DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. automaker General Motors says it is pushing ahead with plans to work with Canadian parts supplier Magna International Inc. on a Russian production deal.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. country music singer Kellie Pickler said she enjoyed helping build a family a new house on the TV series "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The lone Republican U.S. House member who voted in favor of a healthcare reform measure says it was the best decision for his New Orleans district.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The Jacksonville, Fla., zoo recently acquired two female gorillas, members of an endangered species, to join one of the zoo's males, zoo officials said.
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- British actor Simon MacCorkindale said he was diagnosed with bowel cancer more than three years ago and it has since become terminal.
DETROIT, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- "How Sweet the Sound" voters said the Atlanta West Pentecostal Church choir earned the title of "America's Best Choir."
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Army chief says there are "real concerns" about a backlash toward Muslim U.S. soldiers following last week's mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A New York supermarket clerk is suing a deli owner for $5 million because of a bite he allegedly received from the defendant's cat, the clerk's lawyer said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. lawmakers who voted for a healthcare reform bill in the House of Representatives are "courageous," President Barack Obama said Sunday.
BOSTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Attorney Robert H. Rines, known for spending decades chasing the Loch Ness monster, died in Boston at the age of 87, his wife, Joanne Hayes-Rines, said.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon will need to take the stand in her own defense to prevail in her trial on theft charges, an expert says.
GERMANTOWN, Wis., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- State officials said nearly 4,000 gallons of bleach will be used to kill an invasive crayfish species living in ponds in Germantown, Wis.
VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Scot Andy Murray needed just 69 minutes to take down Russian Mikhail Youzhny Sunday in the championship match of the Valencia Open in Spain.
BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in three sets for the Swiss Indoors title Sunday, denying the Swiss star a fourth straight championship in his hometown.
SHORELINE, Wash., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The northwest United States and British Columbia, Canada, will face additional snowfall in the wake of a major storm, meteorologists said Sunday.
PARIS, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- American James Blake began play in the Paribas Masters in Paris Sunday with a first-round victory over soon-to-retire French veteran Fabrice Santoro.
PHOENIX, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A National Socialist Movement leader said his neo-Nazi group protested in Phoenix in an attempt to defend the United States.
CHICAGO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Former Chicago Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa's skin appears lighter because he's undergoing a skin rejuvenation process, a friend says.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- "A Christmas Carol" got plenty of early Christmas cheer, racking up $31 million for the No. 1 spot in U.S. box office receipts during the weekend.