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WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Catholic media network EWTN has gone to federal court, challenging the Obama administration's rule mandating contraception coverage at religious institutions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The Pentagon Thursday announced women in the U.S. military can consider thousands of new assignments and opportunities that would get them closer to combat.
KAMPALA, Uganda, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Legislation in Uganda that calls for hanging adult gays who have sex with someone under 18 was condemned by an Amnesty International official Thursday.
DETROIT, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The owner of a Detroit bridge company and one of its top executives have been spared a return to jail after a judge learned of progress on a bridge project.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Ten states got waivers from some No Child Left Behind education law requirements, which President Obama said gives them freedom coupled with accountability.
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LONDON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The top editor of the company that owns Britain's Daily Mail accused Hugh Grant on Thursday of trying to drag the newspaper into the phone hacking scandal.
TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A small anti-gay Kansas congregation intends to picket the Tacoma, Wash., funeral of two young brothers and Occupy activists say they plan a counter-protest.
BUENOS AIRES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Argentina is slashing foreign currency outflows in expectation of tougher economic times, a likely result of drought-related drop in commodities harvests and exports and a fallout from the European Union debt crisis.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A man who made his young son run around and do pushups in the New York City snow in his underwear has incited outrage from people who say he is cruel.
JUAREZ, Mexico, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A 9-year-old boy was shot by police Mexican police officers who then arrested the boy's mother and tried to accuse her of attempted murder, prosecutors said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. State Department has issued a new travel warning for Mexico, urging visitors to stay away from many areas, especially on the border.
BRIDGEPORT, Ala., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A man drowned in the Tennessee River attempting to rescue his girlfriend, unaware she had already been pulled from the water, authorities said.
XENIA, Ohio, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An Ohio college student was arrested for allegedly telling campus employees he "wouldn't be afraid" to "pull a Virginia Tech," officials said.
PHOENIX, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Dangerous criminals and even terrorists can buy weapons online in most U.S. states with no questions asked or background checks, NBC News reported Thursday.
BARROW, Alaska, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A child died and another was hospitalized after police found them in an apartment in Alaska, an open window letting in 30-below-zero air, authorities said.
MOSCOW, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Russia says a new radar will begin operating this month near St. Petersburg as part of the country's missile early-warning system.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The late Steve Jobs, co-founder of the U.S. computer giant Apple, had faults in his personal life but was a business visionary, associates told the FBI.
TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Iran says it will hang a former U.S. Marine for alleged espionage, but his attorney says a prisoner swap with the United States could save his life.
PHOENIX, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Police in Phoenix are searching for the mother of a newborn girl found in front of a house wrapped in a blanket.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The United States should move quickly to protect Syrian dissidents, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said Thursday.
MIDWEST CITY, Okla., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A Midwest City, Okla., man and his girlfriend have been arrested for allegedly hiring a hit man to dispatch the man's estranged wife, police say.
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- A New York judge says it may be possible to move Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout from solitary confinement before sentencing.
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 9 (UPI) -- An 85-year-old Oregon woman has filed a lawsuit claiming a debt collector falsely reported she had threatened suicide, forcing her to be taken to a hospital.
HONOLULU, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The durable CH-53D "Sea Stallion" helicopter will be retired from active duty, and a Hawaii air museum announced plans Thursday for a celebratory sendoff.
