SAN DIEGO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Southern California man charged with killing, dismembering and killing his wife died of cancer last week in jail, officials said Friday.
MIAMI, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Karen was weakening in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, but the White House said federal resources are preparing to deal with the storm if necessary.
PIERRE, S.D., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A winter storm brought snow, rain and tornadoes to the High Plains while much of the eastern United States was basking in unseasonable warmth Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. officials said the Affordable Care Act website will be down for maintenance in off-peak hours this weekend, drawing fire from GOP critics of the law.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The White House said Friday the government shutdown is harming the Treasury Department's ability to administrate sanctions against Iran.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is taking an active role behind the scenes in resolving the federal government shutdown, Roll Call reported.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his counterparts from Australia and Japan expressed "concern" over Iran's nuclear program, the State Department said.
YORK, Pa., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Three Pennsylvania corrections officers who have been accused of organizing inmate fights have been suspended pending an investigation.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett predicts Congress won't resort to "extreme idiocy" and will vote to extend the federal debt ceiling.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A body found in a wooded area near Chicago is believed to be that of a man who disappeared last month on his way home from work, authorities said Friday.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A California high school has apologized for forcing a 16-year-old student to remove a National Rifle Association T-shirt.
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday he was not trying to be offensive when he compared gay marriage to marriage between a brother and sister.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- President Obama, during a walk from the White House to a Washington sandwich shop, said a House budget vote is the "only way" to end the government shutdown.
MINEOLA, N.Y., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A New York state woman who admitted drowning her three children in a bathtub has asked a judge for a portion of her dead children's $350,000 estate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two top Senate Republicans openly discussed their party's government shutdown strategy in a conversation at the U.S. Capitol, picked up by a live microphone.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Herman Wallace, who spent four decades in solitary in a Louisiana prison for a crime he denied committing, died two days after his release, friends said Friday.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Miriam Carey, the woman shot dead after a high-speed chase through Washington, had anti-psychotic medications in her home, investigators said Friday.
OXFORD, Miss., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- University of Mississippi officials have apologized for slurs from students in the audience during performance of a play dealing with the death of a gay man.
JACKSON, N.J., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Catholic priest from Jackson, N.J., has been suspended from his post for allegedly sexting with a man he believed to be a 16-year-old boy.
BARTOW, Fla., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida judge ordered that a $1 million house be taken from a woman convicted of killing the lottery-winning owner after getting control of his estate.
HANFORD, Wash., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A senior scientist, who criticized a project to build a facility to treat nuclear waste at the Hanford nuclear complex in Washington, said he's been fired.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- President Obama in nationwide polls isn't getting high approval ratings, but certain cities do give him positive ratings, a Harris Poll indicated.
United States Team member Tiger Woods (L) kisses girlfriend Lindsey Vonn on the 18th green after he and teammate Matt Kuchar defeated International Team members Hideki Matsuyama of Japan and Adam Scott of Australia 1-up during the third round four-ball competition at the 2013 Presidents Cup at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio on October 5, 2013. UPI/Brian Kersey
