CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. grain futures closed mostly higher on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday as the dollar index rose 0.08 percent against major currencies.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.N. officials involved in talks on the Russian-Georgian conflict said overall security in the region was stable, despite concerns about recent detentions.
GOLDSBORO, N.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A North Carolina school is being accused of selling grades for a program that awards extra test points for monetary donations to the school.
PHOENIX, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Chase officials have apologized for accidentally selling a Phoenix couple's home even though their modified mortgage payments were up to date.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- FBI agents Wednesday resumed their search for more bodies in around the home of suspected Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Two witnesses said Illinois journalism students paid them to make statements the students hoped would cast doubt on a man's murder conviction, prosecutors said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A New York bus driver who struck and killed a college student had made comments on Facebook about suicide and homicide, sources told the New York Daily News.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Some celebrities and art experts are criticizing Pittsburgh's recently unveiled Fred Rogers statue for what they say is a failure to capture his likeness.
COLUMBIA, S.C., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge says South Carolina's Legislature violated the Constitution when it authorized religious-themed car license plates.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United States led a high-powered diplomatic effort in Honduras Wednesday, aiming to secure a breakthrough in the talks between the de facto government of Roberto Micheletti and supporters of ousted President Jose Manuel Zelaya.
BOSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former speaker of the Massachusetts House, Salvatore DiMasi, and a co-defendant say they are being prosecuted under an overly vague law.
JACKSON, Miss., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Federal judges have ruled two men facing execution in Mississippi suffer mental disabilities that bar the death penalty in their cases.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The U.S. television network ABC says it plans to air back-to-back music specials starring Beyonce and Paul McCartney on Thanksgiving.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Vehicles used to transport U.S. Vice President Joe Biden were involved in a fatal accident Wednesday, a federal official said.
LOVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Ohio man landed a 95-pound blue catfish in Lake Isabella, a park district record and only one pound less than the state record holder, park officials said.
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Florida prosecutors say they don't have enough evidence to prosecute a high school teacher who allegedly threatened to shoot his students and principal.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. market gains held up Wednesday with shares trading higher in home construction, airlines and marine transportation.