WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Senior Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday a worrisome U.S. jobs picture will likely require the Fed to keep interest rates at near zero.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An inmate on death row in Utah has asked a judge to bar his victim's son from speaking at hearings, arguing he does not have that right under state law.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Dan Boyle's wrist shot with a minute to play just got past Nashville goalie Dan Ellis and lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Predators.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say they won't retry a Southern California student for his role in the torching of 125 sport utility vehicles in an environmental protest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A judge in Washington has ordered the author of "Muslim Mafia" to remove allegedly stolen documents from his Web site.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. and Afghan forces found huge amounts of ammonium nitrate in Kandahar, enough to make thousands of bombs used in killing coalition forces, officials said.
VICTORVILLE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- California detectives say they don't yet know why someone fatally attacked an ex-Marine who served multiple tours in Iraq and survived a knife attack at home.
ELDORADO, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The first dissident Mormon to be convicted of sexually assaulting a child at a Texas compound was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration assured doctors Tuesday the H1N1 influenza vaccine is safe even though it has been produced quickly.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Jason Thompson scored 21 and Tyreke Evans had 20 for the Sacramento Kings, who held on to beat Oklahoma City 101-98 Tuesday for their third straight win.
HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association House of Delegates has called for a review of a U.S. ban on prescribing marijuana for medical use.
HOUSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by a homeowner says the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association underpaid claims for damages from Hurricane Ike.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Columbia University professor faces charges of assaulting a university employee during an argument in a New York bar about white privilege, officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- There have been more than 40 crashes on a new S-curve on the Bay Bridge over San Francisco Bay where a truck plunged over the edge this week, officials say.
TORONTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Mikko Koivu had a goal and two assists Tuesday to lead Minnesota to a 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs for the Wild's first victory ever in Toronto.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Presumably, the Obama administration will soon decide on its strategy and accompanying plan for Afghanistan and the region. No matter what it does, there are three certainties. First, Obama's choices range from bad to worse. Second, the plan will be savaged by critics of both the left and right. Third, implementation and not troop numbers, however important, will define success or failure.
TUALATIN, Ore., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A man opened fire with a rifle at a drug-testing clinic near Portland, Ore., killing his estranged wife and apparently taking his own life, officials said.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Brazilian officials blame weather for a massive blackout that affected an estimated 50 million people in Brazil and neighboring Paraguay.
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has announced she will not seek re-election in 2010 to the post she has held since 2004.
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The clash between the navies of the two Koreas involved a 215-ton North Korean vessel and two 130-ton South Korean navy boats, South Korean officials said.