STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The European Parliament approved the new European Commission with a 488-137 vote Tuesday.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Two tons of ammonium nitrate, which can be used in explosives, disappeared in a clerical error, not through theft, Canadian police said Tuesday.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- E'Twaun Moore scored 25 points and JaJuan Johnson added 19 Tuesday to propel No. 6 Purdue to a 76-64 victory over No. 10 Michigan State.
DENVER, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony, returning from an eight-game absence, scored 19 points to power the Denver Nuggets' 127-91 pounding of Dallas Tuesday.
LAYTON, Utah, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A 15-month-old Utah girl died Tuesday, three days after her 4-year-old sister was killed by apparent pesticide poisoning, officials said.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- John Wall scored 22 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 16 Tuesday to pace No. 2 Kentucky to a 66-55 victory over Alabama.
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- No. 1 seed Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain and hometown hero Thomaz Bellucci notched first-round wins Tuesday at the Brasil Open.
CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Kris Versteeg's shootout goal Tuesday lifted the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars.
ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The New York Senate, in a rare act, voted 53-8 Tuesday night to oust Sen. Hiram Monserrate, who was convicted of a misdemeanor for roughing up his girlfriend.
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- China seeks only peaceful development and has no desire for a hegemonic role in the world, a government spokesman said.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Brad Boyes notched the game-winner in a shootout Tuesday, delivering the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 win over Detroit.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Detroit Pistons got 18 points each from Tayshaun Prince, Rodney Stuckey and Ben Gordon Tuesday to post a 93-81 win over Milwaukee.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A New York city councilman entered a not guilty plea Tuesday to federal charges of money laundering, extortion and fraud.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Jamal Crawford lit up the scoreboard in the second half Tuesday, scoring 19 of his 28 points late to pace the Atlanta Hawks to a 108-94 win over Memphis.
CHICAGO, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Descendants of an Indian chief who became a prominent Chicago citizen say they were cheated out of land granted to him by President John Tyler.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Tyreke Evans hit two key overtime free throws to complete a Sacramento comeback and lift the Kings to a 118-114 win over New York Tuesday.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- David Krejci notched a fourth-round shootout goal Tuesday to hand the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win over Buffalo.
DAVIS, Calif., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An older mother is at a significantly elevated risk of having a child with autism, regardless of the father's age, U.S. officials have found.
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Martin St. Louis scored twice in the third period Tuesday, delivering the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-1 victory over Vancouver.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Rioting continued Tuesday in the Shuafat refugee camp in Israel's East Jerusalem, with residents, many of them school children, throwing stones at police.