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COL BKB: Kentucky 78, Florida 58

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Doron Lamb scored 18 points and Anthony Davis added 16 Tuesday in top-ranked Kentucky's 78-58 rout of No. 7 Florida. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Wildcats (24-1, 10-0 SEC) won their...

NHL: Washington 4, Florida 0

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice Tuesday and the Washington Capitals grabbed first place in the Southeast Division with a 4-0 blanking of Florida. Ovechkin logged his first points since returning from a three-game suspension Saturday...

NHL: Columbus 3, Minnesota 1

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Antoine Vermette notched the go-ahead goal in the second period Tuesday and the Columbus Blue Jackets went on to down Minnesota 3-1. With the Blue Jackets on a power-play, Rick Nash gained control along the right half-boards...

Nine in 10 U.S. adults eat too much salt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATLANTA, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Almost all Americans eat too much salt, but U.S. researchers said 44 percent of dietary sodium consumed each day come from 10 types of foods. "Too much sodium raises blood pressure, which is a major risk factor for...

Closing schools during pandemic effective

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAMILTON, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Closing schools is effective in slowing the spread of infectious disease and should be considered during pandemic outbreaks, researchers in Canada suggest. Lead author David Earn, a professor in the department of...

Human morality begins early in infants

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. professor of psychology says research shows human morality begins in infancy. Karen Wynn, a professor of psychology at Yale University, said at a Yale lecture "The Search for the Origins of Human Good and...

Ex-major leaguer Clyburn slain in S.C.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LANCASTER, S.C., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Former major league baseball player Danny Clyburn Jr. was shot and killed outside his Lancaster, S.C., home Tuesday, police said. Authorities said Clyburn, 37, was found dead in his front yard about 2 a.m. and that...

Off-Broadway's 'Love, Loss' set to close

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Off-Broadway production of "Love, Loss, and What I Wore" is to close next month after more than 1,000 performances, producer Daryl Roth said Tuesday. Penned by Nora and Delia Ephron, the show will play for the...

Friends say Pippa's unattached

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Friends of Pippa Middleton say the British socialite is not dating longtime friend George Percy as media reports claimed last week. Middleton, 28, became a celebrity after her sister Kate married England's Prince William last...

Horror film 'Excision' to get 2012 release

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Anchor Bay Films says it has acquired the North American distribution rights to "Excision," a horror movie starring AnnaLynne McCord. The debut feature of director-writer Richard Bates Jr. also features...

Florence Green, last WW1 veteran, dies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

KINGS LYNN, England, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Florence Green, a veteran of the Women's Royal Air Force and the last living veteran of World War I, died at the age of 110 in an English nursing home. Green died in her sleep during the weekend, the Norfolk Eastern...

Skydiver could pass speed of sound

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

VIENNA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- An Austrian skydiver says he'll attempt to set the record for highest skydive in history this year, aiming to fall faster than the speed of sound. Felix Baumgartner's jump from a balloon 120,000 feet in the air could lead to...

Brazil sues Twitter users over speed traps

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BRASILIA, Brazil, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Brazil has sued to suspend accounts of Twitter users who use tweets to warn people about radar locations, speed traps and DUI checkpoints, officials say. The attorney general of Brazil filed for a preliminary injunction...

'Deleted' Facebook photos still viewable

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Photos deleted by users of Facebook have lingered on the social network's servers for nearly three years, an investigation by a U.S. tech Web site found. Web site Ars Technica found that some of the photos users believed...

Symantec confirms code extortion attempt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. security software maker Symantec has confirmed a hacker tried to extort $50,000 after stealing source code to several of its software titles. Symantec confirmed it was cooperating with a sting operation while...

Consumer credit rose in December

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Consumer borrowing rose by $20 billion in December to $2.49 trillion, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Tuesday. The Fed said non-revolving credit, which includes auto loans, personal loans and student loans, rose from $1.68...

Owen Nolan officially retires from hockey

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Former San Jose Sharks standout forward Owen Nolan announced Tuesday he has officially retired from hockey at age 40. Nolan was the Sharks' captain and the face of the franchise during his years there from 1996-2003,...

Billups hurts knee, out for season

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Clippers guard Chauncey Billups has torn a knee ligament and will be out the rest of the season, the team said Tuesday. Billups, who was averaging 14.9 points, 4.0 assists and 2.5 rebounds this season, tore...

