ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 10 (UPI) -- Alaska's state Division of Forestry says warm and dry conditions throughout the state are hindering firefighters' attempts to extinguish dozens of wildfires.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. markets closed flat Friday as investors feared the second quarter's corporate reporting season would be disappointing.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Hard Tail girl's jackets and sweatshirts due to a strangulation hazard.
CLE ELUM, Wash., July 10 (UPI) -- The Teanaway Solar Reserve says it would like to build a solar photovoltaic power plant near Cle Elum, Wash.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Slugging down quick shots of a concentrated energy drink has now become a $700 million enterprise, a U.S. market research firm said.
KENT, Wash., July 10 (UPI) -- A golf dispute in King County, Wash., led to one man receiving a debilitating head injury and another receiving a jail sentence, authorities say.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 10 (UPI) -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation soon could be taught using the Nintendo Wii video game console, students at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, said.
SEATTLE, July 10 (UPI) -- Residents of a Seattle neighborhood said they have discovered a section of curb that was painted red without a "no parking" sign was not the work of the city.
TEL AVIV, Israel, July 10 (UPI) -- Harel Levy and Dudi Sela each won in four sets Friday, putting home-standing Israel ahead 2-0 in its Davis Cup quarterfinals against Russia.
BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 10 (UPI) -- Agnes Szavay was an easy straight-set winner Friday at the GDF Suez Grand Prix tennis tournament in her native Hungary.
SEATTLE, July 10 (UPI) -- Dental pain may portend future medical problems because a diet bad for teeth may be also bad for the body, a U.S. researcher said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 10 (UPI) -- Levi Johnston, the teenage father of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, says she quit to cash in on her celebrity and spend more time with her family.
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, July 10 (UPI) -- Conditions in the Kivu provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo are worsening as residents are being displaced by violence, humanitarian officials say.
MARBELLA, Spain, July 10 (UPI) -- Fernando Verdasco and Philipp Kohlschreiber won their singles matches Friday, leaving Spain and Germany in a 1-1 tie in their Davis Cup quarterfinal.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 10 (UPI) -- The weekly death toll at the Manik Farm prison camp in Sri Lanka holding Tamil refugees averages 1,400, international aid officials said.
TOKYO, July 10 (UPI) -- Reports concerning the health of a frail North Korea President Kim Jong-Il do not give him long to live, observers say.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- The owner of 13 Dunkin' Donuts outlets throughout New York says it is changing the franchise to Tim Hortons doughnut chain locations.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Elevated insulin levels in the blood appear to increase the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women, researchers in New York said.
PHILADELPHIA, July 10 (UPI) -- The head of a swim club said Friday he regrets how he explained why his site would not host kids from a predominantly minority day camp in Philadelphia.
GLASGOW, Scotland, July 10 (UPI) -- Retief Goosen shot 8-under-par 63 Friday and grabbed a two-stroke lead through 36 holes at the European Tour's Scottish Open.