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ANAHEIM, Calif., June 15 (UPI) — A 72-year-old California woman who fired her gun at an alleged attempted burglar said her priority was to protect her wheelchair-bound husband. Jan Cooper of Anaheim
PHOENIX, June 14 (UPI) — A federal hearing Friday was expected to define how Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio trains his deputies and implements his immigration efforts, officials say. A major point of
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — A change in Chinese leadership may signal a step away from the brink in terms of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, a former U.S. State Department official
CHARLESTOWN, Mass., June 14 (UPI) — A transit police officer who was wounded while helping in the pursuit of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers was released from a rehab hospital Friday. Richard
NEW YORK, June 15 (UPI) — Scott Feldman baffled New York on two hits over seven innings and drove in a pair of runs Saturday, boosting the Chicago Cubs over the Mets
MASON CITY – Saturday’s rain showers did not affect the annual MCPD Triathlon held at the Mason City Aquatic Center. There was food, music, prizes and plenty of good competition for people
SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 15 (UPI) — The semiautomatic weapon used in last week’s Santa Monica shooting attacks was put together from various parts, law enforcement officials said. John Zawahri, 23, the
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday unanimously threw out an appeals court ruling that said a judge’s advice to plead guilty was a harmful error. The Federal Rule
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a major blow to genetics companies, ruled unanimously Thursday naturally occurring DNA segments cannot be patented. However, the opinion written by Justice
PRINCETON, N.J., June 15 (UPI) — Nine in 10 Americans say they have no confidence in Congress, ranking it last on a list of 16 institutions for the fourth straight year, Gallup
NEW YORK, June 15 (UPI) — 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is returning as a paid contributor to Fox News starting Monday, the network said. The
OMAHA, June 15 (UPI) — Undocumented immigrants have lower healthcare expenditures than legal residents, naturalized citizens and people born in the United States, researchers say. Jim P. Stimpson, Fernando A. Wilson and
NEWARK, N.J., June 15 (UPI) — A former New Jersey little league coach has pleaded guilty to assaulting an umpire with whom he had argued about calling a game, officials say. Henry
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 15 (UPI) — Six Afghan policemen were found shot to death at their checkpost in Helmand province Thursday in what authorities said appeared to be an insider attack. The
DARIEN, Ill., June 15 (UPI) — A murder-suicide in Darien, Ill., in which four members of a family died, has DuPage County authorities seeking a motive, they said. The county coroner’s office
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — FBI Director Robert Mueller defended government monitoring Thursday, telling a U.S. House committee what has been done is legal and constitutional. Mueller, testifying before the House Judiciary
DAMASCUS, Syria, June 15 (UPI) — A study indicates nearly 93,000 people have been killed in Syria since its conflict began in 2011, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said Thursday.
ATLANTA, June 15 (UPI) — The medication tenofovir, or Viread, taken once a day may prevent HIV transmission among injection drug users, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Michael Martin of the Centers for
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) — The World Bank in Washington said Thursday economic growth across the globe will reach 2.2 percent in 2013 and rise to 3.3 percent by 2014 and 2015.
By KAREN BUTLER NEW YORK, June 15 (UPI) — Michael Shannon, an American actor known for his intense performances in independent films and stage dramas, says he was “ecstatic” to play the
ANKARA, Turkey, June 15 (UPI) — The number of Syrian refugees fleeing the civil war in their homeland to Turkey has grown to more than 200,000, Turkish officials said. “Turkey is sheltering
MASON CITY – A Mason City woman was jailed on two charges after an incident Early Thursday morning at a North End bar. Ashley Elizabeth Klein, 27, was located by Mason City
ARDMORE, Pa., June 14 (UPI) — Phil Mickelson holed a 20-foot birdie putt on the final green Friday to share the lead with Billy Horschel in the suspended second round of the