Thursday, May 30, 2013
CHARLESTON, S.C., May 27 (UPI) -- U.S. healthcare costs to treat stroke are forecast to more than double and the number of people having strokes may increase 20 percent by 2030, researchers say. A statement, published in the journal Stroke, cited the aging U.S. population as the main reason for the... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Potentially oldest Mount Everest climber calls off climb
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 29 (UPI) -- An 81-year-old Nepali man canceled his plans to become the oldest man to climb Mount Everest due to poor weather and government red tape, he said. Veteran climber Min Bahadur Sherchan was set to reclaim his title as the oldest man to conquer the mountain, which had... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 27, 2013
Police escalate hunt for man who stabbed French soldier
PARIS, May 27 (UPI) -- French police escalated a nationwide manhunt Monday for a man who stabbed a soldier with a box cutter in what authorities said was an assassination attempt. Pfc. Cedric Cordier, 23, fell to the floor instantly after being stabbed in the throat and neck in front of dozens of... Sign in to see full entry.
Sunday, May 26, 2013
Oklahoma governor anxious for federal disaster aid
WASHINGTON, May 26 (UPI) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Sunday she hopes federal disaster aid to tornado victims in her state "will be very prompt." In an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation," Fallin said the city of Moore -- where the brunt of the tornado struck -- was on the rebound with the... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Netanyahu says peace is top priority
JERUSALEM, May 23 (UPI) -- Israel is keen to resume peace talks with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. Netanyahu and Kerry met Thursday in Jerusalem during Kerry's fourth visit to the region in efforts by the Obama... Sign in to see full entry.