LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Federal regulators Wednesday opened the door to increasing the use of imported liquefied natural gas to supply the growing United States energy market. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gave preliminary approval to a Louisiana LNG terminal without
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A judge will decide whether a Texas agency can go ahead with a plan to save the state more than $30 million through Medicaid changes.
DALLAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Four brothers employed by a Dallas-area computer services company were arrested Wednesday for allegedly conspiring to hide transactions with the militant group Hamas, federal officials announced.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Less than a month after he unveiled a seemingly Draconian plan to slash a whooping $10 billion from the state budget, Gov. Gray Davis announced Wednesday that t
DALLAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A judge will decide whether a Texas agency can go ahead with a plan to save the state more than $30 million through Medicaid changes. A hearing is scheduled next week on the plan that includes requiring drug co-payments from recipients.
MIAMI, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The state of Florida and a small insurance company have reached agreement on guidelines on coverage for mold in homeowners policies.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Embattled incoming Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Miss., fought to keep his leadership job Wednesday even as several senators who had been previously silent on the issue weighed in on his future.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The state of Florida and a small insurance company have reached agreement on guidelines on coverage for mold in homeowners policies. It is believed to be the fi
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Broward County elections supervisor, the target of an investigation for throwing out hundreds of votes and overspending her budget by $1 million, lost her N
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Solomon-like decision by a San Francisco judge Wednesday settled a legal dispute between two baseball fans that both claimed ownership of the record-setting home run ball blasted into the crowded stands at PacBell Park last year.
Judge Kevin McCarthy
MIAMI, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The Broward County elections supervisor, target of an investigation for throwing out hundreds of votes and overspending her budget by $1 million, lost her deputy Wednesday.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- California's budget deficit for the coming fiscal year has climbed again to a whopping $34.8 billion and was blamed on the sagging state and national economy.
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Michigan Gov. John Engler has denied clemency to 13 battered women who fought back against their abusive husbands or boyfriends.
DALLAS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Four brothers employed by a Dallas-area computer services company were arrested Wednesday for allegedly illegally dealing with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Three other defendants were also named in a 33-count indictment announced by federal law e
DETROIT, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A series of raids led by the U.S. Customs Service on Wednesday led to the arrest of six people in a crackdown on unregulated money transfers to Yemen.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush is "concerned" over omissions and problems in Iraq's 12,000-page declaration to the United Nations on weapons of mass destruction, and plans to respond in a deliberative and thoughtful manner, the White House said Wednesday.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of mail fraud and making a false statement on a federal income tax return. Duke, 52, returned from overseas to face the charges in a plea agreement that requires him to serve a 15-m
U.S. officials say they have convincing evidence of Iraq's continued efforts to build weapons of mass destruction in the form of communications intercepts that
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors is calling on the federal government to provide more assistance with rising hunger and homelessness in the United States as the gr
DETROIT, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Federal agents Wednesday raided nine homes and businesses as part of an investigation to crack down on unregulated money transfers to Yemen. Six people were arrested in the raids headed by the U.S. Customs Service.
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
