COL FB: Miami 27, Florida 10 ATLANTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack TopNews , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- News from United Press International, around the world, around the clock ... New Years revellers remember wave victims ... Blair rejects G8 meeting on tsunami aid ... Rescuers free entangled right whale ... Bush raises pay for Cabinet, Congress

NBA: Denver 97, Philadelphia 92 DENVER, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL BKB: Illinois 67, Cincinnati 45 LAS VEGAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

NBA: Sacramento 109, Utah 102 SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL BKB: Iowa 67, St. Louis 58 IOWA CITY, Iowa, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Blair rejects G8 meeting on tsunami aid LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

NBA: Seattle 103, Charlotte 97 CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Rescuers free entangled right whale CHARLESTON, S.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Accused killer leads cops to girl's body INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Mom hit by tsunami has to let go of son PHUKET, Thailand, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Bush raises pay for Cabinet, Congress WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL FB: Louisville 44, Boise St. 40 MEMPHIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL BKB: Washington 81, California 67 SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Ukraine, Moldova abolish visa demands KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Global View: 2005, waves or seismic shifts By IAN CAMPBELL United Press International GUANAJUATO, Mexico, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL FB: Arizona State 27, Purdue 23 EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

China to impose export tariff on textiles BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

New Years revellers remember wave victims SYDNEY, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Colombia ships rebel leader to U.S. BOGOTA, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Russia plans pipeline for oil for Japan MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack TopNews , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- News from United Press International, around the world, around the clock ... More than 90 aftershocks hit quake area ... China sends $60m more to disaster victims ... Argentina: Disco fire kills 175 ... France protests travel block on children

UPI NewsTrack Business , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Outflows of junk bond funds decline ... Mortgage rates rise ... Certificates of deposit inch higher ... News from United Press International

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Alaska lawmaker introduces lying ban ... Fast food chains offer free gym membership ... Police probe missing manatee sculptures ... Man charged with nailing police tires ... UPI Quirks in the News

Alaska lawmaker introduces lying ban JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

NBA: Boston 108, Washington 103 BOSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Police probe missing manatee sculptures JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Man charged with nailing police tires WOOD DALE, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

More than 90 aftershocks hit quake area DENVER, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit the Nicobar Islands area of the Indian Ocean early Friday, U.S. scientists reported.

Analysis: The triumph of the robots By PHIL BERARDELLI Science & Technology Editor WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The human side of the U.S. space program remains problem-plagued, with the shuttle fleet still grounded and the International Space Station hanging in limbo, but NASA's robotic craft exploring Mars and the Saturnian system in 2004 have carried off feats t

Stocks end good year on slightly down note NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Fast food chains offer free gym membership LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL FB: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 NASHVILLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

COL FB: Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 NASHVILLE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Errol Flynn without honor in Tasmania HOBART, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

China sends $60m more to disaster victims BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Accused fetus snatcher waives hearing KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Kansas woman accused of kidnapping an 8-month fetus from a strangled pregnant woman will remain in custody while awaiting an indictment.

Russia pushes for Euro crisis center MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Putin aide attends Khodorkovsky trial MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Lithuanian nuclear plant begins shutdown VILNIUS, Lithuania, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

France protests travel block on children MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Russia protests Chechen's visit to Denmark MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Beslan rallies to South Asia's aid VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Putin signs new minimum wage law MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Norway's crown princess more popular OSLO, Norway, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Man sees Christ on marble, puts it on eBay ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Outflows of junk bond funds decline ARCATA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Mortgage rates rise MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Certificates of deposit inch higher NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Who's Roger Daltrey honored LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --