July 30 (UPI) -- A Hong Kong man was sentenced to nearly a decade in prison on Friday in the government's first prosecution under a controversial national security law imposed last year that coincided with mass pro-democracy protests.

July 30 (UPI) -- Chinese leader Xi Jinping responded to a letter from Kim Jong Un.

July 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy charged a sailor in connection with evidence found during an investigation into the 2020 fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard, officials said Thursday.

July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday threatened legal action against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over an order requiring state troopers to pull over drivers transporting migrants who may carry COVID-19.

Augusts boasts several big astronomical happenings, including the best meteor shower of the entire year.

July 29 (UPI) -- At least three people died and more than 60 were hospitalized after a rash of forest fires erupted in Turkey, officials said Thursday.

July 29 (UPI) -- New York City's the Vessel landmark was shuttered in response to a visitor who died by suicide Thursday, about two months after reopening in the wake of other deaths.

July 29 (UPI) -- Rates of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been surging throughout the United States, particularly in states that have fully vaccinated less than 50% of their residents.

July 29 (UPI) -- Israel will give people age 60 and over a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine booster as the Delta variant spreads.

July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. markets posted gains on Thursday despite a Commerce Department report that second-quarter economic growth numbers fell short of analysts' expectations.