CHICAGO, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Initial reports indicate that Chicago's school board president shot and killed himself along the Chicago River early Monday, authorities say.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- British actor Idris Elba has signed on to star in a multi-episode story arc on the U.S. sit-com "The Office," NBC announced Thursday.

HOUSTON, July 21 (UPI) -- A Pennsylvania casket maker has filed a lawsuit to prevent some Texas stores from selling cheap Chinese knockoffs of its funerary boxes.

HOMESTEAD, Fla., July 10 (UPI) -- Police began digging Tuesday at a house in Homestead, Fla., south of Miami, for the body of a young woman who disappeared in 1986.

SCRANTON, Pa., May 21 (UPI) -- Scranton, Pa., officials revealed plans for the first "The Office" Convention during a party with the fictitious paper company's accountants, Kevin and Angela.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Actor Steve Carell, best known as the horrible boss on the U.S. comedy "The Office," admits he has virtually no technological abilities.

NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- A Bahaman coroner's inquest into the death of Anna Nicole Smith's son, Daniel Smith, is set for Oct. 23, with his mother as a witness.

LOS ANGELES, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Ed Helms of the "Daily Show" will join the cast of NBC's "The Office" this fall, The Hollywood Reporter says.

CHICAGO, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Chicago Mayor Richard Daley said he wants Chicago children to be in school year-round so they can be more competitive in the global job market.