Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Sports News

GM to idle factories

Apr. 23, 2009
Idle GM factories - General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, two people briefed on the plan said. The closures...
Related Stories from UPI.com

Toyota to cut Japan car production by half

NAGOYA, Japan, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Toyota Motor Corp. will slash domestic Japanese automobile production by half between February and April, industry sources say.

NHL: Calgary 3, Vancouver 2

CALGARY, Alberta, March 26 (UPI) -- Dion Phaneuf scored a third-period goal Tuesday to lift the Calgary Flames to a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.

Inmates to sing for judges' consideration

PHOENIX, March 22 (UPI) -- Singing like a canary is a good thing for six contestants in the Maricopa County, Ariz., jail "Inmate Idle" competition.

TNK-BP to restart idle oil wells

MOSCOW, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Russian-British oil company TNK-BP promises to reduce the number of stalled oil wells but not below the legally allowed maximum.

'Spamalot' to debut in Chicago

CHICAGO, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- A musical based on the film comedy "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and directed by Mike Nichols will debut in Chicago next winter. Producers of "Monty Python's Spamalot" said the musical will have its world premiere at Chicago's Shubert Theatre on Dec.

Monty Python goes musical in 'Spamelot'

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- A musical adaptation of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is set to open on Broadway in the Spring of 2005, following out-of-town engagements.

Auto inventories grow to record levels

DETROIT, May 14 (UPI) -- U.S. automakers are sitting on their largest inventories in recent history despite generous incentives and zero-percent financing for up to 60 months on new veh

College Football's Top 25: How They Fared

College Football's Top 25: How They Fared

College Football's Top 25: How They Fared

How the top 25 fared from this week's coaches poll:
1 of 25
President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
View Caption
President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch