Balloon boy
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two adults pleaded guilty to charges related to the hoax in which they said their son had floated away in a balloon in Colorado.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Economic data indicate the 16-nation "eurozone" has moved out of recession.
Mosque seizures
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Four mosques and another building in the United States owned by the Alavi Foundation were seized by federal authorizes who allege the group has ties to Iran.
Terror trials
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Five men, including one who claims to have been the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will stand trial in U.S. courts.
Swift to the top
NASHVILLE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift, at 19 years of age, has become the youngest person selected the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year.
 Dobbs leaves CNN
ATLANTA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Lou Dobbs, a mainstay at CNN almost continually since the news network was launched in 1980, abruptly quit his prime-time program.
Afghan war
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has asked for a reworking of the series of plans he's considering regarding U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.
Obama trip to Asia
TOKYO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama heads off on a weeklong trip to several Asian countries looking for financial and diplomatic support.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A malfunction at a large dam caused widespread blackouts across the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Brasilia.
Sniper executed
JARRATT, Va., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The man who carried out a series of sniper attacks in the Washington area seven years ago has been put to death.
Afghan war
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United States has about 68,000 military personnel assigned to the fighting in Afghanistan, with requests pending before civilian leadership for more.
Veterans Day
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Ceremonies honoring military veterans highlighted the anniversary of the end of the World War I.
'Sesame Street' at 40
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- 'Sesame Street,' the daytime staple of public television that taught the alphabet, counting and lessons about getting along, opened its 40th season Tuesday.
Hikers charged with espionage
TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Three U.S. hikers who said they became lost and inadvertently crossed from Iraq into Iran, have been charged with espionage.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Ships from the North and South Korean navies exchanged gunfire Tuesday off the western coast of the Korean Peninsula.