Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The continuing effects of the pandemic and a year of record inflation have at least half of people in the United States unsatisfied with their current financial situation.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Pennsylvania conducted an unusual rescue when a 2-year-old girl got her head stuck in an angel food cake pan.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Connecticut tree trimming service came to the rescue of a seagull entangled in a kite string and suspended between two trees -- out of the reach of firefighters.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Astronomers have discovered a ring around a dwarf planet called Quaoar in the outer reaches of the solar system.

Comet E3 has been the hottest topic in the world of astronomy since the start of 2023, and skywatchers will have one more golden opportunity to spot the green comet as it appears extremely close to Mars this weekend.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General on Wednesday estimated at least $191 billion in pandemic unemployment payments could have been improper or fraudulent.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden is in Wisconsin to promote his national economic plan which has so far created hundreds of thousands of new jobs and brought $4 billion in new investments to the battleground he narrowly won in 2020.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said she initially disregarded an email informing her of a $110,689 lottery prize because she thought it was a scam.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Animal rescuers in Arizona came to the assistance of a small puppy that fled from a pair of larger dogs and became stuck on top of the rear axle in the undercarriage of a car.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A former employee of PSE&G has shot and killed a current employee at the utility company's headquarters in Franklin Township, New Jersey.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Seven enhanced geothermal systems pilot projects will get up to $73 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for research and development.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A 3-year-old Macaw parrot who became spooked and flew away from his New Zealand home was spotted nine days later -- 155 miles away.

Americans received unprecedented access to healthcare during the pandemic. Now, they need to prepare for most of that to unwind, experts say.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents stopped an illegal export of 2,200 rounds of ammunition bound for Mexico at the Hidalgo International Bridge in Texas, the field office said Wednesday.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A bus has crashed into a daycare center in the town of Laval, in Canada's Quebec province, killing two children and injuring at least six others, police say.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A Libyan suspect in the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland Wednesday pleaded not guilty Wednesday. The bombing killed 270 people, 259 aboard the plane and 11 on the ground.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- K-pop group NCT Dream released its debut Japanese single album and a music video for the song "Best Friend Ever."

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Patrick Mahomes says Negro Leagues baseball inspired his creative playing style. That style will be part of history Sunday, when he faces Jalen Hurts in the first Super Bowl to feature two Black starting quarterbacks.

Jan. 9 (UPI) -- The Golden Globes, Oscars, Grammys and other awards shows will return in 2023 to honor the best film, television, music and more.

Feb. 8 (UPI) -- The House is probing Twitter's handling of a news story regarding a laptop belonging to Hunter Biden, as the GOP-led chamber seeks to turn its investigative sights on the Biden family, big tech and the border.