By Danielle Haynes (1) In 2016, 10 electors voted or attempted to vote against the wishes of their state's popular vote. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo Jan. 17 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a case in which electoral college members seek the right to vote for a presidential candidate who didn't [...]
By Darryl Coote (0) U.S. Marines are seen at the Baghdad Embassy Compound on December 31. Photo by Sgt. Kyle C. Talbot/U.S. Marine Corps | License Photo Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Nearly a dozen U.S. troops were injured after two Iranian missile strikes on a pair of American-held bases in Iraq last week, the Pentagon reported in [...]
By Don Jacobson (0) Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers Friday in Tehran, Iran. Photo by Office of Iran's Supreme Leader Office/EPA-EFE Jan. 17 (UPI) -- In a rare Friday address, Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed the missile strikes that damaged two U.S. bases in Iraq last week and injured nearly a dozen American [...]
By UPI Staff & Don Jacobson (0) U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He hold the "phase one" trade deal between the United States and China they signed Wednesday in the East Room of the White House. Photo by Alex Wroblewski/UPI | License Photo Jan. 15 (UPI) -- After a year and a half [...]
By Annie Martin (0) Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Tim Allen says there's "nothing not like" about his Toy Story 4 co-star Keanu Reeves. The 66-year-old actor discussed Reeves, 55, during an interview Monday on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Allen and Reeves voice Buzz Lightyear and Duke Caboom, respectively, in Toy Story 4, which opened in theaters in June. Allen jokingly said the movie had "too [...]
By Daniel Uria (0) Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration announced Wednesday that officers caught the highest number of guns at airport checkpoints nationwide in 2019. TSA said it discovered 4,432 firearms in carry-on bags or on passengers at checkpoints throughout the country, the highest total in the agency's 18-year history and a five [...]
By Darryl Coote (0) Jan. 14 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court asking the justices to lift a hold preventing it from strengthening requirements for granting residency to immigrants. In the 40-page filing, Solicitor General Noel Francisco, who represents the administration at the Supreme Court, urged the justices to lift the stay [...]
By Don Jacobson (0) A sign on a street in Tehran, Iran, reads in Persian, "We are all in pain and sympathize" -- a reference to the crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet accidentally shot down last week. Photo by Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Iranian authorities have arrested several people in connection with the [...]
A Delta Air Lines plane dropped jet fuel over a California elementary school after being forced to return to Los Angels International Airport due to an engine issue. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan. 14 (UPI) -- At least 60 people were injured Tuesday after a Delta airplane dropped jet fuel, hitting several schools in California, [...]
By Connor Grott (0) New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman is scheduled to appear in court on April 13. File Photo by Derik Hamilton/UPI | License Photo Jan. 12 (UPI) -- New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was arrested Saturday night in Beverly Hills, Calif., and cited for misdemeanor vandalism, according to a police spokeswoman. Edelman, 33, jumped [...]
