Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Amid heightened tensions with the United States, Iran rolled out a new missile defense system Thursday it says was developed and built locally.

SEOUL, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Justice Minister nominee Cho Kuk on Thursday expressed his firm will not to succumb to growing demand by opposition parties to step down amid snowballing corruption allegations involving his daughter.

Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Police arrested a California man in possession of a cache of weapons, ammunition and tactical gear for threatening to commit a mass shooting at a hotel where he was employed as a cook.

Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Texas executed a man who maintained his innocence in the 1998 killing of a Houston college student, authorities said.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Sudan's new prime minister was sworn in Wednesday, ushering in a new phase for the African country.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Americans are split over whether large tech companies should be regulated more heavily, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday. 

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he has decided to drop out of the 2020 presidential race.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- ABC News revealed the planned dates, format and moderators for the third round of Democratic primary debates scheduled next month.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Labor Department revised down total job gains data from early 2018 through the first quarter of this year by about half a million jobs from an earlier report on Wednesday.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Brazil's Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate, data from international space agencies indicate.