LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- The Black Eyed Peas's "I Gotta Feeling" is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (UPI) -- Group of Eight leaders meeting in Italy agreed Thursday to try to resolve outstanding world trade issues before the Group of 20 ministers meet in Pittsburgh.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- More than 35,000 fugitives were arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service working with federal, state and local agencies, the service's director said Thursday.
NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- New words added to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary show the influence of the Internet and globalization on U.S. English, its publishes said.
MANSFIELD, England, July 9 (UPI) -- Authorities in England said a 49-year-old teacher has been arrested for allegedly attacking a 14-year-old student.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9 (UPI) -- Philip Day, once chancellor of City College of San Francisco, abused the public trust by using public funds for banned expenditures, the district attorney said.
HOPKINTON, Mass., July 9 (UPI) -- Residents cleaned up downed trees Thursday after a tornadolike storm with golf-ball-size hail and 80 mph winds ripped through eastern Massachusetts.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Kelly Shoppach drove in five runs Thursday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 10-8 win over the Chicago White Sox.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., whose appointment was tainted by the scandal involving the state's former governor, says he will not run for his seat in 2010.
LONDON, July 9 (UPI) -- Britain's education secretary has announced plans to recruit 200 social workers from professions including teachers and lawyers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 9 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena's fifth-inning two-run double Thursday led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
BOSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Boston metropolitan area transit fares would rise nearly 20 percent under a proposal that would give the regional transit agency an extra $69 million a year.
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 9 (UPI) -- Leaders of the Group of Eight and the Group of Five, plus Egypt, Thursday agreed to make the G14 a fixture of annual summits, such as the one in Italy.
MILWAUKEE, July 9 (UPI) -- Ryan Ludwick belted a three-run homer Thursday, helping the St. Louis Cardinals rally to a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.
DETROIT, July 9 (UPI) -- A well-dressed Detroit panhandler says his silk suits and London Fog trench coat, all obtained for free from a Catholic church, help him make money.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Prosecutors in Washington announced stalking charges will not be pursued against Marion Barry, a D.C. Council member and former mayor of the capital.
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WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are inviting the public to see an ongoing international research project investigating the origin of rare carbonate rocks.
WASHINGTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Too many people die needlessly of heart attacks, heart failure and pneumonia at U.S. hospitals, especially at the worst hospitals, a government analysis said.
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