Oct. 16 (UPI) -- NOAA said Wednesday $2 million provided by the Inflation Reduction Act is being awarded to fisheries partnerships for data collection and modeling to help understand and mitigate climate change impacts.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- FEMA said on Tuesday that it has continued its door-to-door visits in North Carolina following allegations of threats to its personnel in some locations that were hit by Hurricane Helene.

The number of U.S. children who suffer seizures after swallowing prescription medications or illicit drugs has doubled in recent years, a new study finds.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Jeff Bezos's e-commerce juggernaut Amazon, said on Wednesday that it will invest $500 million in small nuclear reactors to provide electricity it will need for expanding tech services

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli airstrikes Wednesday hit the Nabatieh, Lebanon municipal building during a crisis meeting, killing at least six people, including the mayor.

Folks with peanut allergies don't have to worry that someone might be munching on the nuts during an airline flight, researchers report.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A crashed fuel tanker explosion and fire Tuesday night in northern Nigeria killed at least 108 people and injured a hundred others who had gathered around the overturned vehicle to gather leaking gasoline.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Ride-sharing app Lyft said on Tuesday that it will offer discounted rides and other modes of transportation to the polls on Election Day.

Accident victims tend to flood emergency rooms on days with heavy air pollution, a new study shows.

Oct. 16 (UPI) -- One of the most dangerous misconceptions in war is that conflict could be immaculate -- namely, fought with little or no bloodshed.