Sept. 22 (UPI) -- British sales returned to the black in August, rebounding from a 1.1% decline in July to grow by 0.4% as better weather brought consumers back to supermarkets and shopping malls, official estimates out Friday show.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- California is suing an anti-abortion group and a chain of five anti-abortion centers operating in the state on accusations they mislead women with unproven claims about being able to reverse an abortion.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The Biden administration announced it is granting protection from deportation to thousands of Afghan nationals in the United States.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The former chief financial officer for the Russian natural gas company Novatek was sentenced Thursday to more than seven years in prison for tax crimes.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The United States on Thursday announced more than $116 million in humanitarian assistance for Myanmar, Bangladesh and the surrounding region.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Authorities in New York City announced Thursday that additional drugs have been found concealed by a trap floor of a Bronx apartment that served as a daycare where a 1-year-old boy died last week from a fentanyl overdose

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden will announce the establishment of the Office of Gun Violence Prevention, the first of its kind, on Friday, the White House said in a statement.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The Iranian legislature has approved a bill that could see people who defy the country's religious dress code face up to 10 years in prison.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- A Maryland man who worked as a government contractor has been charged with espionage, the Justice Department announced Thursday.

Sept. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to confirm two of President Joe Biden's appointees for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.