BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- A barber shop in China has taken customer service to a new level by letting clients determine the price of their haircuts.
DENVER, July 10 (UPI) -- Garrett Atkins delivered a go-ahead, two-run double in the eighth Thursday to give Colorado a 7-6 win over Atlanta -- the Rockies' fourth straight victory.
BALTIMORE, July 9 (UPI) -- Infants and young children treated with heart drugs get the wrong dose or are victims of errors more often than older children, U.S. researchers found.
HOUSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- Houston took the lead with a pair of triples in the sixth Thursday and Lance Berkman added a three-run homer to help the Astros to a 9-4 win over Washington.
BEIJING, July 9 (UPI) -- Chinese colleges expect to graduate 6.1 million students this year but the global economic slowdown has sharply reduced their job prospects, officials said.
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 9 (UPI) -- There were 736 attacks on coalition forces in Afghanistan using roadside bombs in June, a monthly record, the U.S. military says.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in number of primary care physicians nationwide, U.S. researchers said.
ADELAIDE, Australia, July 9 (UPI) -- Alzheimer's disease and dementia affect memory and behavior but have different causes and require different treatment, Australian researchers say.
JOLIET, Ill., July 9 (UPI) -- Brian Vickers won his fifth Sprint Cup pole of the season Thursday, turning in the best qualifying time for Saturday's LifeLock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 9 (UPI) -- Five Catholic churches in Northern Ireland have been vandalized this week in what observers say is an effort to increase ill-will between religious groups.
MADISON, Wis., July 9 (UPI) -- A team at the University of Wisconsin said Thursday people can, in theory, avoid diseases of aging and extend their life expectancy with a special diet.
URUMQI, China, July 9 (UPI) -- China's top leadership, led by President Hu Jintao, called for "severe punishment" of those guilty in the deadly Urumqi riots.
BOSTON, July 9 (UPI) -- David DeJesus put Kansas City in front with a two-run homer in the sixth inning Thursday, lifting the Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 victory over Boston.
NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- Orlando Hudson ignited a 17-attack with a three-run double in the first inning Thursday and the Los Angeles Dodgers blasted the New York Mets 11-2.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., July 9 (UPI) -- A number of medical research institutions are testing an artificial pancreas on human subjects, a doctor at Connecticut's Yale-New Haven Hospital said Thursday.
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OAKLAND, Calif., July 9 (UPI) -- The Oakland Athletics announced Thursday the team will retire the jersey No. 24 of Rickey Henderson prior to a scheduled game Aug. 1.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9 (UPI) -- Chase Utley started a Philadelphia comeback with an inside-the-park home run Thursday and the Phillies went on to down Cincinnati 9-6.
SEATTLE, July 9 (UPI) -- Infants who weigh less than 5-and-a-half pounds at birth may have respiratory problems that persist well into adulthood, U.S. researchers said.