Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has subpoenaed two Catholic dioceses in a probe into the child sex abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church of Pennsylvania.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Magic, the dog buried under a collapsed three-story wall of bricks in Philadelphia, was found alive in the rubble Wednesday, leaving his owner in tears.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- An Oregon family is offering a $6.27 reward for the return of a 50-pound nose sculpture stolen from the front porch of their home.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Mad cow disease has been diagnosed in a cow in Scotland, the first case in Britain in three years.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- South Korean opposition party politicians are blaming members of the ruling Moon Jae-in administration for miscommunication.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Officials said Thursday the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem will merge with the U.S. Embassy, a move Palestinian leaders say interferes with a two-state solution.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Norway has formally apologized to Norwegian women who were vilified after World War II for having relationships with German soldiers after the Nazi invasion.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A California sheriff's deputy overcame his fear of bad odors and used his bare hands to pull a plastic cup from the head of an unlucky skunk.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- The United States is ranked number one this year in economic competitiveness, the World Economic Forum said in its annual analysis.

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A new genetic cause of severe, difficult-to-treat childhood epilepsy syndrome has been identified, offering clues to potential medical treatments.