NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (UPI) —An employee at a car wash in Brooklyn, N.Y., was killed Sunday when the SUV he was driving came off the rails and went out of control, his coworkers said. The accident happened in the
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (UPI) —Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced a short-term funding bill Friday that would keep the U.S. government going for a week. The measure would prevent another government shutdown, the Wall Street Journal reported. Rep. Hal
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (UPI) —Singer, dancer and TV personality Paula Abdul is suing the Los Angeles tanning salon UVASUN for burns she says she suffered in 2012, documents show. The former “American Idol” judge said she left the salon
GOLDTHORPE, England, Jan. 9 (UPI) —Firefighters said an explosion that caused $3,300 in damage to a British home was likely caused by a can of deodorant punctured by a puppy’s jaws. Kerry Leech, 20, and Mathew Heckler, 22, said they
CHICAGO, Jan. 9 (UPI) —A former Chicago police officer and his partner in crime planned to kidnap a businessman, torture him and kill him, federal prosecutors say. In a court filing Wednesday, prosecutors released an alleged taped conversation between Steven
WARRENTON, Ore., Jan. 8 (UPI) — Police in Oregon said a woman accused of a theft spree led officers on a brief low-speed chase when she attempted to flee on a motorized shopping cart. Warrenton police said a worker at
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 9 (UPI) — The attorney for a woman who alleges she was raped by Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston says she plans to file a lawsuit. Pat Carroll said she wants “heads to roll” in a
Amman, Jan. 8 (Petra) — Jordan Customs Department (JCD) staff in Aqaba on Wednesday foiled an attempt to smuggle 69,000 pills of Viagra sexual enhancement, as well as 18,984 toy pistols. The smuggled goods were not declared and will be
MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 7 (UPI) — The Florida State Seminoles, who completed a 14-0 season with a BCS title game win over Auburn, are a unanimous No. 1 in the USA Today coaches’ football poll. Florida State defeated Auburn 34-31
NEW CASTLE, Pa., Jan. 6 (UPI) — A Pennsylvania man has been charged with child rape after an electronic notebook he sold at a flea market allegedly contained images of him with a young girl. Donald A. Miller, 43, of
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Kevin Bacon, Julie Bowen, Robert Downey Jr., Mila Kunis and Uma Thurman are to serve as Golden Globe Awards presenters in Los Angeles Sunday. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will be the co-hosts of
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6 (UPI) — Hollywood actor Will Smith says he is a better actor and person because he worked with the late James Avery on the sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.” “Some of my greatest lessons
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) –Actor Michael Muhney was kicked off the soap opera “The Young and the Restless” after one of his co-stars alleged he grabbed her breasts, officials said. Hunter King, 20, who plays “Summer” on the show,
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) — All studio estimates of gross North American receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 3 (UPI) —The Minnesota Vikings said there will be an independent investigation into a former player’s charge the team cut him for his outspokenness on same-sex marriage. Punter Chris Kluwe, an eight-year NFL veteran, said in a post
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI)–The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is asking studios not to “mislead the public” by saying their films are “winners” of Golden Globe nominations. HFPA President Theo Kingma wrote in a letter dated Monday he had received
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (UPI)–The driver in the California crash that killed actor Paul Walker was going more than 100 mph when he lost control of the car, investigators concluded. There was no sign alcohol or drugs were involved in
FORT BRAGG, N.C., Jan. 2 (UPI) —An Army officer stationed in North Carolina revealed pictures of “Gingerbottabad,” a replica of Obama bin Laden’s compound made from gingerbread. The Fort Bragg-stationed intelligence officer, who asked to be identified only as Steve
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Jan. 1 (UPI) —A Missouri man whose 2013 New Year’s resolution was to run every block of every street in his city reached his goal on the last day of the year. Mike Higgins of Cape Girardeau
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI)–“Duck Dynasty” stars Willie and Korie Robertson said they are ready to move on after the controversy over patriarch Phil Robertson’s anti-gay remarks. The A&E cable channel briefly suspended Willie’s father, Phil, from the show after
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich., Dec. 31 (UPI) —Michigan’s Lake Superior State University announced its 39th annual list of words “banished” from the language includes “selfie,” “twerking” and “hashtag.” The Sault Ste. Marie school said the 2013 List of Words to
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) —A New York restaurant said it is investigating how a dead frog ended up on a salad served to a woman. The New York Daily News reported the customer, a woman who works for the
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31 (UPI)–“Iron Man 3” was the top-grossing film of 2013 at the global box office, raking in $1.2 billion in receipts, Hollywood’s Variety.com reported. Coming in at No. 2 on the year-end blockbuster roster is “Despicable Me
SINGAPORE, Dec. 30 (UPI) —Researchers in Singapore say they’ve developed new computer memory that can store more data and keep it intact 20 times longer than current magnetic memory. Engineers at the National University of Singapore say the new form
BOSTON, Dec. 30 (UPI) —Boston’s Parks and Recreation Commission Monday voted unanimously to adopt a smoking ban in all city parks that goes into effect immediately. The amendment, proposed in November by Mayor Tom Menino, prohibits smoking tobacco, marijuana or
