Native American teen sues Oklahoma school over sacred eagle plume fight
Lena’ Black, a member of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and of Osage descent, sued the Broken Arrow School District last week claiming school officials violated her…
Credit Suisse ordered to pay $926M to former Georgia PM in fraud case
Singapore's International Commercial Court ruled Friday that Credit Suisse must pay $926 million to former Georgia Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili due to fraud by a…
Five Eyes: China-sponsored hackers spying on U.S. infrastructure
May 25 (UPI) -- A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group has been spying on critical U.S. infrastructure sectors, Western intelligence agencies said, while warning the international…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs sweeping election bill; NAACP, LWVF sue
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a sweeping election bill into law that opponents say will harm Florida voters. File Photo by Debbie Hill/…
New French law banning domestic commuter flights takes effect
Short flights between Paris and cities like Bordeaux, Nantes and Lyon are now prohibited, but the law was expected to have minimal impact on domestic…
Texas sues Biden admin. over new asylum rule, saying it invites illegal border crossings
1/2 Texas has sued the Biden administration, saying its new border rule is inviting illegal border crossings. Photo by Ariana Dreshler/UPI | License Photo May…
Catholic Church in Illinois underreported child sex abuse, report finds
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul releases the 696-page "Report on Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse in Illinois" on Tuesday in downtown Chicago. The report names…
Truck crashes into Lafayette Square near White House; driver detained
May 22 (UPI) -- A box truck crashed into security barricades near the White House on Monday night, authorities said. The incident happened shortly before…
E. Jean Carroll seeks $10M in new damages after Trump’s post-verdict remarks
1/2 E. Jean Carroll, who won $5 million in damages after a jury found former President Donald Trump sexually assaulted and defamed her, has filed…
Climate activists dump charcoal into Italy’s Trevi Fountain, turning water black
1/3 Last Generation said in a news release that the black liquid, which caused no damage to the fountain, symbolized the need for an end…
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch blasts U.S. response to COVID-19
Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch stands during a group photo of the justices at the Supreme Court on April 23, 2021. File Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI…
British police seek suspects in museum heist
Police in the British city Sheffield are seeking suspects wanted for a “carefully planned” heist at a museum on Sunday. A stainless steel duckling stolen…
Georgia woman accused of leaving her baby for dead denied bond
May 20 (UPI) -- A Georgia woman accused of leaving her newborn child for dead in a plastic bag in the woods four years ago…
Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis seeks to remove judge overseeing Disney lawsuit
1/2 Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is attempting to disqualify the federal judge overseeing a lawsuit filed against him by the Walt Disney Company, a court…
One dead, two injured in ‘targeted’ gunfire at Ohio manufacturing plant
May 19 (UPI) -- One person is dead and two others -- including the suspected gunman -- were injured in a Thursday night shooting at…
Wife tells authorities husband purposely drove off California cliff in January
San Mateo authorities locate a Tesla that crashed down a cliff off the Pacific Coast Highway on January 2. Dharmesh Patel has been charged with…
Man accused of leaking Pentagon documents ordered detained until trial
Jack Teixeira, a Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified military documents, has been locked up since his arrest on April 13. Image courtesy of…
Former D.C. police intelligence supervisor charged over Proud Boys links
1/4 An ex-supervisor in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia's intelligence unit was indicted this week for alerting Enrique Tarrio (pictured), the…
Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $75 million to Jeffrey Epstein victims
1/2 Deutsche Bank agreed to a settlement paying $75 million to victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking scheme. File Photo by Wallace Woon/EPA-EFE May 18 (UPI)…
Nation’s largest publisher files lawsuit challenging Florida county’s book bans
Penguin Random House, the nation's largest publisher, filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court on Wednesday, challenging the state's book ban. File Photo by Jim…