UPI NewsTrack articles from February 2007

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Project offers online glimpse of Leonardo.
February 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Leonardo da Vinci's notebooks will be available to Microsoft Vista computer system users through a joint project of the British Library and Microsoft. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Vista users surfing the...

Republicans at odds over Iraq plan.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. senators are divided on how to deal with President George Bush's latest plan for Iraq, with strong allies and others seeking compromise. There are two non-binding resolutions sponsored by...

U.S., state tests find different results.
February 1, 2007... RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Differences in U.S. and state school standards in states including North Carolina are leading to wide discrepancies between state and federal assessments. The differences between state test scores and a...

Study: Metro Detroit teachers tops in pay.
February 1, 2007... DETROIT, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Teachers in the Detroit area have the highest pay compared to teachers in 66 other major U.S. areas, a New York think tank study found. The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research study found that in 2005,...

Turkish Cypriots favor two-state system.
February 1, 2007... NICOSIA, Cyprus, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A record 65 percent of Turkish Cypriots favor a two-state system rather than reunification for the island nation, a recent series of polls and studies found. The findings -- which resulted from a series of...

Penis prank can be seen from space.
February 1, 2007... SOUTHAMPTON, England, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- The outline of a penis drawn on a lawn by two British teenagers using weed killer can be seen from space through a series of satellite images. The unidentified teenagers burned the phallus shape onto...

'Nottingham' deal reunites Crowe, Imagine.
February 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Universal Pictures has announced plans in Hollywood to produce "Nottingham," in a deal reuniting actor Russell Crowe and Imagine Entertainment. Crowe will play the Sheriff of Nottingham in the revisionist tale...

Dems to back GOP resolution on Iraq.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. Senate opponents of President George W. Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq will back a Republican resolution opposing the plan. The resolution by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., has the widest possible...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
February 1, 2007... Byline: United Press International Prince Charles building eco-friendly home LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Britain's Prince Charles has been given permission to build an eco-friendly house that royal watchers say would be perfect for his...

NHL: Toronto 2, N.Y. Rangers 1.
February 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Goaltender Andrew Raycroft stopped 37 of 38 shots Wednesday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers, 2-1. Mats Sundin scored the game-winning goal at 6:32 of the third period to break a 1-1...

New U.N. forces arrive in Haiti.
February 1, 2007... PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An additional 350 troops have been added to the U.N. peacekeeping force in Haiti, the United Nations said. The Nepalese forces join some 7,000 multi-national troops led by Brazilian forces already in...

Pope's love letter is a hit.
February 1, 2007... VATICAN CITY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI's discourse on human and divine love is turning out to be a publishing hit. ANSA said the 72-page document, titled "Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love)" -- has been reprinted three times in German...

NBA: Atlanta 115, Golden State 94.
February 1, 2007... ATLANTA, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Joe Johnson scored a game-high 33 points Wednesday night as the Atlanta Hawks dumped the Golden State Warriors, 115-94. Josh Childress had 23 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hawks, who completed...

Intruder arrested near Highgrove House.
February 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- An intruder was being questioned after he was caught on the grounds of Prince Charles' country house near Tetbury, England. Police say the man was discovered early Tuesday within yards of Highgrove House, where...

Berlusconi apologizes to wife for flirting.
February 1, 2007... ROME, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has apologized for flirting with other women after his wife went public with her complaints. ANSA said Veronica Lario sent an angry letter to the newspaper, La...

COL BKB: Texas 76, Texas Tech 64.
February 1, 2007... LUBBOCK, Texas, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant had a career-high tying 37 points and a season-high 23 rebounds Wednesday night, as No. 22 Texas beat Texas Tech, 76-64. Durant shot 52 percent (15-for-29) from the floor to post his fifth...

NBA: LA Lakers 111, Boston 98.
February 1, 2007... BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A refreshed Kobe Bryant scored 43 points Wednesday night to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past Boston, 111-98. The Celtics which tied a franchise record with their 13th straight loss. Bryant sat out Tuesday...

