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Hazmat team dispatched after train derails in Minnesota

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

Hazmat team dispatched after train derails in Minnesota

May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities have issued a precautionary shelter-in-place order and dispatched a hazmat team to the Minnesota site where Union Pacific train derailed Saturday.

University of California won't consider ACT or SAT in admissions in 2021

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

University of California won't consider ACT or SAT in admissions in 2021

Israeli airstrike targets tower offices of media outlets

World News // 7 hours ago

Israeli airstrike targets tower offices of media outlets

1 man killed, 1 injured by ice at Alaska's Denali National Park

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

1 man killed, 1 injured by ice at Alaska's Denali National Park

IRS to issue refunds for overtaxed unemployment compensation

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

IRS to issue refunds for overtaxed unemployment compensation

May 15 (UPI) -- The Internal Revenue Service will begin issuing refunds this week to taxpayers who overpaid taxes on their 2020 unemployment compensation.

5 shot, 2 killed in shooting at Chicago party

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

5 shot, 2 killed in shooting at Chicago party

May 15 (UPI) -- Three people were injured and two were killed in a shooting at a party on Chicago's south side early Saturday, police said.

China lands its first rover on Mars

World News // 10 hours ago

China lands its first rover on Mars

May 15 (UPI) -- China landed a rover on the surface of Mars for the first time Saturday, the China National Space Administration announced.

Colonial Pipeline resumes 'normal operations'

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Colonial Pipeline resumes 'normal operations'

May 15 (UPI) -- Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline announced Saturday that it's resumed "normal operations" after last week's ransomware attack that led to gas shortages throughout the United States.

India's COVID-19 cases slow; Modi calls for more vaccinations

World News // 10 hours ago

India's COVID-19 cases slow; Modi calls for more vaccinations

May 15 (UPI) -- India reported 326,000 new cases Saturday, the lowest daily figure in about three weeks, according to the health ministry.

Suspect arrested following 8-hour hostage situation at Minn. bank

U.S. News // 1 week ago

Suspect arrested following 8-hour hostage situation at Minn. bank

May 7 (UPI) -- Minnesota law enforcement agents arrested a suspect without incident late Thursday following an eight-hour hostage situation involving five bank employees at a Wells Fargo branch in the city of St. Cloud.

On This Day: Eisenhower accepts Nazi Germany's surrender

Top News // 1 week ago

On This Day: Eisenhower accepts Nazi Germany's surrender

May 7 (UPI) -- On May 7, 1945, U.S. Army Gen. Dwight Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany from Gen. Alfred Jodl.

UPI News Quiz: Bill and Melinda Gates, SpaceX, Broadway

U.S. News // 1 week ago

UPI News Quiz: Bill and Melinda Gates, SpaceX, Broadway

Bill and Melinda Gates announce divorce, SpaceX successfully lands Starship rocket, Broadway shows prepare to resume... how closely did you follow the headlines this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for May 7, 2021.

Blinken: U.S. supports Ukraine against Russian aggression

U.S. News // 1 week ago

Blinken: U.S. supports Ukraine against Russian aggression

May 7 (UPI) -- Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States strongly supports its sovereignty as Russia maintains a significant military presence along its borders.

S. Carolina to end federal pandemic-related unemployment programs

U.S. News // 1 week ago

S. Carolina to end federal pandemic-related unemployment programs

May 6 (UPI) -- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster on Thursday ordered all of the state's federal pandemic-related unemployment programs to be terminated, citing them as responsible for the state's labor shortage.

U.S. official: Reviving Iran nuclear deal 'absolutely' possible by mid-June

U.S. News // 1 week ago

U.S. official: Reviving Iran nuclear deal 'absolutely' possible by mid-June

May 6 (UPI) -- The United States and Iran could return to compliance with an Obama-era nuclear deal within weeks, a senior Biden administration official said Thursday, but the decision to do so is up to Tehran.

2 students, 1 adult injured in Idaho middle school shooting

U.S. News // 1 week ago

2 students, 1 adult injured in Idaho middle school shooting

May 6 (UPI) -- Two students and one adult sustained injuries Thursday after a sixth-grade student opened fire at an Idaho middle school, police said.

Shark skins inspire Navy researcher's drone development

Defense News // 1 week ago

Shark skins inspire Navy researcher's drone development

May 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory postdoctoral research associate is designing underwater drones using surfaces inspired by shark skins.

Some B-1B Lancers resume flight after safety stand-down

Defense News // 1 week ago

Some B-1B Lancers resume flight after safety stand-down

May 6 (UPI) -- The first B-1B Lancers resumed flight operations this week following a safety stand-down issued last month, the Air Force announced Thursday.

Former UPI reporter, Pulitzer winner Lucinda Franks dies at 74

U.S. News // 1 week ago

Former UPI reporter, Pulitzer winner Lucinda Franks dies at 74

May 6 (UPI) -- Former United Press International journalist Lucinda Franks, the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, has died in New York, her family announced Thursday. She was 74.

Blue Angels to headline Ft. Lauderdale Air Show with new Super Hornets

Defense News // 1 week ago

Blue Angels to headline Ft. Lauderdale Air Show with new Super Hornets

May 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy Blue Angels are slated to headline the 2021 Fort Lauderdale Air Show in Florida Friday and Saturday.

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