Snow, ice grounds traffic at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport; cold zeros in on U.S. East
1 of 6 | People arrive to check in for flights the day before the Thanksgiving holiday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on Nov.…
Bidens spread holiday cheer with visit to D.C. children's hospital
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Friday spread the season's cheer with a visit to a children's hospital in Washington D.C., meeting…
Party City CEO announces chain is halting operations, all employees laid off
1 of 2 | Pedestrians walk by a Party City retail store in New York City on Friday. The CEO of the New Jersey-based chain…
At I-25 checkpoint, border agents discover 37 migrants hiding in tractor trailer
Dec. 20 (UPI) -- This past weekend, during a routine inspection at an Interstate 25 checkpoint in New Mexico, U.S. Border Patrol agents discovered and…
CFPB sues Zelle operator, major banks over failure to counter fraud
1 of 3 | Three of the largest U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chanse, rushed the Zelle digital payment system to market “without implementing effective consumer…
House Speaker Mike Johnson: ‘We have a plan’ after government funding bill fails
1 of 3 | Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., talks to press while house members vote on his spending bill to avoid a…
Watch: Google Doodle video spotlights most searched-for topics of 2024
Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Friday's Google Doodle included a 4-minute video revealing some of the website's most searched-for topics of 2024. Subjects included the rise…
On This Day, Dec. 20: White Sands National Park established
1 of 7 | On December 20, 2019, President Donald Trump signed a bill creating White Sands National Park in New Mexico. File Photo courtesy…
Missouri man pleads guilty to arson in Mormon church fire
A Missouri man has pleaded guilty to federal civil rights and arson charges for setting fire to a Mormon church, the U.S. Justice Department announced…
FAA issues temporary drone bans in parts of New Jersey
1 of 2 | The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily banned drone operations in 22 communities in New Jersey because of “special security reasons.” File…
Retailer Big Lots makes ‘difficult decision’ to go out of business completely
Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Discount retail chain Big Lots, which had been attempting to keep some of its stores open while closing others, announced on…
As fluoridation becomes topic in D.C., town in Florida votes to remove it
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a House Judiciary hearing in Washington, D.C. (2013) The Trump nominee for HHS has said the federal department immediately…
House GOP proposes new government-funding measure
1 of 6 | House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., accused House Republicans of "detonating" the bipartisan funding measure while addressing media in the Capitol…
Former chief adviser to NYC mayor indicted on bribery, money laundering charges
1 of 3 | Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a former top aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams, arrives at State Supreme Court for her arraignment proceedings…
Justice Department sues CVS for allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against CVS for unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions. File Photo by Michael Kleinfeld/UPI | License Photo Dec. 19 (UPI) --…
Authorities identify victims in Abundant Life school shooting amid search for motive
Authorities on Wednesday identified the victims from Monday's shooting at Abundant Life Christian School as 42-year-old Erin West and 14-year-old Rubi Vergara. Photo courtesy of…
U.S. imposes additional sanctions targeting Pakistan’s ballistic missile program
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions that target Pakistan's ballistic missile program. File Photo by Sohail Shahzad/EPA-EFE Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The United States…
Officials declare ‘murder hornet’ eradicated from U.S.
Members of the Washington State Department of Agriculture hrnet eradication pose for a photo in October of 2022 after removing the first hornet nest detected…
Police: Father believed to have fatally shot family in murder-suicide; son in critical condition
Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Authorities in Utah investigating the shooting deaths of four family members and a critically injured teen said Wednesday that evidence suggests…
GOP aborts temporary gov’t funding measure at Trump’s urging
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance jointly opposed a proposed stopgap funding measure announced Tuesday that would have prevented a pending federal government…