Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs is making another appeal to be released from a New York jail after previous denials awaiting trial facing multiple allegations,.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- With another major hurricane poised to make landfall in Florida Wednesday, several federal agencies are warning consumers to be wary of potential scams.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- The Idaho man with the most concurrently-held Guinness World Records titles added another to his name by dribbling a basketball for over an hour while blindfolded.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other officials urged residents to get out of harm's way Wednesday morning before Category 4 Hurricane Milton arrives over the mainland later in the evening.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- An implosion early Wednesday morning reduced the Tropicana Las Vegas casino to rubble to make way for construction of the new home of the Las Vegas Athletics baseball team.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Texas were surprised when a call about a lemur on the loose in a park turned out to be about an actual lemur and nor a raccoon.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian speed-eater added another world record to his name by eating 2 pounds and 7 ounces of hot sauce in three minutes.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- A Washington woman who has been feeding the raccoons near her home for 35 years ended up calling the authorities when she found her home surrounded by nearly 100 of the animals.

Widely-used acne creams can become contaminated with a known carcinogen even if kept at room temperature, a new study warns.

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Negotiations between airplane maker Boeing and its union broke down this week with both sides pointing the finger at the other for their current standoff with a strike that is approaching one month.