Shawn Price ROME, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Rome and central Italy, destroying some buildings and trapping people under rubble, officials said. Shawn Price PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Stanford University has banned hard alcohol from on-campus undergraduate parties and straight shots from graduate-student parties. Doug G. Ware WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- More firearms were found and confiscated from passengers' carry-on bags last week than in any other week in TSA history, the agency said Tuesday. Elizabeth Shim SEOUL, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- North Korea test-launched a SLBM early Wednesday, local time, according to South Korea's joint chiefs of staff. Doug G. Ware MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Electric automaker Tesla on Tuesday unveiled newer, faster and longer-lasting versions of its Model S and Model X vehicles. HealthDay News Many cases of life-threatening sepsis could be recognized and treated long before it causes severe illness or death, U.S. health officials report. HealthDay News Veterans who misuse narcotic painkillers may be at high risk for heroin use, a new study cautions. Doug G. Ware KARKAMIS, Turkey, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A town in south Turkey was evacuated Tuesday after militants began shelling the district ahead of plans by rebels to take control of a terror stronghold nearby. Doug G. Ware NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A U.S. labor board decided Tuesday that student assistants at private colleges are considered "employees" and have the right to unionize, if they wish. By Anthony Gimino, The Sports Xchange The college football season begins Friday with an appetizer -- Cal and Hawaii play in Australia -- before one of the tastiest opening weekends in memory. James Bernstein, HealthDay News While a higher percentage of black children show the symptoms of ADHD than white kids, they are less likely to be diagnosed or treated, researchers report. HealthDay News Twins live longer than other people, and their close social connection may be a major reason why, a new study says. Brooks Hays DURHAM, N.H., Aug. 23 (UPI) -- It took four years, but researchers at the University of New Hampshire have finally finished mapping the genetic history of the cultivated strawberry. Annie Martin LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Halle Berry plays a mom pursuing her son's abductor in a first trailer for Luis Prieto's thriller "Kidnap." Allen Cone MOSUL, Iraq, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Iraqi forces came closer to retaking Mosul from Islamic States by storming into Qayyarah as the United Nations scrambled to assist 1 million to be displaced. Stephen Feller PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania identified 12 markers for risk that could make it easier to predict sudden cardiac death, according to a study. Stephen Feller LYON, France, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- Increased use of high-powered screening methods has caused potentially detrimental overdiagnosis and overtreatment of thyroid cancer, researchers say. Brooks Hays KARLSRUHE, Germany, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- A team of researchers in Germany have developed a new water-resistant nanofur material capable of soaking up oil with impressive efficiency. |
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