INDIANAPOLIS, July 10 (UPI) -- An abnormality in the major pumping chamber of the heart in children often leads to heart failure, researchers reported at a symposium in Indianapolis.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Bush administration officials discouraged an investigation into a mass killing in Afghanistan, government officials and human rights workers say.
NEWPORT, R.I., July 10 (UPI) -- Fabrice Santoro, seeking his third straight title at the event, won two matches Friday to reach the semifinals of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 10 (UPI) -- A prominent U.S. civil rights organization Friday urged Congress to investigate reports of "racial extremists" serving in the military.
SILVIS, Ill., July 10 (UPI) -- Persistent thunderstorms forced a postponement of the second round of the John Deere Classic Friday without a single shot being hit.
BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 10 (UPI) -- Christie Kerr used a 1-under-par 70 Friday to forge a one-stroke lead over Paula Creamer through 36 holes at the U.S. Women's Open in Bethlehem, Pa.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. officials Friday announced $350 million in grants to help states and territories prepare for H1N1 flu virus this fall.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 10 (UPI) -- At least six British soldiers were killed Friday in Helmand Province, bringing the number of U.K. combat deaths in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion to 184.
ACCRA, Ghana, July 10 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama arrived in Ghana with his family Friday evening, welcomed by thousands of people angling for a glimpse of the first black U.S. president.
POREC, Croatia, July 10 (UPI) -- Ivo Karlovic and Marin Cilic won their singles matches Friday, giving Croatia a 2-0 Davis Cup quarterfinal lead over the United States in Porec, Croatia.
CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- Ryan Ludwick had three hits and four RBI Friday to lead the St. Louis Cardinals in an 8-3 win over the Chicago Cubs.
WASHINGTON, July 10 (UPI) -- Obama administration officials are working on a plan to help small businesses by using funds originally intended to bail out the banking system, sources said.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Philadelphia right fielder Jayson Werth was named Friday to replace the injured Carlos Beltran on the National League All-Star team.
BALTIMORE, July 10 (UPI) -- Home sales in the Baltimore area rose 2 percent in June -- the first increase since January 2007, statistics released Friday showed.
CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- A family filed a lawsuit Friday seeking damages following revelations that graves were dug up at a historic black cemetery in suburban Chicago.
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- The Group of Eight summit in Italy ended Friday with an ambitious $20 billion food security pledge to developing nations.
BRUSSELS, July 10 (UPI) -- NATO has begun working on a new strategic concept to heave the military alliance into the 21st century.
L'AQUILA, Italy, July 10 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper apologized at an international summit in Italy Friday for making an incorrect claim about his chief political rival.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 10 (UPI) -- Islamabad has called for a trilateral meeting with Afghanistan and Iran to address regional economic and security issues, the Pakistani foreign minister said.
CAIRO, July 10 (UPI) -- In February 1991 Saddam Hussein put Kuwait's oil fields to the torch as his invading army was driven out of the emirate by U.S.-led forces.