Labor Department awards $203M in grants for job services for low-income seniors
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Labor Department Friday said $203 million in grants are being awarded to provide job training and career services to low-income…
Secret Service head says changes underway after ‘failures’ at Trump’s Pennsylvania rally
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe said an internal investigation of the agency's "failures" during the July 13 assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump…
Ohio pastor who used bullhorn to direct Jan. 6 pro-Trump mob gets prison sentence
1 of 2 | Ohio pastor William Dunfee (R) was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay $12,000 for his actions…
Georgia election board institutes controversial hand-counting requirement
The Georgia State Election Board ruled Friday that county officials must hand-count ballots in November's presidential election, sparking fears of long delays and chaos in…
Dow finishes week in record territory following Fed’s interest rate cut
Pedestrians walk near the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve Board announced its first interest rate cut…
NOAA awards $1M to monitor potentially destructive floods, ice-jam events in Alaska
Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The federal government on Friday awarded $1.1 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to conduct satellite monitoring of potentially…
House passes bill to boost protection for presidential candidates after Trump assasination attempt
Republican Presidential candidate former US President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday. The House…
Kentucky joins more than 20 states in banning ‘conversion therapy’
“Conversion therapy has no basis in medicine or science, and it can cause significant long-term harm to our kids, including increased rates of suicide and…
Nike CEO John Donahue to retire; company veteran Elliot Hill will replace him
A Chinese woman walks past a Nike logo outside a Nike store in Beijing, China, on May 22, 2019. Nike announced a new president and…
Kentucky judge fatally shot, county sheriff charged with murder
Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, 54, was fatally shot Thursday in his chambers. Letcher County Sheriff Shawn Stines, 43, has been arrested and charged with…
U.S. sanctions network facilitating banking between Russia and North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un make a toast during a state reception at the Reception House in Pyongyang,…
Woman walking off-trail in Yellowstone suffers severe burns, park officials say
U.S. News // 3 hours ago Initial DNA test of body believed to be of Kentucky's Sept. 7 mass shooter is inconclusive Sept. 19 (UPI)…
President Biden proclaims Friday National Service Dog Day
1 of 2 | Jessica Pegula holds Ace, a service dog representing K9S For Warriors Service Dogs In-Training sponsored by Jessica Pegula, when she speaks…
Second suspect arrested over IEDs discovered in Hawaii this summer
Jess Lee, 43, of Kula, Hawaii, has been arrested in connection to a string of homemade bombs found planted around the resort island. Photo courtesy…
Illinois high court says odor of ‘burnt’ marijuana not probable cause to search cars
Thursday's ruling by the the Illinois Supreme Court affects two separate cases: People vs. Redmond and People vs. Molina, both of which involved police searches…
First time weekly unemployment benefits filings drop to 219,000
Thousands of jobseekers stand in line at Amazon's future headquarters at a "career day" in Crystal City, Virginia on September 17, 2019. The Labor Department…
U.S. authorities thwart another China-backed botnet
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Wednesday announced that the United States had thwarted a China-backed botnet that had infected more than 200,000 computer devices in…
FBI: Iranian hackers infiltrated Trump campaign, sent stolen documents to Biden associates
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Wednesday night at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York where he accused Iran of foreign…
‘Hidden Figures’ honored with Congressional Gold Medals
1 of 3 | Family members of the "Hidden Figures" accept a medal from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., at a Congressional Gold…
Harvey Weinstein pleads ‘not guilty’ to new sexual assault charge
1 of 3 | Harvey Weinstein appears in criminal court in New York on Wednesday. The former movie mogul pleaded not guilty to a new…