LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Martin Scorsese is to be presented with a lifetime achievement honor at the upcoming 67th annual Golden Globe Awards show in Los Angeles, organizers said.
GEORGETOWN, Ky., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A tanker truck carrying 7,000 gallons of Canadian Club whiskey overturned in Kentucky, spreading liquor across the road, authorities said.
TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Australian officials said a special forces dog that went missing in action in Afghanistan has been found alive and well more than a year later.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Grain futures closed mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday as the dollar gained against the euro and the yen and equities fell.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Pop star Janet Jackson has been booked as the opening act for the upcoming American Music Awards show, organizers said Thursday.
CALGARY, Alberta, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A school bus smashed into a tree after colliding with a minivan in Calgary, Alberta, leaving 36 children on board with minor injuries, authorities said.
TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Florida wildlife officials said a monkey reported in Tampa was identified as a member of a macaque family by investigators but eluded capture.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has fulfilled the expectations of about half of Americans, but hasn't shed some negative labels, an Angus Reid poll indicates.
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Police officers in Northbrook, Ill., should not be given their old handguns, which have been replaced by newer models, critics said.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. markets ended six days of gains Thursday in New York with financial firms leading the slide.
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. television network Syfy has announced plans to air a new half-hour comedy series called "Outer Space Astronauts."
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will start her national tour for her book, "Going Rogue," in Grand Rapids, Mich., a publicist said.
LARGO, Fla., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Police in Florida said they arrested a man who called 911 and falsely reported a man was "smashing potatoes" over a woman's head.
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago said school officials and Milwaukee police are meeting to discuss neighborhood crime.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday criticized the rash of leaks regarding Afghanistan strategy deliberations and the Fort Hood, Texas, massacre.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- An expert says the belief that ancient Mayans predicted the world will end Dec. 21, 2012, has one problem: The Mayans said no such thing.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- George Washington University scientists say they've developed a new way of exploring the insides of living cells.
CLAWSON, Mich., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Police in Michigan said a woman charged with felony assault allegedly threatened her husband with a knife for throwing out her vodka.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Using a stability ball as an office chair has multiple benefits for workers, U.S. researchers suggest.
ATLANTA, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Police in Fulton County, Ga., said they are searching for a man accused of shooting two men, one fatally, who attempted to repossess his car Thursday.