SEOUL, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- South Korean taxi drivers announced they will hold strikes nationwide Thursday to protest a new carpool service.

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Billionaire Elon Musk unveiled an "entirely new system of transport" late Tuesday with a demonstration of a 1.14-mile test tunnel intended to ease L.A. traffic.

Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Carnival Cruise Line for the first time in its 46-year history will offer cruises from San Francisco, starting in 2020.

SEOUL, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will visit Seoul to coordinate an approach to North Korea in process to dismantle nuclear weapons.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- In her final address to the Security Council Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the world body is "hopelessly biased" against Israel.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- When Nevada legislators meet in February, the state will become the nation's first with a female majority.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate approved federal criminal justice reform Tuesday night with bipartiisan support and the backing of President Donald Trump.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Immigration and healthcare have declined as problems facing the United States since the mid-term elections, according to a Gallup survey.

Potentially addictive opioid painkillers are often prescribed for chronic pain, but they actually work only slightly better than placebo pills, a new review shows.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A rare December tornado touched down in western Washington on Tuesday, heavily damaging several homes and toppling trees.