WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The weatherman said the wind was blowing in a blizzard so a star-studded concert at the U.S. White House celebrating civil rights era music was moved up a day.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Cicely Tyson is to be honored during the third annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood Luncheon, organizers said.
WYOMING, Minn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A billboard along an interstate highway in rural Minnesota has a simple message -- a picture of former President George W. Bush and the question "Miss me yet?"
BOSTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts medical examiner's office Tuesday ruled the death of Daniel Kerrigan, the father of ex-Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, a homicide.
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The leaders of Sudan and Chad said Tuesday they have taken steps to end diplomatic tensions between the two African nations
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A former Philadelphia police officer surrendered Tuesday to face a charge of murder in a fatal shooting outside his house while he was off duty.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Andrew McCarthy says he was escorted by a guard at gunpoint out of Ethiopia's Lalibela church after leaving his admission ticket at his hotel.
MANCHESTER, Tenn., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Kings of Leon, Dave Matthews Band and Kris Kristofferson are confirmed to perform at Tennessee's Bonnaroo music and arts festival, organizers said.
BERLIN, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- China is now the world's No. 1 exporter, surpassing Germany, figures released by Germany Tuesday show.
GEORGETOWN, S.C., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A South Carolina woman has been told she can no longer lead a student prayer group or hand out Bible verses at Georgetown High School.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Outfielder Jacque Jones has been signed by his former team, the Minnesota Twins, to a minor-league deal, the team said Tuesday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A group of California fishermen who sent a message in a bottle two years ago said they were delighted when someone found the bottle and even sent a reply.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Six NHL teams will open the 2010-11 hockey season with games in Europe, league officials announced Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Sirius XM Radio and Harpo Radio say U.S. media titan Oprah Winfrey will preside over an exclusive live call-in show about child molestation.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Louis Gossett Jr. Tuesday confirmed he is being treated for prostate cancer.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Catcher Yorvit Torrealba signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Padres Tuesday, the team said.
WICHITA, Kan., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Anti-abortion activist Scott Roeder, convicted of killing a Wichita, Kan., abortion provider, says he has no pity for the family of Dr. George Tiller.
WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Pac-10 Conference is seriously considering expansion, Commissioner Larry Scott said Tuesday.
AURONZO DI CADORE, Italy, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An Italian man said he is vying for Guinness World Record fame by creating a 26-foot scale model of Venice's St. Mark's bell tower completely out of chocolate.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A man who received the first double hand transplant in the United States has been released from a hospital after treatment of serious rashes, officials said.