LEEDS, England, June 12 (UPI) -- A 7-foot-4-inch young Englishman, recognized by witnesses outside a burgled house, was sentenced to 11 months in prison this week.

CHICAGO, April 9 (UPI) -- The achievements of author and former postal employee Richard Wright are being honored with a first-class postage stamp, the U.S. Postal Service has announced.

SEATTLE, April 1 (UPI) -- A Washington state task force says authorities aren't as ready as they think they are for a major oil spill in Puget Sound.

WASHINGTON, March 1 (UPI) -- The late African-American author Richard Wright is among those being honored by the U.S. Postal Service with new stamps this year.

LONDON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- British rocker David Gilmour recalls his 2006 concert in Gdansk, Poland, as "a great, great show," which is why he's preserved it on CD and DVD.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Pink Floyd founding member and keyboardist Rick Wright has died of cancer at the age of 65, his family said Monday.

UPI Almanac for Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008.

PHILADELPHIA, May 19 (UPI) -- The Esherick House, a private residence in Philadelphia designed by 20th century architect Louis Kahn, failed to sell at auction.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007.