Iran on Wednesday launched a barrage of drone and missile strikes targeting an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in Iraq, U.S. and Kurdish officials said. United States Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in South Korea on Thursday morning amid rising tensions just hours after North Korea launched a pair of ballistic missiles. Six adults were injured in a shooting Wednesday near an East Oakland, Calif. school campus, according to police who said they are continuing to search for suspects. Virgin Atlantic unveiled its new uniform policy that will allow the airline's pilots, cabin crew and ground staff to wear whichever uniforms, the red skirt or burgundy trousers, that suit their identity. The National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. Wednesday update that Hurricane Ian "continues to batter the Florida peninsula with winds, storm surge and flooding," as it continues its northeast trek. The Biden administration has announced an additional $1.1 billion in security assistance to Ukraine after what the White House called "sham referendums" in four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine. Regions Bank was ordered to pay at least $191 million in penalties and refunds for charging customers surprise overdraft fees. Residents are trapped by water in homes and streets are unrecognizable, underwater as Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on, Wednesday afternoon, crashing into the coast with sustained wind of 155 mph. U.S. stocks rallied Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average breaking a six-day losing streak with a nearly 550-point gain. A Pennsylvania-based store chain celebrated its 40th anniversary by breaking a Guinness World Record with a bobblehead figure measuring 16 feet, 6.73 inches high. A Maryland woman said visiting multiple stores to find her favorite scratch-off lottery ticket paid off when she finally found one -- and won $50,000. A federal jury on Wednesday ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to pay nearly $175 million in damages after ruling that the company infringed on two patents held by a walkie-talkie messaging app. A California man became the second person to ever kayak from California to Hawaii -- a journey that took him 91 days. The European Commission on Wednesday proposed new sanctions on Russia after escalated attempts to annex four regions in Ukraine, including referendums condemned as a "sham" by the international community. The World Health Organization and the International Labor Organization Wednesday urged more action to tackle mental health issues at work around the world. Glaciers in Switzerland melted at record rates in 2022, according to a report released Wednesday by the Swiss Glacier Monitoring Network, which labeled it a "disastrous year." Vice President Kamala Harris called out China's recent "disturbing behavior" in the Taiwan Strait, during a speech at a U.S. military base on Wednesday. Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Geno Smith are among UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's six must-start quarterbacks for Week 4 of the 2022 fantasy football season. Germany and Japan conducted their first joint military drills on Wednesday in Japan, as Berlin seeks to expand its security commitments in the region. Science has "connected the dots" between a healthy diet and disease prevention and treatment, and it is high time to realize a person's chronic illness can't be managed if they're hungry -- and do more about it. Netflix limited series "Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" dramatizes the real-life story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, who admitted to killing 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991. As Donald Trump contemplates whether to run for president again, he is facing an array of ongoing legal investigations. Here's an overview of where they stand. |
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