Sunday, January 24, 2010
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- Emergency officials say they're working to clean up a massive oil spill in Port Arthur, Texas. Ross Penton, assistant regional director for Texas' General Land Office, said late Saturday the spill -- caused when an oil tanker and a barge collided in a shipping... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Perry: Aerosmith looking for new singer
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry says the U.S. rock band is looking for a replacement singer because Steven Tyler is being treated for drug addiction. Tyler announced last month he had entered a rehabilitation facility to deal with his dependency on prescription... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, January 18, 2010
Software catches missed cancer cases
LONDON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- A computerized system that screens mammograms could save lives by spotting breast cancer results doctors may miss, a British researcher said. The Volpara system reduced the number of missed cancer cases from about 20 percent to 5 percent in clinical trials of 2,500 women in... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
U.S.: 6,300 more troops on way to Haiti
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Some 4,200 U.S. military personnel have arrived in Haiti for earthquake relief efforts with 6,300 more scheduled to arrive this weekend, officials said. Officials of the U.S. Southern Command told Pentagon news services late Friday that they have established Joint Task... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
'Destruction everywhere' in Port-au-Prince
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- The commander of the first U.S. ship to reach earthquake-stricken Haiti described devastation all around from her vantage point in the Port-au-Prince harbor. "It is hard to look out in this harbor and see a building that is not affected... from the waterfront... Sign in to see full entry.