Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Police in Maine came to the rescue of a skunk seen wandering in a road with a cup stuck over its head.

A massive tornado near Norton, Kansas, in the northwestern part of the state, was caught on video by a storm chaser on Thursday evening as severe weather erupted across portions of the Plains.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- The New England Wildlife Center is caring for nearly two dozen seagulls that ended up in a vat of used cooking oil on the back of a truck.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- An Indian man recaptured a Guinness World Records title in the surprisingly competitive category of the fastest time to drink a Capri Sun.

Symptoms of mild COVID-19 infection have shifted this season, and now are more akin to those of allergies and the common cold, doctors say.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Pope Francis started his two-day stay in the French city of Marseille as he attended the annual Catholic Church-led Mediterranean Meetings.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- British anti-trust regulators said Friday they would weigh Microsoft's restructured $69 billion bid to take over video game developer Activision-Blizzard which they said cleared previous concerns.

EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Thousands of migrants have crossed from Mexico to Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, in the past few days, with both cities struggling to find shelter for the new arrivals.

Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Brazil's Supreme Court voted to uphold Indigenous land rights in a pair of rulings hailed by activists.

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.