PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by 8 percent in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking, the pollster said Saturday.

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain by eight points, a poll released Monday indicates.

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Barack Obama and John McCain remain in a statistical tie in their race for the U.S. presidency, a Gallup tracking poll released Saturday finds.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- American University Thursday announced the signing of men's basketball Coach Jeff Jones to a new contract.

PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Likely Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama has a 5-point lead over likely Republican rival Sen. John McCain, a Gallup Poll indicates.

TUCSON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Sean Singletary scored 24 points Saturday night to help Virginia upset 17th-ranked Arizona, 75-72.

EXETER, England, June 2 (UPI) -- Birds around an English train station have found a use for cigarette butts discarded by commuters -- using the smoke to rid themselves of parasites.

LONDON, April 11 (UPI) -- Niel Aspinhall, school chum of Paul McCartney and the late George Harrison, has left Apple Corps, which manages the commercial interests of the Beatles. Aspinhall, a long-time friend and one-time road manager for the Fab Four, walked out as chief executiv

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Actor Jeff Jones, convicted last year of paying a boy to pose for explicit photos, is being sued by the Los Angeles teen for alleged sexual abuse.