Saints tap Spagnuolo to lead defense

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Steve Spagnuolo, just fired as the St. Louis Rams' head coach, was officially named defensive coordinator of the New Orleans Saints Tuesday. Spagnuolo was let go by the Rams Jan. 2 after they finished with a 2-14 record,...

A's Beane, Crowley offered extensions

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane and President Michael Crowley have been offered long contract extensions, team owner Lew Wolff said Tuesday. Wolff told Bloomberg Television he wants the pair to remain with...

Dodgers sign lefty Kershaw to 2-year deal

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw has avoided arbitration with a two-contract extension from the Los Angeles Dodgers. Terms of the deal for Kershaw, 23, were not disclosed, but MLB.com reported...

Syfy orders third season of 'Face Off'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network Syfy says it has ordered a 10-episode third season of its special-effects competition reality competition series "Face Off." Production on Season 3 is to begin this spring for a summer premiere....

N. Ireland politico Paisley hospitalized

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Rev. Ian Paisley, the Protestant firebrand turned conciliatory politician, remained in intensive care in a Northern Ireland hospital Tuesday. Paisley's family had gathered at the Ulster Hospital in the...

2 mounties wounded

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

KILLAM, Alberta, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Two Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers were shot at a home near Killam, Alberta, Tuesday afternoon, the province's solicitor general said. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported the two officers were alive but...

Google debuts Chrome browser for Android

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Google says it is releasing its Chrome Web browser for Android smartphones and tablets, three years after the popular desktop version debuted. While many users had expected Chrome to be the default browser when...

Effect of birdsong on humans to be studied

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GUILDFORD, England, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- British scientists say they are beginning research into whether birdsong can have a positive effect on human well-being and behavior. "A great deal of anecdotal evidence suggests that we respond positively to...

Grains futures in Chicago slide, mostly

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CHICAGO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Grains futures on the Chicago Board of Trade closed mostly lower with a bearish nudge from the U.S. dollar, which rose Tuesday. Corn was off 2 to off 6 3/4, soybeans were off 1/2 to off 1, wheat was off 6 1/4 to off 8 3/4 and...

Gold gains 1.3 percent

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The price of gold gained $23.10 an ounce Tuesday, turning around a two-day slide to settle at $1,748 per troy ounce in New York. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, silver added 43.7 cents to end the...

Bishops vow fight over healthcare policy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Thailand, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Catholic bishops threatened legal action if the Obama administration doesn't change a policy that Catholic entities cover birth control in health plans. Anthony Picarello, general counsel for the U.S. Conference...

Journalist beaten in South Sudan

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JUBA, South Sudan, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A journalist in South Sudan said he was beaten by security guards as he recorded the proceedings of the National Assembly. The Sudan Tribune reported Mading Ngor, host of a popular early morning program on Sudan's...

Invader hits British ladybug numbers

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WALLINGFORD, England, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A decline in ladybugs native to Britain is being driven by an invasive species of the family of colorful little beetles, scientists say. The Asian harlequin ladybug, or ladybird as the beetles are called in many...

Report: Mind control of weapons possible

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Technological advances in neuroscience could allow future soldiers to control weapons systems simply by using their minds, British researchers say. The suggestion was part of a report released Tuesday by Britain's Royal Society...

File-sharing site BTJunkie shuts down

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- BTJunkie says it has voluntary shut down, becoming the latest file-sharing Web site to take action following the demise of MegaUpload. "We've been fighting for years for your right to communicate, but it's time to...

Catholics favor healthcare contraception

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Fifty-eight percent of U.S. Roman Catholics say employers should be required to provide employees with healthcare including contraception, a survey indicates. However, the poll by the Public Religion Research Institute indicated...

Aerospace, defense deals reach record totals in 2011

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Global aerospace and defense business reached record levels in 2011, up from $22 billion in 2010 to $44 billion, despite fears it could turn out to be a bad year overall for the industry, latest data indicated. Most fears were...

Rep. deletes Onion article post

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. John Fleming has deleted a post on his Facebook about a Planned Parenthood "Abortionplex" after discovering it was from satirical Web site The Onion. Fleming, R-La., posted a link Friday to the May 18...

Women's hoodie leads to suspect's arrest

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

IRWIN, Pa., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said they were able to identify a robbery suspect by the Victoria's Secret hoodie he borrowed from his former girlfriend. Investigators said Timothy Corwin, 25, of West Newton was wearing the hoodie,...

