DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Detroit's Ben Gordon scored 23 points and the Pistons used a late 12-2 run to pull away Sunday and defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 88-81.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A New Jersey woman has filed a lawsuit against New York police, alleging a horse in its mounted unit bit her, leaving permanent injuries, court records show.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has moved out of a C Street house, a town home on Capitol Hill shared with other Christian lawmakers, sources say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Jason Richardson led Phoenix with 22 points in a 102-90 victory Sunday over the Washington Wizards.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Actress Emmanuelle Chriqui said she is nothing like her character, Sloan McQuewick, on the U.S. TV series "Entourage."
ASBURY PARK, N.J., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The stakes for same-sex marriage legalization in New Jersey have been raised with the election of a Republican governor, advocates say.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A representative for Layla Kayleigh said the co-host of the U.S. TV series "America's Best Dance Crew" gave birth to her first daughter.
VALRICO, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Florida man was charged with assault and two counts of child abuse for allegedly giving his nephew, 14, an almost-lethal amount of alcohol, police said.
GRAPEVINE, Texas, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A convention center in Grapevine, Texas, will display a new attraction filled with ice sculptures based on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," organizers said.
DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors says it is pushing ahead with plans to work with Canadian parts supplier Magna International Inc. on a Russian production deal.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. country music singer Kellie Pickler said she enjoyed helping build a family a new house on the TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The lone Republican U.S. House member who voted in favor of a healthcare reform measure says it was the best decision for his New Orleans district.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Jacksonville, Fla., zoo recently acquired two female gorillas, members of an endangered species, to join one of the zoo's males, zoo officials said.
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- British actor Simon MacCorkindale said he was diagnosed with bowel cancer more than three years ago and it has since become terminal.
DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- "How Sweet the Sound" voters said the Atlanta West Pentecostal Church choir earned the title of "America's Best Choir."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army chief says there are "real concerns" about a backlash toward Muslim U.S. soldiers following last week's mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A New York supermarket clerk is suing a deli owner for $5 million because of a bite he allegedly received from the defendant's cat, the clerk's lawyer said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers who voted for a healthcare reform bill in the House of Representatives are "courageous," President Barack Obama said Sunday.
BOSTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Attorney Robert H. Rines, known for spending decades chasing the Loch Ness monster, died in Boston at the age of 87, his wife, Joanne Hayes-Rines, said.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will need to take the stand in her own defense to prevail in her trial on theft charges, an expert says.