Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee
Saturday, July 04, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and a woman were found shot to death Saturday inside a residence in Nashville, police said....
Palin keeps low-profile after plan to resign
Saturday, July 04, 2009
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Where is Sarah Palin? A day after surprising even her closest friends by announcing she would step down as Alaska governor more than a year before her term was up, the controversial hockey mom was keeping a low profile. Her spokesman, David Murrow, said Palin told him she was flying to Juneau, the state capital, for the Fourth of July weekend, but he wasn''t sure what activities she planned to attend....
Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
Saturday, July 04, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father''s birthplace....
North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo
Saturday, July 04, 2009
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern....
Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth
Saturday, July 04, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty''s crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride - and for one couple, romance....
Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer
Saturday, July 04, 2009
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) -- A teenage girl shot while helping her father in their family''s small furniture and appliance store died Saturday, becoming the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer terrorizing a small South Carolina community, authorities said....
Oasis amidst war, Afghan valley looks to tourism
Saturday, July 04, 2009
BAMIYAN, Afghanistan (AP) -- There''s a new building in town, and it isn''t a military barracks or a hospital. It''s a Tourist Information Center....
Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks
Saturday, July 04, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- As President Barack Obama pushes to overhaul the American health care system, the role of government is at the heart of the debate. In Europe, free, state-run health care is a given....