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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- At least seven people were killed and at least 24 were wounded Saturday when a car bomb exploded outside a church in Alexandria, Egypt, authorities said.
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Australian authorities called in the army to help evacuate families who refused to leave their homes amid some of the worst flooding in Queensland in a century.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, in his annual report on the federal judiciary, said there is an "urgent need" to appoint more judges to the federal bench.
FARGO, N.D., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The second storm of a one-two blizzard punch targeted the Dakotas and western Minnesota with heavy, wind-driven snow on New Year's Eve, forecasters said.
PHOENIX, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Phoenix, the buckle of the Sun Belt, endured unusual wintry weather New Year's Eve with daytime highs in the 40s and a 32-degree reading at dawn.
CINCINNATI, Ark., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Tornadoes touched down in northwest Arkansas and central Missouri Friday, killing at least six people, authorities said.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ramped up its efforts to protect soft targets from terrorist attack this year, intelligence analysts said.
PHOENIX, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A report by an Arizona state ombudsman accuses the Racing Department of selective enforcement of immigration laws and visa rules for racetrack workers.
KAILUA, Hawaii, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first family planned to spend Friday evening with family and friends in Hawaii and hold their annual New Year's Eve Talent Show, the White House said.
PEARLAND, Texas, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An armed robber and his last two hostages walked out of a bank near Houston Friday after a standoff of nearly 5 hours with police, authorities said.
HOUSTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A Houston woman charged with killing a 12-year-old boy and burning his body says his family paid her $20 to dump a closed container.
RICHMOND, Va., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A college student who stripped to his underwear at a Virginia airport revealing language of the Fourth Amendment was cited for disorderly conduct, police said.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Hungary says it will regulate all media in or directed at the country, including Internet news sites and Web-based publications.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- New Year's celebrants, many of them women and children, were killed and injured in a bomb blast in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, authorities said.
DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- An Ohio appeals court says a woman convicted of killing her 3-week-old daughter in a microwave oven may get a new trial.
MOSCOW, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Anna Chapman, the young Russian woman expelled from the United States as a spy, would not confirm she is an agent in an appearance on Russian TV.
DANVILLE, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A dinosaur sculpture that disappeared from a Danville, Calif., front yard has been found and returned to its proper place, its owner says.
JOLIET, Ill., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A dog that chewed the toes of an Illinois girl with spina bifida while she slept was behaving naturally, animal control officers say.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Actor-turned-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says he's keeping his options open about what will happen Monday when he leaves office.
PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A California couple say they waited for five hours in a hospital emergency room while a deadly infection ravaged their daughter's body.
TIJUANA, Mexico, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Mexican soldiers seized more than 4 tons of marijuana this week in Tijuana, bringing their 2010 total in Baja California to a record 300 tons, officials said.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled the rights of inmates on death row were not violated by a return to solitary confinement because of budget cuts.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A young Michigan woman has been charged with assaulting a member of Congress for throwing an apple pie at U.S. Sen. Carl Levin.