Family plans frugal February

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A California family says it will not be spending money on anything for the entire month of February except fresh milk for their children. Shelley and Bob Dunning of Davis said they made a final grocery store trip Jan....

Couple mark 80th wedding anniversary

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BROOKFIELD, Wis., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin couple celebrating their 80th wedding anniversary agree the secret to their long marriage is that the husband "knows who's boss." Roy Fleming, 100, and Dorothy Fleming, 95, marked their 80th anniversary...

Amanda Knox appeals slander conviction

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PERUGIA, Italy, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- American Amanda Knox, who was acquitted in the 2007 killing of her roommate in Italy, is appealing her slander conviction, her attorney said. Carlo Dallas Vedova, Knox' Italian lawyer, told ABC News Tuesday her defense...

Teacher suspended for 'air freshening' boy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TWILLINGATE, Newfoundland, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Canadian teacher in Newfoundland has been suspended for spraying air freshener on a 10-year-old student who had eaten fish for lunch. The Nova Central School District announced Tuesday the unidentified teacher...

EU: No change in Palestinian aid

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BRUSSELS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The European Union says the Palestinian Authority's new Fatah-Hamas unity government will not change the EU's ongoing financial assistance to Palestinians. Hamas is officially considered a terrorist group by the European Union...

Bloated diplomatic presence in Iraq to shrink

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BAGHDAD, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- In a sign of declining U.S. influence, the State Department is preparing to cut its diplomatic presence in Iraq, a State Department spokesman said Tuesday. The staff of the new $750 million U.S. embassy, the largest of its kind...

Faster data storage created by heat

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

YORK, England, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A new way of magnetic recording using heat will allow data processing hundreds of times faster than by current hard drive technology, British researchers say. International research led by the physics department at the...

Record response to call for new astronauts

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GREENBELT, Md., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- NASA says it received more than 6,300 applications for a position in the space agency's next class of astronauts, twice as many as it typically receives. It was the second highest number of applications ever received...

Attempt at record skydive announced

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- An Austrian daredevil says he will attempt the highest skydive in history that will see him exceed the speed of sound during his descent. After jumping from a balloon at an altitude of 120,000 feet, Felix Baumgartner will likely...

Dad picking up DUI son gets DUI

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MEDIA, Pa., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said man who came to pick up his son, who was charged with driving under the influence, was arrested for the same offense. Pennsylvania State Police said Timothy Smith of Chadds Ford showed up at the...

Man 'always wanted' police to chase him

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Montana man who told police he led them on a chase because he "just always wanted to do that" was fined $1,000 for reckless driving. John Hughes, 55, of Butte was fined Thursday after pleading guilty to misdemeanor...

Ricky Williams retires from NFL

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Running back Ricky Williams, who gained more than 10,000 yards in 11 NFL seasons, announced his retirement Tuesday. He made the announcement through a release from the University of Texas, where he won the Heisman Trophy...

Injuries knock Li, Jankovic out in Paris

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PARIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Seeded players Li Na and Jelena Jankovic both are out of the GDF Suez Open tennis tournament in France because of injuries. Li, seeded third, retired in her match Tuesday against Tsvetana Pironkova because of a back problem. Pironkova...

Tribunal sentences defense member to jail

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The U.N. war crimes tribunal for the Balkan conflicts Tuesday sentenced a member of the defense team to a year in jail for contempt of court. The sentencing of Jelena Rasic came after she was convicted last week...

Smartphone can intervene in depression

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

EVANSTON, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they're developing a smartphone that can learn to spot symptoms of depression in a user and urge the user to call or go out with friends. The project is part of an effort by Northwestern University...

Study measures concern in polar issues

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DURHAM, N.H., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Americans' knowledge of the world's polar regions has increased since 2006 but has not translated into more concern about polar environments, a study has found. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire conducted an...

Pregnancy of rare rhino being monitored

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JAKARTA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Wildlife scientists say they are carefully monitoring the pregnancy of a Sumatran Rhino, one of the world's most endangered species, at an Indonesian sanctuary. The rhino named Ratu at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia's...

Genome of ancient humans sequenced

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LEIPZIG, Germany, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- German researchers say they have completed the genome sequence of a Denisovan, a representative of an Asian group of extinct humans related to Neanderthals. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology...

New computer chip design boosts speed

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a new technique in computer chip design can increase overall computer processor performance by an average of more than 20 percent. In the new design, graphics processing units and central processing...

