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Dem abortion foes to offer amendmentSaturday 07th of November 2009 06:50:55 AMWASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Anti-abortion Democrats are being given the opportunity to amend the healthcare reform bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, political sources say. Citing three unnamed Democratic Party sources, CNN reported Saturday that the House leadership has agreed to allow several anti-abortion Democrats, including Reps. Brad Ellsworth, D-... Read more |
Shell to pay California $19.5 millionSaturday 07th of November 2009 06:13:09 AMSACRAMENTO, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Shell Oil Co. has agreed to pay California $19.5 million over charges its gas stations violated environmental laws, Attorney General Jerry Brown said Friday. Brown said his office and the California State Water Resources Control Board inspected more than 1,000 Shell stations during a three-year investigation, the Los Angeles Times ... Read more |
More female veterans now homelessSaturday 07th of November 2009 01:16:59 AMSALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- More female veterans are becoming homeless across the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs says The current estimate is about 6,000 nationwide. Jennifer Eaves, a VA social worker in Utah for the past 10 months, told The Salt Lake Tribune she has found around a dozen in that state. Eaves, a veteran of the Navy... Read more |
UPI NewsTrack TopNewsFriday 06th of November 2009 11:44:04 PMDems scramble for 218 healthcare votes WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- House Democratic leaders worked furiously to nail down final votes before a scheduled weekend vote on their plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system. Democratic head counters said they didn't have the 218 confirmed votes necessary to pass the bill, but expressed confidence ... Read more |
Alleged Fla. office shooter deeply in debtFriday 06th of November 2009 11:36:41 PMORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The suspect in the Orlando, Fla., office high-rise shooting that left one person dead and five wounded had filed for bankruptcy, records show. Jason Rodriguez, 40, who police said was arrested Friday at his mother's apartment a few hours after the gunfire at the Legions Place building, had filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May, C... Read more |
Stolen truck with H1N1 vaccine recoveredFriday 06th of November 2009 11:08:04 PMMILWAUKEE, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A truck carrying 900 doses of flu vaccine was stolen outside a Milwaukee school where vaccinations were being given, rendering them unusable, authorities said. The truck was found abandoned a half hour after being stolen Thursday night and a 38-year-old man was arrested. None the truck's contents were missing, police said. Howe... Read more |
Scientist says Oswald photo not fakedFriday 06th of November 2009 11:01:51 PMHANOVER, N.H., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An iconic photo of accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was not faked as claimed by some, an American academic says. Computer scientist Hany Farid at Dartmouth College digitally analyzed the picture with modern forensic tools and says it was not altered, the college announced Thursday. The photo shows the allege... Read more |
Neighbor says Hasan gave away belongingsFriday 06th of November 2009 10:06:53 PMFORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A neighbor of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says he gave her most of his belongings shortly before going on a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas. Patricia Villa told The New York Times Hasan said he was being deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan and would be gone for six months. He gave her an air mattress, a steamer, men's clothing for h... Read more |
Search begun for 2 NATO soldiersFriday 06th of November 2009 09:55:35 PMKABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A search was under way Friday for two NATO soldiers who failed to return from a routine supply mission in western Afghanistan, officials said. We continue exhaustive search and rescue operations to locate our missing service members, a spokeswoman for the international forces, Capt. Jane Campbell of the U.S. Navy, sai... Read more |
Sowell was considered low-riskFriday 06th of November 2009 09:32:31 PMCLEVELAND, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Convicted sex offender Anthony Sowell, accused in Cleveland of being a serial killer, fell into a low-risk category for offending again, a report indicates. Sowell had served 15 years in prison for attempted rape. The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer said Friday the report stated only six of 100 offenders with criminal histories similar to So... Read more |
Spending vs. jobs a Dem dilemmaFriday 06th of November 2009 09:21:44 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The White House and the Democratic Congress are caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, pressured to cut spending and create more jobs, analysts say. After Tuesday's elections skewed toward the Republican party, GOP pollster Neil Newhouse warned President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats ignore voters' angst over g... Read more |
Fort Hood plagued by suicidesFriday 06th of November 2009 08:46:42 PMFORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Suicides are a serious problem at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, the huge Texas military base where an officer went on a deadly shooting spree, records show. The Washington Post reported Friday 10 of the 117 active-duty Army soldiers reported to have committed suicide this year were stationed at Fort Hood and 75 have taken their l... Read more |
Teens charged with killing honors studentFriday 06th of November 2009 08:28:26 PMLONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Two 16-year-olds were charged as adults Friday with fatally shooting a female honors student and wounding two men near a school in Long Beach, Calif. Police say Melody Ross, 16, was an innocent bystander shot during a confrontation between two gangs after the Oct. 30 homecoming football game at Woodrow Wilson High School, th... Read more |
Radical Muslims target N.Y. mosqueFriday 06th of November 2009 08:15:34 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Muslims attending a New York mosque hear a message of peace inside while two radical converts outside preach hate for the United States. Yousef al-Khattab is a Jew who converted to Islam after living in Israel, while Younes Abdullah Mohammed calls himself a U.S. citizen by default, CNN reports. The two men admire Osama bin Laden... Read more |
Dems scramble for 218 healthcare votesFriday 06th of November 2009 07:11:47 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- House Democratic leaders worked furiously to nail down final votes before a scheduled weekend vote on its plan to reform the U.S. healthcare system. Democratic head counters said they didn't have the 218 confirmed votes necessary to pass the bill, but expressed confidence they'd exceed that number by the time it comes up for a vote S... Read more |
Proclamation honors Fort Hood victimsFriday 06th of November 2009 07:01:39 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A proclamation honoring the victims of the massacre at Fort Hood, Texas, was signed Friday by President Barack Obama. Our nation's thoughts and prayers are with the service members, civilians, and families affected by the tragic events at Fort Hood, Texas, the proclamation read. The brave victims, who risked their lives to... Read more |
Holocaust survivors at risk for cancerFriday 06th of November 2009 06:52:03 PMHAIFA, Israel, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Holocaust survivors have a risk of cancer two to three times that of European Jews who arrived in Israel before or during the war, Israeli researchers say. Dr. Micha Barchana, part of the team at the University of Haifa that conducted the survey, said living on short rations, as little as 200 to 800 calories a day, may be the cau... Read more |
NYC giving H1N1 vaccine to employersFriday 06th of November 2009 06:40:34 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Only a small percentage of the available swine flu vaccine has been distributed to private companies, New York City health officials said Friday. Those companies getting the vaccine have included high-profile financial firms like Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, The New York Times reported. Under the program, the companies are supposed to ... Read more |
Forner top soldier blasts Afghan policyFriday 06th of November 2009 06:36:48 PMLONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The former head of the British Defense Staff blasted the government's Afghanistan policy Friday in a debate in the House of Lords. Gen. Ronald Guthrie, now Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank, spent 42 years in the Army, ending his career as its top officer from 1997 to 2001. He blasted Prime Minister Gordon Brown for underfunding the Afghan ef... Read more |
Hoyer says healthcare debate could go longFriday 06th of November 2009 06:28:16 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- House debate on legislation to reform the U.S. healthcare system could extend beyond Saturday, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Maryland said. Hoyer said delaying tactics could prevent the vote from occurring as scheduled at 6 p.m. Saturday, The Hill reported Friday. He also acknowledged the 218 votes necessary to pass the... Read more |
