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Retail trade group predicts record holiday sales growth

Retail trade group predicts record holiday sales growth

N.M. officials: Alec Baldwin 'active part' of shooting probe

N.M. officials: Alec Baldwin 'active part' of shooting probe

AG Garland defends memo on school board meeting threats

AG Garland defends memo on school board meeting threats

U.S. seeks to extradite Julian Assange from Britain on spy charges

U.S. seeks to extradite Julian Assange from Britain on spy charges

U.S. issues first passport with 'X' gender marker

U.S. issues first passport with 'X' gender marker

COVID-19 Pandemic

Merck agrees to allow other companies to make COVID-19 pill molnupiravir

Merck agrees to allow other companies to make COVID-19 pill molnupiravir

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Pharma company Merck is temporarily allowing other drugmakers to produce its COVID-19 pill molnupiravir in an effort to help fight the disease in poorer countries, officials said Wednesday.

Study: Food texture fills in during loss of smell, taste after COVID-19

Study: Food texture fills in during loss of smell, taste after COVID-19

Louisiana governor lifts mask mandate except for schools

Louisiana governor lifts mask mandate except for schools

Allen Lazard joins fellow WR Davante Adams on Green Bay Packers' COVID-19 list

Allen Lazard joins fellow WR Davante Adams on Green Bay Packers' COVID-19 list

FDA panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11

FDA panel recommends Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11

Top Stories

Fuel price surge hits Lebanon, worsening struggle for food, transport

Justine Bateman: 'Violet' is 'film I wish I'd seen at 19'

'Treat': Kiernan Shipka says she 'dug deep' to voice podcast

More than 4 years later, organizers of extremist Charlottesville rally face civil trial

NFL says it won't release report on Washington Football Team investigation

Texas judge rules in favor of Southwest Airline's vaccine mandate

Sunao Tsuboi, Hiroshima survivor who met Obama during 2016 visit, dies at 96

India Supreme Court orders panel to investigate Pegasus spyware scandal

PM Abdalla Hamdok, wife released under 'heavy guard' after Sudan coup

Entertainment News

'F9,' 'This is Us,' Justin Bieber lead 2021 People's Choice Awards nominees

Alyssa Milano says Tony Danza will take care of her kids in new 'Who's the Boss?'

Lisa's 'Lalisa' music video passes 300M views on YouTube

Hundreds of rolls of toilet paper spilled onto California highway

Hundreds of rolls of toilet paper spilled onto California highway

Iowa bar offers cocktails and karaoke -- but no alcohol

Worker finds malfunctioning water well was full of snakes

Study: Too little vitamin D may raise colon cancer risk in Black women

Study: Too little vitamin D may raise colon cancer risk in Black women

Adults at risk for mental health disorders drawn to city living, study finds

Study links cataracts to higher risk for death from heart disease

Tarim Basin mummies genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan

Tarim Basin mummies genetically isolated but culturally cosmopolitan

Safety of overpass as last-ditch shelter from tornado unclear, study says

Technology enables researchers to teach robots to think like humans

On This Day: Boston Red Sox win first World Series in 86 years

On This Day: Boston Red Sox win first World Series in 86 years

UPI Archives: 21 arrests in Boston World Series revelry

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair apologizes for use of anti-Asian slur

Houston Texans owner Cal McNair apologizes for use of anti-Asian slur

Fantasy football: Allen, Stafford lead Week 8 quarterback rankings

Mixon, Elliott, Robinson lead Week 8 fantasy football running back rankings

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Moments from Game 1 of 2021 World Series

Moments from Game 1 of 2021 World Series

This week in Washington

This week in Washington

Moments from American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala in New York City

Moments from American Ballet Theatre's Fall Gala in New York City

Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie attend 'Last Night in Soho' premiere

Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie attend 'Last Night in Soho' premiere

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L.A. county sheriff, fire chief to testify in Kobe Bryant case over photos

U.S. News // 2 hours ago

L.A. county sheriff, fire chief to testify in Kobe Bryant case over photos

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Vanessa Bryant, wife of the late NBA legend Kobe Bryant, won a ruling against Los Angeles County officials over pictures of the remains of her husband and daughter.

Escaped cow leads Arizona police on late-night chase

Odd News // 3 hours ago

Escaped cow leads Arizona police on late-night chase

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Arizona ended up in a late-night chase with an escaped cow that went running through a residential neighborhood.

Nor'easter: Flooding, more than 600,000 without power in N.Y., New England

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Nor'easter: Flooding, more than 600,000 without power in N.Y., New England

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- More than a half-million customers were without electricity in the Northeast early Wednesday due to heavy rains and strong winds from a major nor'easter that's also caused serious flooding in some areas.

Judge: Texas students defying ban on long hair can return to class

U.S. News // 6 hours ago

Judge: Texas students defying ban on long hair can return to class

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A federal judge has temporarily ordered that some students in Texas disciplined for violating a dress code ban on boys having long hair can return to class without facing further consequences.

Texas GOP moved beyond bathroom bill to ban transgender student athletes

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

Texas GOP moved beyond bathroom bill to ban transgender student athletes

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Political observers, Democratic lawmakers and LGBTQ advocates say the flurry of state laws targeting transgender people is part of Republican lawmakers' strategy to shore up appeal among social conservatives.

U.S., U.N. sanction Libyan 'migrant-smuggling kingpin' for human rights abuses

U.S. News // 12 hours ago

U.S., U.N. sanction Libyan 'migrant-smuggling kingpin' for human rights abuses

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The United States and the United Nations separately sanctioned a Libyan national accused of committing "serious" human rights abuses against migrants in the African nation.

High-dose radiation may help lung cancer patients not responding to drugs

Health News // 15 hours ago

High-dose radiation may help lung cancer patients not responding to drugs

High-dose radiation therapy may stall tumor growth in patients with advanced lung cancer who are not fully responding to drug therapies, a preliminary study suggests.

Idaho mall shooting suspect dies; Boise coroner identifies victims

U.S. News // 16 hours ago

Idaho mall shooting suspect dies; Boise coroner identifies victims

Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities on Tuesday said the suspect who fatally shot two people and injured four others including a police officer at a Boise, Idaho, mall on Monday has died.

Judge says men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can't be called 'victims' at trial

U.S. News // 18 hours ago

Judge says men shot by Kyle Rittenhouse can't be called 'victims' at trial

Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A judge on Tuesday said attorneys in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse can refer to the three men the teen shot as "rioters," "looters" and "arsonists" but not "victims."

Queen Elizabeth won't attend COP26 in person after hospital stay

World News // 19 hours ago

Queen Elizabeth won't attend COP26 in person after hospital stay

Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference in person as her doctors have advised her to rest following an overnight hospital stay.

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Movies

Justine Bateman: 'Violet' is 'film I wish I'd seen at 19'

Justine Bateman: 'Violet' is 'film I wish I'd seen at 19'

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Justine Bateman says she wrote and directed "Violet," about an accomplished female movie producer's crippling insecurity, because it is the kind of film she would have found inspiring when she was younger.

Voices

Unless U.S. political parties reform, decline is inevitable

Unless U.S. political parties reform, decline is inevitable