SANAA, Yemen, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Saudi authorities on Wednesday said al-Houthi rebels from Yemen ambushed and killed several security officers during gun battles along the border.

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A third person is facing charges after three toddlers fell from a moving car last weekend, Las Vegas police say.

KALAMAZOO, Mich., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Voters in Kalamazoo, Mich., approved extending anti-discrimination protections to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The ability of Iraqi insurgents to repeatedly carry out murderous suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad marks a critical intelligence failure for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's security services.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Veterans Administration says its new plan to fight homelessness among vets involves a complete overhaul of its traditional framework on the issue.

BANGKOK, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Thai police are cracking down on critics of the country's ailing monarch under laws that criminalize people for making comments deemed unpatriotic and demeaning.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- One of the architects of President Obama's historic 2008 campaign win said saying Obama governs as an incrementalist instead of a visionary is preposterous.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An explosive outbreak of influenza in Ukraine is worrying EU member nations that border it, observers say.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- No one was seriously hurt Wednesday morning when a fire broke out on a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority train, officials said.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A federal judge in St. Louis sentenced two siblings of the founder of an online sports betting service to 10 months of house arrest.

MISSOURI CITY, Mo., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Several hundred thousand dollars worth of stolen goods ranging from farm equipment to railroad containers were found at a Missouri residence, authorities say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The popularity of "micro-breweries" that produce gourmet beers is prompting U.S. states to consider raising alcohol limits on the beverages, brewers say.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Healthcare reform measures being debated in the U.S. Congress don't go far enough to rein in runaway costs, critics say.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A 19-year-old woman was arrested and likely will face charges for a deadly car accident that killed a woman in Overland Park, Kan., police said.

MILAN, Italy, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- An Italian court Wednesday convicted 23 people of arranging a Muslim cleric's kidnapping from Milan and flight to Egypt, where he said he was tortured.