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Wood Brothers to cut '09 Cup schedule to 12 races

Dec. 6, 2008
The legendary Wood Brothers organization will run only 12 Sprint Cup races next season.
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FBI informant testifies in Fort Dix case

CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Three brothers charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix watched Internet videos of U.S. soldiers being killed, an FBI informant alleged Monday.

Brothers' bodies pulled from river

INDEPENDENCE, Ore., Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The bodies of two brothers who disappeared during a fishing trip on Oregon's Willamette River were found Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.

Wood downplays Manson break-up rumors

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Evan Rachel Wood says rumors she and singer Marilyn Manson broke up over a conflict involving her brother are untrue.

Texas delays execution of Wood

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Texas Thursday delayed executing a convicted accomplice in a 1996 homicide so doctors can evaluate his competence to be executed, officials said.
Cubs activate Kerry Wood

Cubs activate Kerry Wood

CHICAGO, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Relief pitcher Kerry Wood was activated from the disabled list Tuesday by the Chicago Cubs.

EPA helps homeowners go green

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering "green" tips for homeowners.

Egypt needs to end Muslim Brothers clash

BRUSSELS, June 18 (UPI) -- A report by the International Crisis Group says the Egyptian government could end its clash with the Muslim Brothers through political integration.

U.K. backs waste wood biofuel

LONDON, April 10 (UPI) -- The U.K. government will begin reusing waste wood as fuel.

Report: New Kids on the Block reuniting

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- The five members of the once-popular U.S. band New Kids on the Block reportedly are reuniting 24 years after the "Hangin' Tough" group first formed.

Police hold tiger attack victim's car

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Police were given permission Tuesday to investigate the phones and car of two brothers who survived the Christmas Day San Francisco Zoo tiger attack.

Wood recovering from hernia operation

LONDON , Jan. 15 (UPI) -- British rock star Ron Wood is recovering from a hernia operation he underwent last week, the BBC reported Tuesday.
U.S. shifting policy on Taliban talks

U.S. shifting policy on Taliban talks

KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The United States reportedly signaled support for secret talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan following the expulsion of two European diplomats.

Anniversary No. 104 for Wright brothers

KITTY HAWK, N.C., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- About 1,000 people visited the Wright Brothers National Museum in Kitty hawk, N.C., Monday for the 104th anniversary of the first powered airplane flight.

Wayans brothers planning action spoof

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- The Wayans brothers are planning a big-screen spoof of Hollywood action pictures.

Better prescription labels proposed

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Poor patient understanding of prescription labels is prevalent and a safety concern, a U.S. expert says.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler