WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama has erased longtime Republican advantages in four key counties in battleground states, a poll indicates.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Who would have thought that a New Labor prime minister of Britain would save Continental Europe and the Republican-ruled United States from financial ruin? Yet Gordon Brown's bailout plan shows promise of doing just that.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- House Republicans say they oppose new spending measures congressional Democrats are considering in a second bailout package for the U.S. economy.
ATLANTA, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A judge has ordered Martin Luther King's daughter to be in court with a cache of her father's love letters that are being sought by a book publisher.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Don Cheadle reportedly has signed on to replace Terrence Howard as the character Jim Rhodes in "Iron Man 2."
MONTREAL, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The Canadian Conservatives' hopes for a majority government after Tuesday's federal election appear hampered by Quebec separatists, The Gazette newspaper said.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A senior provincial official was killed by gunmen in Kandahar, Afghanistan, and five Taliban militants were slain in Ghanzi province Tuesday, officials said.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. markets followed their historic Monday rebound with quick gains Tuesday morning, investors cheered by the U.S. plan to buy bank equity shares.
MOSCOW, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Mobile air defense units around Moscow will conduct live-fire exercises using Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile systems, a Russian military spokesman said.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- About 1,000 workers at the Winnipeg (Canada) Free Press were in the second day of a strike Tuesday that stopped print editions from being published.
PARIS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Guillaume Depardieu, the 37-year-old son of French film star Gerard Depardieu, has died from complications related to pneumonia, hospital officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- The massive rescue plan for U.S. banks rubs against the country's dedication to free enterprise, but it is not unprecedented, analysts said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A new computer program that simulates explosions aboard passenger jets could lead to changes in U.S. airport safety procedures, officials say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Following are remarks made Tuesday by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on $700 billion rescue plan for the U.S. financial markets.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday the department would buy stakes in nine banks to help restore confidence in the financial system.
PARIS, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Germany and France led the pack in commitments to their nation's banks as European leaders pledged more than $1 trillion in bailout plans.
KIEV, Ukraine, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko won't allocate the $80 million necessary to hold snap parliamentary elections, local media reports indicate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Following are remarks made by U.S. President George Bush Tuesday in Washington on the $700 billion rescue plan for U.S. financial markets.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- A $250 billion direct stake in banks is among the planks included in the $700 billion bailout plan for the U.S. financial system, President Bush said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- White U.S. residents are becoming increasingly comfortable with blacks representing them in political offices, analysts say.