ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say captive breeding colonies of a critically endangered vulture are too small to protect the bird species from extinction.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 4 (UPI) -- The South African government was blamed for sending Kenya genetically modified seeds, which are banned in every African country but South Africa.

ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- When the National Urban League held a conference in St. Louis on economic policy, the most popular panel was on what organizers call the black male crisis.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Dean Baquet announced Tuesday he is resigning as editor of the Los Angeles Times.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Times editor Dean Baquet is leaving his post reportedly under pressure from the newspaper's owner, Tribune Co. Last month, Chicago-based Tribune ousted the newspaper's publisher, Jeff Johnson, and replaced him with David D. Hiller, then publis

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A Florida homeowners association has ordered a Roman Catholic priest to remove a Celtic cross from the front of his home.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The publisher of the Los Angeles Times was fired Thursday, several weeks after he refused to draw up a budget that would include drastic staff cuts.

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 (UPI) -- A Texas company has reportedly started freezing stem cells taken from baby teeth pulp tissue in hopes the cells might some day lead to disease treatments.

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 30 (UPI) -- Weather service forecasters near Des Moines, Iowa, are thinking about buying lottery tickets after the building was struck by lightning -- a second time.