BOULDER, Colo., Jan. 30 (UPI) — The son of U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., has been charged with breaking into cars and heroin possession in Boulder. Jed Udall, 26, was arrested Wednesday, the Boulder Camera reported. Police said he was
MONTREAL, Jan. 30 (UPI) — A woman was strangled Thursday when her scarf and hair got caught in an escalator at a subway station in Montreal, police said. The unidentified woman, possibly in her 30s or 40s, was fatally injured
VATICAN CITY, Jan. 29 (UPI) —A former male stripper turned erotic film actor said Pope Francis blessed his parrot during his general audience in Vatican City. Francesco Lombardi, who uses the stage name Ghyblj, said he decided to come forward
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 29 (UPI)–NBC has canceled “Sean Saves the World,” a freshman sitcom starring Sean Hayes as the gay single father of a teen daughter, the Hollywood Reporter said. No new episodes are to be taped and it is
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 29 (UPI) — Researchers exhuming unmarked graves at a notorious Florida Panhandle reform school retrieved the remains of 55 bodies, 24 more than an official state count. The University of South Florida-led team recovered bones, teeth and
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI)–U.S. pop music icon Madonna will be the “surprise” guest on Miley Cyrus’ upcoming “MTV Unplugged” special, E! News reported. The pair rehearsed Monday at a Hollywood soundstage to prepare for the program, which was taped
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28 (UPI)–Rap duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis thanked Ellen DeGeneres Tuesday in Los Angeles for her support of their song “Same Love” before it became a hit. “We have a lot of praise to show you, because
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (UPI) —A naked 26-year-old man trashed the home of a Chicago couple in their 60s while they were away at a weekend concert, police said. Police responded to calls from neighbors around 9 p.m. Saturday and said
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s approval rating has dropped as the “Bridgegate” and other scandals persist, a poll released Monday indicated. The NBC/Wall Street Journal poll of U.S. voters found 22 percent of U.S.
MONZA, Italy, Jan. 27 (UPI) —Authorities in Italy said a man posed as a cat lover to adopt more than a dozen cats he would kill and eat. Animal welfare organization Aidaa said the man adopted at least 15 cats
MALMO, Sweden, Jan. 26 (UPI) —A hand grenade thrown into an apartment in Malmo, Sweden, injured a man and caused damage to the apartment, police said. Police were called to the apartment Saturday night after the grenade exploded, the Swedish
ETNE, Norway, Jan. 26 (UPI) —A Norwegian man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for demolishing his brother’s home with a forklift, official said. The incident happened last summer in the village of Etne, TheLocal.no reported Friday. Sturla Vik-Vestly,
VINELAND, N.J., Jan. 26 (UPI) —Vandals hacked off pieces of religious statues at two Catholic churches in New Jersey, police said. Police said they believe the statues were defaced Tuesday just before a snowstorm that covered up the damage until
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 26 (UPI) —Secondhand smoke is the leading cause of childhood illness and premature death, especially in rural areas, University of Kentucky researchers say. Study co-author Ellen Hahn, a professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 26 (UPI) —A Satanic group based in New York said it has been surprised by the support it’s received for a statue the group wants to place at the Oklahoma state Capitol. The Satanic Temple of New
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) —U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Sunday congressional Republicans may demand concessions in return for raising the federal debt ceiling. During an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” McConnell said there is nothing wrong or
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Jan. 27 (UPI) —Recent executions in North Korea under Kim Jong Un targeted not only his uncle but relatives of the man, including children, sources told Yonhap. Kim’s uncle Jang Song Thaek, 67, who had been called
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (UPI) —A $1 trillion U.S. farm bill, stalled in Congress for two years, is to be unveiled as early as Monday, senior House aides told the Washington Post and Politico. The comprehensive five-year omnibus bill, which is
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (UPI) —U.S. comedian Jay Leno told “60 Minutes” he has no intentions to emcee another late-night chat program once he leaves “The Tonight Show” next month. The New York Post quoted the funny man as saying
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26 (UPI)–“Ride Along,” the action-comedy starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, was No. 1 at the U.S. box office again this week, grossing an estimated $21.1 million. “Ride Along” has taken in $75.4 million in two weeks
Cairo, January 25 (QNA) – Four members of staff at the Egyptian embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli were kidnapped on Saturday, a day after another Egyptian diplomat was seized by gunmen, Egyptian officials confirmed. The group includes the cultural
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) —Political rights and civil liberties declined around the world in 2013 for the eighth consecutive year, the annual report released by Freedom House said. Freedom House, which has its headquarters in Washington, is a non-governmental organization
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The NFL fined Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman $7,875 Friday for unsportsmanlike conduct displayed during last weekend’s NFC Championship contest. Sherman made a choking gesture at the San Francisco bench following his interception in the
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The Republican National Committee Friday approved several rules changes that will condense the 2016 presidential nominating calendar. Committee Chairman Reince Priebus proposed condensing the primaries so that the GOP’s 2016 convention can take place from
PHOENIX, Jan. 24 (UPI) —Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona’s Maricopa County said inmates who defaced American flags in their cells will be fed only bread and water for a week. The flags were placed in cells in November in a
