May 16 (UPI) -- The man already found guilty of attempting to kill author Salman Rushdie was given the maximum-possible prison sentence on Friday in a courthouse in Mayville, N.Y.

May 16 (UPI) -- A South Carolina resort said it already has a record 161 people signed up to run an annual 5k race with an unusual twist: it's clothing-optional.

May 16 (UPI) -- A cat, still with anesthesia in his system following surgery, escaped from a vet in Florida and made the nearly 3-mile trek home to his favorite chair.

May 16 (UPI) -- SpaceX Friday launched another routine Starlink satellite launch from California, the 20th this year.

May 16 (UPI) -- Dozens were killed in airstrikes after Israel stepped up its military offensive in northern Gaza, the Civil Defense Agency said, with the conflict marking another grim milepost as the death toll passed 53,000.

May 16 (UPI) -- The Papua New Guinea National Department of Health announced Friday that a polio outbreak has struck there.

May 16 (UPI) -- Microsoft said Friday it is proposing a resolution to European Commission concerns over how it bundles Teams with MS Office and Office 365.

May 16 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Thursday said singer Smokey Robinson is under criminal investigation for sexual assault. Four former housekeepers sued him alleging years of sexual abuse that Robinson denies.

May 16 (UPI) -- The United States and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to form an Artificial Intelligence alliance.

May 16 (UPI) -- Russia-Ukraine peace talks finally got underway a day late in Instanbul with little to no expectations after U.S. President Donald Trump said a face-to-face meeting with Putin was the only way forward.