The Pew Research Center for People and the Press found Obama's job approval rating dropped by 9 points among white independents and whites over 50 and by 12 points among white women, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- South Korea, not satisfied with North Korea's explanation of a dam discharge that may have swept away six people, Tuesday sought an apology, an official said.
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A Chinese court Tuesday reversed a lower court death sentence of a man for killing four people while driving drunk, sentencing him instead to life in prison.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Former first lady Laura Bush broke ranks with many Republicans when she said Monday she thinks U.S. President Barack Obama is going a good job.
BEIJING, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- A gas explosion in a coal mine early Tuesday in China's central Henan Province killed 35 miners and left another 44 reported trapped, authorities said.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. stimulus funds have not prevented extensive school layoffs in states with overwhelming budget deficits, education officials said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The George W. Bush administration tried to soften language in a treaty on so-called enforced disappearances, former U.S. officials said.
KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Natural gas will flow uninterrupted from Russia to Europe now that Ukraine has finished pumping gas into underground storage facilities, officials said Monday.
CALCUTTA, India, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A United Arab Emirates transport plane bound for China was detained in Kolkata after it was found to be carrying weapons, Indian officials said.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The Bay Bridge between San Francisco and Oakland, Calif., will not be open for commuter traffic when the regular work week resumes, officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A passengers' rights group says it has endorsed legislation in Washington to keep airline passengers from sitting on stranded planes for more than three hours.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Some lower-paid California state workers were pushed toward public assistance by furlough days that reduce their salaries further, a union representative said.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- The first case to feature key players in a Capitol Hill staff lobbying scandal is scheduled to begin this week, a citizens' watchdog said.
