CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Ian Smith, the former prime minister of Rhodesia, has died in South Africa following a long illness. He was 88.

LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- Research shows the drug Herceptin is effective in treating the early stages of a specific type of breast cancer, British doctors said.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- VH1's "Celebrity Fit Club" is returning for a brand new weight losing fifth season in April, with this edition featuring Dustin Diamond, Da Brat and others.

BIRMINGHAM, England, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- City officials in Birmingham, England, may be swamped with applications for signal operatives -- light bulb changers -- especially if the pay is $174,000.

NEWARK, N.J., July 16 (UPI) -- The nasty divorce between New York Giants Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan and his soon-to-be ex-wife is stunning even seasoned divorce lawyers.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 30 (UPI) -- "The Travis Smiley Show" has returned to public radio in a two-hour program with Maya Angelou, U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Jill Scott.

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 10 (UPI) -- The World Health Organization says more AIDS victims in Africa, Asia, South America and Eastern Europe are living longer because of free treatment.

Saxophonist Herbie Steward was born this day in 1926 in Los Angeles. He was a member of Woody Herman's Second Herd. He was one of the original Four Brothers saxophone section on Herman's "Four Brothers" recording in 1947.

Clarinetist Alphonse Picou was born this day in 1878 in New Orleans. He played with the major bands and orchestras in New Orleans as well as the smaller, improvising jazz bands. His day job was as a tinsmith. He recorded in 1940 with Kid Rena and worked r