Chrysler to pay bonuses a month early

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Chrysler Group Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne said bonus checks would arrive early this year following the first company profit in 15 years. Chrysler earned a net profit of $183 million in 2011; it also...

Xstrata to merge with Glencore

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ZUG, Switzerland, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- International mining giant Xstrata PLC said Tuesday it would merge with Glencore International AG, creating a company worth $90 billion. The deal, however, was on shaky ground, in part because it would merge a mining...

iPod lost in N.Y. turns up in Puerto Rico

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A teenager who lost his iPod in upstate New York said he was shocked and delighted when it was returned by a postal worker who found it in Puerto Rico. Joe Desotelle, 16, of Williamsville, N.Y., said he lost his...

Police: Robber had pies, not bomb

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in California said a bank robber who claimed to have a bomb in a fast food bag was actually only carrying a pair of McDonald's apple pies. Sacramento police said Daniel Hegwood, 33, was carrying the McDonald's bag...

Happy Dox: The biggest hit is the film by Morgan Spurlock

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The Zagreb Dox organizers published the full list of films in category called Happy Dox. This category is perfect for cheering up the spectators after watching the depressive topics shown by some other festival categories like Controversial Dox...

No charges in San Jose Sharks incident

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- California prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to charge a San Jose Sharks fan who allegedly knocked a brain tumor patient unconscious. The case involves a Dec. 28 incident at a Sharks game. Maggie Herger,...

Todd Haley to direct Steelers' offense

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Todd Haley, fired in December as Kansas City Chiefs coach, has been hired as offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the NFL team said Tuesday. Haley was offensive coordinator at Arizona in 2007-08 before becoming...

Bandic started a blog: Zagreb is my choice and my love

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

After opening social networking accounts at Facebook and Twitter where he has a huge number of subscribers and followers, the mayor Milan Bandic started his own blog on the 1st of February. His public diary is �zagrebusljubavljumilanbandic.blogspot.com.�...

Zagreb: Traffic in the city is chaotic because of snow

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

This morning the drivers were mad because there was a lot of snow on the roads. It seems that the city services in charge have failed for the first time since the snow-storm hit the city. The majority of access roads towards the city were clean but...

Bandic: If you haven�t got anywhere to go, sleep at my place!

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The city Mayor Milan Bandic visited the shelter for homeless people Kosnica yesterday. There are 136 people staying there at the moment. He announced that no one will stay outside in cold weather. If it is necessary, he himself will offer the accommodation....

Jessica Lange heading back to 'Horror'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "American Horror Story" co-creator Ryan Murphy says actress Jessica Lange will return for the FX show's second season. Lange won Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards for her work on the haunted-house drama. Murphy...

Milla Jovovich to host Sci-Tech Awards

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actress Milla Jovovich is to serve as host of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards in Los Angeles, organizers said. "The Fifth Element" and the "Resident...

Menard settles discrimination suit

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

EAU CLAIRE, Wis., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. retail chain Menard says it has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a discrimination case filed by black workers who claimed they were denied promotions. Attorneys for the Wisconsin-based home improvement store...

Poland seeks U.S. munitions

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Poland is seeking to purchase missiles, bombs and other items from the United States for use on F-16s flown by its air force. The materials requested, worth an estimated $447 million, would be procured through a Foreign Military...

Honeywell ready for military budget cuts

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MORRIS TOWNSHIP, N.J., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Honeywell expects a decline in its defense and space business but says it will weather U.S. military budget cuts through increased efficiency and other methods. The outlook and plans were detailed by company Vice...

Retail sales rise in unseasonable week

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. retail sales receipts at chain stores rose 1.8 percent in the week ending Saturday, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Tuesday. The week-to-week gain came with a weekly average temperature that was 12.9...

Shaw gets new cleanup contract

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Shaw Group says will continue to provide the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, with rapid environmental cleanup services. Under the new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, Shaw, which has...

Jordan orders Falcon radios

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Kingdom of Jordan has placed a $26.4 million order for Falcon tactical radios with the Harris Corp. of the United States. The Falcon II and Falcon III systems will be the Jordanian military's core communications...

Nail surgically removed from man's skull

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Doctors at a Minnesota hospital said they removed a 3 1/4 inch nail that became lodged 2 3/4 inches into the back of a construction worker's head. Jeff Luptak, who sustained the injury when a colleague was handing him...

Carmelo Anthony out because of groin injury

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is expected to miss at least a week of play because of a right groin strain, the NBA team said Tuesday. Anthony was injured during Monday's game against Utah when he threw a pass to center...