NB: Charlotte 104, N.Y. Knicks 87.
February 1, 2007... CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Gerald Wallace scored a career-high 42 points Wednesday night to guide the Charlotte Bobcats past the New York Knicks, 104-87. Charlotte took a slim 56-54 advantage into the break after a 10-0 run in the...

NHL: Anaheim 2, Phoenix 1.
February 1, 2007... ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Travis Moen and Andy McDonald scored third-period goals 82 seconds apart Wednesday night, giving the Anaheim Ducks a 2-1 victory over Phoenix. Teemu Selanne, Chris Kunitz and Chris Pronger had assists for...

NHL: Edmonton 5, Columbus 2.
February 1, 2007... EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Raffi Torres had two goals and Fernando Pisani had a goal and two assists Wednesday night, as the Edmonton Oilers beat Columbus, 5-2. Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist and Jussi Markkanen made 20 saves...

NBA: Orlando 98, Milwaukee 73.
February 1, 2007... ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Hedo Turkoglu led a balanced attack with 17 points as five Orlando players scored in double figures Wednesday night in a 98-73 Magic victory over Milwaukee. The Magic expanded a 31-13 lead after the first...

NBA: Houston112, Seattle 102.
February 1, 2007... HOUSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored a 36 points Wednesday night as the Houston Rockets beat the Seattle SuperSonics, 112-102. Rafer Alston had 15 points and nine assists, reserve Luther Head had 14 points and four rebounds and...

NBA: Detroit 113, New Jersey 89.
February 1, 2007... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Richard Hamilton had 24 points and three rebounds Wednesday night to lead Detroit to an easy 113-89 win at New Jersey. Detroit had a 62-51 halftime advantage; and turned the contest into a rout by...

NBA: Philadelphia 89, New Orleans 78.
February 1, 2007... OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Andre Iguodala had 22 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists Wednesday night as Philadelphia beat the New Orleans Hornets, 89-78. Philadelphia won the contest despite shooting only 40 percent from the...

NBA: Sacramento 100, Minnesota 98.
February 1, 2007... MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Kevin Martin sank the game-winning basket Wednesday night with 16.6 seconds left as Sacramento edged the Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-98. Overall, Martin scored 28 points to lead the Kings, who bolted to a 54-41...

NBA: Dallas 95, Memphis 94.
February 1, 2007... MEMPHIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points Wednesday night to lead Dallas past the Memphis Grizzlies, 95-94. Among his total were 10 of 10 free throws as the Mavericks, who went 24-for-25 at the foul line, recorded the 11th win...

COL BKB: N.C. State 70, Virginia Tech 59.
February 1, 2007... BLACKSBURG, Va., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Ben McCauley led the way Wednesday night with 20 points and seven rebounds as N.C. State upset 18th-ranked Virginia Tech, 70-59. The Wolfpack (12-8, 2-5 ACC) expanded a two-point halftime advantage by...

COL BKB: Alabama 73, LSU 70.
February 1, 2007... BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Jermareo Davidson scored a game-high 31 points Wednesday night to help 20th-ranked Alabama rallied past LSU, 73-70. Alabama trailed, 38-34, at the half, but took the lead, 69-68, with 45 seconds left on...

COL BKB: Nevada 79, Louisiana Tech 71.
February 1, 2007... RUSTON, La., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Nick Fazekas had 20 points and nine rebounds Wednesday night to lead 13th-ranked Nevada over Louisiana Tech, 79-71. The Wolf Pack (20-2, 8-1 WAC) led the contest, 31-27, at the half, and won for the third game...

COL BKB: Butler 71, Youngstown State 58.
February 1, 2007... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Mike Green led the way Wednesday night with 23 points and seven rebounds as 11th-ranked Butler belted Youngstown State, 71-58. The Bulldogs used a 19-5 surge late in the first half to forge a 39-23...

COL BKB: Texas A&M 73, Iowa State 49.
February 1, 2007... COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Joseph Jones had 21 points and five steals Wednesday night as eighth-ranked Texas A&M trounced Iowa State, 73-49. The Aggies took the suspense out of the contest by scoring its first 11 points on the...

