MARIA SHRIVER BOOKSIGNING

Maria Shriver signs copies of her new book "And One More Thing Before You Go..." at Barnes & Noble in New York on April 12, 2005. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)

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Schwarzenegger calls Newman 'brilliant'

SACREMENTO, Calif., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger eulogized actor-director Paul Newman as "the ultimate cool guy."

Budget woes could delay employment program

SACRAMENTO, July 14 (UPI) -- California's budget woes could dampen a program intended to help find jobs for developmentally disabled adults, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Schwarzenegger backtracks on McCain

WASHINGTON, June 29 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Sunday defended presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain's environmental record.

Services held for newsman Russert

WASHINGTON, June 18 (UPI) -- Services were held Wednesday for Tim Russert, the blue-collar boy from Buffalo who grew up to become one of the United States' pre-eminent TV journalists.

Shriver: Russert was like 'a father'

WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- The late "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert was "a father" to many journalists during his time on the U.S. TV news series, journalist Maria Shriver said Sunday.

Alleged hospital peeper indicted

LOS ANGELES, April 30 (UPI) -- A former UCLA Medical Center employee was indicted in Los Angeles for allegedly selling confidential patient information to the media, court papers show.

Hospital peeper: I was just being nosy

LOS ANGELES, April 9 (UPI) -- The administrative specialist who read the confidential medical files of patients at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles said she was just being "nosy."

LA art museum enjoys lavish reopening

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art officially reopened its doors this weekend in lavish style, ending years of virtual anonymity.

Clinton: Experience, change 'go together'

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York said Tuesday she wasn't concerned that her rival for the Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed the gender gap.