WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- This past week marked the 45th anniversary of the Start of the Space Age. But where's the Space Odyssey? In the first week of October 1957, an enormous Soviet R-7 booster blasted the world's first ever artificial satellite , S …

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- E-mails obtained by The Las Vegas Sun show Sen. John Ensign's top aides at the National Republican Senatorial Committee knew last summer about his affair. Ensign , R-Nev., acknowledged in June he had had a relationship with Cind …

WASHINGTON , April 11 (UPI) -- The remains of a U.S. soldier, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified , the U.S. Department of Defense said. The soldier was identified as U.S. Army Sgt. Virgil L. Phillips , U.S. Army of Columbus , Ind. …

JUNEAU , Alaska , Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. environmental regulators searched two of Chevron Corp.'s oil facilities in Alaska because of allegations the supermajor violated the Clean Air Act. Federal authorities searched Chevron facilities on Cook Inlet becaus …

LOS ANGELES , Jan. 21 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent plans to retire after a 17-year major league baseball career. MLB.com reported the 40-year-old Kent will make his decision final at news conference Thursday. The 2000 National Lea …

WASHINGTON , Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The communications capabilities of the Afghan army will be improved soon with the receipt of a new portable radio systems built by Raytheon. The company said Tuesday that the Pentagon's Military's Office of Security Cooperati …

LOS ANGELES , Jan. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Justice and the Canadian Bureau of Competition have approved a proposed merger between Live Nation and Ticketmaster. The approvals clear the way for the formation of a new company, to be named Live Nati …

BUFFALO , N.Y. , Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Parts of New York were coated with up to about two feet of Lake Erie-effect snow Monday , meteorologists said. With a lake snow warning for another six inches in effect for some areas of western New York until 6 p.m. EST …

TOKYO , Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed to summit in early June , Japanese Foreign Ministry officials said. In a phone call Thursday , Aso and Obama also agreed to work together to tackle the g …

QUERETARO, Mexico, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- There were many doubts about him but now it is clear that U.S. President George W. Bush , Dubbya to his friends, is legitimate. He himself, it can be seen in his appearances this week, is very happy about it. The good n …