LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- "Men in Black" screenwriter Ed Solomon has been hired to pen "Hardy Men," a comedic adaptation of the classic "Hardy Boys" kids' novels.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Author Ralph M. Kovel, known best for his pricing guides for collectibles and antiques, has died in Cleveland at the age of 88, his wife says.

PALO ALTO, Calif., July 24 (UPI) -- American swimmer Jessica Hardy tested positive for a banned substance, Swimming World magazine reported Wednesday.

LONDON, March 5 (UPI) -- A woman believed to be the last member of a theater group run by British writer Thomas Hardy has returned to the stage at the age of 101.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Twentieth Century Fox tapped Hollywood actors Ben Stiller and Tom Cruise to play the leads in "The Hardy Men," a film based on the series "The Hardy Boys."

LONDON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- Retired British physician Robert Alan Frizzell says Thomas Hardy's first wife Emma died in 1912 of syphilis she contracted from him.

NEW YORK, July 21 (UPI) -- The former fiance of rapper Lil' Kim says federal authorities are trying to frame him with charges he ran a deadly New York City street gang.

CINCINNATI, May 3 (UPI) -- Linebacker Kevin Hardy, a former Pro Bowler, was released Tuesday by the Cincinnati Bengals.

SANAA, Yemen, March 7 (UPI) -- Yemeni authorities have seized a shipment of stolen antiques, including two mummies dating to three centuries B.C., about to be smuggled out of the country. A security source said Monday the suspected thieves were being interrogated to verify if they had

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Syrian authorities aborted an attempt to sell and smuggle antiquities and old coins and arrested three suspects, official reports said Friday.