ALBUQUERQUE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, speaking in Albuquerque Saturday, defended her record on congressional earmark spending as governor of Alaska.
UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish study of women who snored has found that snoring is a health risk that appears to be associated with high blood pressure and diabetes.
RIGA, Latvia, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An inexpensive, real-time heart activity monitor may soon be available for patients to monitor their own condition, researchers in Latvia said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Scott McClain's two-run seventh-inning homer Saturday was the difference in the San Francisco Giants' 7-6 win over Pittsburgh.
HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say African-Americans with a prior history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease had a six-fold increased risk of lung cancer.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Recently opened World War II files show the British government used a Scottish estate to hide spy recruits who did not make the grade.
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Stephen King had a goal and Jon Busch turned in his MLS-best 10th shutout of the season Saturday night when the Chicago Fire beat Red Bull New York 1-0.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Jack Cust homered twice and knocked in three runs Saturday, lifting the Oakland Athletics to a 5-1 win over Baltimore in the second game of a doubleheader.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- It was a big week for St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Chris Coleman: his town played host to a national political convention and he hit a hole in one.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Edgar Allan Poe may have wandered in life, but the curator of Baltimore's Poe House says his body will remain where it has been for 160 years -- in Baltimore.
WASILLA, Alaska, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Critics of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin say her major achievement as mayor of Wasilla, a sports complex, brought years of litigation to the Anchorage suburb.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Brian Johnson passed and ran for 263 yards and three touchdowns Saturday to lead the 23rd-ranked Utah Utes to a 42-21 win over the UNLV Rebels.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Republican running mates John McCain and Sarah Palin drew a crowd estimated at 12,000 Saturday to a rally in Colorado Springs.