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By Melissa Wishart Candidate for Indiana Republican Senate, Richard Mourdock, insists that his words have been twisted after a debate Wednesday night (NZT) in which the subject of abortion was raised. During the final minutes […]

By Melissa Wishart A 17 year old boy in the States has been charged with the murder of his mother and sister after he called 911 and calmly confessed the crime to the operator. A […]

By Melissa Wishart A hearing-impaired Nebraskan boy has been told by his preschool that he cannot sign his own name, as the hand gestures involved violate their ‘weapons in school’ policy. Grand Island Public Schools’ […]

  Washington (dpa) – It doesn’t happen every day that a US president visits a German automotive plant. But on Wednesday, US President Barack Obama did just that, stopping at a Daimler plant near Charlotte, […]

STEVENS POINT, Wis., March 5 (UPI) — The body of a missing college student was pulled from the Wisconsin River Monday afternoon, his father confirmed. Daren Duffey told the Stevens Point Journal the three-day search […]

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (UPI) — American children’s book author Jan Berenstain has died after suffering a stroke, her son Mike said Monday. She was 88. Berenstain wrote and illustrated the classic Berenstain Bears picture […]

  KANSAS CITY, Mo.,  Feb. 20 (UPI) —   Two Kansas City Zoo workers left two cage doors unlocked, allowing two gorillas to get out and wander around a holding area, the zoo’s director said […]

JENNINGS, Mo., Feb. 20 (UPI) — A 9-year-old suburban St. Louis boy was recovering Monday after being shot in the back by his 10-year-old brother while they were home alone, authorities said. St. Louis County […]

  LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 (UPI) —   A Los Angeles city bus driver dozed off, causing the vehicle to careen off of two signs, several trees, a light pole and a bus stop, authorities […]

bc-us-evicted UPI NewsTrack Detroit, MI, United States DETROIT, Jan. 22 (UPI) — A 101-year-old woman who authorities promised could move back into her Detroit home after being evicted four months ago has not yet been […]

By Melissa Wishart Thirty-nine year old Steven Santiago is being hailed as a good Samaritan after being hit by a train while trying to get another man out of harm’s way in New York on […]

CHICAGO, Nov. 27 (UPI) — A Chicago mother and her boyfriend were charged Sunday in the beating to death of her son on the child’s fourth birthday, police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 27 (UPI) — A New York City police officer returning from vacation found himself back in work mode a bit early Sunday when he subdued an unruly JetBlue passenger. Anibal Mercado told […]

PLEASANTVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 7 (UPI) — A book advocating corporal punishment for children is not to blame for parents’ extreme abuse, the book’s author said following the death of an abused girl. If you find […]

MARINA, Calif., Nov. 6 (UPI) — A body of a fifth victim was found Sunday in the debris of a fire that swept through a home for disabled adults in Marina, Calif., authorities said. A […]

BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 6 (UPI) — Authorities in Bellevue, Wash., searched Sunday for a 2-year-old boy whose mother says she left him in her car after it ran out of gas. Carla Iafrate of the […]

HEBRON, Ill., Nov. 2 (UPI) — Officials say an Illinois pilot was in stable condition Wednesday after he landed a plane while suffering a heart attack. Steven Nusbaum, 65, was flying an experimental aircraft Tuesday […]

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30 (UPI) — A teenage girl working at a horror-themed amusement park in Jefferson County, Mo., was critically injured when she got hung up in a noose, authorities said. An employee at […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (UPI) — A deadly storm dropped heavy snow on the mid-Atlantic and New England Saturday and left more than 2 million households without power, officials said. CNN reported at least three people […]

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) — Neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night prevented trick-or-treaters from descending on the White House Saturday where President Obama gave out candy. Despite the inclement weather in the nation’s […]

VINELAND, N.J., Oct. 26 (UPI) — Police investigating the discovery of mutilated animals at a New Jersey cemetery say they suspect they might be ritualistic animal sacrifices. Police in Vineland said a cemetery caretaker told […]

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The FBI is investigating alleged violence by members of a breakaway Amish community in Ohio directed at other Amish, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla told […]

PHOENIX, Oct. 25 (UPI) — The mother of a missing Arizona girl visited the state Capitol to bring awareness to what she says is a lack of a national search and skewed media reports. Jerice […]

UPI NewsTrack WASHINGTON PARK, Ill., Oct. 20 (UPI) — A witness in the prosecution of a man accused of killing the mayor of Washington Park, Ill., collapsed on the stand after saying her life had […]

Utah cat survives two euthanasia attempts WEST VALLEY, Utah, Oct. 17 (UPI) — A cat that survived two euthanasia attempts in West Valley, Utah, is now in need of a permanent home, animal shelter officials […]

bc-us-kendrick UPI NewsTrack Houston, TX, United States Father to stand trial in son’s death HOUSTON, Oct. 10 (UPI) — A Texas father will face trial this week for the death of his toddler son even […]

Florida wildlife authorities said they were on the hunt for a black bear accused of breaking into a home and stealing a birthday cake. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said the bear broke […]

Deerfield Beach beating victim Josie Lou Ratley was being a bully and should apologize to the teenage boy who nearly beat her to death, the boy’s mother and stepfather said to a national TV audience […]

Three women involved in an illegal baby-selling scheme issued illegal fertility drugs and defrauded California of healthcare benefits, federal prosecutors said. Fertility lawyer Theresa M. Erickson, Carla Chambers and Hilary Neiman pleaded guilty to conspiracy […]

SUMMERSIDE, Prince Edward Island, Sept. 30 (UPI) — A Prince Edward Island man was sentenced to five days in jail for biting his 4-year-old daughter, officials said. The man said he was trying to get […]

By Sam Quinones and Rick Rojas Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES _ A teenage girl died after a lunchtime stabbing Friday at South East High School in South Gate, and another student has been […]

NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) — New York police said they arrested a brazen bank robber who targeted the same downtown branch on three consecutive days. Investigators said Charles Burnett, 29, of Teaneck, N.J., stole […]

By Abby Sewell Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES _ The two officers charged in the July death of a homeless man in Fullerton, Calif., will be placed on leave without pay starting Oct. 8, […]

Sheriff’s deputies in Florida said they arrested a man who allegedly choked his wife during an argument surrounding their Yahtzee game. Collier County sheriff’s deputies said the wife of Ian Stuart Wood, 50, told them […]