Watercooler Stories.
February 1, 2007... Byline: United Press International Lights out for old bulbs? SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A proposal by California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine could leave his state devoid of traditional light bulbs within five years. The Democratic...

U.S. Southeast gets wintry rain and ice.
February 1, 2007... ATLANTA, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Areas of Georgia north of Atlanta were under a winter storm warning Thursday with a mix of snow, rain and freezing rain forecast. The National Weather Service said ice accumulations of a quarter-inch was possible,...

Chirac recants on 'Iran not dangerous'.
February 1, 2007... PARIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- French President Jacques Chirac has recanted remarks he made to journalists in Paris about Iran not being a big danger with one or two nuclear weapons. Monday, Chirac met with writers from The New York Times, The...

Study: Binge eating most common disorder.
February 1, 2007... BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A Harvard Medical School survey finds binge eating is the most prevalent eating disorder in the United States, far more common than bulimia or anorexia. The lead author of the research, Dr. James Hudson, a Harvard...

Newborn abuse alleged at Russian hospital.
February 1, 2007... YEKATERINBURG, Russia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A maternity nurse in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg has been suspended for allegedly taping shut newborn abandoned babies' mouths to muffle crying. The incident at the hospital in the southern Urals...

NBA: Utah 97, San Antonio 93.
February 1, 2007... SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Mehmet Okur scored 10 of Utah's last 14 points in boosting the Jazz to a 97-93 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Okur drew a foul while trying a three-point shot with about a minute to go Wednesday night and...

NBA: LA Clippers 110, Chicago 98.
February 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Elton Brand fired a late Los Angeles spurt, lifting the Clippers to a 110-98 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Chicago came back from eight points down to tie the score at 94-94 with 3:57 to play Wednesday night...

NBA: Portland 100, Denver 91.
February 1, 2007... PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Portland's Zach Randolph had 26 points and the Trail Blazers used good free throw shooting down the stretch to seal a 100-91 win over the Denver Nuggets. Marcus Camby dropped in a lay up with 51.9 seconds to...

Composite materials theory is disproved.
February 1, 2007... MADISON, Wis., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. physicist says he's disproved a 50-year-old theory that composites must be composed of only "stable" materials to be stable overall. University of Wisconsin engineering physics Professor Walter Drugan...

Libby named second time in CIA leak trial.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A second journalist testified in Washington that U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, Lewis Libby, identified a CIA agent. In the fifth day of Libby's perjury and obstruction trial, Matthew...

Global warming report to be released.
February 1, 2007... PARIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says the most authoritative report on global warming to date warns of rising global sea levels and temperatures. The report was prepared by the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change, an...

Kemp streaks to Australian Open lead.
February 1, 2007... SYDNEY, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Sarah Kemp used four birdies in a five-hole span Thursday and grabbed a one-stroke lead after the first round of golf's Women's Australian Open. Kemp finished with a six-under-par 66 and is one stroke ahead of Nikki...

Some oils may cause breast growth in boys.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. National Institutes of Health scientists say repeated topical use of products containing lavender or tea tree oils can cause enlarged breasts in boys. The study suggests the use of such oils causes...

Sex offender poses as 12-year-old.
February 1, 2007... EL MIRAGE, Ariz., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- An Arizona community north of Phoenix is shocked to learn a 29-year-old convicted sex offender had been arrested for posing as a 12-year-old schoolboy. Neil Rodreick allegedly registered at the Imagine...

Barbaro's kid brother drawing attention.
February 1, 2007... LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- With Barbaro gone after a long, dramatic fight against injury, attention turns to his kid brother and uncharted potential. The young, as yet unnamed brown colt spends his days frolicking in a large paddock...

The human brain's time awareness studied.
February 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say a series of physical changes to the human brain might help the organ monitor the passage of time. "Many complex human behaviors... rely on the brain's ability to accurately tell time," said...

Chirac warns U.S. of import carbon tax.
February 1, 2007... PARIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- French President Jacques Chirac said Europe will impose a carbon tax on U.S. imports if the United States doesn't sign on to the Kyoto environmental protocol. "A carbon tax is inevitable," Chirac told The New York...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
February 1, 2007... Dems to back GOP resolution on Iraq WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. Senate opponents of President George W. Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq will back a Republican resolution opposing the plan. The resolution by Sen....

