PRINCETON, N.J., July 11 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party's edge in party identification among U.S. voters slipped by four points in the second quarter, a Gallup poll indicated.
BOSTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Researchers say that as the U.S. population becomes heavier perception of what is a normal weight has also increased.
MAYWOOD, Ill., July 11 (UPI) -- Coming to work while sick hurts job performance and spreads disease, U.S. researchers said Friday.
NEW YORK, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. yoga teachers say a move toward self-regulation through an online registrar has backfired, with states imposing fees and licensing requirements.
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., July 11 (UPI) -- Bail was set at $1 million Friday for a Minnesota woman who allegedly killed her 10-year-old son in a botched murder-suicide attempt, charging documents say.
BALTIMORE, July 11 (UPI) -- Dry mouth, caused by a decrease in salivary function, afflicts about 25 percent of Americans, U.S. researchers said.
WEBSTER, Mass., July 10 (UPI) -- Police in a Massachusetts town say they found 27 puppies in filthy cages in the back of a 12-foot van that had broken down.
HOUSTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Even older patients are able to play sports six months after shoulder joint replacement, U.S. researchers say.
MILWAUKEE, July 10 (UPI) -- Matt Kemp climaxed a six-run 10th inning with a grand slam homer Friday, boosting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a wild 12-8 win over Milwaukee.
DETROIT, July 10 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. is discussing a possible partnership with eBay that would allow dealers to list new cars on the auction Web site, officials said.
PHILADELPHIA, July 10 (UPI) -- Residents of a neighborhood in Southwest Philadelphia awoke Friday to find they had been flooded by a break in a 30-inch water main.
HOUSTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Geoff Blum singled in Miguel Tejada from third with two out in the ninth Friday, completing a Houston rally and giving the Astros a 6-5 win over Washington.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 10 (UPI) -- Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer joined the 2009 All-Star Home Run Derby contest when he was invited Friday by Major League Baseball.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 10 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer's RBI single put Minnesota ahead in the seventh Friday after the Twins squandered a four-run lead and they held on to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, believes the Afghan army and police must expand more rapidly than planned, officials say.
BALTIMORE, July 10 (UPI) -- Alzheimer's disease may be less likely in those who had good language skills when college age, U.S researchers say.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Only three U.S. Justice Department lawyers were briefed initially on the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping, a report released Friday said.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- Jeff Niemann threw his second shutout of the season Friday, holding Oakland to six hits and leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 win over the Athletics.
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