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Organizers may scrap Hogmanay tickets.
January 1, 2008... EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 31, 2007 (UPI) -- The sagging popularity of Edinburgh, Scotland's world-famous Hogmanay New Year's celebrations had organizers considering not charging for the event. Steve Cardownie said Sunday the street party...

NHL: Phoenix 4, Colorado 3.
January 1, 2008... GLENDALE, Ariz., Dec. 31, 2007 (UPI) -- Radim Vrbata put two in the net in regulation and scored the shootout finisher Monday, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 win against the Colorado Avalanche. Steven Reinprecht also scored for...

NHL: Calgary 2, Vancouver 1.
January 1, 2008... CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kristian Huselius' 18th goal late in the second period Monday lifted the Calgary Flames past the Vancouver Canucks 2-1. Owen Nolan got the other goal for Calgary, which beat Vancouver for the first time in...

NHL: Nashville 1, Dallas 0.
January 1, 2008... DALLAS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Dan Ellis posted his third shutout of the season and J.P. Dumont had the Nashville Predators' only goal Monday in a 1-0 win over the Dallas Stars. Ellis stopped 22 shots in the match and Alexander Radulov added an...

COL FB: Auburn 23, Clemson 20.
January 1, 2008... ATLANTA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kodi Burns' seven-yard touchdown run in overtime brought Auburn a 23-20 victory over Clemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Monday. Burns gained 69 yards and the game-winning score on 13 carries. Brandon Cox completed 25...

NBA: Philadelphia 98, Seattle 90.
January 1, 2008... SEATTLE, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Lou Williams scored 19 points off the bench, including four free throw down the stretch, helping Philadelphia to a 98-90 road win Monday over Seattle. Andre Iguodala scored a game-high 25 points for the Sixers, who...

NBA: LA Clippers 91, Minnesota 82.
January 1, 2008... LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Reserve Cuttino Mobley scored 18 points Monday, including 10 in the final quarter, and the LA Clippers outlasted the NBA-worst Minnesota Timberwolves 91-82. Even against the 4-26 Wolves it wasn't easy for the...

Chinese cave may become resort.
January 1, 2008... CHONGQING, China, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A large cave in western China where planes were built in secrecy during World War II may be developed into a resort. Officials for the Chongquing Municipality's tourist bureau estimate it would cost about...

Production of XXX movies banned in China.
January 1, 2008... BEIJING, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese movie studios risk losing permission to shoot films if they produce hardcore sex movies. China's censors, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, also banned erotic movie producers, directors...

Scottish boy fights crime.
January 1, 2008... STRATHMIGLO, Scotland, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A 7-year-old Scottish boy who wanted his neighborhood to be safe took it upon himself to start looking out for his neighbors. Sally Lawson of Strathmiglo in Fife says her son, Cameron, wants to become...

4 die on Japanese mountain.
January 1, 2008... TAKAYAMA, Japan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Four male climbers were found dead Tuesday after an avalanche slammed into their tent while they slept on the slope of Mount Yarigatake. Three others escaped the midnight Monday snowslide, Kyodo reported....

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
January 1, 2008... Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Parade ends 2007 with a laugh MIAMI, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The 26th King Mango Strut Parade in Miami was headlined by acts and floats poking fun at current events and politics. The irreverent attractions at the annual parade...

Watercooler Stories.
January 1, 2008... Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese cave may become resort CHONGQING, China, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A large cave in western China where planes were built in secrecy during World War II may be developed into a resort. Officials for the Chongquing...

Kenyan vote officials break ranks.
January 1, 2008... NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Four members of Kenya's Electoral Commission have split from the group's finding of an incumbent victory in the presidential election. Violence following the announcement of the controversial election...

India dance floor collapse kills 1.
January 1, 2008... CHENNAI, India, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A wooden platform holding about 40 New Year's revelers broke at a hotel in Chennai, India, dumping the dancers into a deep swimming pool beneath it. One person died, one was reported in critical condition and...

Two injured by fireworks in Sweden.
January 1, 2008... BLEKINGE, Sweden, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Blekinge, Sweden, say a 16-year-old boy was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries sustained during a New Year's Eve fireworks accident. The teen approached a rocket that apparently had...

Arrest made in Sri Lanka official's death.
January 1, 2008... COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Sri Lankan defense ministry said police have arrested a suspect in the shooting death of a Tamil member of parliament at a Hindu temple. The ministry said the gunman, who was from Gurunagar in the...

'Israeli FBI' focused on corruption.
January 1, 2008... JERUSALEM, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Israel marked the creation Tuesday of a federal investigative unit that some have dubbed "the Israeli FBI." Lahav 443 is the result of a merger of four previously separate federal bureaus, The Jerusalem...

Two more trials ordered in Haditha deaths.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered two more soldiers to stand trial for the 2005 deaths of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Lt. Gen. Samuel Helland has ordered trials for Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich and 1st Lt....

N.H. rings in new year with civil unions.
January 1, 2008... CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Twenty-three New Hampshire gay couples became the first in the state to be united in civil union ceremonies just after midnight Tuesday. The couples were united at a collective ceremony held on the Statehouse...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Kenyan vote officials break ranks NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Four members of Kenya's Electoral Commission have split from the group's finding of an incumbent victory in the presidential election. ...

1M revelers flock to NY's Times Square.
January 1, 2008... NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- More than 1 million revelers reportedly flocked to New York's Times Square Monday to watch the ball drop and ring in the new year. "I came all the way from Thailand to be here and it was all worth it," spectator...

Wrong-way driver charged with deaths.
January 1, 2008... TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A man who killed five people by driving his pickup truck the wrong way down a Toledo, Ohio, highway has been charged with aggravated vehicular homicide. Michael Gagnon, who had a blood alcohol content of 0.254...

Report: Bhutto death claim backtracked.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan's official declaration that Benazir Bhutto died of skull fracture seemed to change Tuesday as a videotape showed she may have been struck by bullets. The interior ministry, which had claimed the...

McCready gets early release from jail.
January 1, 2008... FRANKLIN, Tenn., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Country music singer Mindy McCready has been granted an early release for good behavior from Tennessee's Williamson County Jail. The 32-year-old recording artist served more than five months on a probation...

Clinton, Obama raise $100 million.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton raised more than $100 million for their campaigns in 2007. Sources familiar with the financial operations of Sen. Clinton, D-N.Y., and Sen....

Madonna rings in new year in India.
January 1, 2008... DECHU, India, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. pop singer Madonna and her British filmmaker husband Guy Ritchie spent New Year's Eve in a remote village in India, the Daily Telegraph reported. The couple and several friends flew by chartered plane to...

Pakistan polls may be delayed for weeks.
January 1, 2008... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistani officials, citing numerous problems in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's assassination, may delay the Jan. 8 elections for weeks. The election commission is to announce its decision Wednesday...

Poll: Obama widens lead in Iowa.
January 1, 2008... DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A poll indicates Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is widening his lead for the Democratic presidential nomination in Iowa ahead of the state's Jan. 3 caucuses. The Des Moines Register telephone poll of 800 likely...

British DJ Kevin Greening dead at 44.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Scotland Yard is investigating the circumstances of the weekend death of 44-year-old British disc jockey Kevin Greening. An autopsy conducted Monday failed to establish the cause of Greening's death and officers...

Poll: Dead heat for Dems, GOP hopefuls.
January 1, 2008... DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The two leading Democratic and Republican presidential hopefuls are knotted atop a CNN poll released Tuesday, two days before the Iowa party caucuses. Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama,...

Midwest, East U.S. weather 'frightful'.
January 1, 2008... DENVER, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Bitterly cold air greeted 2008 Tuesday in the Eastern and Midwestern United States as temperatures headed to freezing as far south as the Gulf Coast. Meanwhile, traffic was moving along Interstate 70 in Colorado...

Pope stresses importance of family.
January 1, 2008... VATICAN CITY, Italy, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pope Benedict XVI stressed the importance of family and global community Tuesday, which the Roman Catholic Church celebrates as World Day of Peace. In his sermon in Vatican City, the pope spoke of a...

Mills throws huge New Year's bash.
January 1, 2008... ROBERTSBRIDGE, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Heather Mills, Paul McCartney's reportedly cash-strapped estranged wife, threw a $60,000 New Year's Eve party at her home in England. The catered affair at Mills' country house in Robertsbridge, East...

Saudi man announces divorce at mall.
January 1, 2008... RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A husband at a Saudi Arabian shopping mall announced over a microphone that he was divorcing his wife after a young man gave her his phone number. The husband said he witnessed his wife receive a slip...

Bahamian basketball team's van stolen.
January 1, 2008... OCOEE, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Ocoee, Fla., say a van containing uniforms, trophies and money was stolen from a Bahamian high school basketball team visiting the area. Investigators said the 13-player team, which was visiting the...

Parties ring in New Year in Baghdad.
January 1, 2008... BAGHDAD, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Restaurants and hotels in Baghdad played host to New Year's parties -- some for the first time since the 2003 U.S. invasion. The Ishtar Sheraton and Palestine hotels, which have previously been hit by bomb attacks,...

Blues singer 'Weepin' Willie dead at 81.
January 1, 2008... BOSTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- "Weepin" Willie Robinson, a well-known Boston blues singer, died at the age of 81 in a fire started while he was smoking in bed, WCVB-TV reported. "He always had a smile. The women were crazy about him. In fact,...

Piper, Fox marry on New Year's Eve.
January 1, 2008... EASEBOURNE, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- British actress Billie Piper married actor Laurence Fox in a romantic New Year's Eve wedding at the Parish Church of St. Mary's in Easebourne, England. Piper is best-known for her stint on TV's "Doctor...

U.S. diplomat killed in Sudan.
January 1, 2008... KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. diplomat was mortally wounded and his driver killed in an ambush as he returned from a New Year's Eve party in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum. Family members told CNN that the diplomat was John...

Gibbons plans to teach in China.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A British woman jailed after her students in Sudan nicknamed a teddy bear Mohamed said she plans to continue teaching abroad -- this time in China. Gillian Gibbons, who was released early from her 15-day jail...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Report: Bhutto death claim backtracked ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan's official declaration that Benazir Bhutto died of skull fracture seemed to change Tuesday as a videotape showed she may have...

Ex: Two other women say Morales raped them.
January 1, 2008... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A former girlfriend of Esai Morales, who claims Morales raped her, said two other women have made similar allegations against the Hollywood actor. "Since I initiated my lawsuit against (Morales) I have...

Roberts renews call for judge pay raises.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. has voiced his support for a measure that would increase pay for federal judges. Roberts, who has previously called for pay raises for the federal judges, said...

Exec leaves company after Muslim joke.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An executive at British credit provider Barclaycard has left the company after he made a joke to executives that was deemed offensive to Muslims. Marc Howells, 42, left his $400,000-a-year position at the credit...

Bubble Wrap maker complains of gun noise.
January 1, 2008... ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Elmwood Park, N.J., maker of pop-producing packing product Bubble Wrap says it has its own annoying sounds to deal with -- gunfire from a police range. Sealed Air Corp., which has produced the...

Israeli police arrest hacking suspect.
January 1, 2008... KFAR KARAH, Israel, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli police said a teenager from the Arab village of Kfar Karah has been arrested and accused of hacking into thousands of Web sites. The 17-year-old suspect was arrested Monday after he allegedly...

Obama says he'd challenge 'dirty' election.
January 1, 2008... JEFFERSON, Iowa, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama says he would fight "tooth and nail" if the 2008 U.S. presidential were close and "dirty" as the last two. At a town hall meeting in Jefferson, Iowa,...

Barak: West Bank roadblocks will remain.
January 1, 2008... JERUSALEM, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Tuesday roadblocks in the West Bank have been effective in preventing terror and will not be removed. Barak said during a visit to an Israeli military post in the northern...

Eight die in Fatah-Hamas clashes.
January 1, 2008... GAZA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- At least eight Palestinians died during banned celebrations of the founding of the Fatah movement, defying the ruling Hamas throughout Gaza, it was reported. Medical officials said five Palestinians died in fighting...

Kiss planned for escape attempt.
January 1, 2008... QUINCY, Mass., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The Norfolk County, Mass., sheriff's office said a woman planned to secretly pass a handcuff key to her incarcerated boyfriend during a hug and kiss. Sheriff Michael Belloti alleged Theresa Fougere, 46,...

Royal Academy of Art show will go on.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An exhibit of major Russian and French artworks will go ahead as planned in London now that a law guaranteeing the safety of the masterpieces is in place. Russia's culture agency had halted the loan of the paintings...

Robber focused on cash, not cop.
January 1, 2008... BOSTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A would-be bank robber was clued in about demanding money at a Boston bank counter but clueless about the customer behind him -- a police officer in uniform. Suspect Adam Grennan didn't realize police officer Kamau...

Passengers sue airline over holiday delays.
January 1, 2008... FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two American Airlines passengers who were left stranded on diverted airplanes for more than eight hours have sued the airline. Kate Hanni of California and Catherine Ray of Arkansas allege false...

'Waterboarding,' 'organic' banished.
January 1, 2008... SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Michigan's Lake Superior State University has released its annual list of overused words and phrases -- including "perfect storm" and "organic." The 33rd annual List of Words Banished from the...

Biologists to euthanize beached whale.
January 1, 2008... ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Marine biologists monitoring a sperm whale stranded at the mouth of Florida's Tampa Bay say euthanizing it is the most humane option. The 25- to 30-foot whale has been floating around the Pinellas...

Rowdies blamed for escalator injuries.
January 1, 2008... ATLANTA, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Transit riders in Atlanta, including football fans going to a bowl game, tumbled after losing their footing on a malfunctioning escalator, injuring 11. Officials of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority...

Slovenia takes over 6-month EU presidency.
January 1, 2008... LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Slovenia has taken over a six-month European Union presidency that will see the issue of Serbia's breakaway Kosovo province as a major challenge. Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel said Slovenia expects the...

Bhutan holds first elections.
January 1, 2008... THIMPHU, Bhutan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Bhutan marched Tuesday toward becoming a constitutional monarchy by electing 15 National Council members in the first such poll in the Himalayan Shangrila. Chief Election Commissioner Kunzang Wangdi called...

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News.
January 1, 2008... Jan. 1 (UPI) -- 1M revelers flock to NY's Times Square NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- More than 1 million revelers reportedly flocked to New York's Times Square Monday to watch the ball drop and ring in 2008. "I came all the way from...

Scientists look at sperm energy for robots.
January 1, 2008... ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists are examining whether they can capture the energy driving human sperm to propel nanoscale robots to deliver medicine. By analyzing stages in the biological pathway sperm cells use to generate...

Venezuela says Colombia impeding rescue.
January 1, 2008... CARACAS, Venezuela, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has accused Colombian President Alvaro Uribe of trying to thwart Venezuelan efforts to release three hostages in Colombia. Last week, Venezuelan helicopters were scheduled...

New owner hopes to cash in on Vick house.
January 1, 2008... SURRY, Va., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The current owner of the Virginia house where former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick ran a dogfighting business hopes to cash in on its notoriety. A listing describes it as "the famous Michael Vick...

Gopher bounty bounds away in 2008.
January 1, 2008... SCANDIA, Minn., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The new year brought a new attitude about a $2 bounty for dead gophers in one Minnesota town -- the bounty got the boot. Officials in the town of Scandia, site of the first Swedish settlement in Minnesota,...

British comedian Ken Dodd hospitalized.
January 1, 2008... LIVERPOOL, England, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Famed British comedian Ken Dodd has canceled several live performances after he fell ill and underwent a minor operation. The 80-year-old entertainer was hospitalized shortly after performing a...

Croatia abolishes obligatory military term.
January 1, 2008... ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Young Croatians will no longer be drafted into compulsory military service and the country instead will rely on volunteers for its armed forces. A parliamentary decision went into effect Tuesday saying only...

Man says he hit sister to free her demons.
January 1, 2008... DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida man says he hit his sister in the head with an iron so he could release the demons that he said were inside of her. When Oswald Varemond's 80-year-old mother intervened and tried to stop him,...

