BANGKOK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Thousands of supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra came out for a second day of protest Wednesday in Bangkok.
HOUSTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Ron Artest scored 21 points Tuesday and the Houston Rockets fended off a late rally by the Portland Trail Blazers for a 98-94 victory.
PHOENIX, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Steve Nash, Shaquille O'Neal and Jason Richardson combined for 62 points Tuesday, paving the way for a 112-102 Phoenix win over Charlotte.
EDMONTON, Alberta, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Sheldon Souray tallied twice Tuesday, keying the Edmonton Oilers' 5-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
DENVER, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Two years after Colorado voters banned same-sex marriage, the state Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill extending some benefits to gay partners.
PLEASANTVILLE, N.J., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Two decades after a toddler disappeared from the porch of her home in Atlantic City, N.J., investigators said new information prompted a search for her remains.
BOSTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women, U.S. researchers said.
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Marcus Thornton scored 32 points Tuesday, powering No. 18 LSU to an 81-75 win over Florida and at least a share of the SEC regular-season title.
OTTAWA, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Canadian officials say a government plan aimed at preventing heart disease and strokes could cost $700 million to implement over seven years.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A quality education is a necessity for Americans to compete in a global economy, President Barack Obama told a joint session of Congress Tuesday.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Joe Trapani had 19 points and Rakim Sanders 16 points and nine rebounds Tuesday in Boston College's 72-67 win over No. 25 Florida State.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 25 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old student at an elementary school in Tennessee fell on a pencil when she tripped over her shoe lace and put a hole in her trachea.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 36 points Tuesday, sparking the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-93 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Drew Doughty scored the game-winner in an overtime shootout Tuesday, providing the Los Angeles Kings a 2-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
LONDON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The late Queen Mother, who outlived her husband, King George VI, by 50 years, was back with him Tuesday on the Mall in London in a newly unveiled memorial.
DALLAS , Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Dallas County Jail inmates are using medicated washcloths in an attempt to stop the spread of drug-resistant staph infections, officials said.
BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The following are remarks made Tuesday by Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal in Baton Rouge to President Barack Obama's speech before Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The following are remarks made Tuesday by President Barack Obama before a joint session of Congress in Washington.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Jay McClement's short-handed tally was the game-winning goal Tuesday, allowing the St. Louis Blues to post a 2-1 win over Phoenix.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- David Legwand sparked a four-goal rally in the third period Tuesday that lifted the Nashville Predators past the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3.
