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- Ramsay's puffin-eating draws complaints
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The British media regulator Ofcom said it received 42 complaints after Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay was seen eating a puffin on his show "The F Word." The episode of the edgy cooking show featured Rams... - Banning all temptation is not best way
LEUVEN, Belgium, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Banishing tempting goodies may not be the best way to keep from eating them, researchers in Belgium said. Study authors Kelly Geyskens, Siegfried DeWitte, Mario Pandelaere and Luk Warlop, all at Cathol... - Chakvetadze an early upset loser in Tokyo
TOKYO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Eighth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze was ousted by qualifier Kaia Kanepi in first-round play Tuesday at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. Neither player was exceptionally sharp and both ha... - Alitalia unions express optimism
ROME, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Union leaders in Italy expressed optimism Monday that a deal to rescue parts of troubled Alitalia Airline were possible. The chance of an agreement with the Compagnia Aerea Italiana, a consortium of business inte... - Farmers sue state over funds
PHOENIX, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Arizona farmers say the state acted illegally when it used $160,000 in agricultural funds to help balance the state budget. In a lawsuit, farm groups have asked the Maricopa County Superior Court to reimburse ... - Nanoparticles used to shrink cancer genes
HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer researchers say nanoparticles filled with a drug targeting two genes that trigger melanoma might offer a potential cure for the deadly disease. Penn State University College of Medicine scient... - Musicians pay tribute to late Jerry Reed
NASHVILLE, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Numerous musicians performed a free concert at Nashville's Douglas Corner Monday night as a tribute to late country music star Jerry Reed. Reed, who died Aug. 31 of emphysema at the age of 71, made it clear ... - FDA announces tortilla chip recall
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the voluntary recall of Margaritaville-brand lime tortilla chips due to a labeling error. The FDA said El Matador Enterprises of Grand Rapids, Mich., initiate... - Inflation jumps in Britain
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Inflation in August jumped more than expectations in Britain, reaching 4.7 percent, the Office for National Statistics said. Analysts had predicted a jump to 4.5-4.6 percent, The Times of London reported Tuesda... - Scientists call for curbing coal burning
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined curbing carbon dioxide emissions from coal might avert climate danger. Researchers at Columbia University's Earth Institute said the continuing rise in the planet's atmo... - Famous show sets to be featured on Emmys
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The sets from several iconic U.S. television shows are to be incorporated into the stage designs for the upcoming Emmy Awards telecast, ABC said. The prize presentation honoring the year's best in televisi... - Chakvetadze an early upset loser in Tokyo
TOKYO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Eighth-seeded Anna Chakvetadze was ousted by qualifier Kaia Kanepi in first-round play Tuesday at the $1.34 million Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo. Neither player was exceptionally sharp and both ha... - B.B. King Museum opens in Mississippi
INDIANOLA, Miss., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The new $15 million B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, Miss., opened just in time for the music icon's 83rd birthday Tuesday. "My goodness," USA Today quoted King as saying w... - Anti-slavery advocates honor efforts
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Anti-slavery advocates say they are encouraged by recent successes in combating the practice even though statistics show a resurgence in human trafficking. Gathering Monday in Los Angeles at the first annu... - U.S. markets edge down Tuesday morning
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. markets stumbled at the opening bell Tuesday a day after their worst one-day fall since September 2001. Investors are keeping an eye on Goldman Sachs Group and Morgan Stanley, the nation's two remaining ... - 3 killed, 25 hurt in Mexican prison riot
TIJUANA, Mexico, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Three inmates were killed and at least 25 were injured in a prison riot in the Mexican border town of Tijuana, prison officials said. The San Diego Union-Tribune said the riot, which followed the fatal... - Official: Free drug samples being sold
CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Regulators in Canada's eastern province of Prince Edward Island are asking for public verification that free drug samples are being sold illegally. Registrar for the PEI Pharmacy Bo... - Gas prices leap in Ike's wake
COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Gas prices in South Carolina jumped so quickly Monday motorists dialed 911 to report it, a state official said. "Public panic can cause a run on the pump, creating more panic, so we are trying to contro... - First hearing begins in co-ed death case
PERUGIA, Italy, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Italian officials Tuesday had the first preliminary court hearing in last year's killing of 21-year-old British exchange student Meredith Kercher. The court hearing in Perugia was the first chance for K... - U.S. expands science info on the Web
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Energy Department says it has launched an updated version of science.gov, allowing users access to more science resources on the Internet. The latest version -- science.gov version 5.0 -- was launc... - Dallas's Roy Williams to miss 3-4 weeks
IRVING, Texas, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Dallas safety Roy Williams, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, will miss 3-4 weeks of play while recovering from a broken arm. Williams was injured in the third quarter of Monday night's 41-37 Dallas victor... - British MP to probe creationism support
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A member of Britain's Parliament says he'll ask the country's national academy of sciences to explain why it supports the discussion of creationism in schools. Phil Willis, the chairman of the House of Commons ... - NASA uses commercial microgravity services
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency, for the first time, has used microgravity research flights aboard commercially owned aircraft to test hardware and technologies. The flights, on an airplane operated by the Zero Gravi... - Ukraine coalition government collapses
KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Ukraine's ruling pro-Western government coalition has collapsed, making way for possible early elections, the parliamentary speaker said Tuesday. The coalition was made up of blocs lead by Ukrainian Pres... - 20 die in Mexican prison riot
TIJUANA, Mexico, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- At least two inmates were killed Monday in a prison riot in the Mexican border town of Tijuana, prison officials said. Twenty others were wounded in the melee that reportedly started when prisoners ram... - Wall Street and Main Street's common foe
