Yankees sign Tino Martinez NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Pills, patches pushed for hangover cure WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Artie Shaw, Swing era icon, dies at 94 ... Court strips Anna Nicole of inheritance ... Feds say, 'Pay My Fine' to Pimp My Ride ... Paris Hilton misses opening of club ... News from United Press International.

Vatican closer to condemning smoking VATICAN CITY, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

U.S. boosts tsunami aid to $350 million WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- second eyes, pls. also wasn't sure if the slug shud be asia-earthquake-us or us-asia-earthquake...

Sudan, rebels sign permanent cease-fire NAIVASHA, Kenya, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Kitna starting against Eagles CINCINNATI, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Heavy run of DUI, drugs among young seen WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Victor Yanukovych resigns as Ukraine's PM KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Annan welcomes Core Group as relief leader NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Judge denies asylum to retarded boy ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Teen dies after drowning rescue PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Flawed actuarial data threatens pensions WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

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Thieves hit London museum third time LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Stock mutual funds inflows rise SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Major quake cluster found off West Coast CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Johnny Depp wins top actor award HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Feds say, 'Pay My Fine' to Pimp My Ride LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Wyndham to sell 25 hotels DALLAS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Holiday online shopping jumps MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Analysis: S.Korea in slump in 2004 By JONG-HEON LEE UPI Business Correspondent SEOUL, Dec. 30 (UPI) --

Internet use seen topping 1 billion OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Spain to salute Don on 400th anniversary MADRID, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Raspberry reunion set for New Year's Day CLEVELAND, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Small-caps end 2004 on high note TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

SPX sells unit CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Paris Hilton misses opening of club ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Nobel winner dies ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Asian Stocks: The week that was By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP UPI Business Correspondent SINGAPORE, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Justice Department re-defines torture WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Chatty forger led police to gang JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

UPI NewsTrack Business , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Stocks rise slowly in last session of 2004 ... Retailers make gains in Internet sales ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... 2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise ... News from United Press International.

Italian leader has hair transplant ROME, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Canada weakens ties to British monarchy OTTAWA, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Trainee troops supply own 'audible ammo' LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

FDA probes Eli Lilly papers on Prozac INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Retailers make gains in Internet sales NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

FBI to probe laser beam attacks on planes NEWARK, N.J., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

ABA rips Clarence Thomas' gift acceptance WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The American Bar Association is criticizing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for accepting expensive gifts, even though he disclosed all of them.

Health Tips ... from UPI By ALEX CUKAN , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- One New Year's resolution most people make is to get more sleep, a nutritionist says we should abandon the dieting habit, and other stories of modern health.

Second Hawaiian airline goes bankrupt HONOLULU, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

2004 U.S. album sales set to post rise NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Hormel buys Clougherty Packing LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Trump gets buyout bid for casino COACHELLA, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

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New Year's Eve finds peace in East Africa KAMPALA, Uganda, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Death toll from tsunamis hits 124,000 BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Pak bus-oil tanker collision kills 31 KARACHI, Pakistan, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Brewery bottles water for quake victims COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 31 (UPI) --