WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall Tuesday of Gorilla-brand, Chinese-made full body hunting stand safety harnesses.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall Tuesday of Chinese-made bicycle helmets due to a safety hazard.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Prices for most homes around the United States may be sliding, but the high-end market -- think eight figures -- is doing just fine, a survey found.
ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Pentagon is putting the final touches on its fiscal 2009 budget request -- the last defense budget of the Bush era.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Russia's ability to out-sell the United States in heavy weapons systems can be attributed to Russia hanging on to "heavy" industry.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Swedish unions broke European Union regulations on freedom of movement in their blockade of a construction site in Latvia, the European Union court ruled.
DETROIT, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The United Auto Workers Union is running an ad campaign to let the U.S. public know the union isn't just for autoworkers anymore.
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The world's largest copper mine was back in operation in northern Chile Monday after a weekend earthquake caused rock slides and cut power to the site.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Jerome Kane, a former Boeing Co. executive who became the Alzheimer's Association of Western Washington's first director, died at 91 after a stroke.
SEATTLE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Huge tax breaks Washington state gave Boeing Co. to have the 787 Dreamliner aircraft built there created fewer jobs than promised, a published report said.
DETROIT, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp., hoping to save millions on energy bills, is asking U.S. plants to turn down the heat this winter and cut other energy costs.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The subprime mortgage financial crisis threatens to greatly weaken the U.S. job market, slowing job creation and increasing job cuts, an outlook said Monday.
CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Ex-Conrad Black deputy David Radler was sentenced in Chicago Monday to 29 months in prison for stealing millions from Hollinger International Inc. shareholders.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Scandinavian Airlines System flight attendants and other union workers may strike the Swedish airline this holiday season, a published report said.
BEIJING, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- World Bank President Robert Zoellick says China, as a growth engine, can help ward off a global slowdown or even a recession, it was reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A black psychotherapist is suing New York's Columbia University and Citibank for allegedly subjecting him to "modern-day slavery" through student-loan usury.
IRVING, Texas, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- BlackBerry smart phone maker Research In Motion Ltd. said Monday it will employ more than 1,000 people at its new U.S. headquarters in suburban Dallas.
ABERDEEN, Scotland, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Billionaire U.S. developer Donald Trump said Monday attacks by opposition politicians have put his plans for a $2 billion golf resort in Scotland in jeopardy.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes closed down Monday as recession talk grew and the U.S. Federal Reserve auctioned $20 billion in credit to boost bank lending.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
