HOUSTON, July 14 (UPI) -- Rice University students have invented an award-winning device that measures intrinsic hand muscle strength for diagnosing and treating hand injuries.

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder rejected a finding that allowing a seat in Congress for the District of Columbia was unconstitutional, sources say.

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A.J. Abrams tallied 27 points for No. 5 Texas Tuesday in an 88-72 Longhorns win over Texas Southern.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Democrats could win a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the U.S. Senate in November, polls indicate.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Barack Obama's campaign said no to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's request to share Obama's $77 million for congressional races, insiders said.

WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- A guidebook issued to Republican Senate candidates said mainstream media is old news and encourages extensive use of videos and Internet blogging.

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee brought in more than twice as much money in April as its Republican counterpart.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has found homicide rates are higher in states having higher numbers of households with firearms. In what's called the first nationally representative study to examine the relationship between household firearm ownership and state levels of ho

MIAMI, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Union protesters opposed to President Bush's overtime policies demonstrated at Republican campaign offices at Miami, Tampa and Orlando, Fla.