June 23 (UPI) -- The high court took on a new religious case over a former Louisiana inmate of Rastafarian belief whose dreadlocks were cut off by prison officials, but only after after a lower court "emphatically" condemned it.

People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study.

June 23 (UPI) -- A Florida man woke up to discover a trespassing alligator had gotten into his yard and was beating the summer heat with a dip in his pool.

June 23 (UPI) -- A pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Houses of Parliament in central London was banned by the Met "to prevent serious public order," property damage and disruption to elected officials.

June 23 (UPI) -- Major American insurers announced Monday that they have agreed to speed up and smooth out the processes involved with the reception and administration of health care by streamlining the prior authorization process.

June 23 (UPI) -- Russian forces attacked the capital and other targets in the eastern half of the country with hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles, killing 13 people and injuring dozens.

June 23 (UPI) -- More than 22 people were killed and another nearly 60 were injured when an Islamic State suicide bomber attacked a church in the Syrian capital of Damascus, officials said.

June 23 (UPI) -- Israel continued to attack Iran on Monday, targeting its air defense capabilities, as the Islamic regime vows retaliation after the United States bombed three of its nuclear facilities over the weekend.

June 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for two people missing following the capsizing of a boat in California's Lake Tahoe that killed six people.

June 23 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security is warning of a "heightened threat environment" across the United States in response to its attack on Iran over the weekend.