May 24 (UPI) -- A federal judge issued an injunction Friday blocking Mississippi's new "heartbeat" abortion law two months after the governor signed it.

May 24 (UPI) -- A Colorado man accused of killing his fiancee pleaded not guilty Friday to charges related to her death and disappearance.

May 24 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin judge handed down a life imprisonment sentence Friday to Jake Patterson, a 21-year-old man who killed a husband and wife before kidnapping their daughter, Jayme Closs.

May 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump used emergency authority to approve nearly two dozen arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other countries, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress on Friday.

Electrical stimulation of nerves that sit behind your nose may help limit the harm done to your brain by a stroke.

Despite the nation's opioid epidemic, U.S. dentists are far more likely to prescribe addictive opioid painkillers than their British counterparts, a new study reveals.

May 24 (UPI) -- Five Catholic priests in Michigan face criminal charges for sexual abuse amid a statewide investigation, state Attorney General Dana Nessel announced Friday.

May 24 (UPI) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its last weekly influenza report Friday, and flu activity remained similarly low to last week. This caps off the longest flu season in a decade.

May 24 (UPI) -- Authorities are investigating an explosion in Lyon, France, Friday that injured eight people.

May 24 (UPI) -- Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Friday signed new legislation banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, joining other conservative states in a push to tighten restrictions on the procedure in recent weeks.