Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:27 PM
NASHVILLE, July 6 (UPI) -- Some Democrats in Tennessee say they fear their party's likely presidential candidate, Barack Obama, has written off the Volunteer State.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:24 PM
MINNEAPOLIS, July 6 (UPI) -- Glen Perkins gave up three runs in seven innings Sunday and Carlos Gomez knocked in the winning run in Minnesota's 4-3 win over Cleveland.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:08 PM
LICHFIELD, England, July 6 (UPI) -- A British couple says a vicar ruined their wedding ceremony by stopping the nuptials to kick their child out of the church for talking.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:07 PM
MANCHESTER, England, July 6 (UPI) -- Alan Sugar, host of the BBC series "The Apprentice," was lucky to survive rough plane landing in the British city of Manchester, witnesses say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:05 PM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 6 (UPI) -- Gabe Gross and Evan Longoria hit home runs Sunday, powering the Tampa Bay Rays to their seventh straight win, a 9-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 6:00 PM
CHICAGO, July 6 (UPI) -- A.J. Pierzynski's seventh-inning sacrifice fly Sunday helped the Chicago White Sox edge Oakland 4-3.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:58 PM
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Spaniard Rafael Nadal won a long and tense fifth set 9-7 Sunday, ending Roger Federer's five-year streak of Wimbledon championships.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:53 PM
CINCINNATI, July 6 (UPI) -- The Cincinnati Reds caught up on Adam Dunn's three-run homer and went on to edge Washington 6-5 Sunday, completing a four-game sweep.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:47 PM
NEW YORK, July 6 (UPI) -- The Rev. Timothy Wright, a noted gospel singer, has been critically injured in a Pennsylvania car crash that claimed his wife's life, authorities say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:45 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 6 (UPI) -- The thousands of Ohio voters who have had their homes foreclosed on and have moved could cause an election snag come November, experts say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:41 PM
HART, Mich., July 6 (UPI) -- Tens of thousands of music fans have swarmed to Rothbury, Mich., to take part in the first Rothbury Festival, police say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:32 PM
BOSTON, July 6 (UPI) -- When millions of U.S. investors open their second-quarter retirement account statements soon they might be disappointed with their dividends, analysts say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:31 PM
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 6 (UPI) -- Arson may be the cause of a fire that broke out in the Biological Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, police say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:26 PM
NEW YORK, July 6 (UPI) -- Laura Bush, wife of U.S. President George Bush, should pardon a New York minister facing deportation, the man's son says.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:24 PM
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- The home where British musician Ringo Starr was born should be saved from demolition, fans of the former Beatle say.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:22 PM
NEW ORLEANS, July 6 (UPI) -- Some poor people evacuated from New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005 say they are having trouble returning because they cannot get rental assistance.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:18 PM
LONDON, July 6 (UPI) -- Alex Allan, chairman of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee, was found covered in blood by a wildlife painter, the spy agency chief's neighbor says.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:17 PM
SAN FRANCISCO, July 6 (UPI) -- Baseball historian Jules Tygiel has died of cancer at his San Francisco home at the age of 59, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday.
Published: July 6, 2008 at 5:13 PM
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, July 6 (UPI) -- The president of the United Arab Emirates has agreed to erase all of Iraq's debts to the country, an official said.
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