SYDNEY, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Police in Australia have set what they describe as "very generous limits" for an upcoming auto race weekend -- no more than a case of beer a day for adults.
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Tim Tebow accounted for two touchdowns and 301 total yards Saturday night to lead fifth-ranked Florida's 26-3 win over Miami (Fla.).
GAZA, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Teachers and doctors affiliated with Islamic Jihad have been on strike in Gaza, claiming Hamas has brought politics into schools and hospitals.
HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Continental Airlines has joined most other major U.S. carriers by charging economy-class passengers $15 for checking a single bag.
CARSON, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Bryan Jordan had a goal and an assist Saturday in his first Major League Soccer start, and the Los Angeles Galaxy played Real Salt Lake to a 2-2 tie.
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Darren Huckerby scored one goal and assisted on another Saturday, and the San Jose Earthquakes beat D.C. United 2-1 to run their unbeaten streak to eight games.
LONDON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The British man who killed his wife and daughter and set his mansion on fire before taking his own life was "power mad," his sister-in-law said Saturday.
ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, speaking in Albuquerque Saturday, defended her record on congressional earmark spending as governor of Alaska.
UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish study of women who snored has found that snoring is a health risk that appears to be associated with high blood pressure and diabetes.
RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An inexpensive, real-time heart activity monitor may soon be available for patients to monitor their own condition, researchers in Latvia said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Scott McClain's two-run seventh-inning homer Saturday was the difference in the San Francisco Giants' 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.
HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say African-Americans with a prior history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a six-fold increased risk of lung cancer.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Recently opened World War II files show the British government used a Scottish estate to hide spy recruits who did not make the grade.