Japan will begin deep-sea rare earth exploration in the South Pacific as it moves to diversify supply chains amid tighter Chinese export controls

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/11/japa...

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution that would limit the president's ability to strike countries unilaterally.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/01/08/senate-vote...

Indiana defenders feasted on early Oregon turnovers to build a big lead they never surrendered en route to a 56-22 thrashing in Friday's Peach Bowl.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2026/01/10/Indiana-o...

Tommy Lee Jones' family has issued a statement after his daughter, Victoria, was found dead in a San Francisco hotel on New Year's Day.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2026/01/03/tommy-lee-jones...

Prof. Kim argues that domestic-focused politics risks being pushed aside in a geoeconomic order and urges South Korea to rethink survival strategy.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/06/ge...

S. Koreans have been able to view N. Korea's official newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, at designated public locations without special procedures from Dec. 30

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/07...

Mexico closed 2025 with weak economic growth and is heading into 2026 with limited expansion prospects, according to estimates and projections.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/02/latam-...

Iranian leaders took exception to President Donald Trump's threat to intervene if the Iranian government kills protesters amid civil unrest.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/01/03/iran-prot...

Paramount+ announced Thursday that two animated series based on Mo Willems' beloved picture books are now in the works.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2025/12/11/mo-willems-series-paramount-...

The New York Times has filed suit against artificial intelligence startup Perplexity for copyright infringement.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/05/new-york-times-sues-perplexity-ai-startup/990...

Tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump saw priced goods spike 0.5% with services up 0.2% in cost, food prices up 0.4% and energy up 1.7%.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/05/Commerce-Dep...

Former Harvard Medical School professor, Dr. Martin Kulldorff, has been appointed to a senior role at the Department of Health and Human Services.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/12/01/vaccine-adv...

President Donald Trump plans to host a meeting Monday evening about Venezuela as the president increases pressure on the country and its leader.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/12/01/trump-white-h...

An Illinois Lottery player credited a chance encounter with his grandma at a store with lending him the luck to win a $1 million Powerball prize.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/12/01/lotto-Illinois-...

IFC's horror thriller film "Good Boy" will stream on Shudder Nov. 21. The movie follows the perspective of a dog who encounters the supernatural.

https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/Movies/2025/11/1...

Two New Jersey males were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday for their alleged connections to a thwarted ISIS-inspired Halloween terror attack in Michigan.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/11/05/new...

Robert Englund, best known for portraying Freddy Krueger in the horror franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street, was honored with a Hollywood star, appropriately, on Halloween.

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Commemorations were held across Israel to remember the Oct. 7 terror attacks two years on as a diplomatic drive to deliver a U.S.-brokered peace gathered pace.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2...

The new Archbishop of Canterbury designate is Dame Sarah Mullally, the first woman in the position. She is the bishop of London, a post she's had since 2018.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/202...

New research shows the biggest consumers of ultra-processed foods have "significantly elevated" levels of a protein associated with risky inflammation.

https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2025/10/02/big-co...

Tropical Storm Mario, a small cyclone, is strengthening off the west coast of Mexico Friday. It's about 20 nautical miles off the coast of Guerrero, Mexico.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025...

Google is celebrating the start of the 2025-26 school year with a DNA themed Doodle on Wednesday.

https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2025/09/10/google-doodle-dives-into-dna/5921757513627/

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The Pittsburgh Steelers plan to sign safety Jabrill Peppers, coach Mike Tomlin told reporters Tuesday. The Steelers will face the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/NFL/2025/09...

A Windsor, Ontario, eatery attempted a Guinness World Records title by preparing a massive ground beef kebab wrap that ended up measuring 81 feet long.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/09/05/canada-Gu...

Police in Alabama came to the rescue of a young coyote found with its leg stuck in a narrow gap between tree branches on a Springville resident's property.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/12/sprin...

The United States' two leading makers of semiconductors that power AI have agreed to pay 15% of their China sales of two chips in exchange for export licenses.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly moving toward full occupation of Gaza after dissent in the ranks and international condemnation.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/08/...

A North Carolina woman scored a $2 million top prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket just over a month after winning $250,000 from a second chance drawing.

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2025/08/06/lot...

ESPN announced Wednesday that it has made a non-binding agreement with the National Football League to acquire the NFL Network and some other media assets.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/08/06/sp...

Rose Byrne portrays a struggling mother whose life unravels in the upcoming A24 film "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You." Conan O'Brien and A$AP Rocky also star.

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