BERLIN, July 6 (UPI) -- Four soldiers received the new German medal for bravery from Chancellor Angela Merkel for their bravery in Afghanistan, officials said.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 6 (UPI) -- The Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland said it closed part of its park after a troop of monkeys made a break for freedom during a transfer from one habitat to another.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 6 (UPI) -- Police in North Carolina Monday shot to death the man who had killed five people in South Carolina, officials said.
SACRAMENTO, July 6 (UPI) -- An international rating agency Monday cut the rating for California bond debt from "A-minus" to "BBB," citing "budgetary and cash flow" problems.
LUND, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Freckles and numerous birthmarks are risk factors for the most lethal form of skin cancer, Swedish researchers reported.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Bohemian Club, a prominent men-only club in San Francisco, is asking a California fire board let it cut more timber in the future.
CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- The Illinois attorney general's office will join attorneys asking for the dismissal of cases against two men convicted of five murders, a legal clinic says.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- San Francisco pitcher Randy Johnson went on the 15-day disabled list Monday, one day after suffering a shoulder strain, the Giants said.
LOS ANGELES, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S and European researchers suggest the immune system and schizophrenia may be linked at the cellular level.
COLUMBIA, Md., July 6 (UPI) -- Overweight children, especially girls, show signs of the negative consequences of being overweight as early as kindergarten, U.S. researchers said.
BIRMINGHAM, England, July 6 (UPI) -- Award-winning chefs in Britain are creating tempting tasty treats for toddlers who they say may want something more than strained peas and peaches.
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Nearly 1,000 serious British offenders, including 19 convicted murderers, are at large when they should be behind bars, government figures reveal.
MOSCOW, July 6 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev agreed Monday to reduce their countries' nuclear missile arsenals in a major step forward for U.S.-Russian relations.
ATLANTA, July 6 (UPI) -- Several state health departments and U.S. agencies are investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to the JBS Swift Beef Co.
BERLIN, July 6 (UPI) -- An incident at an error-prone German nuclear reactor has refueled the debate over the country's future energy mix.
NASHVILLE, July 6 (UPI) -- The woman whose body was found near that of former NFL star Steve McNair had recently bought the gun found at the scene of the shooting, Nashville police said.
NEWPORT, R.I., July 6 (UPI) -- Former champion Robby Ginepri and 2008 runner-up Prakash Amritraj were opening round winners Monday at the Hall of Fame Championships in Newport, R.I.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 6 (UPI) -- A Michigan business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to fraudulently marketing dietary supplements over the Internet, the U.S. Justice Department said.
BRECHIN, Scotland, July 6 (UPI) -- Police in Brechin, Scotland, are looking for thieves who took 14 valuable birds from a collector.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 6 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say they've determined the use of magnetic brain stimulation results in an improved ability to learn a skilled motor task.