Breakaway churches seek keep assets.
February 1, 2007... RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia has sued 11 breakaway conservative congregations in a fight over church property worth millions. The rebellious Episcopalians bolted the main body in a long-standing dispute...

Tropical water cycle studied.
February 1, 2007... PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've determined rain evaporation and continental convection play an important part in the tropical water cycle. The researchers, led by John Worden at the National Aeronautics and...

Oil edges up with fresh OPEC cuts due.
February 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Oil prices edged up in New York Thursday with fresh Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, production cuts due to start. Light, sweet crude for March delivery added 8 cents to $58.22 a barrel in...

Record media deaths in 2006.
February 1, 2007... PARIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A record 81 journalists were killed around the world in 2006, the Reporters Without Borders annual press freedom survey released Thursday said. The advocacy group based in Paris said when all media was factored in,...

Scientists recreate 'Maxwell's demon'.
February 1, 2007... EDINBURGH, Scotland, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Scottish scientists have built a model that mimics "Maxwell's demon" -- a hypothetical creature that moves systems from equilibrium without using energy. The molecular model of the demon, made by David...

Biofilm relationships' stability studied.
February 1, 2007... AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- New Zealand scientists say they've determined complex microbial communities can become more stable as their relationship evolves. The researchers said their experiments allowed them to witness the...

Kirkuk feared to be Iraq's third front.
February 1, 2007... KIRKUK, Iraq, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Fears among Iraqis and U.S. officials are rising that Iraq's oil rich city of Kirkuk will become a major battleground akin to Baghdad and Anbar province. Intelligence reports say al-Qaida-linked fighters have...

Key player in Nixon China ruse dies.
February 1, 2007... WINCHESTER, Va., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Joseph S. Farland, who aided in a diplomatic ruse setting the stage for U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic visit to China, has died at age 92. He died Sunday at his home in Winchester, Va., of...

Commentator Franken said to run for Senate.
February 1, 2007... ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Comedian and radio personality Al Franken will run in the 2008 U.S. Senate race, a Minnesota Democratic congressional delegation member said. Even though no official announcement has been made, Franken has...

Prolific poet Maureen Cannon dies.
February 1, 2007... RIDGEWOOD, N.J., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Maureen Cannon, who published more than 1,000 poems over the last four decades, died in her sleep at her home in Ridgewood, N.J., at the age of 84. Since the mid-1960s, Cannon's rhymed observations about...

Study: tinier nanofibers become stronger.
February 1, 2007... HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists have determined tiny polymer nanofibers become much stronger when their diameters shrink below a certain size. When Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers Eyal Zussman and Oleg...

Gay rights dispute plagues Italian leaders.
February 1, 2007... ROME, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A dispute over the rights of gay and unwed couples is causing problems for the year-old Italian ruling coalition, reports say. While not expected to bring down Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi's government, the...

Analytical drug research model created.
February 1, 2007... BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Scientists have developed an analytical model designed to predict which drugs will get U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval and which will fail. It now costs more than $800 million to develop a new drug, so...

Boston to sue over bomb scare TV ads.
February 1, 2007... BOSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Two Boston-area men have been arrested and city lawyers were preparing lawsuits Thursday over 38 electronic TV ads that panicked the city a day earlier. The incidents began around 8 a.m. when the first suspicious...

Police: Actor should be charged in crash.
February 1, 2007... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Actor Lane Garrison should be charged with manslaughter for a car crash in which a teenager died, Beverly Hills, Calif., police said. Police recommended that Garrison, "Tweener" in the Fox's "Prison...

Report: Pelosi seeking military flights.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is seeking to use military aircraft for domestic flights as did her predecessor, Rep. Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. Sources told The Washington Times Pelosi wants to use the...

Fisher, McDowell share lead at Dubai.
February 1, 2007... DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Ross Fisher and Graeme McDowell each shot seven-under-par 65 Thursday and share the first-round lead at the Dubai Desert Classic in the United Arab Emirates. They are one stroke ahead of Ernie...

