COLUMBIA , S.C., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A traveling fair worker was killed at the South Carolina State Fair after he was struck by a ride, event officials said.
ALEXANDRIA, La., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush met with business leaders in Louisiana Tuesday to discuss the U.S. financial crisis that has spilled all over the world.
DILLSBURG, Pa., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The small southeastern Pennsylvania town of Dillsburg was shaken by its second small earthquake in two weeks, a geologist studying the quake pattern says.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., denounced the so-called robocalls made by his Republican rival, noting even his running mate is decrying them.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Six children enjoying a weekend hayride in North Carolina were hurt -- one seriously -- when a car sideswiped the tractor and trailer pulling them, police said.
NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Marcus Vick, the brother of jailed football star Michael Vick, was convicted Monday of driving under the influence in Virginia, prosecutors said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Colin Powell's backing of Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama pits him against his son, ex-Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell.
SEATTLE, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A 28-year-old Seattle man suspected in a string of bank robberies surrendered after seeing his photograph in news reports, FBI officials say.
BELGRADE, Serbia, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The military relationship between the United States and Serbia is growing closer, top military leaders said in Belgrade Monday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Republican incumbents returning to their districts across the United States are distancing themselves from their unpopular president, The Hill reported Monday.
LONDON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A 63-year-old patient drew the curtain around his bed before fatally shooting himself Monday, hospital officials in Northampton, England, said.
CHELMSFORD, England, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- British prosecutors say a father received a suspended sentence Monday in the death of his 7-year-old daughter on a motorized four-wheel bike.
ST. CHARLES, Mo., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- John McCain and Sarah Palin pressed their attacks on Barack Obama's tax plan Monday, both saying it would "spread the wealth" of U.S. taxpayers.
OTTAWA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Canadians Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion said Monday afternoon he will give up the post once a successor is picked at a leadership convention.
JERUSALEM, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Israeli officials say they are considering a non-belligerence agreement with Lebanon to increase stability along their shared border.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say they are gearing up to finally begin their corruption case against Pennsylvania state Sen. Vincent Fumo after lengthy delays.
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania lawsuit pitting a former Episcopal priest against his diocese may be the first U.S. case involving church discipline, experts say.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Michelle Obama has met with U.S. military families while campaigning, possibly previewing her cause if she becomes the first lady, some military wives say.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Israeli Kadima party leader Tzipi Livni prevailed on a party-related Web site to remove a picture that superimposed a swastika over a picture of Pope Benedict.
UPPER ST. CLAIR, Pa., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A Pittsburgh-area 9-year-old boy who accidentally shot and killed his twin brother with a rifle will recover from the shock, his father says.
BAGHDAD, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A roadside bomb exploded Monday in an eastern Baghdad neighborhood, killing two people and wounding seven others, police officials said.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- An Ohio judge has appointed a special prosecutor to conduct an investigation into alleged voter fraud after another prosecutor recused himself, officials said.
