Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Senate on Thursday was unable to override President Donald Trump's second veto of a resolution to block his emergency declaration to justify funding a border wall without congressional approval.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A surprised customer at an Australian restaurant recorded video of a pelican casually wandering into the eatery and patiently getting in line.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- About 200 local union leaders met in Detroit Thursday to vote on a tentative deal to end a strike, which would save one of four plants slated to close.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- An Australian man said his decision to keep playing the lottery after winning a $102,330 jackpot paid off when he won a second top prize, this time worth $260,917.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump is expected to participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Louis Vuitton's new workshop in Alvarado, Texas, on Thursday afternoon.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A new study on baby foods released Thursday found 95 percent of the products contained traces of heavy metal, including arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Welsh taxi driver summoned help from animal rescuers when he made an unexpected discovery under the hood of his cab -- an exotic snake.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- New York City councilors are expected to approve a plan Thursday to shut down the notorious Rikers Island prison facility as part of a broader $8 billion plan to build four new facilities closer to the courts.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The Jim Beam distillery in Kentucky is listing a cottage on its grounds on Airbnb, with the stay including a distillery tour, a bourbon tasting and a barbecue dinner.

Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A South Korean national imprisoned in the Philippines in connection to three counts of first-degree murder escaped while being returned to his prison cell.