HANOI/SEOUL, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Senior North Korean and U.S. envoys held hourslong talks in Hanoi on Friday as part of home-stretch preparations for another summit between the leaders of the Korean War foes.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Japan is currently battling its worst measles outbreak in a decade, authorities said.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A judge ruled that federal prosecutors broke the law by concealing a plea agreement with Jeffery Epstein from victims he allegedly sexually abused.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors charged an Internal Revenue Service analyst for leaking confidential bank records belonging to Michael Cohen, the Justice Department said.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A senior Pentagon official approved fraudulent bonuses worth $280,000 for officials preparing to leave the department, a Department of Defense watchdog said.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Washington, D.C., allowed political operative Roger Stone to remain out of jail but imposed a stricter gag order on him Thursday in his case linked to the Russia investigation.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces turned over 150 captured Islamic State fighters to the Iraqi Army on Thursday.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- The IMF said it has agreed with Ecuador "on a set of policies" over the next three years to pave the way for a $4.2 billion fund facility.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took steps Thursday to tighten regulation of over-the-counter sunscreen products.

Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A study published Thursday showed calls to U.S. poison control centers regarding the herbal supplement kratom have increased more than 50-fold in recent years.