New York celebrates Super Bowl Champion Giants

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- New Yorkers feted and confetti-ed the Super Bowl champion New York Giants Tuesday with a parade and the keys to the city. Thousands of fans lined the streets of Manhattan to congratulate the Giants, who came from behind in...

Chris Brown to return to the Grammys

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Chris Brown is to perform at the 54th annual Grammy Awards show in Los Angeles, CBS said Tuesday. Brown has skipped the Grammys ceremonies for the last few years. He was arrested for assaulting his then-girlfriend Rihanna...

Robert Downey Jr. is a dad again

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Producer Susan Downey gave birth to a son Tuesday in Los Angeles, a publicist for her husband, film star Robert Downey Jr., said People.com reported Exton Elias Downey was 7 pounds, 5 ounces, and 20 inches long when he was...

Navy testing railgun launcher

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A prototype electromagnetic railgun launcher built for the U.S. Navy by General Atomics is to undergo testing at the Naval Surface Warfare Center. The Navy said delivery of the prototype last month represents "the...

Hyperspectral imaging for UAVs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Israel's Elbit Systems Ltd. reports it has developed a hyperspectral sensing payload for its Hermes 450 and Hermes 900 drones. The hyperspectral imaging technology enables simultaneous imaging of the region of interest...

F-35 sensors used in military exercise

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LINTHICUM, Md., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Electronic sensors that will be used on F-35 aircraft have been deployed in a major U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps amphibious exercise. Northrop Grumman said the AN/AAQ-37 active electronically scanned array radar and...

Northrop spotlighting aerial systems

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman plans to showcase a range of aircraft security systems, from radars to unmanned aerial vehicles, at the Singapore Air Show this month. Included in its displays is a variety of Q-4 high-altitude, long-endurance...

Iran shipping line masks 'arms vessels'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Iran's state shipping line is reported to renaming many of its freighters in a bid to circumvent international sanctions on arms transfers and the clandestine supply of high-tech equipment for its contentious...

BAE to support Wedgetail EW systems

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ADELAIDE, Australia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Electronic warfare systems aboard Australia's Wedgetail early warning and control aircraft are to be performed by BAE Systems Australia. BAE said it was awarded the contract by Boeing, the manufacturer of the 737...

Zsa Zsa Gabor turns 95

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he threw the Hungarian-born former actress a party in their Beverly Hills home to mark her 95th birthday. TMZ said guests sang "Happy Birthday!" and enjoyed German food, champagne...

China to face electricity shortages?

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- China could face power supply outages this year due to a shortage of coal, China's Electricity Council warned. CEC, an association representing power firms, estimates the country's power shortages to reach 40 million kilowatts...

Woman wakes to find stranger at stove

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a woman who awoke to the smell of smoke discovered a stranger attempting to cook in her kitchen. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said the Neptune Beach woman woke up around 4 a.m. Monday...

Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno charged with DUI

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DENVER, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Knowshon Moreno, running back for the Denver Broncos, has been charged with drunken driving, police say. Moreno, 24, was driving down southbound Interstate 25 Feb. 1 when police pulled him over for going more than 70 mph in a...

Zvonareva a first-round winner in Thailand

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PATTAYA CITY, Thailand, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Vera Zvonareva advanced but No. 2-seeded Dominika Cibulkova was ousted Tuesday at the PTT Pattaya Open tennis tournament in Thailand. Zvonareva defeated Thai qualifier Varatchaya Wongteanchai 6-2, 7-5...

'Rango' wins big at Annie Awards

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- "Rango," with Johnny Depp lending his voice to the titular chameleon, was named Best Animated Feature at the 39th annual Annie Awards show in Los Angeles. The prize presentation took place Saturday at UCLA's Royce...

Dozens dead in northern Yemen violence

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SANAA, Yemen, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Dozens were killed in deadly clashes in northern Yemen as Sunni Muslim Salafists try to force back advancing Shia militants, witnesses said. A tacit truce in the province of Hajjah between fundamentalist Salafists and Shia-led...

Girls' hair set on fire, boy charged

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A 15-year-old boy is charged with assault in New Brunswick for allegedly setting girls' hair on fire in a high school classroom, police said. News emerged Tuesday of the incident Friday at Simonds High School...

Air France grounds flights due to strike

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PARIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Air France said Tuesday a significant percentage of flights could be canceled due to a strike by pilots, flight attendants and ground crew. The airline said it would only guarantee half of its long-distance flights. In addition,...

