KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Two police officers died in an attack by two suicide bombers at the police headquarters in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, officials said.
CHICAGO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A conservative advocacy group plans to test a U.S. legal prohibition on clergy endorsing candidates from the pulpit, The Washington Post reported Monday.
DENVER, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Forty-seven percent of U.S. adults say they would refuse disaster rescue if it meant leaving without a family pet, American Humane Association officials say.
TORONTO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A Toronto researcher reports that a new once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes could replace the more common twice-daily injection.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Matt Forte ran 50 yards for a touchdown and Lance Briggs returned a fumble 21 yards for another score Sunday, helping the Chicago Bears beat Indianapolis 29-13.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Gen. David McKiernan, NATO forces commander in Afghanistan, has asked for a review of a probe of civilian deaths in a recent U.S. operation in that country.
FLUSHING MEADOWS, N.Y., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- American star Serena Williams battled to a straight-set victory over Serbian Jelena Jankovic Sunday for her third U.S. Open championship and ninth major title.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Carlos Delgado hit two home runs and totaled four RBI Sunday, powering the New York Mets to a 6-3 win over Philadelphia in the second game of a doubleheader.
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A charity set up to help families of New York firefighters killed Sept. 11, 2001, gave only $4.4 million of $11 million it collected, tax filings show.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Britney Spears won three top prizes at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles Sunday, a year after delivering a widely panned performance at the VMA show.
JOLIET, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Helio Castroneves won the last 2008 IndyCar race by capturing Sunday's Peak Antifreeze Indy 300 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill.
MACO, Philippines, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Philippines officials say at least 37 people are dead or missing in two landslides that struck a municipality in the Davao Region in Mindanao within 11 hours.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- MSNBC is replacing Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews with David Gregory as anchor of its U.S. election coverage, The New York Times reported Sunday.
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican presidential nominee John McCain has moved ahead of Democratic rival Barack Obama by 48 percent to 45 percent, a Gallup Poll indicated.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Carl Edwards crossed the finish line ahead of Scott Wimmer Sunday to capture the Nationwide Emerson Radio 250 auto race at Richmond, Va.