June 9 (UPI) -- A South Carolina man experienced a bout of beginner's luck when he bought his first-ever lottery ticket and scored a $375,000 prize.

June 9 (UPI) -- Joran van der Sloot pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of fraud and extorting the mother of Natalee Holloway in 2010. Holloway disappeared in Aruba in 2005.

June 9 (UPI) -- The White House on Friday said Iran has stepped up its military involvement with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine and is now sending that country material to build a drone manufacturing plant.

June 9 (UPI) -- Wisconsin Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher announced on Friday that he would not challenge incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin in 2024.

June 9 (UPI) -- A California man's love of robots in disguise led to his collecting 5,150 pieces of Transformers memorabilia.

June 9 (UPI) -- Marine researchers in California were treated to a unique experience when they came across an unusually large pod of orcas composed of up to 24 killer whales.

June 9 (UPI) -- The S&P 500 was trading just above 4,300 during mid-day trading on Friday, moving above October 2022 levels by 20% and triggering a bull market.

June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense announced a new military aid package for Ukraine on Friday.

June 9 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden has chosen Polly Trottenberg to be acting FAA administrator. The president will appoint Katie Thomson, the current FAA chief of staff, as deputy FAA administrator.

June 9 (UPI) -- A windfall tax on oil and gas production for North Sea operators would be suspended should crude oil and natural gas prices drop below a certain threshold for a sustained period, the British finance ministry said Friday.