Girls golf championships

Oct. 15, 2008

Girls golf championships Norcal When: Nov. 10 Where: Corral de Tierra Country Club, Salinas CIF State When: Nov. 18 Where: Red Hill Country Club, Rancho Cucamonga (San Bernardino County)...

Football tops in 'rare' injuries

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Football is associated with the highest rate of "rare" high school injuries, accounting for 21 injuries per 100,000 exposures, U.S. researchers have determined.

Girls Aloud set to perform with Coldplay

LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The British rock 'n' roll band Coldplay says the pop group Girls Aloud will support it during an upcoming Wembley Stadium concert.

CO poisoning kills 11 girls in China

BEIJING, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Eleven Chinese school girls in northwest Shaanxi Province died of carbon monoxide poisoning and another was in serious condition, officials said Tuesday.

Girl Scouts rethink their program

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Girl Scout leaders say they're trying to revive interest in the U.S.-based program amid declining membership and dwindling resources.

10 Taliban arrested for acid attack

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Ten Taliban militants have been arrested in connection with an acid attack on Afghanistan schoolgirls, officials said Tuesday.

Official: No 'girls gone wild' epidemic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The number of girls under age 18 arrested for violent crimes fell 17 percent from a decade earlier, U.S. Justice Department research says.

Obama girls get look at White House

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Bush twins have given President-elect Barack Obama's girls a private look at the White House to help them prepare for the move to Washington.

Airline exec strips down after criticism

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The head of Irish airline Ryanair posed in a swimsuit for publicity photos after an advertising watchdog accused the company of marketing with "naked girls."

Two men spray Afghan girls with acid

KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two men on a motorcycle sprayed acid on girls walking to school in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan, blinding two of them, police said Thursday.

Portable urinal disguised as golf club

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Miami Beach, Fla., urologist said he has invented a stealth urinal resembling a golf club for players too busy to stop their game to relieve themselves.

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Couple pleads guilty to luring girls

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A New York couple has pleaded guilty to luring a pair of underage girls into repeated sexual encounters.

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Man accused of using fake money at club

UNION CITY, N.J., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A man in Union City, N.J., created counterfeit money he used to pay for drinks and tips at a bikini club, authorities allege.