UPI NewsTrack articles from January 2007

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UPI Sports Calendar for Monday, Jan. 1.
January 1, 2007... (All Times Eastern): Football: NCAA: Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. (17) Tennessee vs. Penn State, 11 a.m. Cotton Bowl at Dallas (10) Auburn vs. (22) Nebraska, 11:30 a.m. Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. (12)...

Researchers report mad cow breakthrough.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Dec. 31, 2006 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have developed cattle that may be biologically incapable of getting mad cow disease, the Washington Post reported. As a result of genetic engineering, the animals lack a gene that...

Chief justice urges pay raise for judges.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Chief Justice of the United States used his year-end report on the state of U.S. courts to urge a pay raise for federal judges. Chief Justice John Roberts devoted the entire report to the issue, the...

COL FB: Miami (Fla.) 21, Nevada 20.
January 1, 2007... BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kirby Freeman went 11-for-19 passing for 272 yards and two TDs Sunday as Miami (Fla.) beat Nevada, 21-20, in the MPC Computers Bowl. Freeman also ran for a TD for the Hurricanes (7-6), who won back-to-back...

NBA: Dallas 89, Denver 85.
January 1, 2007... DENVER, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Josh Howard had 28 points and a game-high 17 rebounds Sunday night, as the Dallas Mavericks beat Denver, 89-85. Jason Terry finished with 21 points and six assists, Devin Harris scored 16 and Greg Buckner had 11 for...

NBA: LA Lakers 104, Philadelphia 94.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant had 35 points, eight rebounds and six assists Sunday night as the Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia, 104-94. The Lakers lost center Kwame Brown, who left the game early in the third quarter with...

NBA: Seattle 101, Boston 95.
January 1, 2007... SEATTLE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chris Wilcox had 24 points and eight rebounds Sunday night as the Seattle SuperSonics beat Boston, 101-95. Damien Wilkins scored 20 points and Luke Ridnour had 17 points and 11 assists for Seattle. Ray Allen scored...

China enacts 59 new laws for 2007.
January 1, 2007... BEIJING, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The New Year saw China enact 59 new federal and provincial laws Monday, ranging from mandatory review of death sentences to human rights. Chinacourt.com, a Web site run by China's Supreme People's Court, reported...

U.S. states enact raft of new laws.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The arrival of the New Year saw various U.S. states enact new laws that affect the minimum wage, concealed weapons and trust funds for pets. New laws raising the minimum wage went into effect Monday in 18...

More bombings mar Thailand New Year.
January 1, 2007... BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A mosque in northern Thailand was bombed Monday, a day after eight large explosions shook Bangkok and canceled New Year's festivities. Provincial police in Chiang Mai told China's Xinhua news agency one man was...

Holiday partying injures 907 Filipinos.
January 1, 2007... MANILA, Philippines, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Filipinos' love of fireworks and discharging guns led to 907 of them being injured between Christmas and New Year's, officials in Manila said Monday. Speaking at a news conference, Health Secretary...

Times Square jammed by 1 million.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Clean-up of New York City's Times square began early Monday after an estimated 1 million people noisily celebrated the arrival of 2007. Although still recovering from a stroke, 77-year-old Dick Clark hosted his...

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January 1, 2007... More bombings mar Thailand New Year BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A mosque in northern Thailand was bombed Monday, a day after eight large explosions shook Bangkok and canceled New Year's festivities. Provincial police in Chiang...

Austria's Interior Min. Liese Prokop dies.
January 1, 2007... VIENNA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Austria's Interior Minister Liese Prokop died in Vienna of a cardiac injury at the age of 65 while being taken to a hospital. Her ministry said in a statement Prokop had a torn aorta and did not survive the...

Weather ruins many U.K. New Year events.
January 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Rain and heavy winds forced the cancellation of many New Year's outdoor civic celebrations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. Just 200,000 people celebrated outdoors in London Sunday night as howling winds...

India, Pakistan do nuclear info swap.
January 1, 2007... NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- India and Pakistan Monday maintained their 16-year-old New Year's day tradition of exchanging information on their nuclear programs. The lists were presented jointly in New Delhi and Islamabad as part of a Jan....

