SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 16 (UPI) -- John B. Swarbrick Jr. was introduced Wednesday as the new athletic director at Notre Dame.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The supplier of half of a critical blood thinner in the United States has suspended production in the wake of potentially life-threatening allergic reactions.

LLANELLI, Wales, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Four teens in south Wales were critically burned when a butane-powered curling iron heater exploded as they prepped for Christmas parties.

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AUBURN, Maine, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- When John Jenkins was re-elected mayor of Auburn, Maine, he became the first person in the city's history to win a citywide election as a write-in candidate.

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Letairis (ambrisentan) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

SOUTH BEND, Ind., May 3 (UPI) -- Notre Dame men's basketball Coach Mike Brey Thursday has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2012-13 season.

LONDON, Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Britain is planning a major revision of pharmaceutical drug trial regulatory rules after an incident that nearly killed six men.

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Debate is in full swing at the University of Notre Dame, where the new president has imposed limits on a gay parade and a sexual-themed play. University President the Rev. John Jenkins will allow performances of "The Vagina Monologues" only in a lecture h