Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Bill Gates is, once again, the wealthiest person on earth, surpassing Jeff Bezos according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israel said it responded to rockets fired by Hamas from the Gaza Strip by targeting several locations Saturday, two days after Egypt brokered a cease-fire in the region.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- United Auto Workers members ratified a new four-year contract with Ford Motor Co., the union announced.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Mark Sandy, a senior Office of Management and Budget official, arrived Saturday on Capitol Hill to testify in the House's impeachment inquiry in defiance of White House orders.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- High winds, heavy surf and drenching rain began pounding part of the southern Atlantic coast on Friday.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Five men have been apprehended and charged in connection with a shooting at a high school football game in New Jersey Friday that struck one adult and two children, the prosecutor said Saturday.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- An inmate who met Patrick Frazee, the suspect in the Kelsey Berreth murder case, in a county jail in Colorado, testified the defendant asked him to arrange killing witnesses in exchange for helping to bail him out of jai

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The government of California will stop buying gas-powered sedans as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Sri Lankans headed to the polls to elect a new president Saturday amid violence potentially aimed at keeping minorities from voting, police said.

Nov. 16 (UPI) -- A Texas judge ruled that a teen accused of opening fire and killing 10 people at Santa Fe High School is incompetent to stand trial, ordering him to undergo a third psychiatric evaluation.