NEW YORK, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi says she wants to spend time with the U.S. TV series' newest judge, Ellen DeGeneres, so they can bond.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An experimental flu vaccine that relies on fermentation rather than chicken eggs is under consideration by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
SINGAPORE, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will "engage" Asian economic powers at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Singapore, an administration official says.
MAZRAQ, Yemen, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A civil war between Shiites and Sunnis is aiding al-Qaida's attempt to establish a regional stronghold in Yemen, authorities said.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Two New Orleans homes owned by actor Nicolas Cage were sold at foreclosure auction for a total of $4.5 million, an official says.
VOLTERRA, Italy, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Italian town of Volterra is trying to cash in on the notoriety steered its way by being tabbed the home of a vampire coven in the U.S. movie "Twilight."
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The city of Akron, Ohio, has agreed to reduce sewer overflows polluting the Cuyahoga and Little Cuyahoga rivers and the Ohio & Erie Canal, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has delayed indefinitely a ban on the sale of raw oysters from the Gulf Coast during warmer months.
ROUND ROCK, Texas, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. computer maker Dell says it will enter the high-end "smartphone" market with the Mini 3, to be marketed this month in China.
THOMSON, Ill., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The White House is seriously considering a nearly empty prison in rural Illinois to hold some Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, terrorism detainees, sources say.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Ohio's decision to use a single drug to execute prisoners likely will be delayed by numerous court challenges, a death penalty expert said.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- An amended settlement between Google and U.S. publishers would allow others to compete with its planned digital library of out-of-print books, analysts say.
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Four men have been jailed by a British court after admitting to an Internet fraud in which nearly $1 million was stolen from NatWest bank customers.
PLAYA GRANDE, Costa Rica, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Climate change threatens the extinction of leatherback sea turtles that have called the Pacific Ocean home for 150 million years, scientists said.
DULAC, La., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. shrimpers and their processors are sniping at each other as the industry faces growing pressures, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A healthcare reform bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives doesn't rein in medical malpractice lawsuits, a Republican Party spokesman says.
LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The ultra-rightist British National Party will hold a vote on an amendment to its constitution allowing minorities to join its ranks, its leader says.
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LONDON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The British Ministry of Defense says it is looking into seven new cases of alleged Iraqi prisoner abuse by British troops.