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
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) --
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) --
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
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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