Handsome doctor ends 'Office' romance

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Actor-writer-producer B.J. Novak says a handsome doctor played by Sendhil Ramamurthy will come between Ryan and Kelly on the U.S. sitcom "The Office." Novak plays Ryan and Mindy Kaling, also one of the show's writer-producers,...

Grenade donated to Salvation Army

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Workers at a Salvation Army store in Florida said they discovered a dummy hand grenade while sorting through a box of donations. The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County said the workers were sorting through a box...

Boss fired over tractor drift racing

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

IRKUTSKAVTODOR, Russia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A street cleaning company in a Russian city said an official will be fired because of a video of his workers racing tractors that appeared on YouTube. The video features two tractors drift racing, a type of racing...

Sweden: Police search for stabbing suspect

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Gothenburg, Sweden, Tuesday searched for a man suspected in the stabbing of 10-year-old girl outside of a school. The girl, who was stabbed in the neck Monday, was recovering in a hospital, the Swedish news...

Waters around wrecked Costa Concordia OK

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ROME, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Waters in the area where the Costa Concordia cruise ship wrecked off Italy's Tuscan coast pose no danger to the environment, an Italian official said Tuesday. Franco Gabrielli, the Civil Protection director, told the Italian Senate...

Berlusconi faces new criminal charges

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MILAN, Italy, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi was indicted Tuesday for allegedly publishing an illegally obtained wiretap, officials say. In 2005, a high profile wiretap was published in Il Giornale, the conservative newspaper...

Iran detains people for links to BBC

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Sources inside Iran told the BBC several people have been detained for alleged links to the British broadcaster's Persian news service. The action follows charges Iranian authorities are conducting a campaign of bullying and...

Oil prices hold steady Tuesday

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The price for a barrel of crude oil was little changed Tuesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, giving up 20 cents overnight to reach $96.71 per barrel. Home heating oil picked up 2.27 cents to $3.1934 a gallon. Reformulated...

U.S. markets sputter at the start

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. markets continued a downward track Tuesday as union workers in Greece called a 24-hour strike to protest a new austerity budget package. Leaders of the Greek government Monday announced an agreement to cut 15,000 public...

Madonna announces 2012 concert tour

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pop star Madonna has announced plans for a 2012 concert tour two days after her triumphant performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in Indianapolis. The Madonna 2012 World Tour is to begin May 29 in Tel Aviv, Live Nation...

McCartney to play queen's Diamond Jubilee

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, Elton John and Ed Sheeran are booked to perform at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in London in June, organizers said. Alfie Boe, Jools Holland, Jessie J, Tom Jones, Lang Lang, Annie Lennox,...

Pope says victims must be a top priority

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI says in a Vatican statement the Catholic church must make it a top priority to help victims who were sexually abused by clergy members. A statement, issued by the Vatican at an international symposium...

Russia exposes 199 spies

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday Russian counterintelligence had exposed 199 spies working for foreign powers last year. At a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Medvedev discussed the list of...

Mom arrested for giving toddler cigarettes

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish woman has been charged with child abuse for allegedly giving her 3-year-old son beer and cigarettes, police say. Sydsvenskan reported two cellphone videos show the woman, in the company of other adults, urging...

Canadian construction intentions jump

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OTTAWA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The value of building permits Canadian municipalities issued in December rose 11.1 percent on a monthly basis to $6.8 billion, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency said the construction intentions were the highest since...

Iran oil minister: Sanctions ineffective

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ARAK, Iran, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The oil industry in Iran is independent so sanctions recently imposed on the republic will be ineffective, Iran's oil minister said Tuesday. Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi, speaking in Arak, said the country's oil industry has...

U.S. to move 4,700 marines to Guam

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TOKYO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A scaled down number of 4,700 U.S. Marines will be transferred to Guam from their base in Okinawa, Japan, Japanese government sources said. The sources told The Yomiuri Shimbun the reduction is the result of a review of a 2006...

Colombian drug lord nabbed in Venezuela

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BOGOTA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- One of Colombia's most wanted drug lords has been arrested in Venezuela along with his brother, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed. Martin Llanos, whose real names is Hector Buitrago, was arrested just hours after...

Canada easing Afghan helpers' immigration

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OTTAWA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The Canadian government is cutting red tape to keep immigration promises made to interpreters and aides in Afghanistan, the Toronto Star reported Tuesday. Since Canada joined the NATO international military intervention in 2001,...