Europe slams new U.S. farm bill.
February 1, 2007... BRUSSELS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Europe attacked U.S. proposals for a new farm bill Thursday, charging U.S. support-payment cuts were too small to break a world trade-talk deadlock. "If we are to have a successful outcome to the Doha Round, the...

U.S. consumer spending up, savings down.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A five-month high in U.S. consumer spending pushed personal savings to its lowest level since the Great Depression, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Consumer spending rose by 0.7 percent in December, after...

Heart failure med good for pulmonary edema.
February 1, 2007... CALGARY, Alberta, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Canadian scientists say acetazolamide, a drug used to manage fluid retention in heart failure, can also control effects of high altitude exposure. Marc Poulin and colleagues at the University of Calgary...

Aniston debunks surgery rumors.
February 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Jennifer Aniston said the nose job she supposedly had was to fix a deviated septum and talk about surgery elsewhere on her body is just talk. "(It's) still mine. All of it. Still mine," the former...

New U.S. jobless claims fall to year low.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The four-week average of new U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level in almost a year, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average dropped 4,500 claims to 304,750, the...

Study says girls' soccer injures on rise.
February 1, 2007... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Soccer injuries among girls are on the increase while boys' injuries are twice as likely to be more severe, a study says. Those were among the findings in the first comprehensive U.S. study of pediatric...

Czechs to probe clergy, communist ties.
February 1, 2007... PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Czech Catholic Cardinal Miroslav Vlk has asked authorities to investigate possible collaboration between priests and the communist-era secret service. Vlk, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the...

Change seeks to level arts funding field.
February 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A change in New York City's way of distributing funds will benefit some art groups but hurt others who fared better under the old system, observers said. In previous years, when the mayor announced his preliminary...

Devlin's Missouri kidnapping case expands.
February 1, 2007... ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Double kidnapping suspect Michael Devlin is being investigated in as many as three other children's disappearances in the St. Louis area. Devlin, 41, is charged with kidnapping Shawn Hornbeck, now 15, on Oct. 6,...

Fall Out Boy, MTV to promote new CD.
February 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Coast-to-coast concerts in three U.S. cities in less than 24 hours is part of the launch for Fall Out Boy's new release, "Infinity on High." Cable music channel MTV is partnering with Fall Out Boy for the...

Pediatric brain tumors studied.
February 1, 2007... ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study has determined genetic "fingerprints" that reveal where a brain cell came from remain distinct even after the cell becomes a brain tumor. The finding adds a new layer of complexity to the quest to...

Last 'Potter' book has July release date.
February 1, 2007... LONDON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the final book in the British wizard-in-training series, will be published July 21, author J.K. Rowling said. Buzz already is running high about the last installment of...

Obesity drug helps advance cancer research.
February 1, 2007... WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. cancer researchers say they've discovered that a drug used to fight obesity can prevent tumor cell growth and promote tumor cell death. Assistant Professor Steven Kridel and colleagues at the Wake...

Space station spacewalk termed successful.
February 1, 2007... HOUSTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- NASA says the first of three spacewalks in nine days by the current International Space Station crew was a success. The spacewalk ended at 6:09 p.m. EST Wednesday. The National Aeronautics and Space...

Barry Bonds' contact unsettled again.
February 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds' on-again, off-again $15.8 million one-year deal was off-again Thursday. The contract appeared to be done on Monday but Major League Baseball rejected the pact...

Bush says U.S. 'a nation of prayer'.
February 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush extolled the value of prayer Thursday at the 55th National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, and said he appreciates prayer messages. "In my travels, I often see hand-printed signs and...

U.S. stocks higher amid conflicting data.
February 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher Thursday amid reports of conflicting U.S. economic data. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 17.54 or 0.14 percent to 12,639.23 in early afternoon trading. The broader...

Serbian border police replace soldiers.
February 1, 2007... BELGRADE, Serbia, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- Serbian police on Thursday assumed control of security along the country's 1,304-mile long borders, replacing the military, Belgrade media said Thursday. This is the first time the state borders were...