WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. House, having passed its healthcare reform bill, revised its schedule for the rest of 2009, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said Wednesday.
TOKYO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Japanese lingerie maker said its latest bra caters to women seeking to golf on the go with the capability to unroll into a 5-foot-long putting mat.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say adults with intellectual disabilities -- mental retardation -- need health education.
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Engineers have started cooling the science instrument on NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite to be launched next month in California.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. singer, actress and author Marie Osmond announced Wednesday she has teamed up with Giftcraft to create a line of home decor and fashion products.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Somali man linked with the recruitment of Jihadist fighters in Minneapolis has been arrested in the Netherlands, officials say.
GRONINGEN, Netherlands, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Police in the Netherlands said a soccer riot exercise was called off when the extras playing hooligans became "too realistic."
SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- China's weekend pledge of $10 billion in low-interest loans to African nations, on top of its recent cancellation of some African debt, takes Beijing another step toward its long-term strategic goal of pulling the continent, with its vast mineral wealth, into its orbit.
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Japanese scientists say they've discovered how specialized mucosal cells in the intestine identify, capture and destroy germs that make people sick.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United Nations declared July 18 "Nelson Mandela International Day" to recognize the former South African president's contributions to peace and freedom.
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Former U.S. International Trade Commission economist Peter Morici warned a ballooning trade deficit would undermine an economic recovery.
YUMA, Ariz., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Arizona man is facing 14 felony charges after allegedly posing as a high school student and having sex with a minor, authorities say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Obama administration Wednesday welcomed Japan's decision to provide Afghanistan about $5 billion in aid over five years, the White House said.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A high-flying Florida attorney, already accused of running a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, is being probed in a separate, $57 million scam, sources say.
LAS VEGAS, N.M., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Edward Lighthart, who spent weeks in a Seattle hospital as Jon Doe, has turned up in Las Vegas, N.M., again suffering from apparent amnesia, a doctor says.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark is the AFC's Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his seven-year NFL career.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Twenty movies were submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 82nd Academy Awards, it was announced in Los Angeles Wednesday.
LEEDS, England, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The British couple imprisoned for faking the husband's death to cash in on his insurance have agreed to repay nearly $1 million, officials said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Pew Center, a Washington think tank, said it would likely take 15 to 20 years for Michigan to regain the jobs it had lost since 2000.
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered Earth's climate was much cooler than thought billions of years ago, which may mean life developed earlier than thought.