June 17 (UPI) -- The government of the Canadian province of Quebec passed legislation banning certain public employees, including teachers and judges, from wearing any religious symbolism.

June 17 (UPI) -- A survivor of the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school last year said Monday that Harvard rescinded his acceptance to the university due to "offensive statements" he made in high school.

June 17 (UPI) -- Comcast on Monday launched a new feature to allow customers with physical disabilities the ability to control their television using only their eyes.

June 17 (UPI) -- Menthol cigarettes have been disproportionated marketed to black communities for decades, and the effects of that promotion had a lingering effect, new findings show.

June 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a case brought by a lesbian couple who sued after an Oregon bakery refused to bake a wedding cake for them citing religious convictions.

June 17 (UPI) -- The world population is expected to climb to just under 10 billion over the next three decades -- a rise of nearly 20 percent over the current population, a United Nations report said Monday.

June 17 (UPI) -- A live stream of a Pakistani politician's press conference went viral when the person operating the camera apparently forgot to turn off a cat filter.

June 17 (UPI) -- Lawmakers and medical professionals need to help curb the suicide risk for older adults living in long-term care, based on a new study suggesting mental health services are lacking in the facilities.

June 17 (UPI) -- A longhorn steer in Alabama with a horn span wider than the Statue of Liberty's face now has a Guinness World Record for the longest horns.

June 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision dismissed a Virginia House Republican challenge to the redrawing of House of Delegates maps in a gerrymandering case that appeared to be a victory for Democratic state lawmakers.