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Science moves closer to infertility cures
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say advances in the analysis of proteins are providing researchers with an expanding understanding of male infertility.
Judge allows laptops for Gitmo detainees
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A U.S. military judge says five alleged al-Qaida terrorists imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can use their laptop computers 12 hours per day.
Britain's bailout includes salary rules
LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Three British banks participating in a government bailout agreed to forgo executive bonuses for 2008 and link future bonuses to performance, officials said.
Photographer, pilot die in copter crash
MAGNOLIA, Texas, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A Houston television news photographer and his pilot died Monday when their helicopter crashed while en route to a news story, the county sheriff's office said.
New mercury-tracking technology is created
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have developed a technique that can track the source of mercury emissions that pollute the environment.
Starbucks to try three-point holiday plan
SEATTLE, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. retail coffee giant Starbucks said it would try a three-point approach to getting through what could end up as the holiday blahs.
Convicted rapist found working among women
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A man who served time for the brutal rape and torture of a Harlem nun is working out of a New York office that deals solely with non-violent female defendants.
Anti-Obama-ite emerges from shadows
CHICAGO, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The man behind mutterings that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is a Muslim -- he's not -- emerged from dark cyberspace to bright TV spotlights.
Haitian storm refugees seek immigrant deal
MIAMI, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Florida immigrant advocates want victims of recent devastating Haitian storms to be allowed into the United States under "temporary protected status."
Belzer tapped as DGA Honors emcee
Belzer tapped as DGA Honors emcee
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Actor and comedian Richard Belzer has agreed to be the host of the 7th Directors Guild of America Honors, the DGA said Monday.
Experts: Inexact court records available
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Private companies in the United States have access to public court records that have been found to have alleged inaccuracies, criminal justice experts say.
Manatee succumbs after trip to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Employees at SeaWorld in Florida were mourning the death Monday of Dennis the manatee.
'Pooh' drawings livening up vacant home
FLINT, Mich., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Some residents of Flint, Mich., say a 20-year-old woman's "Winnie the Pooh" drawings on a vacant house make for a happier neighborhood.
'Paper Planes' singer M.I.A. pregnant
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British recording artist M.I.A., best known for her hit song "Paper Planes," has confirmed she is pregnant with her first child.
More Nicaraguan beef trim is recalled
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a recall of approximately 420 pounds of frozen beef trim in Puerto Rico due to possible contamination.
Tracking of passes, uniforms lax, TSA told
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The agency overseeing security at U.S. airports failed to track security passes of former employees, creating vulnerabilities, a federal report says.
Suit against Amtrak alleges missing wages
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The Amtrak railway company has failed to pay its agents at a center in Riverside, Calif., for all their work hours, a federal lawsuit alleges.
Moore: I wanted to play villain, not 007
Moore: I wanted to play villain, not 007
LONDON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- British actor Roger Moore says he would have preferred playing a bad guy, not the iconic secret agent, in the James Bond franchise.
Stars of Italy's Oscar entry arrested
ROME, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Three of the stars of the mob flick "Gomorrah," Italy's entry for the Oscars, have been arrested due to their alleged real-life ties to organized crime.
U.S. markets zoom up Monday
U.S. markets zoom up Monday
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. markets surged ahead Monday after European leaders announced plans to shore up their financial systems.
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