SEOUL, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his decision to declare martial law in a televised address Thursday, claiming he did it to save democracy and vowing that he will "fight to the end."

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Four people were injured after a small plane crashed into cars in a south Texas intersection on Wednesday, authorities said.

Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A New Jersey grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging the man accused of killing NHL star forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew Gaudreau, while driving drunk this summer.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Kari Lake, a former television news anchor and former gubernatorial and senatorial candidate in Arizona, to lead the federally funded broadcaster Voice of America.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger testified before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee on Wednesday about the need for more officers as threats escalate against members of Congress.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense on Wednesday awarded $9.3 million to support inclusion of more Hispanic students pursuing science, technology, engineering and mathematics studies in college.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. House passed the country's annual defense policy bill, the $895 billion National Defense Authorization Act that includes a pay raise for service members and a funding ban on gender-affirming care for children.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Pirate radio operators in the Boston area must pay a combined $200,000 in fines for illegally operating FM radio stations, the Federal Communications Commission announced Wednesday.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Apple released new software updates Wednesday for its newest versions of iPhone, iPad and Mac that will integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT with Siri, the company announced Wednesday.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Drones near U.S. military sites in New Jersey are not connected to a foreign nation or launched by an Iranian "mothership" off the East Coast, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.