Published: July 9, 2008 at 12:42 AM
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 9 (UPI) -- Matt Harrison limited the Los Angeles Angels to two runs in his major league debut and Josh Hamilton drove in two runs in a 3-2 Texas Rangers win Tuesday.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 12:28 AM
NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- A man and a boy, believed to be a father and his son, died Tuesday night when fire broke out in an upper Manhattan apartment building, police said.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 12:17 AM
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Ryan Dempster held Cincinnati to one run over seven innings to stay unbeaten at home and Mike Fontenot homered in the Chicago Cubs' 7-3 win Tuesday.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 12:07 AM
TORONTO, July 9 (UPI) -- Women with low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may wind up with children with more cavities, Canadian researchers warn.
Published: July 9, 2008 at 12:00 AM
MILWAUKEE, July 8 (UPI) -- C.C. Sabathia pitched six serviceable innings in his Brewers debut and Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer Tuesday, carrying Milwaukee to a 7-3 win over Colorado.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:59 PM
NEW ORLEANS, July 8 (UPI) -- An Ohio grandmother thinks she has what it takes to compete against sibling pro quarterbacks Eli and Peyton Manning in an Oreo-licking contest.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:48 PM
EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 8 (UPI) -- Estate agents say in the current market even a stately Scottish home with history, scenery and shooting rights may not fetch what it would have a year ago.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:40 PM
RANDOLPH, Vt., July 8 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people showed up at a Vermont high school Tuesday for a wake for a 12-year-old girl found buried in a shallow grave last week.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:30 PM
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation is introducing improved safety ratings for automobiles and better crash tests, Secretary Mary Peters announced Tuesday.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:27 PM
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (UPI) -- Brazilian police shot and killed a 3-year-old boy Tuesday by accident while pursuing several armed men, a top law enforcement official said.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:19 PM
PITTSBURGH, July 8 (UPI) -- A Pittsburgh-area man faces criminal charges for burying the woman with whom he lived for almost 20 years in the yard and cashing her Social Security checks.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:18 PM
TORONTO, July 8 (UPI) -- Scott Rolen's grounder in the ninth went through shortstop Freddie Bynum's legs Tuesday to drive in the winning run in Toronto's 7-6 win over Baltimore.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:17 PM
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Brandon Webb got his major league-best 13th victory Tuesday while pacing the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 2-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 11:16 PM
MEXICO CITY, July 8 (UPI) -- Mexico City's police chief and top prosecutor resigned Tuesday amid fallout from a police raid on a club that triggered a stampede that left 12 people dead.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 10:59 PM
EUGENE, Ore., July 8 (UPI) -- Consumer-driven health plans, or CDHPs, result in some people forgoing care and discontinuing drugs to treat chronic medical problems, U.S. researchers say.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 10:55 PM
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Published: July 8, 2008 at 10:54 PM
BOSTON, July 8 (UPI) -- Brandon Moss drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and had two RBI Tuesday, sparking Boston's 6-5 victory over Minnesota.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 10:53 PM
NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) -- Andy Pettitte pitched eight strong innings and Melky Cabrera homered Tuesday, keying the New York Yankees' 5-0 win over the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
Published: July 8, 2008 at 10:50 PM
SEATTLE, July 8 (UPI) -- Seattle is spending $5,000 to restore a mural of animals near the Woodland Park Zoo after it was mistakenly covered with a layer of gray paint in May.
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