WOOD DALE, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A driver angered over a traffic ticket from a suburban Chicago police department now faces a felony charge for scattering 2-inch nails in the police station dri
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- One of the largest purveyors of fast food in the United States has a deal for those who eat its high-calorie offerings -- a free gym membership.
ALBUQUERQUE, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An Albuquerque man says he sees Christ's face on a small hunk of marble and he's already got a $100,000 opening bid on eBay.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Britain's military establishment is apparently so low on ammunition it lacks enough to train its soldiers, the Telegraph said Friday.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Boris Yeltsin, after becoming Russia's president, once struck and killed a man while driving drunk, his one-time bodyguard alleges.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The roster of entertainment-industry notables who died in 2004 included acting icon Marlon Brando, musical genius Ray Charles, "Superman" Christopher Reeve, com
EDMONTON, Alberta, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A suitcase and plastic bag left at a bank in Edmonton, Canada, set off a bomb scare but was found to contain only war medals. Police said an elderly woman entered the Canadian Western Bank, put down the packages, told a bystander that police would know wh
No mystery in space station food shortage ... By Geroge, the name's spelled wrong ... Man 'torches' guitar, gets burned ... Pine needles track stolen Christmas tree ... UPI Quirks in the News.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Poker champ Greg Raymer literally beat the odds in the guise of two robbers who tried and failed to take his $150,000 winnings in Las Vegas. The 330-pound former patent lawyer, who goes by the nickname "Fossilman", said he had a gun in his face and no pla
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A python saved the lives of an Indonesian woman and twin girls as they were being swept away in the deadly tsunami, the Jakarta Post said Thursday.
BANNOCKBURN, Scotland, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Scottish fire chief, who refused to give his employees a raise, was embarrassed when they had to rescue him from a fire in his kitchen.
BOSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Lottery winner Louise Outing wants all her winnings now because, at 94, she doesn't expect to be around for an extended payout.
LEWISBURG, Ohio, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Foot Print Rock is still near Lewisburg, Ohio, but visitors can't find the attraction because the rusty sign pointing to it has disappeared.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A cable car ride a South African mother insisted on taking with her kids up Cape Town's Table Mountain paid off handsomely.
GREENSBURG, Pa., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Greensburg, Pa., man trying to emulate rocker Jimi Hendrix burned his lower legs when he set his guitar ablaze in his apartment.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
