Are we overprogramming our children? I thought of it, although certainly not for the first time, after reading an article last week in the Times of London about a schoolmistress' plea to parents to let their children just be children.
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called an emergency high-level meeting Tuesday after clashes between South and North Korean ships now seen as accidental.
OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Kelenna Azubuike had 31 points Monday and the Golden State Warriors had eight players in double figures in a 146-105 victory over Minnesota.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Chris Paul had 24 points and 10 assists Monday to lead the New Orleans Hornets to a 112-84 pasting of the Los Angeles Clippers.
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Jerome Randle led the way with 18 points Monday and No. 12 California held off a late challenge by Murray State before winning 75-70.
Economists may hope stock markets rise slowly, but investors have breached the storm walls in recent days, putting U.S. markets into turbo drive recently.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The White House said Monday a report that President Barack Obama has decided to send a large number of troops to Afghanistan "is absolutely false."
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- South and North Korean ships exchanged brief but heavy fire Tuesday off their west coast with Seoul claiming "considerable" damage to the North's vessel.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- New York researchers suggest a rapidly rising prostate specific antigen may not indicate a greater risk of diagnosis of prostate cancer.
TORONTO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Attempted cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the part of bystanders can quadruple cardiac arrest survival rates to more than 50 percent, a Canadian study found.
DENVER, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Ben Roethlisberger threw three touchdown passes and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth straight game Monday, knocking off the Denver Broncos 28-10.
TOKYO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The Japanese Cabinet Tuesday authorized $5 billion in aid to Afghanistan during the next five years, the government of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said.
SYRACUSE, N.Y., Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Syracuse, ranked No. 25, ripped Albany 75-43 Monday, giving Orange Coach Jim Boeheim the 800th victory of his career.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Manu Ginobili connected on six 3-point shots and finished with 36 points Monday, leading the San Antonio Spurs past the Toronto Raptors 131-124.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Kansas City Chiefs Monday cut running back Larry Johnson, who was recently suspended after posting anti-gay comments on the Internet.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Mark Cuban, owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, said Monday he would be interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers.
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A North Korean vessel was damaged when South and North Korean naval forces clashed Tuesday off their west coast, a South Korean defense official said.
MIAMI, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Ida was closing in on the U.S. Gulf Coast Monday night and forecasters said the storm would probably make landfall during the night.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Air pollution is a major health risk for patients in Fresno, Calif., who suffer from chronic lung diseases, U.S. researchers said.
