SEOUL, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A total of 12 North Korean defectors have been caught attempting to return home to the North over the past five years, an opposition lawmaker said Wednesday, citing government data.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court on Tuesday agreed to rehear a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating emoluments clauses before a full panel of judges.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The death toll from Typhoon Hagibis rose to 73 in Japan on Tuesday as rescuers searched for survivors.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An arrest warrant for a Fort Worth, Texas, police officer who shot and killed a woman in her home showed that she was holding a gun at the time of the shooting, police said Tuesday.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he won't comply with a House subpoena seeking documents about President Trump's call with Ukraine's president for its impeachment inquiry.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A wildfire that consumed more than 8,000 acres in Southern California began in an area beneath a high-voltage transmission tower, Los Angeles fire officials said.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called Tuesday for a second vote on the country's independence from the United Kingdom to take place in 2020.

Corticosteroid shots may increase risk of cartilage breakdown in the joint, bone loss or stress fractures for some patients with arthritis, study suggests.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A World War II-era bomber that crashed earlier this month -- killing seven people -- struck approach lights before landing 500 feet short of a Connecticut runway, federal investigators revealed Tuesday.

Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health said Tuesday that researchers have discovered that the drug tesamorelin can reduce liver fat and prevent progression of liver fibrosis in people with HIV.