Bulgaria joins European Union.
January 1, 2007... SOFIA, Bulgaria, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Bulgaria's president hailed his post-communist Balkan country's entry into the European Union Monday as a "heavenly moment." President Georgi Parvanov in a nationwide television address said Jan. 1, 2007...

Israel mulls building West Bank outpost.
January 1, 2007... JERUSALEM, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The United States and European Union are warning Israel not to proceed with plans to expand a disputed settlement in the West Bank. Sources in the Defense Ministry told the Jerusalem Post Defense Minister Amir...

Medical marijuana groups claim DEA unfair.
January 1, 2007... HAYWARD, Calif., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Larger California dispensaries of medical marijuana claim they are being unfairly targeted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Among them is Shon Squier, 34, of Hayward, Calif., whose major storefront...

Denver's Williams shot to death.
January 1, 2007... DENVER, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was killed in a drive-by shooting in Denver Monday, hours after playing in a 26-23 overtime loss to San Francisco. Broncos spokesman Jim Scaccomano told KMGH-TV, Denver, that...

Romania joins European Union.
January 1, 2007... BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Romania's leaders welcomed entry into the European Union Monday as a return to a democratic and peaceful family of Europe. Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said the hoisting of EU flags in the...

Indonesian plane with 102 aboard missing.
January 1, 2007... JAKARTA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Indonesia dispatched rescue crews Monday when contact with a Boeing 737-400 with 96 passengers and six crew members on board disappeared from radar. Adam Air Flight KI-574 was flying from Surabaya in Java to Manado...

Olmert: Little progress in prisoner swap.
January 1, 2007... JERUSALEM, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli security officials Monday refuted Palestinian claims of progress in talks to exchange Palestinian prisoners for kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. There had been reports in recent days from the...

Calif. law allows free beer tastings.
January 1, 2007... SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A California law went into effect Monday allowing beer manufacturers and distributors to give free samples to drinkers at restaurants and bars. Anheuser-Busch had backed the measure, claiming previous laws...

Man climbs 1,958 stairs on bike.
January 1, 2007... SHANGHAI, China, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Chinese man set a world record for climbing the stairs of an 88-story skyscraper in Shanghai. Zhang Jincheng took one hour, 41 minutes and 50 seconds to reach the top floor of the Jinmao Tower Sunday,...

Suit alleges preacher cancer fib.
January 1, 2007... MONROE, Ohio, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The children of a deceased singer are suing his sister -- a Monroe, Ohio, preacher who claims she and her brother were cured of cancer through prayer. Darrell Perry's children filed suit against famed...

Boxer Kolenovic killed by man in SUV.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Professional boxer Kemal Kolenovic was killed in New York by a disgruntled bar patron who drove his vehicle into a group of people on the sidewalk. The incident was the result of an argument Kolenovic was not...

Shooting at 'Gay House' injures six.
January 1, 2007... CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chicago police said a shooting at a south side home known as the "Gay House" may have been a hate crime. Six people were injured, two seriously, when two masked gunmen forcibly entered the house and opened fire...

Slovenia introduces the euro.
January 1, 2007... LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Slovenia Monday became the first post-communist country to enter the euro zone when it replaced its tolar currency with the euro. Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa called the change the "biggest...

177 emergency calls at O'Hare in 2006.
January 1, 2007... CHICAGO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Chicago Fire Department reported 177 emergency calls were received from pilots bound for O'Hare International Airport in 2006. The calls, which generally occurred multiple times in a single week, are usually...

TUMS aims to raise profile in St. Louis.
January 1, 2007... ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The St. Louis plant that churns out an annual 6 billion TUMS antacids to settle U.S. stomachs is taking steps to raise its profile in the city. TUMS have been manufactured in St. Louis since being invented there...

Faux-protesters say 'No to 2007'.
January 1, 2007... NANTES, France, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people in Nantes, France, staged a tongue-in-cheek protest against the arrival of 2007. The faux-protesters chanted against the New Year Sunday while waving banners declaring "No to 2007" and "Now...

Toyota cited for undeclared income.
January 1, 2007... NAGOYA, Japan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Japanese automaker Toyota has been fined by Japanese tax authorities for failing to report more than $50 million in profits. The Nagoya regional taxation bureau said the undeclared income related to sales of...

India extends detention of murder suspects.
January 1, 2007... NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The two suspects in the killings of at least 17 children in India will be held by police for another 10 days while the investigation continues. A magistrate Monday granted a police request to hold Moninder Singh...

Academic conference to study James Bond.
January 1, 2007... PARIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- French academics have organized a three-day conference in Paris to study and discuss the cultural relevance of James Bond. Attendees at the conference, organized by the French National Library, the universities of...

Art world's Craig Hugh Smyth dead at 91.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Art historian and conservationist Craig Hugh Smyth has died at the age of 91 in Englewood, N.J., of a heart attack. Smyth led one of the very first art conservation projects in the United States when he was the...

Talent scouts in U.S. seek stars for Asia.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A talent search modeled after "American Idol" is combing the United States for the next big star in Asia. A Seoul-based company called S.M. Entertainment has been auditioning young performers in Los Angeles and...

Cardinals fire Green.
January 1, 2007... TEMPE, Ariz., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green has been fired, the team announced Monday. Green compiled a 16-32 record in his three seasons in Arizona, including 5-11 in both 2005 and 2006. Green became the...

New Disney spinoff 'Cory in the House'.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Disney Channel's new "That's So Raven" spinoff in the United States, "Cory in the House," will feature three well-known guest actors. The guest actors will be George Takei from "Star Trek," Don Stark from...

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January 1, 2007... Indonesian plane with 102 aboard missing JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Indonesia dispatched rescue crews Monday when contact with a Boeing 737-400 with 96 passengers and six crew members on board disappeared from radar. Adam Air...

Japanese inmate dead at 58.
January 1, 2007... KYODO, Japan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- One of the men responsible for the 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines flight has died of liver cancer in the Chiba prefecture of Japan. Yoshimi Tanaka, 58, a former member of the Japanese Red Army, was...

Patty Heaton opens off-Broadway.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Patricia Heaton opens off-Broadway in New York this month in "The Scene," in which she plays a talk-show booker in the midst of a rocky marriage. The former star of "Everybody Loves Raymond" told The New York...

Kate Moss said planning Thai wedding.
January 1, 2007... BANGKOK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Reports have suggested that supermodel Kate Moss is planning to wed her boyfriend, Babyshambles front man Pete Doherty, in Thailand. On the island of Phuket, there were many rumors circulating that the two were...

Castro sends 'revolutionary' message.
January 1, 2007... HAVANA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro Monday marked the 48th anniversary of the revolution that brought him to power by asserting he is recovering well. In published remarks and those read by state-run TV, Castro said...

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January 1, 2007... Patty Heaton opens off-Broadway NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Patricia Heaton opens off-Broadway in New York this month in "The Scene," in which she plays a talk-show booker in the midst of a rocky marriage. The former star of "Everybody...

Indians pledge to name sons 'Saddam'.
January 1, 2007... NEW DELHI, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two pregnant women in the village of Hadgud, India, say they plan to name their children after the recently executed former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein. Iklas Banu, a schoolteacher in the mostly Muslim village,...

Lawsuit filed over massacre gravestone.
January 1, 2007... ALTON, Ill., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An Illinois museum has been sued for the return of an old gravestone for two of the victims of the notorious 19th Century "Wood River Massacre." The stone marker for brothers William and Joel Moore disappeared...

School banishes 'truthiness,' other words.
January 1, 2007... SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Celebrity couples melded by media into Brangelina, TomKat and Bennifer will regain their singular identities if a small Michigan school has its way. The pop culture monikers were cited Monday on Lake...

Jennifer Hudson sends off 2006 with songs.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The up and coming "Dreamgirls" star, Jennifer Hudson, has finished off 2006 with a sold out concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. She mostly performed songs from the new hit movie, in which she plays singer...

Jessica Simpson spotted with John Mayer.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Singers Jessica Simpson and John Mayer have once again been seen together in New York, though they still deny being a couple. This time they were seen at the jewelry counter at Barneys on Madison Avenue, where it...

Northeast starts 2007 on a rainy note.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Rough weather moved into the northeastern United States Monday as the snowbound Plains states dug out from the latest blizzard. A winter weather alert was posted over the entire state of Maine while the New York...

