STERLING, Conn., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Connecticut dairy farmer says a newborn calf born on his farm with a white cross on its forehead might be "a message from up above."
LAKE WORTH, Fla., Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Florida church said a 100-foot-tall cross being erected on its grounds will contain a T-Mobile cellphone tower to boost local reception.
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Russian firefighters said they were called to put out a fire in a confection factory's three-ton reservoir of chocolate icing.
DETROIT, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A Detroit-area woman testified in court she was duped into marrying a man while he was married to another woman and father to the other woman's four children.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- (Editor's note: The nest isn't necessarily empty just because the kids leave -- after all, dad's still there, with time and opportunity for pursuits that have been on hold for, let's face it, a generation. This is the latest in a series of reflections.)
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MIDDLETOWN, Ohio, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A Kentucky man is facing charges for allegedly stealing candy, a police hat and two hypodermic needles from an Ohio police headquarters, officials said.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The head chef at a London hospital, fired for eating a piece of garlic bread destined for the trash, has been awarded $41,000 in compensation.
DANVILLE, Calif., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the US Airways pilot whose forced landing in the Hudson River made him a hero, is selling a hat to benefit California schools.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A Kentucky woman known as the world's smallest mother says she has given birth to her third child, a healthy baby boy.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A fox was spotted running down an escalator at a London Underground train station, a witness to the unusual urban wildlife episode says.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- The people of Poole, England, are getting a real Christmas tree after people groused about the city's $22,800 fake one and someone vandalized it, officials say.
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BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers at Australia's Queensland Institute of Medical Research said they have discovered the gene responsible for dictating the curliness of hair.
DENBIGH, Wales, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Welsh police said they followed a trail of tinsel to a thief who took a Christmas tree and numerous decorations from a garden center's children's grotto.
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Britain's Plain English Campaign awarded its "Foot in Mouth" prize to an official who said people should look "round corners more thoroughly."
LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A British retailer says it is now stocking bra pads that inflate to increase cleavage by up to a cup size with the push of a button.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A poll of U.S. adults suggests spending time with family and friends is the favorite holiday season activity for most people.
DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Authorities in Iowa said they are trying to solve the mystery of who left a tin can holding $10,000 inside a Kmart store.
JONESTOWN, Pa., Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Police in Pennsylvania said a 13-year-old girl driver who led officers on a high speed chase along two highways was charged with several violations.
MURWILLUMBAH, Australia, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A pair of Britons are being charged with animal cruelty in Australia for slaughtering and eating a rat on TV show "I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!"
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
