March 20 (UPI) -- A 71-year-old Minnesota man surpassed a Guinness World Record when he was able to hold the abdominal plank position for 38 minutes.

March 20 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union for a three-month delay to the Brexit deadline, giving Parliament more time to debate.

March 20 (UPI) -- After burning for four days, a petrochemical blaze outside Houston was finally put out early Wednesday, officials said.

March 20 (UPI) -- Crude oil futures were a little lower early Wednesday, but still near year-to-date highs in what appears to be a pause, as investors awaited official oil inventory data.

March 20 (UPI) -- Fuel efficiency gains have slowed during 2015-2017 compared with the speed of advances in previous years, mainly as the popularity of SUVs and light trucks has surged.

March 20 (UPI) -- Disney on Wednesday officially completed its $71 billion purchase of a large chunk of 21st Century Fox as it prepares to roll out a new streaming service.

March 20 (UPI) -- Google is welcoming the arrival of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and fall in the Southern Hemisphere with different Doodles.

March 20 (UPI) -- A 40-year-old Mexican migrant has died in U.S Customs and Border Protection custody, the fourth such death since December.

March 20 (UPI) -- A Japanese law forcing transgendered people to undergo sterilization so they can be legally recognized by their preferred gender is "regressive and harmful."

March 20 (UPI) -- The last reigning Soviet-era president has resigned.