Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Former Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary David Shulkin violated federal statutes and ethics regulations, the VA office revealed Thursday.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Sears Holdings said Thursday that ESL Investments, the hedge fund owned by its chairman and largest investor, won the company's bankruptcy auction.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department Thursday ordered diplomats and overseas employees furloughed by the ongoing partial government shutdown to return to work by Jan. 22.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Stocks were sent soaring briefly Thursday after a report the United States may ease tariffs during trade negotiations with China.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A judge found three Chicago police officers not guilty on charges that they covered up for officer Jason Van Dyke after he shot and killed a 17-year-old.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The government shutdown is stalling plans to block fraudulent imports of organic produce into the United States.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump withdrew House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's access to the military plane for a weekend trip to visit troops in Afghanistan.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- At least two people were rescued after an avalanche buried skiers at a resort in New Mexico on Thursday morning.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Less than three months after securing his fifth term in office, Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., announced his resignation from Congress on Thursday.

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Stress among more than three-quarters of the nation's doctors is causing burnout, leading experts to declare a publich health crisis, according to a new study.