By Clyde Hughes (0) A bicyclist passes a house damaged by a strong earthquake Monday on the coast of Guanica, Puerto Rico. A stronger quake rattled the island territory Tuesday. Photo by Thais Llorca/EPA-EFE Jan. 7 (UPI) -- At least one person died Tuesday following a magnitude-6.4 earthquake off the southern Puerto Rico shore, which triggered [...]
A woman weeps as thousands of Iranians take to the streets to mourn the death of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commander Qassem Soleimani after Friday prayer in Tehran. Photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI | License Photo Jan. 3 (UPI) -- The killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a U.S. airstrike will "negatively affect" global security, Russia said Friday, [...]
By Clyde Hughes (0) President Donald Trump signed a bill that gives law enforcement and phone customers more options in fighting robocalls. Photo by Olivier Douliery/UPI | License Photo Dec. 31 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump has signed a bills offering greater protection for U.S. consumers from unsolicited robocalls and reauthorizing an act that helps state and local law [...]
By Don Jacobson (0) The FDA has begun enforcement of a new law raising the minimum age for tobacco sales from 18 to 21. Photo by Free-Photos/Pixabay Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has quickly implemented a newly signed law raising the minimum age to buy tobacco products nationwide from 18 to 21, according [...]
People who regularly use marijuana tend to have a larger left ventricle, which is the main pumping chamber of the heart, a new study found. Photo by chuck herrera/Pixabay Regular pot use might potentially cause changes in the heart's structure, a new study suggests. People who regularly use marijuana tend to have a larger left ventricle, [...]
A total of 2,506 patients have been hospitalized for vaping illnesses, an increase of 97 from last week. Photo by tomkohhantsuk/Pixabay Dec. 19 (UPI) -- The number of vaping-related lung illness deaths reported by federal health authorities rose again this week to 56, up four from last week's total. The deaths occurred in 27 states. A [...]
By Daniel Uria (1) The Supreme Court will weigh in on a New York City gun law Monday, taking up a Second Amendment case for the first time in a decade. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The Supreme Court will weigh in on Second Amendment rights for the first time in about [...]
By Allen Cone (0) Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Eleven people were injured, including two critically, in a shooting early Sunday on the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter, police said. The gunfire broke out on Canal Street just before 3:30 a.m., NOLA.com reported. The area is near Bourbon Street, which is popular for tourists. The events included Southern's [...]
By Darryl Coote (2) U.S. President Donald Trump holds up H.R. 724, the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, after signing it during a ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Photo by Michael Reynolds/UPI | License Photo Nov. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a bipartisan bill into [...]
By Daniel Uria (1) Police in California said two boys were shot and killed in the parking lot of a school early Saturday morning. Photo courtesy Union City Police Department Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Two children were shot and killed in a Northern California elementary school parking lot, police said. Union City Police said the two [...]
