10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (14+ words) upi. com...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (497+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- Democratic lawmakers accused the Trump administration Wednesday of seeking to push through a multimillion-dollar arms deal with Turkey by bypassing congressional review, the latest executive action critics say usurps the lawmakers' authority. Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N. Y. , ranking member…...

2+ hour, 51+ min ago  (783+ words) June 24 (Asia Today) -- Families of South Koreans abducted or detained by North Korea are calling on President Lee Jae Myung to attend a remembrance ceremony Sunday, saying his presence would demonstrate the government's commitment to resolving their cases. South Korea…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago  (364+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- A federal judge asked Kennedy Center officials and the Trump administration on Wednesday for an explanation for the tarps and scaffolding that still cover part of the front of the building. The coverings remain more than a week…...

3+ hour, 19+ min ago  (1078+ words) June 24 (Korean Dream Times) -- Lawmakers, policymakers, academics and youth leaders from six countries gathered in Mongolia to discuss strategies for peace in Northeast Asia and the peaceful unification of the Korean Peninsula. Delegates from South Korea, the United States, Japan,…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (293+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a bill that would ban members of Congress -- and their family members -- from taking part in some political prediction markets. Democrats, however, said the bill didn't go far enough. "Onto the House floor,…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (272+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- The Israeli military has surrounded an underground base in southern Lebanon in which dozens of Hezbollah militants are trapped, Israeli officials said. The base is located under the village of Tebnit, in an area where fighting taken place…...

9+ hour, 31+ min ago  (158+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- A U. S. airstrike launched last week in northwest Syria killed a senior Islamic State leader, U. S. military officials announced Wednesday. U. S. Central Command said the Friday attack killed Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi as "part of ongoing U. S. efforts to disrupt and eliminate terrorists…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago  (264+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he won't sign a housing affordability package passed by Congress this week until lawmakers approve the SAVE America voting legislation. "Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby canceled until such time as…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago  (409+ words) June 24 (UPI) -- The United Nation's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, confirmed Wednesday that its inspectors would conduct checks on Iran's nuclear sites in line with a U. S. -Iran memorandum of understanding. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said that, given…...