JERUSALEM, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Thousands gathered in Ramallah to participate in a rally marking the fifth anniversary of Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's death, officials said.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Senior Federal Reserve officials warned Tuesday a worrisome U.S. jobs picture will likely require the Fed to keep interest rates at near zero.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An inmate on death row in Utah has asked a judge to bar his victim's son from speaking at hearings, arguing he does not have that right under state law.
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Dan Boyle's wrist shot with a minute to play just got past Nashville goalie Dan Ellis and lifted the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Predators.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say they won't retry a Southern California student for his role in the torching of 125 sport utility vehicles in an environmental protest.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A judge in Washington has ordered the author of "Muslim Mafia" to remove allegedly stolen documents from his Web site.
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- U.S. and Afghan forces found huge amounts of ammonium nitrate in Kandahar, enough to make thousands of bombs used in killing coalition forces, officials said.
VICTORVILLE, Calif., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- California detectives say they don't yet know why someone fatally attacked an ex-Marine who served multiple tours in Iraq and survived a knife attack at home.
ELDORADO, Texas, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The first dissident Mormon to be convicted of sexually assaulting a child at a Texas compound was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration assured doctors Tuesday the H1N1 influenza vaccine is safe even though it has been produced quickly.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Jason Thompson scored 21 and Tyreke Evans had 20 for the Sacramento Kings, who held on to beat Oklahoma City 101-98 Tuesday for their third straight win.
HOUSTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- The American Medical Association House of Delegates has called for a review of a U.S. ban on prescribing marijuana for medical use.
HOUSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed by a homeowner says the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association underpaid claims for damages from Hurricane Ike.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Columbia University professor faces charges of assaulting a university employee during an argument in a New York bar about white privilege, officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- There have been more than 40 crashes on a new S-curve on the Bay Bridge over San Francisco Bay where a truck plunged over the edge this week, officials say.