CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, in an ethics talk Thursday at Harvard University, tried to avoid talking about the scandal that brought him down.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A pro-atheism billboard in Cincinnati was being moved to a different location in response to alleged threats two days after it was put up, sponsors said.
HIGHLANDS HEIGHTS, Ky., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The editor in chief of the Northern Kentucky University student newspaper has apologized for running an ad for a Web site that sells white supremacist music.
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A Palestinian elections panel recommended Thursday that the presidential vote set for January be postponed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A bill inspired by the plight of a woman who wants to be buried with her soldier son in a military cemetery has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
BEIJING, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- China is not expected to allow the yuan to appreciate against the U.S. dollar in the short term, Chinese experts said.
GLENDALE, Ariz., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Marc-Andre Bergeron scored the first of three Montreal goals in the third period Thursday, boosting the Canadiens to a 4-2 decision over Phoenix.
LAMARQUE, Texas, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- A man distracted by a flying pelican drove his Bugatti Veyron, possibly the world's rarest sports car, into a saltwater lagoon in Texas, authorities said.
PISCATAWAY, N.J., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Tom Savage threw two touchdown passes Thursday and Rutgers held No. 24 South Florida to 154 yards of offense in blanking the Bulls 31-0.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Brazil's Senate has postponed a vote that would have brought Venezuela finally into the fold of South America's Mercosur trade bloc after a "war" outcry by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Olympic Committee announced Thursday former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue would head a committee to study the organization's practices.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Michael Lewis intercepted a Jay Cutler pass in the end zone on the final play of the game Thursday, preserving San Francisco's 10-6 win over Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- As his trial was about to begin, a Philadelphia man pleaded guilty Thursday to killing a police officer who interrupted a burglary at a Dunkin' Donuts.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama Thursday used a refueling stop on the first leg of an Asian trip to address service members at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Curtis Lavelle Vance was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the slaying of Little Rock, Ark., TV anchor Anne Pressly.
MIAMI, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- LeBron James scored 32 points and hit a key 3-pointer down the stretch Thursday, leading Cleveland to a 109-102 victory over Miami.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Jordin Tootoo and David Legwand both scored for the first time this season in the third period Thursday, lifting the Nashville Predators past St. Louis 3-1.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Ryan Malone scored the tying goal with 14.7 seconds left in the third period Thursday and Tampa Bay produced the only shootout scores to defeat Minnesota 4-3.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Militants struck Peshawar, Pakistan, again Friday as a huge explosion went off in a military area, killing several people, authorities said.