Iranians expect to feel sanctions' effects

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Most Iranians said they think sanctions by the United Nations, the United States and the European Union will hurt the country, a Gallup poll indicated. Twenty-seven percent of Iranians polled said the sanctions already imposed...

Mubarak can't attend own trial

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAIRO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was unable to attend his trial in Cairo Tuesday due to inclement weather, officials said. Turbulence prevented Mubarak, 83, from being flown to court from the International Medical Center...

S. Korean activists' trip barred

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

SEOUL, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The South Korean government barred members of a private organization from going to China this week to meet with North Koreans, an official said. The meeting was to discuss implementation of an accord reached in 2000 at the first...

Two-vehicle crash kills 11 in Ontario

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

STRATFORD, Ontario, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A flatbed truck and extended passenger van collided in southwestern Ontario, killing 11 people and injuring three others, Canadian police said. The crash happened Monday in Hampstead, northeast of Stratford, around...

Death toll rises to 15 in Egypt protests

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

CAIRO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Ongoing clashes between Egyptian police and protesters have claimed the lives of at least 15 people, Egypt's Ministry of Health said Tuesday. In addition to the dead, hundreds of protesters have been injured since Sunday night...

Three arrested for kidnapped child's death

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Cambodian police arrested three suspects in the abduction and slaying of the 8-year-old son of a U.S. embassy security guard, officials said. Guard Kong Rasy, 42, was told if he paid the kidnappers they would return...

Shale boom has spillover effect, IHS says

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOUSTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Technological developments in shale oil and natural gas drilling have made those reserves easier to extract while benefiting other economic sectors, IHS said. The IHS Chemical 2012 Oil Field Chemicals Report concluded the global...

Canada says no to fracking, critics say

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

OTTAWA, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Most Canadians asked told an advocacy group opposing shale natural gas development they aren't in favor of the extraction method known as fracking. A poll conducted by Environics Research for the Council of Canadians, an anti-fracking...

Iran ready to block oil exports to Europe

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TEHRAN, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Iranian lawmakers are ready to back a bill that would cut oil exports to some members of the European Union before July, the parliamentary speaker said. The European Council last month approved of an embargo of Iranian oil, a...

Maldives president resigns

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MALE, Maldives, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned Tuesday after weeks of public unrest, saying staying in office would only increase problems. Nasheed, a pro-democracy activist and strong environmentalist who became...

Cold Europe needs Caspian gas, TAP says

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BAAR, Switzerland, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Cold weather and natural gas disruptions from Russian suppliers highlight the need to move Caspian gas to European consumers, a pipeline director said. Russian natural gas company Gazprom said last weekend it was having...

IEA: Slovakia needs diverse energy sector

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Expanding energy ties between the Slovak republic and its regional neighbors will ease its reliance on Russian natural gas, the IEA said. Slovakia gets nearly all of its natural gas and oil from Russia. The International...

London committed to green economy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

LONDON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Though greenhouse gas emissions from the United Kingdom were up, London aims to meet its overall climate objectives, the energy secretary said. The British Department of Energy and Climate Change said data indicate overall greenhouse...

Watercooler Stories

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Doughnut race raises $120K for hospital RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Organizers of the eighth annual Krispy Kreme Challenge in North Carolina said 7,700 people participated to raise more than $120,000 for a hospital. The organizers said the participants...

Iran, Pakistan to increase energy ties

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Pakistan and Iran are ready to expand their trade relationship in the natural gas sector, officials said from Pakistan. Iran is moving ahead with a natural gas pipeline from the South Pars gas field in the Persian...

Gazprom wants stronger Belarus

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MOSCOW, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Russian natural gas company Gazprom said it backed plans to further develop its trade, transport and investment ties with Belarus. Russian energy company Gazprom said last month that it plans to increase the amount of natural...

Noble Energy finds more gas in Israel

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

HOUSTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. energy company Noble Energy announced the discovery of a major natural gas prospect in the deep waters off the coast of Israel. Noble said a natural gas discovery was made in the Tanin prospect in 5,100 feet of water. The...

Total to cut gas flaring offshore Nigeria

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PARIS, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- French supermajor Total said it was moving ahead with plans to develop an oil field off the coast Nigeria in a sustainable manner by reducing gas flaring. Total announced the start of the second phase of development of its Ofon...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Colo. man builds Tebow from snow SUPERIOR, Colo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Colorado man said his giant snow sculpture of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow in his familiar "Tebowing" pose is gaining attention. Tracy Fox of Superior said he and...

