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Atlanta bus driver suspended for praying

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:47:22 -0500

ATLANTA, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- An Atlanta bus driver was suspended for insisting his passengers join him in a prayer, his employer says.

Oregon man has pot stolen, gets arrested

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:08:58 -0500

SALEM, Ore., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- An Oregon man who listed a bag of pot among the items stolen from his truck wound up with a drunken-driving citation and, presumably, a hangover.

Accused bigamist says he didn't say 'I do'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:27:39 -0500

DETROIT, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A married Detroit man says he can't be accused of bigamy because he didn't say "I do" in a marriage ceremony to a second woman.

Rare bottle of whiskey stolen

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:26:30 -0500

WESTON, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A man and woman working in tandem stole a $3,500 commemorative bottle of whiskey from a liquor store in Weston, Fla., police said.

Your Daily Horoscope

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:00:00 -0500

By D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING
UPI Features Writer
UPI horoscopes for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.

The almanac

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0500

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009.

Python hoaxer faces charges

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:35:05 -0500

BRADENTON, Fla., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A Florida man has been charged with faking the trapping of a 14-foot Burmese python he had actually purchased from a dealer.

Burglar sends paper homemade 'mug shot'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:26:55 -0500

SWANSEA, Wales, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- An alleged burglar wanted by Welsh authorities sent a newspaper a picture of himself because he didn't like the mug shot it published.

Officials spied on family over school

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:06:09 -0500

POOLE, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A British woman whose family was spied on by a local council using defense laws is taking officials to court.

Brit teen vandals fess up to mess

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:58:34 -0500

NORTH TAWTON, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The facade of a British church featured in a popular TV series and many of the churchyard's gravestones were vandalized by a trio of teenagers, police say.

Police: 911 call about marriage lie

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:51:50 -0500

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Tennessee said a woman arrested and charged for a second time with abusing the 911 system was calling because a man refused to marry her.

Black students told to act like slaves

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:50:24 -0500

WAXHAW, N.C., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Parents and teachers at a North Carolina school are protesting a history lesson that involved African-American students pretending to be slaves.

Sex toy study draws criticism

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:31 -0500

DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A sex toy study being conducted by Duke University in North Carolina is being criticized by a religious leader.

Man injured by falling pumpkin

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:59 -0500

YPSILANTI, Mich., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Michigan said a pumpkin thrown from an overpass broke through a man's windshield and struck him on the head.

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:04:48 -0500

Officials: Nolan brother planned jailbreak ... Dad angry about retouched photo of girl, 3 ... Canada apologizes for declaring woman dead ... U.N. leader gives up office for renovation ... UPI Quirks in the News.

Authorities find van stolen in 1974

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:42:40 -0500

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents said a search of a shipping container bound for the Netherlands revealed a vehicle reported stolen in 1974.

Web site: Top five sights for Poe fans

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:08:22 -0500

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A tourism Web site has issued its "Five Must-See Sights for Edgar Allan Poe Fans" in the United States.

U.N. leader gives up office for renovation

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:49:27 -0500

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations secretary general's staff says he doesn't mind moving his New York office into a warehouse in the name of energy-efficient renovations.

Canada apologizes for declaring woman dead

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:21 -0500

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A Canadian federal department has apologized to a British Columbia woman who was mistakenly flagged as dead in government records.

Officials: Nolan brother planned jailbreak

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:34:47 -0500

CHICAGO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Authorities in Chicago said the brother of "The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan was allegedly planning a jail escape worthy of Batman.

Dad angry about retouched photo of girl, 3

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:26:53 -0500

LULEA, Sweden, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A Swedish father said the photographer hired to take pictures for his 3-year-old daughter's preschool digitally removed her scar without permission.

Watercooler Stories

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:00 -0500

FAA probes ice chunk from the sky … Scots students take short flight to school … Couple compensated $514 for fake cake … Man denied first class due to track suit … Watercooler stories from UPI.

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0500

2-karat ring lost in Halloween bag … South Korea standardizes food names … Escaped elephant side-swipes car … Robber reported fake crime … The world as we know it from UPI.

The almanac

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:30:00 -0500

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.

Errant baguette chunk shuts down collider

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:49:14 -0500

GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Experts were trying to determine Thursday how a piece of bread made its way into the Hadron collider in Switzerland, shutting it down for a couple of days.