LAS VEGAS, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- In Virginia City, Nev., at the old Delta Saloon, they have a faded green-felt layout for the old game of faro, and it's known as "the suicide table." Three 19th
NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- In a time of renewed patriotism in the United States, Benedict Arnold's famous act of treason in the Revolutionary War would seem to be an inappropriate choice
THINGS WE DON'T UNDERSTAND A smoking survey in Britain finds 77 percent of Britons believe it would be easier to give up sex for a month than kick the habit, the Mail online reports from London.
A bidi, a cigarette from India, comes flavored as grape, chocolate and root beer, costs about a $1 a pack and is sold in head shops and health food stores, so many teens think the cigarette is harmless. It's not, Time magazine reports.
Secretary of the Treasury nominee John W. Snow pledges a pro-growth, pro-jobs agenda while building a stable global economy during the U.S. war against terrorism, United Press International reports.
In one of the 20th century's great love stories, Britain's King Edward VIII gave it all up for the woman he loved. The king abdicated on this date in 1936 to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. The British government had given Edward a choice
Today's birthdays include famed producer and talent scout John Hammond Sr., who was born in 1910; Chad Stuart of Chad and Jeremy fame in 1943 (age 59); Commodores drummer Walter Orange and Ace Kefford, bassist with The Move, both in 1946 (age 56); ZZ Top
There was a time when the only reasonably priced night lights simply were holders for a single Christmas tree-type bulb with a swivel shade. Now tiny, affordable night lights are everywhere -- an increasing number with cartoon character motifs or other cu
(AUSTIN, Texas) -- More time in the gym or on the playing field and less in the high school band or chorus room. That's the proposal that is being made in Austin, Texas, to revamp school schedules in the coming year.
FIRM TESTING ANTI-AIDS VACCINE
Two clinical trials are about to come to an end involving the production of a possible vaccine against AIDS. One of the tests is here in the United States, one in Thailand.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The economic downturn has caused a sharp increase in the number of people seeking help from the Salvation Army at this pre-Christmas season, a spokesman for the small Protestant denomination told United Press International Monday.
Americans have undergone much soul-searching since the ghastly terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, to try to comprehend why such blind hatred was directed at them.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- I hadn't been sure if I wanted to see "K-19: The Widowmaker." While I had certainly enjoyed "K-9," Jim Belushi's 1989 police dog comedy, somehow I'd missed sequ
Tamim Ansary electrified millions when his post-Sept. 11 e-mail circulated over the Internet. Now, in his lovely and at times heart-breaking memoir, "West of Kabul, East of New York," he fleshes out the story of his youth in Afghanistan and later his emig
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The New York Yankees reportedly have filled a void in the bullpen by agreeing to a two-year contract with lefthander Chris Hammond.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- The deafening silence of Jewish and Islamic scholars and religious leaders in response to the tragic events that have taken place over the past two years in the Middle East brings to mind, in a curious way, a biblical reference to the land of Canaan (pres
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