Laptops outsell traditional desktops.
January 1, 2008... SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- More laptop computers were sold in the United States in 2007 than bulky traditional desktop computers. In fact, 16 of the 20 bestselling PCs on Amazon.com this holiday season were laptops, The Los Angeles...

Late poet Robert Frost's home vandalized.
January 1, 2008... RIPTON, Vt., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Under-age partygoers reportedly fueled by alcohol and drugs trashed the Vermont farmhouse where U.S. poet Robert Frost spent his later years. Frost bought the Homer Noble Farm in rural Ripton the year after his...

Scientists developing cocaine vaccine.
January 1, 2008... HOUSTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Texas researchers are developing a vaccine for people addicted to cocaine, and after a decade in the making the medication is nearing FDA approval. The Baylor College of Medicine vaccine is currently in clinical...

Drew Peterson says missing wife ran off.
January 1, 2008... BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Drew Peterson, whose wife vanished more than two months ago in Illinois, says his wife likely ran off with another man. The former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer pointed to the case of Anu Solanki, who...

Boston charities fight over name change.
January 1, 2008... BOSTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two prominent Boston charities are clashing over their names in a lawsuit charging trademark infringement The Big Sister Association of Greater Boston has sued Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay, alleging...

Doc saves poodle's life with CPR.
January 1, 2008... LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An Oregon doctor who almost killed his pet poodle by dropping a pot of stuffing on its head saved the dog by performing CPR. The accident occurred on Thanksgiving Day. Mango, the 2-pound teacup poodle...

Croatia imposes fishing protection zone.
January 1, 2008... ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Croatia, despite strong EU opposition, Tuesday announced its fishing protection zone is being applied to European Union member states. The protection zone in the Adriatic Sea is aimed at Slovenia, with...

Security guard killed at New Year's party.
January 1, 2008... INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A security guard at a private New Year's Eve party at an Indianapolis bar was fatally wounded Tuesday in a shooting that left four others injured. Three of those shot were security guards, The Indianapolis Star...

Man found crushed in junkyard.
January 1, 2008... BELLEVILLE, Ill., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- An Illinois man was found dead in a junkyard after a vehicle fell on him, pinning his body underneath the mid-size car for more than a day. A St. Clair County Sheriff's Department spokesman said employees...

Louis Wolfson, tycoon and horseman, dies.
January 1, 2008... BAL HARBOUR, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Louis Wolfson, a college dropout who became a multi-millionaire businessman and racehorse owner before going to prison, has died at 95 in Florida. Wolfson suffered from colon cancer and Alzheimer's...

Hundreds take sub-zero jump in Minn. lake.
January 1, 2008... EXCELSIOR, Minn., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Below-zero temperatures in Minnesota Tuesday didn't stop hundreds of people from taking an icy plunge into frigid Lake Minnetonka. While the folks at Guinness World Records apparently don't keep this stat,...

England gets early burst of spring.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The English have been getting an early taste of spring, with daffodils blooming in Cornwall and the Cotswalds and lilacs at the Royal Botanical Gardens. The early flowering follows months of unusual weather, with a...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. diplomat killed in Sudan KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. diplomat was mortally wounded and his driver killed in an ambush as he returned from a New Year's Eve party in the Sudanese capital of...

Race to save prehistoric cave paintings.
January 1, 2008... PARIS, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The French government is taking steps to preserve the world's most celebrated prehistoric cave paintings from a second fungal invasion in seven years. Experts are treating the caverns at Lascaux, nicknamed the Sistine...

NASA releases airline safety report.
January 1, 2008... WASHINGTON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- NASA has released the results of a $11.5 million study of airline safety, but critics say the report is difficult for outsiders to analyze. The research by the U.S. space agency collected the experiences of...

Cardinal criticizes gay rights laws.
January 1, 2008... LONDON, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- England's senior Roman Catholic leader used his New Year message to criticize the British government's gay equality laws. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor said the traditional family is central to society's...

Mom kills 2 daughters, self.
January 1, 2008... JENNINGS, Mo., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A Missouri woman took her own life after killing her two daughters following an argument with a male friend, police said Tuesday. Larhonda Mason reportedly left a suicide note, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch...