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2 Drown In Rough Lake Michigan Waters

SAUGATUCK, Mich., Aug. 11 (UPI) — The bodies of two Michigan men were found in Lake Michigan after being swept away in huge waves and rip currents brought on by high winds, authorities said. Daniel J. Reed, 46, of Redford Township, and his nephew, Brad Stoner, 22, of Livonia, were found Wednesday about a quarter […]

Poll: Casey Anthony The Most Hated In America

ENCINO, Calif., Aug. 11 (UPI) — Casey Anthony, the Florida mother acquitted in her daughter Caylee’s death last month, is the most hated person in America, E-Poll Market Research said. Of the 53 percent of respondents who were aware of Anthony, 94 percent said they disliked her, E-Poll said. Spencer Pratt of MTV’s “The Hills” […]

Feds Argue For Treatment Of Loughner

TUCSON, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Prosecutors in the Tucson shooting case that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords wounded say prison officials have the right to medicate suspect Jared Lee Loughner. In a brief to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, federal prosecutors argued an inmate awaiting trial can be medicated to reduce their dangerousness, the […]

Destroyer Sunk To Create Artificial Reef

BALTIMORE, Aug. 11 (UPI) — A decommissioned U.S. Navy destroyer has been sunk off the coast of Maryland to create the east coast’s largest artificial reef. A marine salvage crew sent the USS Radford to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, The Baltimore Sun reported. Tourism and natural resources officials in Delaware, New Jersey […]

Crestwood Officials Indicted For Tainted Water

CHICAGO, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Two former officials in the Crestwood, Ill., water department were indicted for lying to regulators for more than 20 years about using tainted well water. “The indictment alleges that for 20 years, Crestwood officials purposely hid the fact that they commingled well water with Lake Michigan water and, by doing […]

Anthrax Cases Confirmed In China

HAICHENG, China, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Health authorities in China say three people have been confirmed as being infected with anthrax in the country’s northeast Liaoning Province. The provincial health department said another 18 suspected cases are being investigated in the city of Haicheng and in Xiuyan County, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Thursday. […]

Injuries Reported In 5.8 China Quake

ATUX CITY, China, Aug. 11 (UPI) — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake in northwest China has left 26 people injured, three of them in critical condition, authorities said. The Thursday temblor in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region destroyed 30 housing units, China’s official state news agency Xinhua reported. No deaths had been reported, spokesman with the Jiashi […]

Fire Spreads In Great Dismal Swamp

NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 11 (UPI) — A fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia and North Carolina had grown to 5,700 acres by Thursday morning, fire officials said. Dry weather and variable winds have fueled the blaze, which consumed 1,000 acres overnight, The Virginian-Pilot reported. More than 150 firefighters, many of […]

Rick Perry Says He Is Definitely Running For President

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 (UPI) — While Texas Gov. Rick Perry has made no formal announcement, he told Time magazine in an interview he wants to run for president. “I mean I wouldn’t be this far into the process. … The issue of, ‘is this what I want to do?’ was dealt with about 45 […]

More Poor Children Read To In U.S.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (UPI) — Half the young children in the United States are read to at least seven times a week by a parent or other family member, the U.S. Census Bureau reports. Statisticians said Thursday in 2009 children ages 1 to 5 in poor families were more likely to be read to than […]