It was fillies on parade in weekend horse racing, with She Feels Pretty, Nitrogen and Velocity crossing the finish lines first in Canada, the United States.

Jakarta's Kamisan protesters hold vigils, demanding justice for human rights abuses and resisting government's attempt to reshape Indonesia's official history.

Fan fiction is being embraced by publishers, with three new "Dramione" titles -- stories pairing Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger -- hitting shelves this year.

Ja'Marr Chase, Bijan Robinson and Saquon Barkley lead UPI senior sports writer Alex Butler's annual Top 200 fantasy football player rankings for 2025.

Bolivia is headed to a presidential run-off election between a center-right politician and a right-wing candidate after voters on Sunday rejected another term of the Movement for Socialism.

Hurricane Erin's outer bands were beginning to lash the southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands early Monday after regaining Category 4 strength overnight.

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing women the right to vote, was ratified by Tennessee.

Actor Kaitlin Olson turns 50 and actor Christian Slater turns 56, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 18.

An Australian court on Monday fined national flag carrier Qantas nearly $60 million for illegally firing more than 1,800 ground workers and then outsourcing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hungarian model Barbara Palvin revealed Sunday that she's been diagnosed with endometriosis and underwent surgery to treat the uterine condition.

Two American cruise passengers in their 70s drowned in separate incidents on Carnival Cruise Lines' private destination in the eastern Bahamas on Friday.

A mass shooting at a Brooklyn, N.Y., nightclub left three people dead and nine others hospitalized, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday.

Air Canada on Sunday delayed plans to resume limited operations after flight attendants defied a government-mandated back-to-work order and binding arbitration.

Anti-corruption protesters in Serbia set fire to the Valjevo offices of the country's ruling political party, city leaders said, amid clashes sparked by the deadly collapse of a rail station in November.

A nationwide strike commenced in Israel as several hundred thousand people protested, demanding the government secure the release of 50 hostages still in Gaza held by the militant group Hamas.

Julia Garner's "Weapons" is the No. 1 movie in North America for a second weekend, earning an additional $25 million in receipts this Friday through Sunday.

His Dark Materials, Murder Mystery, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Superman and The Limey actor Terence Stamp died Sunday at the age of 87.

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm with maximum sustained winds of 125 mph while its outer bands pounded the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with gusty winds and heavy rains early Sunday.

On Aug. 17, 1999, an earthquake in a densely populated region of northwestern Turkey killed at least 17,000 people and injured about 40,000.

Actor Sean Penn turns 65 and musician The Kid Laroi turns 22, among the famous birthdays for Aug. 17.