AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Austin, Texas, say Jack Lowry, the editor of Texas Highways magazine, killed himself last week by setting his home on fire.
WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- When 14-year-old John Cave arrives in the Massachusetts town of Princeton, the deaf teen's new service dog will not be welcome in his new high school.
CENTERVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The FBI arrested a 25-year-old Ohio native this weekend on suspicion of his involvement in the delivery of several envelopes filled with a white powder.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Speaking with "Face the Nation" Sunday, U.S. first lady Laura Bush downplayed her recovery from a recent bout with cancer, and the media's ignorance of it.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Lynne Cheney, wife of U.S. Vice President Richard Cheney, criticizes what she says are the Democrats' ongoing attempts to fight anti-terror measures.
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Las Vegas native Scott Wilson faces legal issues after becoming involved in a huge reshipping criminal enterprise by unknowingly receiving stolen merchandise.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Gen. Rick Hillier, Canada's top-ranked soldier, was spending Christmas Eve with 2,000 Canadian troops in Afghanistan.
BANGKOK, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Bo Mya, the former leader of the Karen National Union battling the Myanmar military government, died Sunday at a hospital in Thailand at the age of 79.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Jordan's Transport Ministry said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam commandeered one of its ships near Sri Lanka.
ROME, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A funeral of an Italian man mired in a euthanasia controversy drew hundreds of people Sunday outside a Roman Catholic church that refused to have the services.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Prominent U.S. Sens. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., disagree on whether a surge in U.S. troops will help bring stability to Iraq.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Islamic faction of Hamas criticized concessions made by Israel during peace talks with the head of the Palestinian Authority.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Afghan officials say five Taliban fighters have been killed by a NATO airstrike or by the Taliban's own explosives.
LONDON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- A 24-hour strike by Central Trains' senior conductors forced the cancellation of 400 runs, significantly delaying holiday traveling throughout Britain.
WESTMINSTER, Md., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- What began as a dad's desire to send some holiday cheer to his daughter in Iraq snowballed into a Christmas tree operation for U.S. troops in two war zones.
LONDON, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Immigration officers at British airports will begin lifting the veils of passengers to verify identity, The Scotsman said Sunday.
KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Ukraine's president and prime minister during a one-day visit to Kiev to work out economic issues.
, Vatican City, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI called for an end to prejudice and harmful acts among all people Sunday in his Christmas Eve address at the Vatican.
WAUSAU, Wis., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Thousands of Wisconsin residents faced a holiday without power while utility crews worked overtime to repair power lines snapped by snow.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Toledo, Ohio health officials say a shopping mall Santa Claus tested positive for carrying a bacteria that causes meningitis.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Police in Little Rock, Ark., Sunday sought a bank robber who fatally shot a teller and said "Merry Christmas" before fleeing the scene.
TUL KARM, West Bank, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- An Israeli platoon leader was dismissed Sunday, five days after a soldier from his unit killed a 14-year-old Palestinian girl in West Bank, officials said.
JERUSALEM, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- Israel's Cabinet Sunday unanimously approved Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's plan to free up $100 million in humanitarian aid for the Palestinian Authority.
The move came a day after Olmert met with P.A. Chairman and Fatah leader Mahmoud Abbas, which Olmer
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
