Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas blocked a bipartisan bill, that would have given journalists more protections under federal law, after Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon asked for unanimous consent Tuesday.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted a ceremony Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol to mark the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette's address to Congress.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A fast-moving brush fire in Malibu, fueled by Santa Ana winds, exploded to 2,800 acres along the southern California coast Tuesday as most of the city has been ordered to evacuate.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Christmas is all about tradition, and on Tuesday U.S. officials again made an effort to warn the shopping public about counterfeit goods, questionable deals and other holiday-ruining schemes.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A federal jury this week in Maryland convicted two ex-CEOs of a Washington biotech company for their role in a multi-million dollar securities fraud scheme related to HIV and COVID-19 drugs.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. District Court for Oregon Judge Adrienne Nelson on Tuesday ruled a proposed $24.6 billion merger between grocery chains Kroger and Albertsons likely would harm consumers and halted it.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A New Jersey lawmaker called on the state to issue a "limited" state of emergency over unexplained drones that have appeared in recent weeks, his office said Tuesday.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Veteran-founded Sport Clips Haircuts has teamed with the Military Spouse Employment Partnership to create career opportunities for military spouses who are hairstylists.

In a new study, opioid addicts experienced structural and functional changes in specific regions of their brains.

Dec. 10 (UPI) -- A lawyer for New York Attorney General Letitia James said President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration weeks from now will have no effect on his multimillion dollar civil judgment after a request to toss it by Trump.