NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Joel Cacace, reputed former head of the Colombo crime family, ordered the killing of New York police officer Ralph Dols in 1997, prosecutors allege.

FARMINGDALE, N.Y., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- FBI agents say they found a corpse in the seventh day of digging in what is believed to be a mob graveyard in Farmingdale, N.Y.

LONDON, Aug. 15 (UPI) -- James Bond creator Ian Fleming used to claim, partly in jest, that he also helped create the CIA, but a new report indicates he probably wasn't kidding.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, May 27, 2008.

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- In Baltimore it's practically a ritual but some Washington baseball fans can do without the yelling when they get to 'O!' while singing the national anthem.

UPI almanac for Sunday, May 27, 2007.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Actor Keith Carradine's rep has confirmed Carradine and longtime girlfriend, actress Hayley DuMond, were married in Italy.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Two jurors at the New York trial of reputed mob boss Alphonse Persico said they were not frightened by apparently threatening gestures he made toward them.