Date: Thu, 1. January 1970 00:00:00

Attacks targeting Barack Obama illustrate just how worried conservative Christian activists are about what should happen to their influence if Dems seize control of the White House and Congress.

Date: Thu, 3. July 2008 14:51:55

GOLETA, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- Wildfires raging in northern and southern California are overcoming firefighting attempts to control them and are threatening area populations, officials said.

Date: Tue, 12. August 2008 04:25:37

Summer continued to bring no relief to the Atlantic City casinos as revenue fell 6.6 percent in July, according to figures released by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission.

Date: Tue, 17. June 2008 13:30:07

KABUL, Afghanistan, June 17 (UPI) -- Afghan police officials said Tuesday reports of Taliban extremists seizing control of several villages in Kandahar province are unfounded.

Date: Wed, 27. August 2008 05:37:10

Lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez want to allow the nationalization of fuel distribution, the government's latest move to bring Venezuela's economy under increased state control.

Date: Tue, 12. August 2008 17:10:17

DALLAS, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've discovered a tiny piece of ribonucleic acid, or RNA, helps control heart tissue and blood vessel development.

Date: Thu, 12. June 2008 19:21:28

AP - Most U.S. hospitals don't do very well when it comes to promoting breast-feeding, according to the first national report to look at the issue. The average hospital scored 63 out of 100, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday.

Date: Sat, 13. September 2008 13:21:37

A remote control bomb that witnesses said was set off by two men on a nearby hilltop ripped through an Afghan provincial governor's vehicle on Saturday, killing the governor and three others, officials said.

Date: Sun, 14. September 2008 01:35:56

A remote control bomb that witnesses said was set off by two men on a nearby hilltop ripped through an Afghan provincial governor's vehicle on Saturday, killing the governor and three others, officials said.

Date: Sun, 27. July 2008 12:26:59

REDDING, Calif., July 27 (UPI) -- California firefighters Sunday battled a wildfire near Yosemite Park that burst out of control and was threatening thousands of homes, officials said.