NFL playoff results

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- NFL playoff results -- Wild-card games Jan. 7 Houston 31, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans 45, Detroit 28 -- Jan. 8 New York Giants 24, Atlanta 2 Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23 (OT) -- -- Divisional playoffs Jan. 14 San Francisco...

This week in college basketball

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- This week in college basketball for USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll ranked teams: (All times EST) By day Monday (4) Missouri 71, Oklahoma 68 (19) Marquette 89, DePaul 76 (23t) Louisville 80, Connecticut 59 -- Tuesday (7t)...

The almanac

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Tuesday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2012 with 328 to follow. The moon is full. The morning stars are Mars, Saturn and Mercury. The evening stars are Neptune, Venus, Jupiter and Uranus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius....

Your Daily Horoscope

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

Today is Tuesday, February 7, 2012 TODAY'S ASTROLOGICAL TIMETABLE Positions of the planets and luminaries today at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST): Sun............... 19th degree Aquarius Moon.............. 13th degree Leo Mercury..............

People in the news

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

The latest news on today's hottest celebrities ... LESLIE CARTER: About 70 people attended a private funeral for Leslie Carter in upstate New York, a source close to the 25-year-old singer's family told E! News Monday. A former cast member of the reality...

Moscow: Assad meeting seeks quick reforms

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister said top diplomats were preparing to tell Syrian President Bashar Assad Tuesday quick reforms are needed to stabilize the country. "We've repeatedly urged Syria to speed up reforms, and...

Greek strike amid debt clash with 'troika'

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Greek politicians refused to yield to severe austerity demands, even as German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the refusal threatened "the entire eurozone." "I will not contribute to the explosion of a...

Japan sold 1.02 trillion yen in November

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TOKYO, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Japan's efforts to check its rising currency against the U.S. dollar included an as-yet-unannounced sale of 1.02 trillion yen in November, data showed Tuesday. The early November currency market intervention to stem the rising...

NBA: Oklahoma City 111, Portland 107 (OT)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Russell Westbrook scored the go-ahead basket in overtime Monday and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out a 111-107 victory over Portland. Westbrook's 19-footer came 1:12 into the extra frame and put Oklahoma City ahead...

NHL: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2 (SO)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Niklas Hagman scored in the eighth round of a shootout Monday and the Anaheim Ducks continued their home-ice mastery over Calgary with a 3-2 win. Calgary's Blair Jones kept the shootout alive in the fifth round when...

Toll from quake rises, aftershocks torment

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- A powerful earthquake that killed dozens of people in central Philippines terrorized survivors Tuesday unleashing hundreds of aftershocks, officials said. The 6.7-magnitude offshore earthquake, which struck just...

ABC-TV, Univision may start news channel

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- ABC-TV and Univision Communications Inc. are in talks to start a 24-hour cable-news channel for English-speaking U.S. Latinos, The Wall Street Journal reported. The unnamed channel would combine the resources of ABC News and...

China defends veto of Syrian resolution

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BEIJING, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- China wants all parties to stop the violence in Syria, a spokesman said, defending its veto of a U.N. Security Council resolution on the Middle East nation. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters in Beijing...

Alberta study offers new poverty strategy

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A report published Monday by anti-poverty groups in Alberta urges the government to rethink its approach to fighting poverty in the Canadian province. The report suggests failure to address the root cause of poverty...

Magnetic therapy for depression promising

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

MAYWOOD, Ill., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Psychotherapy and antidepressants treat only about one-third of patients who suffer depression, but a magnetic therapy is promising, a U.S. researcher said. Dr. Murali Rao of Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood,...

U.S. to reduce heart attacks by 1 million

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services initiative aims to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years, officials said. Dr. Susan B. Shurin, acting director of the National Heart, Lung...

Man learns casino losses not deductible

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

TORONTO, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Toronto gambling enthusiast was dismayed to learn gambling losses do not constitute businesses expenses, the Toronto Sun reported Monday. Giuseppe Tarascio, described in Canada's Court of Appeals as a Bell technician by day...

NBA: Sacramento 100, New Orleans 92

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 +0200

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- DeMarcus Cousins provided a double threat with 28 points and 19 rebounds Monday, powering the Sacramento Kings to a 100-92 win over New Orleans. Cousins dominated the boards, grabbing at least 19 rebounds for the fourth...