College basketball player guilty of slur
WHEATON, Ill., May 16 (UPI) -- A former student-athlete at a small Illinois college has been convicted of carving a racial slur on a window will in a black student's dorm room. Myles Burton, 21, of Libertyville, Ill., who was … Continue reading
FDA advised to approve at-home HIV test
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test, officials said. The OraSure in-home HIV test allows a person to use a mouth swab to detect … Continue reading
Lawmaker apologizes for Nazi slogan
CONCORD, N.H., May 16 (UPI) -- The New Hampshire legislature has voted to readmit a lawmaker who used a Nazi slogan during a dispute. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, a Republican from Manchester, said "Sieg Heil" Tuesday after Speaker William O'Brien threatened … Continue reading
RFK Jr.'s wife found dead at N.Y. home
BEDFORD, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- Mary Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead Wednesday at her home in Bedford, N.Y., authorities confirmed. No official announcement has been made regarding cause of death, but The (White … Continue reading
Lawmaker apologizes for Nazi slogan
CONCORD, N.H., May 16 (UPI) -- The New Hampshire legislature has voted to readmit a lawmaker who used a Nazi slogan during a dispute. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, a Republican from Manchester, said "Sieg Heil" Tuesday after Speaker William O'Brien threatened … Continue reading
RFK Jr.'s wife found dead at N.Y. home
BEDFORD, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- Mary Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead Wednesday at her home in Bedford, N.Y., authorities confirmed. No official announcement has been made regarding cause of death, but The (White … Continue reading
Lawmaker apologizes for Nazi slogan
CONCORD, N.H., May 16 (UPI) -- The New Hampshire legislature has voted to readmit a lawmaker who used a Nazi slogan during a dispute. Rep. Steve Vaillancourt, a Republican from Manchester, said "Sieg Heil" Tuesday after Speaker William O'Brien threatened … Continue reading
RFK Jr.'s wife found dead at N.Y. home
BEDFORD, N.Y., May 16 (UPI) -- Mary Kennedy, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead Wednesday at her home in Bedford, N.Y., authorities confirmed. No official announcement has been made regarding cause of death, but The (White … Continue reading
Fox poll: Obama 46, Romney 39
WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama has opened a 7-point lead over presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a Fox News poll released Wednesday found. The poll of 913 registered voters, conducted Sunday through Tuesday, found American … Continue reading
Oil price skids on inventory buildup
NEW YORK, May 16 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices dropped to under $93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Wednesday as U.S. stockpiles grew by 2.1 million barrels in the week. It was the eighth consecutive week of … Continue reading