BOSTON, July 6 (UPI) -- Brett Anderson pitched a two-hit shutout and Mark Ellis and Adam Kennedy each had two RBI in the Oakland Athletics' 6-0 victory Monday over Boston.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- Thousands of public safety personnel will be deployed to manage crowds at memorials for the late pop icon Michael Jackson, Los Angeles officials said.
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a woman's weight during pregnancy may affect her daughter's risk of obesity.
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WASHINGTON, July 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Census Bureau faces a challenge from the six states that started allowing same-sex marriage during the 10 years since the last census, officials said.
BERLIN, July 6 (UPI) -- Four soldiers received the new German medal for bravery from Chancellor Angela Merkel for their bravery in Afghanistan, officials said.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 6 (UPI) -- The Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland said it closed part of its park after a troop of monkeys made a break for freedom during a transfer from one habitat to another.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 6 (UPI) -- Police in North Carolina Monday shot to death the man who had killed five people in South Carolina, officials said.
SACRAMENTO, July 6 (UPI) -- An international rating agency Monday cut the rating for California bond debt from "A-minus" to "BBB," citing "budgetary and cash flow" problems.
LUND, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Freckles and numerous birthmarks are risk factors for the most lethal form of skin cancer, Swedish researchers reported.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Bohemian Club, a prominent men-only club in San Francisco, is asking a California fire board let it cut more timber in the future.
CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Illinois attorney general's office will join attorneys asking for the dismissal of cases against two men convicted of five murders, a legal clinic says.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- San Francisco pitcher Randy Johnson went on the 15-day disabled list Monday, one day after suffering a shoulder strain, the Giants said.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S and European researchers suggest the immune system and schizophrenia may be linked at the cellular level.
COLUMBIA, Md., July 6 (UPI) -- Overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten, U.S. researchers said.
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 6 (UPI) -- Award-winning chefs in Britain are creating tempting tasty treats for toddlers who they say may want something more than strained peas and peaches.
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Nearly 1,000 serious British offenders, including 19 convicted murderers, are at large when they should be behind bars, government figures reveal.
MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to reduce their countries' nuclear missile arsenals in a major step forward for U.S.-Russian relations.
ATLANTA, July 6 (UPI) -- Several state health departments and U.S. agencies are investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to the JBS Swift Beef Co.
BERLIN, July 6 (UPI) -- An incident at an error-prone German nuclear reactor has refueled the debate over the country's future energy mix.