Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The number of U.S. workers filing new unemployment claims has risen to its highest point since last fall, but analysts say the job market continues to show signs of strength.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Thursday afternoon the House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a virtual roundtable on the effects of election lies surrounding the 2020 presidential election, featuring state and local election officials.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A new dating app expected to be released in the United States next month will seek to spark romances among like-minded political conservatives "who aren't offended by everything."

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service is raising postage prices for the peak holiday season period later this year. The price hike will last from Oct. 2 through Jan. 22, 2023.

After spawning three early season storms, the Atlantic hurricane season screeched to a halt six weeks ago, but forecasters say there are signs of life as they monitor a couple of areas in the basin for potential storms.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The Hawaii Police Department said on Wednesday a social media model was taken into custody in connection with the April stabbing death of her boyfriend in Miami.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- A Delaware man has had lightning strike twice after winning his second lottery jackpot in just five weeks.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Most registered voters in Texas oppose a complete ban on abortion but are split on the extent to which it should be available, according to a June poll conducted by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas.

Travel across the Washington, D.C., area became chaotic Wednesday as flash flooding quickly rose water to disastrous levels, prompting numerous water rescues.

Aug. 11 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden has revealed that the U.S. government knows "with certainty" that abducted American journalist Austin Tice is being held by the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.