Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff officials announced that a deputy's report that he was shot by a sniper was "completely fabricated."

Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Joe Walsh, a former U.S. representative from Illinois, announced Sunday he is the second challenger to President Donald Trump for the Republican nomination next year.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A lightning strike during the PGA Tour Championship in Atlanta injured at least six people Saturday, police said.

SEOUL, Aug. 24 -- North Korea fired two projectiles presumed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- A tropical wave to the east of the Lesser Antilles that AccuWeather meteorologists have been monitoring for possible development over the past few days became Tropical Storm Dorian on Saturday afternoon.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- South African authorities seized an Airbus passenger jet operated by Air Tanzania, forcing the state-run airline to cancel a flight to Dar es Salaam.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Newlyweds died after a pickup truck hit their car while they were leaving the parking lot of the Justice of the Peace where they had just tied the knot.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 AT&T employees in the Southeast went on strike overnight, accusing the Dallas-based company of unfair labor practices.

Aug. 24 (UPI) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday deployed troops to combat fires consuming millions of acres of the Amazon rainforest.

The burst of fall-like weather in the northeastern United States will be replaced by cloudy, more humid and damp conditions for some next week.