WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Officials in Wolverhampton, an industrial city in the English Midlands, are not pleased about making Lonely Planet's list of the world's worst cities.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A New York woman whose marriage plans were foiled by a con artist who married in her name said she was granted a divorce from the stranger.
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Michigan university has released its annual list of words and phrases chosen for "banishment," including "stimulus" and "unfriended."
LACOMBE, La., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Louisiana police said a man and his 12-year-old daughter were arrested for a kidnapping hoax that led to at least three 911 calls.
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BAGHDAD, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A married couple in the Texas Army National Guard say they synchronized their deployment schedules for what they jokingly call "a nine-month honeymoon" in Iraq.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A prominent Abraham Lincoln historian in New York says an activist who claims the 16th president was gay admitted to him the story was fabricated.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Britain's justice secretary downplayed claims police are overworked by saying some officers enjoy being "warm" inside filling out paperwork.
ROUND LAKE PARK, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said a pair of teenage burglary suspects used a stolen phone to take video of themselves wearing stolen clothing.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Chicago man said he was denied entry to one of the city's nightclubs by a bouncer who told him the club did not allow "white boys with braids."
CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Chicago said two robbers abandoned their poorly-planned crime when they discovered their target, an ATM, was too heavy for them to steal.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A 22-year-old man in New Delhi allegedly staged his own kidnapping in an attempt to get nearly $43,000 in ransom from his father, police say.
ELLSWORTH, Maine, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Maine said a man who escaped from a courtroom and tried to steal a car was foiled by the fighting skills of a 19-year-old woman.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Swedish Language Council said it has added 30 new words to the official list, including words translating to "vaginal corona" and "gender contrary."
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VALENCIA, Calif., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Let's face it. Not every member of "The Greatest Generation" returned from saving the world to become a great parent. Many were not good at it. When Johnny came marching home (from WWII), or Henry, or in my dad's case, George, it was via Mason General Hospital with a nasty case of "battle fatigue."
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A U.S. poll suggests President Barack Obama and his family are the most desirable neighbors in the country, but not by much.
ALBANY, Ore., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Oregon State Police said a suspicious object spotted by an employee at their Albany offices turned out to be a teddy bear in a plastic bag.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois woman said her 3,132.5-mile run from Boston to San Diego raised $11,000 for an organization promoting health for young girls.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- An Illinois man on a mission to walk 2,105 miles down historic Route 66 said his journey came to an end in California after 211 days.
FORT WAYNE, Ind., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Vodka may be considered "antifreeze" for humans but a byproduct is also good for melting snow and ice on roads and sidewalks, makers say.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The New York City Health Department is proposing new rules governing horses in Central Park, including a ban on smoking in buggies.
Veterans etch the names of their friends inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War on May 26, 2012 in Washington, DC. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. UPI/Pat Benic
