in one minute.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The FBI and other federal authorities say a surge in cybercrime is beginning to focus on hospitals and health providers nationwide, at a time when many are already overwhelmed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Former Labor leader and British lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn was suspended from his party Thursday after a human rights report outlined deficiencies in how the party handled anti-Semitism during his leadership.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressed his will to support North Korea's economic development in response to a letter from Kim Jong Un.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- An Ohio man achieved a Guinness World Record by collecting 1,221 unique pieces of memorabilia from the "Ghostbusters" franchise.

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- United Airlines announced Thursday that it will be the first carrier to provide rapid COVID-19 tests at no cost to travelers aboard certain trans-Atlantic flights to London next month.