China promises cooperation with Taiwan.
January 1, 2007... BEIJING, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said Monday the country will continue to push for peaceful reunification with Taiwan. Hu said in his New Year's address the mainland would promote cross-straits exchanges and cooperation...

Busta Rhymes may be charged with assault.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Rapper Busta Rhymes may be slapped with another assault charge after he allegedly attacked one of his employees in New York just after Christmas, a report says. Rhymes is out of the country but will be hit with the...

Palestinian arts academy opens.
January 1, 2007... RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The new fine arts academy in Palestine is open for business and has a political mission as well as arts training as its mandate. The Palestinian International Arts Academy provides a place for local...

Two in Japan choke on New Year rice cakes.
January 1, 2007... TOKYO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- New Year's Eve ended tragically for two elderly men in Japan who choked to death on the traditional holiday rice cakes. The Kyodo news service said Monday the fatalities occurred in Niigata and Ibaraka prefectures,...

George Michael facing driving charge.
January 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British singer George Michael has been charged by police with being unfit to drive for an incident in London in October. The 43-year-old was arrested in October on suspicion of being unfit to drive and for...

New Year's spike in London ambulance calls.
January 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Alcohol played a major role in a surge in ambulance calls during London's New Year's revelry, a report says. The London Ambulance Service said Monday it answered more than 1,500 calls for help between midnight and 4...

Berlin: Serbia must nab war crime suspect.
January 1, 2007... BELGRADE, Serbia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Germany's envoy in Belgrade said Monday the European Union will resume talks with Serbia immediately after Belgrade arrests a Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect. German Ambassador Andreas Zobel said handing...

French actor sentenced for racist abuse.
January 1, 2007... PARIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- French film star Samy Naceri, who recently mounted a campaign against racism, has been sentenced to six months in jail for racially abusing a black officer. Naceri's case is much like Mel Gibson's recent clash with...

Is this the Alps? No, it's Iowa.
January 1, 2007... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A wall of ice built around four Iowa grain silos is again drawing mountaineers from around the Midwest who want to experience a unique climbing adventure. Don Briggs hoses down the silos at his farm...

Kylie Minogue brings comeback to London.
January 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kylie Minogue's post-cancer comeback concert tour has brought her to England, where she performed for the first time in more than a year. The Australian singer told the crowd at her New Year's Eve show in London,...

Disney to debut revamped Web site.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Walt Disney Co. plans to announce the overhaul of its Disney.com Web site, with a sleeker design and more interactive features, in Las Vegas. The company is expected to formally launch the new site next week...

TV's 'Monk' in Arab-American 9/11 film.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Tony Shalhoub is using the artistic capital built up in his role as TV detective "Monk" to launch a new film about Arab Americans and Sept. 11. "America East" is the story of Arab Americans in Los...

President Bush pays respects to Ford.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President Bush and his wife, Laura, visited the Capitol soon after returning to Washington Monday to pay their respects to former President Gerald Ford. The couple said nothing as they stood before Ford's...

More found alive in Java ferry sinking.
January 1, 2007... SURABAYA, Indonesia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Rescuers found more survivors of the sinking of an Indonesian ferry Monday, three days after the Senopati Nusantara capsized in a storm. One naval vessel plucked three people from the water off Java and...

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January 1, 2007... Sunni leader says U.S. raid hit his office BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- While U.S. officials say a building where six people were killed Monday in Iraq was a terrorist safe house, a Sunni legislator says it was his office. Salih...

Brazil inaugurates President Lula da Silva.
January 1, 2007... BRASILIA, Brazil, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- In his inaugural address Monday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for citizens to show "courage" to "open new ways" for the country. The second-term president said he would spend the next...

Sunni leader says U.S. raid hit his office.
January 1, 2007... BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- While U.S. officials say a building where six people were killed Monday in Iraq was a terrorist safe house, a Sunni legislator says it was his office. Salih al-Mutlaq, chairman of the Iraqi National Dialogue...

COL FB: Auburn 17, Nebraska 14.
January 1, 2007... DALLAS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- John Vaughn kicked a 42-yard field goal for the only score of the second half Monday as No. 10 Auburn downed No. 22 Nebraska, 17-14, in the Cotton Bowl. Carl Stewart ran for touchdown and caught a pass for another in...

