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Matt Bevin, Andy Beshear to face off in Kentucky gubernatorial election

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Matt Bevin, Andy Beshear to face off in Kentucky gubernatorial election

May 21 (UPI) -- Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Attorney General Andy Beshear are set to face off in the state's gubernatorial election in November after winning their primaries Tuesday.

Vermont, Indiana sue Sackler family over opioid crisis

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Vermont, Indiana sue Sackler family over opioid crisis

New York Assembly passes bill closing 'double jeopardy' loophole

U.S. News // 1 hour ago

New York Assembly passes bill closing 'double jeopardy' loophole

California sues Trump administration to return high-speed rail funding

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

California sues Trump administration to return high-speed rail funding

House subpoenas Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson in obstruction probe

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

House subpoenas Hope Hicks, Annie Donaldson in obstruction probe

May 21 (UPI) -- The House judiciary committee issued subpoenas seeking documents and testimony from former White House officials Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson.

USPS launches tests for mail delivery by self-driving trucks

U.S. News // 6 hours ago

USPS launches tests for mail delivery by self-driving trucks

May 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Postal Service kicked off a mail delivery program using self-driving trucks on Tuesday.

Reforms saved $262B since 2010, GAO report finds

U.S. News // 7 hours ago

Reforms saved $262B since 2010, GAO report finds

May 21 (UPI) -- The Government Accountability Office said Tuesday that government reforms have saved $262 billion since 2010, and could save billions more.

Flooding prompts dramatic water rescues after tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

Flooding prompts dramatic water rescues after tornadoes hit Oklahoma, Texas

May 21 (UPI) -- A significant severe weather outbreak erupted across the central and southern Plains into Tuesday unleashing drenching rain, flash flooding and at least two dozen tornadoes.

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HIV infects over 400 Pakistani children; doctor accused

World News // 8 hours ago

HIV infects over 400 Pakistani children; doctor accused

May 21 (UPI) -- More 400 children have been diagnosed with HIV in a Pakistani town as several families accuse a local doctor of spreading the virus through tainted syringes.

Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest

U.S. News // 8 hours ago

Smaller corn, soybean yields expected as wet weather persists in Midwest

Corn and soybean planting data showed a slight improvement in this week's U.S. Department of Agriculture's Crop Progress Report, but planting remains behind schedule in 17 of 18 key states.

Survey: Americans' confidence in job market at record high

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

Survey: Americans' confidence in job market at record high

May 21 (UPI) -- Pollster Gallup said Tuesday more Americans are confident in the U.S. job market than they've been at any other time in the history of the poll.

F-22s intercept Russian bombers, fighters off Alaska coast

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

F-22s intercept Russian bombers, fighters off Alaska coast

May 21 (UPI) -- U.S. F-22 fighter jets intercepted six Russian military planes off the coast of Alaska Monday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.

Connecticut delegation proposes new federal safe gun storage laws

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

Connecticut delegation proposes new federal safe gun storage laws

May 21 (UPI) -- More than a year after a teenager killed himself with a loaded gun in Connecticut, Congress will consider a bill requiring guns be stored safely and away from children.

Study: U.S. airlines will fly record number of passengers this summer

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Study: U.S. airlines will fly record number of passengers this summer

May 21 (UPI) -- More Americans -- nearly 260 million -- will travel the skies this summer than ever before, an aviation trade group said in a study Tuesday.

Congress cuts F-35 spare parts request amid supply problems

Defense News // 11 hours ago

Congress cuts F-35 spare parts request amid supply problems

May 21 (UPI) -- A U.S. House subcommittee wants to approve only half the Pentagon's spare parts purchase requests for F-35s in the 2020 budget plans as it looks for reasons why the aircraft have been grounded 30 percent of the time.

Trackers see great white shark in Long Island Sound for first time

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Trackers see great white shark in Long Island Sound for first time

May 21 (UPI) -- In a circumstance similar to the iconic film Jaws, a great white shark -- one of the most predatory types in the world -- has been detected for the first time in an estuary on the Northeast U.S. coast.

Hispanic Caucus demands answers for migrant child deaths

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Hispanic Caucus demands answers for migrant child deaths

May 21 (UPI) -- Federal lawmakers are asking Congress and the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security for an investigation into deaths of migrant children on the border -- one day after officials said a fifth child died there.

North Korea U.N. envoy slams U.S. for seized ship: 'extreme hostile policy'

World News // 11 hours ago

North Korea U.N. envoy slams U.S. for seized ship: 'extreme hostile policy'

UNITED NATIONS, May 21 (UPI) -- North Korea accused the United States of violating international law on Tuesday at the United Nations during an unprecedented press conference delivered by Pyongyang's top envoy to the U.N.

Climber tops Mount Everest for record 24th time -- and plans 25th

World News // 12 hours ago

Climber tops Mount Everest for record 24th time -- and plans 25th

May 21 (UPI) -- A Napalese man who already holds the record for the number of successful climbs on Mount Everest says he'll do it one more time before he retires.

Marine Corps Harrier pilot safely ejects as jet crashes in North Carolina

Defense News // 12 hours ago

Marine Corps Harrier pilot safely ejects as jet crashes in North Carolina

May 21 (UPI) -- The pilot of a AV-8B Harrier safely ejected when the jet crashed in eastern North Carolina near the world's largest Marine Corps air station.

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