LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A long-awaited deal that transfers water rights from agricultural to urban uses in San Diego was approved late Tuesday by officials in California's Imperial Valley. But it might not be enough to block a scheduled reduction by the federal government of the
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush restated his view Tuesday that the North Korean nuclear crisis can be resolved peacefully through diplomacy and drew a contrast to the
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Human capital contracts -- a novel but untested type of instrument for financing higher education -- could help attract more private money to the college financing sector and fill in existing gaps there, according to a recent paper from the libertarian Ca
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- State lawmakers are gearing up for a tough year in 2003 as legislatures struggle to close an estimated $17.5 billion budget gap during the next six months with
HOUSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles are warning that New Year's Eve revelers who are caught firing guns into the air could face jail time.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- State lawmakers are gearing up for a tough year in 2003 as the slow U.S. economy and growing local demands are forcing hard choices. Legislatures are struggling
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- State lawmakers are gearing up for a tough year in 2003 as the slow U.S. economy and growing local demands are forcing hard choices. Legislatures are struggling
HOUSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in Houston, Dallas and Los Angeles are warning that New Year's Eve revelers who fire guns randomly into the air could face jail time. Innocent bystanders
LAFAYETTE, La., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Authorities next week will ask another 50 to 100 men to voluntarily submit DNA samples to help in the investigation into a serial killer who has slain four wome
MANCHESTER, N.H., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Authorities on Tuesday awaited the results of tests to determine if a New Hampshire priest accused of molesting a minor took his own life. If confirmed, the Very Rev. Richard Lower would be the third Roman Catholic priest this year to commit suicide follo
LAFAYETTE, La., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Investigators are asking another 50 to 100 men to voluntarily submit DNA samples in the search for a serial killer in southern Louisiana. Police want to compare
MANCHESTER, N.H., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Authorities on Tuesday awaited the results of tests to determine if a New Hampshire priest accused of molesting a minor took his own life. If confirmed, the Very Rev. Richard Lower would be the third Roman Catholic priest this year to commit suicide follo
When baseball's Hall of Fame announces its newest members next week, there's a good chance it will take a pass on one of the top pitchers of the 1980s who also
PHOENIX, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Daymond Langkow's 500th NHL game was more memorable Monday night than he might have imagined as he scored the tying goal with 5:08 remaining in the third period
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Karl Malone scored 24 points and Andrei Kirilenko added 20 Monday night as the Utah Jazz handed the shorthanded Toronto Raptors a season-high seventh straight d
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Brandon Mouton scored 12 of his 16 points in the first half as eighth-ranked Texas grabbed an early lead Monday night and held on for a 58-50 triumph over Louis
SEATTLE, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- James MacPherson tossed touchdown passes of 57 and 63 yards to Jason Anderson and also rushed for a score Monday night as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons upset th
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The fate of mankind may hang in the balance as scientists have stepped forward to announce the creation of the first successful human clone. The moral implications are astounding and mankind might do well to put the brakes on and explore the possibilities
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Crude futures tumbled Monday after Venezuela again vowed to gets its strife-ridden oil industry back in operation and OPEC ministers indicated that an increase in crude production was possible in the coming weeks.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- The UPI think tank wrap-up is a daily digest covering opinion pieces, reactions to recent news events and position statements released by various think tanks.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012 as former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, her husband Mark Kelly (R) and Vice President Joe Biden look on in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on February 10, 2012. UPI/Pat Benic...
