President Joe Biden visited a power plant in Minnesota Monday as part of a whirlwind national tour to tout the ongoing impact of his legislative agenda. Two workers at JFK International Airport died Monday after being buried under construction rubble, officials said. NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch -- a flight engineer on the International Space Station -- will become the first woman to orbit the moon next year when the space agency launches its Artemis II mission. First lady Jill Biden's flight to Michigan was forced to return to Denver after an issue with the aircraft on Monday. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Monday that permits the carrying of concealed firearms without a permit. Former President Donald Trump arrived in New York on Monday to face charges over hush money paid to cover up an alleged extra-marital affair before the 2016 election. The Justice Department has seized more than $112 million linked to cryptocurrency investment schemes, often called "pig butchering" or romance scams used to entice victims online. The U.S. Department of Defense Monday confirmed the sites of four new locations in the Philippines where American military forces will begin building a larger presence. Audrey Hale kept months' worth of journals related to her plan to attack The Covenant School in Nashville, according to investigators. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in California, as China threatened retaliation and called the meeting a "provocation." Animal rescuers in New York rescued a cat found stuck upside down behind a water heater. A Manitoba, Canada, library said a book was recently returned by a patron who checked the tome out 36 years earlier. Authorities in Portugal said a loose horse caused traffic delays Monday morning when it wandered onto the shoulder of a busy highway. NASA astronaut Victor Glover will become the first person of color to orbit the moon, when the space agency's Artemis II mission launches as early as next year. Several high schools in Wyoming went on lockdown Monday after receiving calls about active shooters that turned out to be false. A Michigan man who was unaware he had won a $261,935 lottery jackpot managed to claim his prize just one day before it would have expired. A cluster of the fungal infection blastomycosis was found in dogs and humans in Wisconsin, which led to serious health consequences, U.S. health officials report. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday asked Florida's inspector general to get involved in the ongoing dispute between the Walt Disney Co. and the state. UPI launched the Odd News Minute podcast on Monday. The show will be a daily roundup of the most hilarious or awe-inspiring stories of the day. Hear the first episode. The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of a death row inmate in Louisiana who claims evidence was withheld that would have helped him in a lower court. Richard Madden, Shailene Woodley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt have signed on for the thriller "Killer Heat." Some patients with early testicular cancer may not need chemotherapy and radiation, researchers report. Surgery to remove lymph nodes in an area behind the abdomen lining called the retroperitoneum may be enough. |
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