Feb. 20 (UPI) -- UPI photographer Kevin Dietsch won a first-place prize in the University of Missouri's Pictures of the Year International contest this week for his photograph of Austrian skier Stephanie Brunner.

Scientists say they've taken a first step toward creating a pacemaker that runs on the heart's own energy rather than batteries.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The answer to whether a kid with eczema also develops a food allergy could lie just beneath the surface of their skin, a new study says.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The number of hate groups in the United States increased for the fourth year in a row in 2018 with a 7 percent jump, the Southern Poverty Law Center said.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A federal judge in New York City agreed to delay Michael Cohen's three-year prison sentence Wednesday.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- New research shows that service dogs and veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder have an unusually strong connection, a new study says.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Florida came to the rescue of a puppy who spent most of a day trapped in wet concrete that was slowly drying around him.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A North Carolina couple said they bought their first-ever lottery ticket and ended up winning a $110,000 jackpot.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Texas confiscated $12.7 million worth of methamphetamine at the Pharr International Bridge.

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The Office of Government Ethics declined to certify a disclosure report from Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross because he hasn't divested from BankUnited.