UPI Almanac for Saturday, July 11, 2009.
JOLIET, Ill., July 11 (UPI) -- Joey Logano, running on used tires, held on following a late-race restart Friday to win the Nationwide Series Dollar General 300 at Joliet, Ill.
SEATTLE, July 11 (UPI) -- Hank Blalock, Michael Young and Nelson Cruz delivered all the Texas runs with homers Friday, and the Rangers held off Seattle 6-4.
DENVER, July 11 (UPI) -- Two-run doubles by Garret Anderson and Diory Hernandez Friday, combined with a four-hit effort by Derek Lowe, brought Atlanta a 4-1 win over Colorado.
ANAHEIM, Calif., July 11 (UPI) -- Three-run homers by Kendry Morales and Erick Aybar Friday swept the Los Angeles Angels back from a four-run deficit to a 10-6 win over the New York Yankees.
PHOENIXVILLE, Pa., July 11 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania man who blasted a street full of children at play with the soundtrack from a pornographic film has been ordered to apologize.
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Rising sea surface temperatures in the equatorial region of the eastern Pacific show an El Nino is developing, U.S. weather forecasters say.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 11 (UPI) -- Bad weather in Florida could force NASA to postpone the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour scheduled for Saturday, officials said.
TEHRAN, July 11 (UPI) -- One of Iran's senior clerics said Friday laws on campaigning and elections need to be made more specific and rules need to be set to avoid future "tensions."
LONDON, July 11 (UPI) -- A swine flu patient who was otherwise healthy died Friday in England, health officials said.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 11 (UPI) -- Supporters of ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya say the new government is silencing broadcast outlets that do not adhere to its line.
YORK, Pa., July 11 (UPI) -- Treasure hunters are searching Maryland and Pennsylvania for something they say might fetch a higher price than gold -- pieces of a meteorite.
NASHVILLE, July 11 (UPI) -- Lottery winners do not dig their way out of debt and some eventually file for bankruptcy, researchers in Nashville found.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 11 (UPI) -- Jonathan Sanchez, pitching only because Randy Johnson could not, threw the first no-hitter of 2009 Friday in the San Francisco Giants' 8-0 win over San Diego.
PHOENIX, July 11 (UPI) -- Dan Haren cooled off Florida's bats by throwing a four-hitter Friday, and Felipe Lopez hit a three-run homer to bring Arizona an 8-0 win over the Marlins.
WASHINGTON, July 11 (UPI) -- House Democrats say they plan to ask the richest Americans to help pay for healthcare reform through a $550 billion income tax increase over the next decade.
PRINCETON, N.J., July 11 (UPI) -- The Democratic Party's edge in party identification among U.S. voters slipped by four points in the second quarter, a Gallup poll indicated.
BOSTON, July 11 (UPI) -- Researchers say that as the U.S. population becomes heavier perception of what is a normal weight has also increased.
MAYWOOD, Ill., July 11 (UPI) -- Coming to work while sick hurts job performance and spreads disease, U.S. researchers said Friday.
NEW YORK, July 11 (UPI) -- U.S. yoga teachers say a move toward self-regulation through an online registrar has backfired, with states imposing fees and licensing requirements.