Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Carnival Cruise Line for the first time in its 46-year history will offer cruises from San Francisco, starting in 2020.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- When Nevada's lawmakers convene in February, it will become the first state with a majority of women in the Legislature.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Immigration and healthcare have declined as problems facing the United States since the mid-term elections, according to a Gallup survey.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A rare December tornado touched down in western Washington on Tuesday, heavily damaging several homes and toppling trees.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court ordered an unnamed company owned by a foreign country to comply with a grand jury subpoena possibly linked to Robert Mueller's probe.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Chicago cocaine trafficker detailed the U.S. operations of accused Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's cartel.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel resigned Tuesday after opponents called for a no-confidence vote amid a coalition shakeup over his migration policy.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the Department of Defense to establish a Space Command as a possible precursor to a military Space Force.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A new computerized model for lung cancer detection could replace the old method of using surgical biopsies, a new study says.

Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Justice Department announced it is banning bump stocks, devices that allow the kind of rapid-fire shooting used to kill dozens in Las Vegas a year ago.