NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The snowstorm that dumped as much as a foot of snow in some parts of the U.S. midsection bore down Wednesday on the East Coast, forecasters said.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan military, which arrested former Gen. Sarath Fonseka this week, said Wednesday his family has unhindered access to him.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Leaders of the African-American community are set to travel to Washington Wednesday to discuss jobs and the economy with President Barack Obama.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Sri Lankan protesters demanding the military release retired Gen. Sarath Fonseka faced police tear gas and water cannons Wednesday in Colombo, witnesses say.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Pakistan, keen to safeguard its stake in Afghanistan after the Americans leave, wants Washington to give it a big part in resolving the war, officials said.
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- My son and I are collaborating on a song. That might be strictly local news everywhere else but to me it's one of the top stories of the week.
KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An Arizona prosecutor has agreed not to use any evidence seized in a raid on a Texas ranch at the upcoming trial of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Alaskan legislators are considering new ethics regulations aimed at getting rid of some ambiguities that came up when Sarah Palin was governor.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Maryland could meet two-thirds of its electricity needs through offshore wind turbines, a new study says.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Indian government, responding to rising public outcry, has put off for now the introduction of genetically modified brinjal or egg plant in the country.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer's 34 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday carried Utah to its season-high ninth straight win, 109-99 over the Los Angeles Clippers.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant's double-double Tuesday boosted Oklahoma City to its sixth straight win, an 89-77 decision over Portland.
TIJUANA, Mexico, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Five Tijuana police officers were arrested Tuesday, a day after Mexican federal police detained two reputed drug cartel leaders, authorities said.
LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Muslim women should be free to wear face-covering burkas and niqabs on British streets, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Chinese activist, who probed construction of earthquake-flattened schools, got a five-year sentence arising from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.