Atlanta Falcons fire head Coach Jim Mora.
January 1, 2007... FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Falcons announced Monday that head Coach Jim Mora has been released from the remaining two years of his contract after a 7-9 season. Mora, 45, was named the 12th head coach in Falcons history...

COL FB: West Va. 38, Ga. Tech 35.
January 1, 2007... JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Patrick White passed for two TDs and ran for one Monday as No. 13 West Virginia overcame an 18-point deficit to beat Georgia Tech, 38-35, in the Gator Bowl. White was 9-of-15 for 131 yards and rushed for...

COL FB: Penn State 20, Tennessee 10.
January 1, 2007... TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Tony Hunt rushed for 158 yards Monday to lead the Penn State Nittany Lions to a 20-10 win over 17th-ranked Tennessee in the Outback Bowl. Penn State Coach Joe Paterno was missing from the sideline for the first...

COL FB: Wisconsin 17, Arkansas 14.
January 1, 2007... ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- John Stocco passed for 206 yards and two touchdowns Monday to lead sixth-ranked Wisconsin to a 17-14 win over 12th-ranked Arkansas in the Capital One Bowl. Stocco completed 14-of-34 passes with two...

Ban appoints top members of U.N. staff.
January 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ban Ki-moon, the new U.N. secretary-general, has appointed an Indian diplomat as his chief of staff and a Haitian reporter to head communications. Ban officially took office Monday. "Today's appointments will...

COL BKB: Alabama 70, Oklahoma 55.
January 1, 2007... TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Oklahoma Sooners, 70-55, Monday. Jermareo Davidson had 17 points and six rebounds and Richard Hendrix 14 points and 10 rebounds for Alabama (13-1), which has...

NHL: Phoenix 3, Washington 2.
January 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Owen Nolan had a goal and an assist and Mikael Tellqvist 30 saves Monday to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals. Tellqvist stopped all nine shots he faced in the third period,...

NHL: Atlanta 3, Ottawa 2 (OT).
January 1, 2007... OTTAWA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Vyacheslav Kozlov scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to give the Atlanta Thrashers a 3-2 win Monday over the Ottawa Senators. Kozlov out-muscled Ottawa defenseman Joe Corvo for the puck to...

Scientists say 2007 could be warmest year.
January 1, 2007... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A British climate expert said 2007 could be the hottest year ever recorded because of a combination of global warming and El Nino. Phil Jones of the University of East Anglia said the year could be warmer than the...

NHL: Colorado 5, Nashville 3.
January 1, 2007... NASHVILLE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Wojtek Wolski scored a pair of goals and Joe Sakic had three assists Monday as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators, 5-3. Sakic surpassed Paul Coffey for 10th place on the all-time scoring list,...

NHL: Buffalo 3, N.Y. Islanders 1.
January 1, 2007... BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ryan Miller made 29 saves Monday as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders, 3-1. The lone goal by the Islanders ended a franchise-record scoreless streak that lasted 186 minutes, 31 seconds. ...

Johnny Gibson, world-record hurdler, dies.
January 1, 2007... NEWTON, N.J., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Johnny Gibson, a former track coach at Seton Hall University in New Jersey and record-holder in the 400-meter hurdles, has died at 101. Gibson was a patient in a nursing home in Newton, N.J., when he died...

Calif. couples stumped by divorce process.
January 1, 2007... SACRAMENTO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Officials in California say thousands of people who think they are divorced could be in for a nasty surprise. That's because many of the people who tried do-it-yourself divorce did not complete all the steps...

Lucas, Spielberg, set fourth 'Indy' film.
January 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Producer George Lucas and director Steven Spielberg have confirmed they will start filming in 2007 on a fourth "Indiana Jones" movie for release in May 2008. Lucas and Spielberg Monday confirmed details of the...

COL FB: USC 32, Michigan 18.
January 1, 2007... PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- John David Booty passed for 391 yards and four touchdowns Monday as eighth-ranked Southern Cal beat third-ranked Michigan, 32-18, in the Rose Bowl. Dwayne Jarrett caught 11 passes for 205 yards with two...