WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, is the holiday the United States has set aside to honor its war dead. The commemoration dates to the end of the 1861-65 Civil War to honor Union soldiers. After World War I the holiday was made to honor all U.S. personnel killed in wars.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Some experts say the impending switch from analog to digital TV signals in the United States will result in problems for some households.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Funding for U.S. military efforts in Afghanistan and Iraq will likely be delayed due to the U.S. Senate not taking up that spending bill soon.

HONOLULU, March 30 (UPI) -- Environmental officials worry that a cut in federal funds could allow brown tree snakes easy passage from Guam to Hawaii in military cargo.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, has clipped the wings of the panel's former chairman as part of a reorganization plan.

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