POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Nine percent of U.S. adults want to quit smoking, the Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based Marist Institute said -- and if they do, they'll save a bundle.
LEEDS, England, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A arrest has been made in Leeds, England, in the murder of British policeman Ian Broadhurst and the attempted murder of two other officers.
BEIJING, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- China will send samples from a suspected SARS patient to an international laboratory for more testing, CNN reported Wednesday.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Finding a better job and becoming a better person top the list of New Year's resolutions for Americans who intend to make a resolution this year.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Israeli army has arrested a soldier for shooting and seriously wounding a British activist in April, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- California's attorney general ordered an investigation Wednesday, requested by the country sheriff, to see if Michael Jackson's rights were violated.
CRAWFORD, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The United States might set aside up to $4 billion in Iraqi reconstruction projects, a senior administration official told CNN Wednesday.
RICHMOND, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Police in the San Francisco Bay-area believe the deaths of four members of a suburban family were the result of a murder-suicide.
KIRKUK, Iraq, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A powerful explosion late Wednesday destroyed a restaurant in central Baghdad, killing at least five people, the BBC reported.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Argentine bank workers went on strike Wednesday demanding higher wages in what should be the final protest of a turbulent 2003.
BRASILIA, Brazil, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Brazil is sending humanitarian aid to earthquake-ravaged Iran, the second South American nation to do so, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.
MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Haitians in Miami and elsewhere in the United States celebrate their homeland's bicentennial Thursday with festivals and church services.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Syria reacted angrily Wednesday to plans announced by Israel to build homes for thousands of new settlers on the occupied Golan Heights.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Alcoholic beverage makers in Britain are using the holidays, a traditional time for drunkenness, to urge moderation and caution.
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe has repossessed about 400 farms from black owners who occupied more than one property seized from white farmers, Ireland Online reported Wednesday.
TOKYO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The number of babies born in Japan in 2003 marked a record low for the third year in a row, the Japan Times reported Wednesday.
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- In his New Year's message Wednesday, British Prime Minister Tony Blair vowed to continue as leader for a third term, the Financial Times reported.
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...
