6+ hour, 13+ min ago  (289+ words) May 10 (UPI) -- Imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has had her long prison sentence suspended and is now in a Tehran hospital, her foundation announced Sunday. Narges, who accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago  (228+ words) May 10 (UPI) -- At least six bodies were found in a boxcar in a Texas city along the Mexican border Sunday, according to authorities, who said an investigation is ongoing. Little information about the incident has been made public. The police…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago  (254+ words) May 10 (UPI) -- Wes Edens, the billionaire co-founder of Fortress Investment Group and an owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, was the target of a billion-dollar extortion scheme allegedly perpetrated by an ex-lover, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. A spokesman…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (380+ words) May 9 (UPI) -- California authorities working on a new lead in their quest for the remains of slain college student Kristin Smart announced Saturday that a search of a property connected with her killer came up empty. The San Luis Obispo…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (291+ words) May 9 (UPI) -- A man accused of shooting and injuring three Syracuse, N. Y. , police officers surrendered without incident Saturday after an hours-long standoff in the city, authorities said. The suspect surrendered to police at 3: 15 p. m. Saturday, nine hours after barricading himself in an…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (263+ words) May 9 (UPI) -- Multiple injuries were reported Saturday in what rescuers called a "mass casualty" event involving a possible boat explosion at a popular Miami sandbar. First responders to the scene of a possible boat explosion at around 12: 45 p. m. "found multiple patients…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (392+ words) May 8 (UPI) -- The Department of Government Efficiency illegally canceled roughly $100 million in grants that Congress had approved the National Endowment for the Humanities to award, a judge ruled. U. S. District Court Judge Colleen Mc Mahon said Thursday in a 143-page decision…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (433+ words) May 8 (Asia Today) -- Five South Korean birth mothers who lost children to overseas adoption filed petitions Friday seeking a truth investigation into alleged abuses involving foreign adoptions. The women submitted the petitions to South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, saying…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (210+ words) Prosecutors and Robinson's attorneys have argued over whether cameras would be permitted, with defense lawyers raising concerns that the potential jury pool could be polluted but Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf disagreed, The Salt Lake Tribune and The Wall…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (392+ words) May 8 (UPI) -- The Department of Government Efficiency illegally canceled roughly $100 million in grants that Congress had approved the National Endowment for the Humanities to award, a judge ruled. U. S. District Court Judge Colleen Mc Mahon said Thursday in a 143-page decision…...