Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Two women are now in custody in Alabama, charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of a college student they flagged over on the side of the road, police confirmed.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence called on Republicans to stop attacking FBI agents following the search on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in a speech at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 171 points on Wednesday, snapping a five-day winning streak.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- State legislatures are increasingly proposing bills to restrict how topics including race, gender identity and sexual orientation are taught in school, according to a report published Wednesday by PEN America.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Germany's Rhine River is at a record low level, and the shallow river is impacting shipping. Germany depends on the river for 80% of its water freight.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A Maryland man said a family vacation led him to the store where he bought a scratch-off lottery ticket worth $250,000.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Virginia came to the rescue of a kitten trapped in a Fairfax County storm drain.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Billions in clean energy investments will flow to states from the Inflation Reduction Act -- from large-scale power generation to tax credits and rebates for buying electric vehicles and energy-efficient appliances.

Aug. 17 (UPI) -- A British charity has issued pollution warnings for more than 40 beaches along the southern portion of the country due to heavy sewage discharges that were caused by heavy rains.

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can help communities determine exactly how many psychiatric beds they need.