Review: Kevin Kline steals 'Henry IV' By FREDERICK M. WINSHIP NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- If there is one performance that demands to be seen on the New York stage this season it is Kevin Kline's deeply conceived characterization of Shakespeare's tosspot philosopher Falstaff in a production that combines the two "Henry IV" plays into one seaml

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sick woman finds 15 doctors on her flight ... Priest admits to stealing for mistress ... Packrat buried two days under books ... Trucker balks at theft of chickens

$3,000 book will laud boxer Muhammad Ali COLOGNE, Germany, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- German publisher Taschen Books next month will release a 75-pound, $3,000 book about the life and times of boxing great Muhammad Ali.

Sick woman finds 15 doctors on her flight LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Priest admits to stealing for mistress ORANGE PARK, Fla., Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Packrat buried two days under books NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Trucker balks at theft of chickens TORONTO, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Princess Anne's dog bites again LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) --

Watercooler Stories By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. court has upheld an artist's right to take nude photos of Barbie dolls being menaced with kitchen appliances, despite objections from Mattel.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A book-loving pack rat tried to squeeze even more tomes into his tiny New York City apartment and ended up buried under an avalanche of books, magazines and other stuff.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 31 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Wednesday, December 31, 2003.

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Feature: 2004 Rose Parade is about music By PAT NASON UPI Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Music, always prominent at the Rose Parade, is the main theme of the 2004 parade, with Oscar-winning composer John Williams serving as grand marshal.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Hunters shoot killer Australian crocodile ... M&M's to go black-and-white, for a while ... Castro resembles Hitler in news photo ... Marathon 'Moby Dick' reading scheduled

Marathon 'Moby Dick' reading scheduled NEW BEDFORD, Mass., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Herman Melville fans won't want to miss a two-day annual marathon reading of his classic seafaring novel, "Moby Dick," in Massachusetts this weekend.

2003's top jazz recordings By KEN FRANCKLING United Press International , Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Here are one writer's choices for the top jazz recordings and reissues of 2003.

Jockstrip:The world as we know it By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- In its latest attempt to develop space tourism, Russia is offering a pair of newlyweds a cosmic honeymoon on board the International Space Station.

Watercooler Stories By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- An average homeowner spends some 25 minutes a day looking for things -- that's the equivalent of wasting nearly a week each year just trying to find stuff in their own home.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Tuesday, December 30, 2003.

The Almanac By United Press International , Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The weekly UPI Almanac package for January 5-11, 2004.

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UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Scotland embarks on ancient Hogmanay ... Celebrities to voice Moscow subway system ... 50-foot python caught in Indonesia ... German psychiatrist says cannibal not nuts

Review: Met Opera stages opulent 'Cellini' By FREDERICK M. WINSHIP NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Metropolitan Opera has staged two 19th century operatic rarities this season in the hope of bolstering ticket sales at one of the company's most difficult times financially since the Great Depression, the most recent staging being Hector Berlioz's com

German psychiatrist says cannibal not nuts KASSEL, Germany, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

50-foot python caught in Indonesia CURUGSEWU, Indonesia, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Broadway slashes post-holiday ticket costs By FREDERICK M. WINSHIP NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Broadway shows are determined to survive the post-holiday theater-going slump in January and February by slashing their ticket prices, often making it cheaper to see a show on the Great White Way than off-Broadway, where tickets traditionally are more con

Taiwan has trouble with beauty queens TAIPEI, Taiwan, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

The jazz world's losses were many By KEN FRANCKLING United Press International , Dec. 23 (UPI) -- The jazz world said farewell to many of its performers and supporting figures during 2003. So many, it departed that it seemed there would be a surge on the perpetual jazz big band -- wherever it lives on.

Celebrities to voice Moscow subway system MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) --

Watercooler Stories By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- For those trying to unload unwanted holiday gifts, the new Web site LiveDeal.com is an alternative to long lines at the mall.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A pet cat was reunited with its family after being lost for two months in the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 29 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Monday, December 29, 2003.

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Arizona town offered for sale on eBay TORTILLA FLAT, Ariz., Dec. 28 (UPI) --

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 28 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Sunday, December 28, 2003.

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Despite low pay, Singapore maids happy SINGAPORE, Dec. 27 (UPI) --

Aussie the 'true' king of England? SYDNEY, Dec. 27 (UPI) --

Grade school teacher nabbed in robberies FLINT, Mich., Dec. 27 (UPI) --

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 27 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Saturday, December 27, 2003.

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Russians monkey with New Year MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (UPI) --

Watercooler Stories By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 26 (UPI) -- One in three workers in Britain spends Christmas thinking about getting a new job while one in five considers getting a divorce, a trend dubbed "jingle hell."

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 26 (UPI) -- California Highway Patrol officers saved Christmas for the Sacramento Children's Home after a woman stole $5,000 worth of Christmas presents.

Your Daily Horoscope By D. DONOVAN KINSOLVING United Press International , Dec. 26 (UPI) -- UPI horoscopes for Friday, December 26, 2003.

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A quiet Christmas in small town on alert TAPPAHANNOCK, Va., Dec. 25 (UPI) --

Car thief returns woman's auto MCCANDLESS, Pa., Dec. 25 (UPI) --

2003: The year in jazz By KEN FRANCKLING United Press International , Dec. 25 (UPI) -- For the jazz world, 2003 will be remembered as a year to celebrate the past, help those in need, mourn indelible losses, welcome back a long-lost soul -- and build for the future.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it By ALEX CUKAN United Press International , Dec. 25 (UPI) -- KTUU-TV reporter Meghan Stapleton got run over by a reindeer while doing a preholiday television news report in Anchorage, Alaska.