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Bodybuilder Turchinsky dead at 46

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:02:51 -0500

MOSCOW, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Russian bodybuilder, television personality and actor Vladimir Turchinsky has died of a heart attack at the age of 46, his family said Thursday.

NHL: Atlanta 6, Dallas 5 (OT)

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:01:41 -0500

ATLANTA, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Rich Peverley's second goal of the game, coming 1:16 into overtime Thursday, gave Atlanta a 6-5 victory over Dallas.

NHL: N.Y. Rangers 5, N.Y. Islanders 2

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:00:43 -0500

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Ryan Callahan scored two power-play goals Thursday and added two assists in boosting the New York Rangers past the New York Islanders 5-2.

Man sentenced in 'honor' killing

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:59:44 -0500

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A Turkish emigre living in Britain has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for drugging and torturing his teen daughter before she died in an "honor killing."

'Harry Potter' tops DVD sales list

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:52:33 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" was the top-selling DVD in the United States last week, Rentrak Corp. announced Thursday.

Frazier wins Eddie Robinson Award

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:51:32 -0500

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Henry Frazier III, who took over a Prairie View A&M football program that once lost 80 straight games, was named winner of the Eddie Robinson Award Thursday.

Franken cuts Lieberman off on healthcare

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:45:21 -0500

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Al Franken, one of the U.S. Senate's newest members, forced veteran Sen. Joseph Lieberman to cut short his remarks on healthcare Thursday.

NHL: Minnesota 3, Montreal 1

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:44:05 -0500

MONTREAL, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Niklas Backstrom made 30 saves Thursday and won for the seventh time in eight starts while carrying Minnesota to a 3-1 victory over Montreal.

Ex-con congressman might run again

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:31:26 -0500

WARREN, Ohio, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Convicted ex-congressman James A. Traficant Jr. says he may run for Congress again, possibly in Ohio or Pennsylvania.

Finchem: Tour can survive without Woods

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:21:27 -0500

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said Thursday he thinks golf's premier circuit can remain healthy no matter how long Tiger Woods stays away.

Orphaned sea lion overcomes disability

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:20:24 -0500

DENVER, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- An orphaned California sea lion missing its rear flippers is recovering at the Denver zoo after being rescued along the California coast, authorities say.

Lawyer wants texts in burning attack case

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:19:28 -0500

MIAMI, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The lawyer for the Florida teens accused in the alcohol-fueled fire attack on Michael Brewer says he wants to see text messages possibly sent by a witness.

ESSENCE to honor Sidibe, Blige at lunch

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:17:38 -0500

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Essence magazine says it will honor Queen Latifah, Zoe Saldana, Mary J. Blige and Gabourey Sidibe next year for being "phenomenal" American black women.

Facebook privacy changes anger many

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:15:59 -0500

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Changes to users' privacy settings at popular social networking site Facebook violate consumer protection laws, a complaint filed with federal regulators says.

California furloughs illegal, judge says

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:02:12 -0500

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Mandatory furloughs at reduced pay for California corrections officers ordered by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are illegal, a court ruled Thursday.

NASCAR ends its Milwaukee Mile races

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:40 -0500

WEST ALLIS, Wis., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- NASCAR announced Thursday its races at the Milwaukee Mile race course in West Allis, Wis., will not be run because a promoter could not be determined.

Crime lab errors may jeopardize cases

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:00:11 -0500

NEW YORK, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A New York crime lab was so poorly run and forensic work so shoddy it may have compromised almost 100 of the cases it handled, officials say.

Killer sentenced after 'obesity' defense

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:59:11 -0500

RAMSEY, N.J., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A Florida man was convicted Thursday of murdering his former son-in-law, who was in a child-custody dispute with the killer's daughter, authorities said.

Inmate loses bid to do time in Italy

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:55:41 -0500

HARTFORD, Conn., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected a convicted killer's motion to serve his prison sentence in Italy.

At least 9 die in Peruvian landslide

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:53:57 -0500

AYACUCHO, Peru, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A landslide in the Peruvian Andes has claimed at least nine lives and buried numerous homes and businesses, authorities said Thursday.

AT&T responds to prank attack plan

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:53:20 -0500

DALLAS, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- A prank blog posting calling for an attack on AT&T's cellphone data network caught the phone giant's attention, and company officials say they aren't amused.

China clamps down on the Internet

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:49:39 -0500

BEIJING, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- China is increasing it Internet censorship, limiting citizens' ability to start Web sites or visit hundreds of sites offering entertainment, officials say.

Teens plotting school attack sentenced

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:49:14 -0500

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Two Winnipeg, Canada, teens plotting to lock students and staff in a schoolroom and throw in Molotov cocktails were given adult sentences, authorities say.

Judge halts execution for DNA test

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:48:00 -0500

ATLANTA, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- The Georgia Supreme Court stopped the execution of the so-called stocking strangler, ordering a judge to consider the convict's request for a DNA test.