EMSWORTH, England, July 31 (UPI) -- Housecleaning proved profitable for an elderly British man, when two vases discovered during the cleaning sold for more than $1.5 million at auction. The 11-inch tall vases, which specialists said were Chinese moon flasks, were part of a lot cleared from

NEW YORK, July 23 (UPI) -- Dorothea Towles Church, the first successful black model in Paris, has died in New York at 83.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- If Wednesday night's weather forecast predicts a Class M solar flare and unsettled electromagnetic fields, don't call your meteorologist -- grab your camera and

WASHINGTON, April 19 (UPI) -- America was founded as a meritocracy, not a monarchy. It has, nevertheless, produced and continues to produce a remarkable number of political dynasties.

President Bush, in his budget released this week, calls for $38 billion to protect homeland security--an issue that was literally not on the radar until four hijacked airplanes changed America's priorities forever on Sept. 11. But where are the real gaps

NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- America Unguarded: How far off is homeland security?