April 25 (UPI) -- Two people were killed in rural Louisiana when a tornado tore through the town of Ruston with 160-mph winds early Thursday.

April 25 (UPI) -- North Korea is accusing the South of "betrayal" for recent air forces exercises with the United States.

April 25 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists stopped traffic across London Thursday, continuing a large-scale movement to protest climate change and pollution.

April 25 (UPI) -- Responding to new accusations involving the sexual abuse of children, the Boy Scouts of America has said it hasn't shielded the names of any abusers who've been involved with the organization.

April 25 (UPI) -- Former Vice President Joe Biden launched his 2020 presidential campaign Thursday, joining a growing Democratic field seeking to unseat President Donald Trump.

April 25 (UPI) -- The United States condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to hasten the process for residents in separatist-occupied Ukraine to gain citizenship.

April 25 (UPI) -- A former Coast Guard officer accused of plotting to kill liberal politicians and commentators also targeted two Supreme Court justices, prosecutors say in court documents.

April 25 (UPI) -- As measles cases in the United States climb to the highest number in two decades, advocates said Thursday nearly 170 million children worldwide have not been vaccinated for most of the current decade.

April 25 (UPI) -- Illinois authorities said Wednesday they found the body of a 5-year-old boy who'd been missing for a week, and have charged the parents with murder.

April 24 (UPI) -- A Japanese court agreed Thursday to release former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn on bail for a second time after he was indicted on new charges of funneling millions of company dollars to accounts he controlled.