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Police chase, shoot killer in Oregon
HILLSBORO, Ore., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A driver in Oregon who fatally shot a passenger in another car who appeared to be a random target was killed by police after a high-speed chase, officials said.
Separated twins doing well after operation
MELBOURNE, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Two conjoined twins separated in a 32-hour operation in Australia appear to be making a good recovery, the woman who has been caring for them says.
Report: Hospital records sold to lawyers
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- At least one employee of a Las Vegas hospital appears to have sold confidential information about patients to lawyers, the Las Vegas Sun reports.
U.S. Supreme Court: Will the justices walk the way of the cross?
U.S. Supreme Court: Will the justices walk the way of the cross?
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Sometime soon, the U.S. Supreme Court again will be obliged to rule on the constitutionality of a religious symbol on public land.
5 killed in India bombings
NEW DELHI, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Three explosions in the northeastern Indian province of Assam killed at least five people and injured scores more Sunday morning, police said.
British Conservative Party lead dwindling
LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The British Conservative Party's lead over Labor has dwindled to 6 percentage points, a poll released Sunday said.
NY1 anchor guilty of attempted assault
RAMAPO, N.Y., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- An anchor for the New York City cable news channel NY1 has been found guilty of an attempted assault on his wife at their home north of the city.
Fire hits Atlantic City pier
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A three-alarm fire gutted several stores Saturday evening on a pier off the Atlantic City Boardwalk on the Jersey Shore, fire officials said.
Judge tosses Tenn. law on restaurant guns
NASHVILLE, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A new Tennessee law allowing licensed handgun owners to bring their weapons to restaurants that serve alcohol was overturned by a state judge.
32 charged with alleged racial assaults
DENVER, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Denver police say 32 young black men and teenagers have been charged with a series of racial attacks on white and Hispanic men.
Bullets, threat found at Fort Benning
FORT BENNING, Ga., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A box of hollow-point bullets and a note threatening a Fort Hood-style massacre were found at Fort Benning, Ga., a source told the Army Times.
Scores of bushfires rage in Australia
SYDNEY, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- About 140 bushfires burned Saturday across the Australian state of New South Wales as high temperatures and gusty winds created dangerous conditions.
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Senate moves healthcare bill to floor
Senate moves healthcare bill to floor
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate voted Saturday to begin floor debate on an $848 billion healthcare bill backers say would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.
Israeli jets strike West Bank
GAZA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Israeli military aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip overnight Saturday after a rocket was fired from Palestinian territory into Israel, officials said.