The jazz world said farewell to many of its performers and supporting figures during 2003. So many, it departed that it seemed there would be a surge on the perpetual jazz big band -- wherever it lives on.
MOSCOW, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Managers of Moscow's subway system will experiment using Russian celebrities to announce stops instead of robotic voices, the Moscow Times said Monday.
TORTILLA FLAT, Ariz., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- As of Sunday night, no bids were offered for the historic old west town of Tortilla Flat, Ariz., which was being auctioned off on eBay.
SYDNEY, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- An Australian widower identified by a researcher as the true king of England says Queen Elizabeth and her kin can keep the throne.
FLINT, Mich., Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Police in Flint, Mich. say a well-liked fifth-grade teacher has been fingered as the "Tweety Bird robber" responsible for as many as seven bank robberies.
MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Residents of Moscow aren't simply adopting Western Christmas traditions, but also Eastern rituals, like the Chinese New Year, the Moscow Times said Friday.
One in three workers in Britain spends Christmas thinking about getting a new job while one in five considers getting a divorce, a trend dubbed "jingle hell."
TAPPAHANNOCK, Va., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The small berg of Tappahannock, Va., put two police officers instead of one on patrol Christmas Day, but a feared terrorist attack failed to materialize.
MCCANDLESS, Pa., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- The holiday spirit apparently got the better of a car thief who returned a suburban Pittsburgh woman's stolen vehicle, accompanied by a note of apology.
For the jazz world, 2003 will be remembered as a year to celebrate the past, help those in need, mourn indelible losses, welcome back a long-lost soul -- and build for the future.
An investment firm in Pittsburgh has calculated the cost of the financing the Christmas carol the "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and concludes it's pricey and getting pricier.
Santa's travel tracked by military ... Islanders prefer gannet to turkey ... Beauty queen attacked by hippopotamus ... Mayhem in Japan as man flings cash
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A South African beauty queen is being treated in a Johannesburg hospital for injuries from a hippopotamus attack, the BBC reported Wednesday.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Rather than turkey or goose for Christmas dinner, many residents of the Scottish Outer Hebrides islands will chow down on an oily, stinky baby gannet.
Fireworks explode over the Golden Gate Bridge during the 75th anniversary celebation of the Bridge in San Francisco on May 27, 2012. UPI/Mohammad Kheirkhah
