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Palin stepping down this month

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:08 EDT

Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she will step down as Alaska's chief executive by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010.

'Serial killer' sought in South Carolina

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:57:56 EDT

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina.

Woman accused of targeting girl, 9, with Craigslist ad

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:08:55 EDT

A Long Island, New York, social worker is facing two misdemeanor charges after allegedly posting a sexually suggestive ad on Craigslist that gave interested parties the home phone number of a 9-year-old girl.

Sailor gunned down on sentry duty, Navy says

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12:06 EDT

A sailor found dead earlier this week at California's Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said.

Report: North Korea test-fires more missiles

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:58:57 EDT

North Korea fired several short-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan on Saturday, an act that the U.S. watched closely and South Korea called provocative.

Diprivan risk well-known to doctors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:41 EDT

While authorities do not yet know what killed Michael Jackson, the possibility that anesthetics -- particularly the drug Diprivan -- might be involved continues to swell with each new revelation.

Fans face long odds for Jackson memorial tickets

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:56:11 EDT

Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week.

How Terry Gilliam saved Heath Ledger's final movie

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:43:31 EDT

Is there a filmmaker in the world with worse luck than Terry Gilliam? He was directing Heath Ledger in "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus," when the actor died -- and it's not the first time he has lost a leading man.

10 humor sites sure to make you LOL

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:40:32 EDT

Bored with Pearl, the cursing toddler landlord demanding rent money? Not amused by those cutesy pictures of cats with the baby-speak captions?

2 U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:45:19 EDT

A Taliban assault on a military base in eastern Afghanistan left two U.S. soldiers dead and four wounded on Saturday, officials said.