WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Saturday urged Americans to pressure Congress to pass his plan to help homeowners refinance mortgages at "historically low rates."
By NICOLE DEBEVEC United Press International Caucus participants in Maine, beginning Saturday, have a week to voice their support for their preferred candidates to be the Republican presidential nominee against President Obama.
By NICOLE DEBEVEC United Press International Mitt Romney is looking back to 2008 to move forward in his quest to snare the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
DISPUR, India, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least three people were killed when a local train hit a large piece of construction equipment in a rural area in northeastern India, officials said.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Being anemic could triple the risk of dying within a year after having a stroke, said researchers at Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Conn.
ROYAL OAK, Mich., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A Doberman facing a possible death sentence in Michigan has been getting international support, with dog lovers signing an online petition.
DENVER, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Andrew Bynum had 22 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks Friday and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a late push to beat Denver 93-89.
JERUSALEM, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- An Israeli battalion commander who left a soldier in a Palestinian village after a night raid was suspended from duty Friday.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Two Saint Louis University pediatricians said they are leading an effort to change the way doctors respond to parents' fears of vaccines.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A tick survey shows a risk of Lyme disease in the Northeast from Maine to Virginia, but most of the South free of Lyme disease-carrying ticks, researchers say.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Derick Brassard's second goal of the game Friday, coming with 1:05 left in overtime, gave the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over Anaheim.
HOMS, Syria, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- At least 200 people were killed Friday night in a bombardment of Homs, one of the centers of opposition to Syrian President Bashar Assad, activists said.
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- A San Diego judge sentenced Griffin O'Neal to 16 months in prison for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of a firearm by a felon, E! reported.
ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, U.S. researchers found.
CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Miikka Kiprusoff made 26 saves Friday while establishing a team record for games played, boosting the Calgary Flames to a 3-1 victory over Chicago.
DALLAS, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- A career-best effort by Paul George Friday sent the Indiana Pacers to their first win in Dallas in eight years, a 98-87 decision over the Mavericks.
BOSTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen keyed a fourth-quarter rally Friday that resulted in the Boston Celtics' 91-89 victory over New York.
LONDON, Ontario, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Use of home-based dialysis is increasing in developing and developed nations, but more so in developing countries, Canadian researchers said.
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