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Survey: Florida dogs ranked most obedient, Washington the least

U.S. News // 58 minutes ago

Survey: Florida dogs ranked most obedient, Washington the least

Florida, Utah and Arizona are the states with the most obedient dogs while Washington, Michigan and Illinois have the least obedient pooches, the website OneVet said Thursday.

Ex-deputy indicted on murder charges in shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr.

U.S. News // 25 minutes ago

Ex-deputy indicted on murder charges in shooting death of Casey Goodson Jr.

Homeless drifter arrested in slaying of 14-year-old Florida boy

U.S. News // 1 hour ago

Homeless drifter arrested in slaying of 14-year-old Florida boy

Astronauts conclude spacewalk to replace antenna at space station

Science News // 1 hour ago

Astronauts conclude spacewalk to replace antenna at space station

DHS says it will obey order to restart Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy -- for now

U.S. News // 1 hour ago

DHS says it will obey order to restart Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy -- for now

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- President Biden's administration says they will restart the controversial "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy next week -- which requires refugees to wait out their applications to enter the U.S. south of the border.

Chip shortage leads to revenue drop for Hyundai Motor

World News // 1 hour ago

Chip shortage leads to revenue drop for Hyundai Motor

SEOUL, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor said the global automotive chip shortage had caused its monthly sales to drop at a double-digit rate in November.

Turkey's Erdogan replaces treasury minister amid steep decline in lira value

World News // 2 hours ago

Turkey's Erdogan replaces treasury minister amid steep decline in lira value

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new finance minister on Thursday after the last man in the post resigned amid a steep decline in value of Turkey's national currency.

Ex-Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to bribery scheme with asphalt company

U.S. News // 2 hours ago

Ex-Puerto Rico mayor pleads guilty to bribery scheme with asphalt company

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The former mayor of a town in northern Puerto Rico has pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal corruption over dozens of contracts he awarded over a four-year period that earned him lucrative kickbacks, authorities say.

Minnesota reports second U.S. case of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Health News // 2 hours ago

Minnesota reports second U.S. case of COVID-19 Omicron variant

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- One day after the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 was confirmed in California, a second case of the highly contagious strain was identified in Minnesota, public health officials there said Thursday.

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

U.S. News // 2 hours ago

Alec Baldwin on 'Rust' shooting: 'I didn't pull the trigger'

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Star Alec Baldwin and a lawyer for an assistant director on the film "Rust" told ABC News that Baldwin did not pull the trigger in an accidental shooting on the set that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

Blinken vows 'serious consequences' if Russia steps into Ukraine conflict

World News // 3 hours ago

Blinken vows 'serious consequences' if Russia steps into Ukraine conflict

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The top American and Russian diplomats met for talks in Sweden on Thursday and exchanged concerns about Moscow's involvement with a lengthy separatist dispute in eastern Ukraine.

White House unveils reforms to 'level playing field' for underserved small businesses

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

White House unveils reforms to 'level playing field' for underserved small businesses

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The White House announced Thursday that President Biden's administration will ask federal agencies to give more spending contracts to minority and underserved smaller businesses -- at more than twice the current level.

SpaceX Starlink launch from Florida delayed to Thursday

Science News // 3 hours ago

SpaceX Starlink launch from Florida delayed to Thursday

Dec. 1 (UPI) -- SpaceX's plan to launch 48 more Starlink spacecraft from Florida has been delayed a day to Thursday, as the company struggles with plans to develop a second generation of the communications satellites.

New unemployment claims rise in U.S. after record decline last week

U.S. News // 3 hours ago

New unemployment claims rise in U.S. after record decline last week

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- A week after posting the lowest figure for unemployment filings in more than a half-century, the Labor Department said in its weekly report that there are a little more than 220,000 new jobless claims.

Police: School shooter planned killing spree, journal, videos show

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Police: School shooter planned killing spree, journal, videos show

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Videos and a journal found in the backpack of the student accused of killing four classmates and wounding eight others at a Michigan high school show the mass shooting was pre-meditated, authorities said.

House leaders agree on bill to avoid gov't shutdown; vote expected soon

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

House leaders agree on bill to avoid gov't shutdown; vote expected soon

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Congressional leaders in the House reached an agreement Thursday on a spending bill to keep the government operating until mid-February, and possibly avoid a federal shutdown that could begin Friday.

Carrie Underwood, Harry Connick Jr. celebrate Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting

Entertainment News // 5 hours ago

Carrie Underwood, Harry Connick Jr. celebrate Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood, Harry Connick Jr., Mickey Guyton, Alessia Cara and other stars took part in the annual Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York.

Adviser Symone Sanders leaving VP Kamala Harris' staff, reports say

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

Adviser Symone Sanders leaving VP Kamala Harris' staff, reports say

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Symone Sanders, senior adviser and chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris, will leave her post by the end of the year and become the second major departure from her staff in months, according to news reports.

Biden to step up COVID-19 fight with testing for travelers, coverage for home tests

U.S. News // 5 hours ago

Biden to step up COVID-19 fight with testing for travelers, coverage for home tests

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- President Biden will announce a strategy Thursday to fight COVID-19 in the winter months -- a plan that includes rigid testing requirements for travelers entering the U.S. and insurers covering the cost of home tests.

Court upholds legal victory for Meghan Markle in privacy suit vs. British publisher

World News // 5 hours ago

Court upholds legal victory for Meghan Markle in privacy suit vs. British publisher

Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Meghan Markle won a privacy battle in a British court on Thursday against a publisher that had made public part of a letter that she'd written to her estranged father three years ago when she married Prince Harry.

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