NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Crude oil futures began the trading day in New York slightly down Wednesday, as did heating oil prices.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the use of Crestor for some people who are at increased risk of heart disease.
JOLIET, Ill., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Chicago law professor says pre-trial proceedings for Drew Peterson make it impossible for the former Bolingbrook, Ill., policeman to get a fair trial.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- At least 150 bodies were pulled from vehicles buried by an avalanche in the Salang Pass in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday
VALENCIA, Spain, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The start of the 2010 America's Cup series was postponed Wednesday, the second delay in the race off the coast of Spain.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Google's decision to start a social networking site called Buzz pits the Internet navigator directly against Facebook and Twitter, U.S. analysts are saying.
TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Iran's nuclear energy chief says his country remains willing to discuss with the West the possibility of sending Iranian uranium abroad for enrichment.
VIRGIL, Ill., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A 4.3-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Illinois in the western suburban area around Chicago Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- No. 4-seeded Tommy Haas claimed a straight-set victory Tuesday in first-round play of the $600,000 SAP Open tennis tournament in California.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The snowstorm that dumped as much as a foot of snow in some parts of the U.S. midsection bore down Wednesday on the East Coast, forecasters said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, which arrested former Gen. Sarath Fonseka this week, said Wednesday his family has unhindered access to him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Leaders of the African-American community are set to travel to Washington Wednesday to discuss jobs and the economy with President Barack Obama.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan protesters demanding the military release retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka faced police tear gas and water cannons Wednesday in Colombo, witnesses say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistan, keen to safeguard its stake in Afghanistan after the Americans leave, wants Washington to give it a big part in resolving the war, officials said.
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