RENO, Nev., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Lending rules at U.S. finance companies are changing quickly, eliminating some deals that were previously given the green light, industry observers said.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- Stanford University attorneys in California are suing James Joyce's grandson for the right to use the author's work to document a book about his daughter.

NEW YORK, April 13 (UPI) -- Wildlife Conservation Society scientists in New York say the most cost-effective way to control rats on the Fiji Islands is to protect standing forests.

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The increase in mortgage interest rates has dampened mortgage refinancing, resulting in layoffs at major U.S. mortgage lenders.