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- The common link between foreclosures on Main Street and failures on Wall Street is denial, a financial analyst wrote Tuesday. Similar to a homeowner staying with an overvalued home, hoping for appreciation to... - Rail safety advocates want new system
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Rail safety advocates say they'll push for laws requiring new safety technology they say could have prevented last week's deadly Los Angeles train wreck. National Transportation Safety Board officials said... - Short, Belushi sign up for animated 'Oz'
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Canadian entertainer Martin Short and U.S. actor Jim Belushi have accepted roles in the animated production of "Dorothy of Oz," Alpine Pictures, Inc. announced. Short, a former "Saturday Night Live" pl... - Indicted Jefferson could still win primary
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Despite facing a 16-count federal criminal indictment U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., has a good chance of winning a primary election, analysts say. A grand jury has indicted Jefferson on charges inclu... - Galveston mayor urges people to get out
GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Galveston, Texas, city officials say they expect the death toll to rise as searchers go door to door looking for survivors of Hurricane Ike. As waters recede and emergency crews expand their search ar... - Evidence presented against Chad's Habre
DAKAR, Senegal, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Human rights activists asking Senegal to move forward with a case against former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre have presented evidence of alleged war crimes. A coalition of African and international gr... - Mounties end two-day standoff empty-handed
REGINA, Saskatchewan, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A two-day police standoff on a Canadian Indian reservation in Manitoba ended with no suspect found in a surrounded apartment building. A heavily armed contingent of Royal Canadian Mounted Police o... - Barclays may buy some Lehman Bros. assets
LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- British bank Barclays said Monday it was talking with Lehman Brothers about buying some of the firm's core business assets. Lehman Brothers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in a historic day on... - UPI NewsTrack TopNews
All eyes on Fed after bleak Monday WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Turmoil in the financial markets Tuesday overshadowed the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's regularly scheduled meeting following Monday's market shifts. Stocks t... - Special interest groups ready attack ads
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A tight U.S. presidential election race is prompting special interest groups to roll out a wave of political attack ads targeting the nominees, analysts say. Both Republican nominee Sen. John McCain of Ariz... - New, more precise prostate cancer therapy
TORONTO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- A novel therapy for prostate cancer may offer patients a faster, more precise treatment with fewer side effects, Canadian clinicians said. The new treatment -- magnetic resonance imaging-guided transurethral u... - Report: Iran uranium enrichment better
TEHRAN, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Iran has improved its centrifuges producing enriched uranium, indicating the country overcame some program challenges, an international watchdog agency said. In a six-page report, the International Atomic Energ... - HRW asks for prosecution in woman's death
NEW DELHI, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Human Rights Watch says the Indian government should prosecute security personnel in the 2004 death of a woman. Human Rights Watch, referring to the death of Thangjam Manorama Devi in the insurgency-hit nort... - All eyes on Fed after bleak Monday
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Turmoil in the financial markets Tuesday overshadowed the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's regularly scheduled meeting following Monday's market shifts. Stocks tumbled Monday after Lehman Brothers declared bankr... - New arrest warrant for Thaksin
BANGKOK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Thailand's Supreme Court Tuesday issued a new arrest warrant for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the midst of political turmoil in the country. The warrant against the billionaire -- who fled to En... - Midwest cleans up, assesses storm damage
CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Calm weather is expected, allowing cities to mop up after deadly storms pushed through the U.S. Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes, forecasters said. High pressure building over the country this week should result ... - Junta says terror groups send bombers
YANGON, Myanmar, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Myanmar's military junta claims "internal and external destructive elements" are plotting to detonate more bombs in busy places in the country. The warning, published in the state-run New Light of Myan... - More surgical patients in poor areas die
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Elderly U.S. patients living in impoverished areas are more likely to die after surgery compared to peers from higher-income ZIP codes, researchers said. Lead study author Nancy Birkmeyer of the Unive... - Sinopec's foreign contracts soar
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- China Petrochemical says its foreign engineering contracts in the first seven months of 2008 jumped 193 percent to $1.698 billion from last year. Zhang Yaocang, vice general manager of Asia's largest oil refin... - Marketplace blast kills two in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- An explosion in a marketplace north of Baghdad killed two people and injured 13 others Tuesday, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. The blast occurred in Taji, about 12 miles north of the Iraqi capital, ... - Odierno now leads U.S. troops in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Gen. Raymond Odierno took over as the top U.S. officer in Iraq Tuesday, taking the reins during a ceremony from Gen. David Petraeus. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over the ceremony, tr... - Sanlu apologizes for tainted baby formula
BEIJING, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- China's dairy giant Sanlu Group apologized for its tainted infant formula that has so far killed two babies and caused kidney stones in about 1,200 others. Sanlu Vice President Zhang Zhenling read a letter of ... - The almanac
By UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Today is Tuesday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2008 with 106 to follow. The moon is waning. The morning star is Saturn. The evening stars are Mars, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter and Uranus. - MLB: San Diego 11, Colorado 5
DENVER, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Wade LeBlanc got his first major league win and Adrian Gonzalez had four RBI Monday to lead the San Diego Padres to an 11-5 win over Colorado. LeBlanc (1-1) allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in si... - New test identifies shopaholics
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have developed a new nine-question test to identify shopaholics. Study authors Nancy M. Ridgway, Monika Kukar-Kinney, both University of Richmond; and Kent B. Monroe of the Univ...
