NEW YORK, July 6 (UPI) -- Atlanta Braves infielder Martin Prado's prowess at the plate produced his first National League Player of the Week award Monday.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- Michael Jackson's family is working with Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries on plans for the King of Pop's remains, officials said.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 6 (UPI) -- South Carolina police were looking into whether a man officers shot to death in North Carolina Monday was linked to five killings in the state, officials said.
BASTAD, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Seeded players Sorana Cirstea of Romania and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia were among the first-round winners Monday in the first Swedish Open.
TOKYO, July 6 (UPI) -- Japanese toy makers said custom-made figurines created to resemble those that purchase them are selling out rapidly.
ROCHESTER, Minn., July 6 (UPI) -- Mayo Clinic and University of California-San Francisco medical researchers say they have found a connection between DNA alterations and brain cancer.
FRANKFURT, Germany, July 6 (UPI) -- European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said he was "very clear" in his support of the U.S. dollar as the primary central bank reserve currency.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 6 (UPI) -- Sixth-seeded Ukrainian Alona Bondarenko started out with a win over Croat Karolina Sprem Monday in first-day action of the GDF Suez Grand Prix event.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Eunjung Yi's first LPGA win this weekend has allowed her to soar 98 places in the women's golf world rankings as the top eight spots remained unchanged.
ALBUQUERQUE, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered table salt so brittle it crushes easily between a thumb and forefinger can become super-elastic in the nanoworld.
NEW YORK, July 6 (UPI) -- Forward Christopher Higgins reached a contract agreement Monday with the New York Rangers.
PETERBOROUGH, England, July 6 (UPI) -- A rare Lamborghini Gallardo automobile burst into flames as stunned bar patrons in Peterborough, England, gaped at the spectacle, witnesses said.
TURIN, Italy, July 6 (UPI) -- Italian automaker Fiat said Monday it had sign a deal with Guangzhou Automobile Group -- known as GAC -- to build an assembly plant in south-central China.
MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to work through their disagreements on a U.S. missile defense system in Europe.
TSUKUBA, Japan, July 6 (UPI) -- Japanese researchers say a new genetically modified rice designed to fight allergies has successfully passed its initial safety tests.
ALGIERS, Algeria, July 6 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida is no longer directing the movements of its former affiliates in Algeria, who are moving to reconcile with the national government, leaders say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 6 (UPI) -- Two roadside bombs exploded in Afghanistan Monday, killing six U.S. soldiers, officials said.
FAIRFAX, Va., July 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army has contracted Argon ST Inc. to support the Communications-Electronics Command Acquisition Center in New Jersey.
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 6 (UPI) -- Loyalists of the Hizb ut-Tahrir political movement are calling for a coup in Islamabad to establish an Islamic caliphate, by force if necessary.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., says the media should limit its coverage of Michael Jackson as the late singer was a "child molester."