NEW YORK , Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Police in New York allege a mental patient went on a rampage this weekend , repeatedly stabbing a woman out walking her dog. Witnesses said a man armed with a knife attacked 67-year-old Susan Barron for no apparent reason , the …

Italian petroleum firm Agip has reportedly tried and failed to secure the freedom via a "middleman" of four employees held hostage by armed militants, the latest turmoil between impovrished Nigerians and the industry pumping the country's resources. Agip, …

CHICAGO , Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Sen. Peter Fitzgerald , D-Ill. , fears more abuses will come to light in the mutual fund industry. The chairman of the Senate Governmental Affairs financial management subcommittee told a news conference Monday federal regulator …

PYONGYANG , North Korea , Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The New York Philharmonic Monday prepared to play a historic , 90-minute concert in communist North Korea's East Pyongyang Grand Theater , featuring Dvorak. The famed orchestra, which was invited to perform by No …

SAN FRANCISCO , May 12 (UPI) -- Marlon Byrd delivered a bases-loaded triple and Pat Burrell had three hits as the Philadelphia Phillies rolled to a 10-4 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Burrell went 3-for-5 with an RBI single in the eighth as the Ph …

HASANKEYF , Turkey, March 12 (UPI) -- A man who spent 27 years working in the city of Adana , Turkey, said he could not imagine spending his retirement anywhere other than a cave where he was born. Mehmet Tilki, 54 , said the cave , located in the Hasanke …

ATLANTA , Oct. 19 (UPI) -- An anti-inflammatory compound in marijuana has been found by an Ohio State University researcher to slow the onset of Alzheimer's disease in older rats. Psychology Professor Gary Wenk said a synthetic form of the compound was ad …

LOS ANGELES , March 27 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Lindsay Lohan has signed up for a role in "Manson Girls ," a film about Charles Manson's former followers , E! News reported. Lohan has been cast as Nancy Pitman , who grew up wealthy in Malibu , met Manson whe …

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- With first lady Laura Bush as honorary chair, plans are under way for the "Concert for America," an all-star production at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington , that will be telecast by NBC on Sept …

TEHRAN, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Iran on Saturday criticized the attack on the southern Iraqi city of Najaf , holy to Shiites, saying the United States bore all responsibility for it. The Islamic Republic News Agency , IRNA , quoted President Mohammad Khatami as s …