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.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Experts now say that losses to online gambling in the United States will surpass $1 trillion in the next few years at the expense of American consumers, according to new information.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The Army has removed one of the nation's 12 four-star generals, Army Gen. Charles Hamilton, from command following an investigation that determined he interfered in a subordinate's promotion.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- Prominent Miami Beach real estate brothers Alon, Oren and Tal Alexanders have been arrested in connection with sexual assault allegations in Florida and New York, the Miami-Dade State Attorney said on Wednesday.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- The outgoing president and first lady on Wednesday hosted the first-ever conference on Women's Health Research, according to the White House.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- A financial modeling director from Canada was declared the spreadsheet champion of the world at the Microsoft Excel World Championships in Las Vegas.

Dec. 11 (UPI) -- An Ontario, Canada, college student constructed what is believed to be the world's smallest arcade machine, measuring just 2.5 inches tall.