PITTSBURGH, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Some celebrities and art experts are criticizing Pittsburgh's recently unveiled Fred Rogers statue for what they say is a failure to capture his likeness.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says South Carolina's Legislature violated the Constitution when it authorized religious-themed car license plates.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United States led a high-powered diplomatic effort in Honduras Wednesday, aiming to secure a breakthrough in the talks between the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti and supporters of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya.
BOSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former speaker of the Massachusetts House, Salvatore DiMasi, and a co-defendant say they are being prosecuted under an overly vague law.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Federal judges have ruled two men facing execution in Mississippi suffer mental disabilities that bar the death penalty in their cases.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. television network ABC says it plans to air back-to-back music specials starring Beyonce and Paul McCartney on Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Vehicles used to transport U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were involved in a fatal accident Wednesday, a federal official said.
LOVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Ohio man landed a 95-pound blue catfish in Lake Isabella, a park district record and only one pound less than the state record holder, park officials said.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Florida prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to prosecute a high school teacher who allegedly threatened to shoot his students and principal.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. market gains held up Wednesday with shares trading higher in home construction, airlines and marine transportation.
ANDERSON, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Authorities in South Carolina said a man who was shot during an argument about a video game appears reluctant to press charges against the shooter.
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of dollars were wasted in a Canadian three-year human rights battle over a transgendered woman in a fitness club, its owner says.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is the NFC's Offensive Player of the Week after throwing five touchdown passes against the Chicago Bears last Sunday.
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Plexiglas truck giving new meaning to the Las Vegas "Strip" is drawing the eyes of passersby and the ire of county commissioners.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Episcopal bishop for southern Ohio has announced the diocese will begin blessing gay relationships next year.
FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The Army major and accused Fort Hood, Texas, gunman didn't formally ask to leave the military for any reason, an Army official said.
BEIJING, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Chinese exports are swinging away from the vast realm of light manufacturing to industrial goods, a private research group said.
SOMERVILLE, N.J., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A wheelchair-bound, quadriplegic New Jersey man who waged a 2-1/2-year battle to buy a gun has the right to a firearm permit, a judge ruled Wednesday.
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Canadian police in Nova Scotia suspect a Sydney man with days-old untreated second- and third-degree burns might be an arsonist.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of IBM power adapters due to a shock hazard.