LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- Nadine Dorries, the Conservative member of the British Parliament suspended by her party for signing up for a reality TV show, was welcomed back Wednesday.
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 8 (UPI) -- The smell of a suspected natural gas leak in Great Falls, Mont., Wednesday was traced to discarded scratch-and-sniff cards, a gas company manager said.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 8 (UPI) -- Authorities in Winnipeg, Manitoba, said a 5-foot python was rescued from a dumpster after a pedestrian heard the animal moving around in the trash.
CHADWICK BEACH ISLAND, N.J., May 8 (UPI) -- A pair of New Jersey women whose cat escaped after they evacuated their home after superstorm Sandy said the cat showed up six months later.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 8 (UPI) -- Officials in Kansas City, Mo., said a puppy was found locked in a sport utility vehicle that had been impounded three weeks earlier.
LAND O' LAKES, Wis., May 8 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin librarian won at least $1 million in the Frito-Lay "Do Us A Flavor" contest by suggesting Cheesy Garlic Bread flavored potato chips.
LOS ANGELES, May 8 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts teen said he thinks his Twitter campaign helped him get accepted to the University of California, Los Angeles, but school officials disagreed.
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 8 (UPI) -- Some residents of a Massachusetts city said they are upset a business owner is being forced to remove a statue of the Virgin Mary from a traffic island.
PAISLEY, Fla., May 8 (UPI) -- A Florida woman said the interior of her car was "destroyed" by a bear that somehow managed to lock itself inside the vehicle.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 8 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a stolen boat was recovered when a federal agent spotted it being towed by a pickup truck on Interstate 95 in Florida.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., May 8 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they arrested a man who stole a red Camaro and eluded police with four flat tires for nearly three hours.
DELTONA, Fla., May 8 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they arrested a nude man accused of knocking on a stranger's door and running through neighboring yards.
ELK GROVE, Calif., May 7 (UPI) -- A California man said he delivered his wife's baby in a store parking lot after his frantic race to the hospital, punctuated by delays, proved too long.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 7 (UPI) -- A New York state based marketing firm said its survey of expectant mothers indicates dads should be prepared to give Mother's Day gifts this weekend.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 7 (UPI) -- The U.S.S. Anchorage, in its namesake port for its commissioning ceremony, will leave with a moose head as a souvenir and a remembrance.
CENTER CITY, Pa., May 7 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania restaurant is closed after rats flooded the eatery through a burst sewer main footage of the creatures circulated through social media.
Jodi Arias (R) reacts as she hears the verdict of guilty of first degree murder after a four month trial in Phoenix, Arizona, May 8, 2013. Arias was convicted of murdering her lover Travis Alexander in Tempe, Arizona in June of 2008. UPI// Rob Schumacher/Arizona Republic/Pool
