Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department has apologized for sending an email to immigration courts this week that contained a link to a white nationalist website.

Overall, tuberculosis cases have fallen by nearly half, but they still remain much higher among minorities than whites.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Authorities have evacuated thousands of residents from a Northern California town due to a growing wildfire that's so far charred hundreds of acres.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The Democratic presidential field grew smaller again Friday, with Rep. Seth Moulton dropping out of the race -- saying only three candidates are in serious contention for the party nomination.

The risk of death among critically ill children in emergency rooms was three times lower for those treated at ERs with greater levels of pediatric readiness, a new study found.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Just days after the United States tested a Tomahawk cruise missile with a 310-mile range, Russian President Vladimir Putin directed his military to pursue similar missile programs.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Japan will begin construction in October on new missile-related units and ammunition storage facilities on an island near the contested Senkaku Islands.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The risk of heart attack, strokes and heart failure fell by 34 percent for people who took a combo pill of aspirin, a cholesterol drug and two blood pressure medicines reduced the risk of heart attack

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Conservationists sued the Trump administration Wednesday for its interpretation of the Endangered Species Act that they said considerably weakens protection for threatened animals.

Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggested Friday a South Korean decision to end a military intelligence pact is unacceptable.