Sunday, July 05, 2009
Palin takes to Web for hints of political future By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Reader comments (76) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might ...		In NYC, biggest fireworks show in US lights up sky By VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press Reader comments (0) Fireworks lit the night sky above New York with a kaleidoscope of colors shooting 1,000 feet ...
S. Korea says N. Korean missiles can hit key targets By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press Reader comments (2) The ballistic missiles that North Korea test-fired this weekend were likely capable of striking ...		Exiled Honduran leader vows return for showdown By NESTOR IKEDA and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press Reader comments (0) Honduras braced for a threatened confrontation Sunday as ousted President Manuel Zelaya insisted ...
Obama, McCain give dueling addresses By AP Wire Services Reader comments (0) In dueling holiday addresses, President Barack Obama appealed for public support of his domestic ...		Tegucigalpa, Honduras: Ousted president says he's returning By Associated Press Reader comments (0) Ousted President Manuel Zelaya said Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake ...
Seoul, South Korea: N. Korea fires salvo for Fourth By KELLY OLSEN Associated Press Reader comments (20) North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a ...		Kabul: Taliban attack kills two at U.S. base By Associated Press Reader comments (11) Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, ...
Nawa, Afghanistan: Marines note Fourth during long, hot walk By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Reader comments (0) Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight ...		Palin keeps low profile after big announcement By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Reader comments (0) Where is Sarah Palin?
Statue of Liberty's crown reopens By SUZANNE MA Associated Press Reader comments (5) The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the ...		National Archives searches for items By LARRY MARGASAK Associated Press Reader comments (0) National Archives visitors know they'll find the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution ...
Daily U.S. Casualties By Associated Press Reader comments (0) Iraq:As of Saturday, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq ...		News Briefs By Associated Press Reader comments (0) A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of ...
Wiener Winner By Staff Reports Reader comments (2) Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut (left) of San Jose, Calif., defending champion of the Nathan's Famous ...
Saturday, July 04, 2009
2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan By FISNIK ABRASHI and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press Reader comments (11) Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan ...		Obama cites his agenda in holiday address By WILL LESTER Associated Press Reader comments (24) President Barack Obama sought to rally support for his domestic initiatives, while Sen. John ...
Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer By ASSOCIATED PRESS Reader comments (11) Cherokee County (S.C.) Coroner Dennis Fowler says 15-year-old Abby Tyler died at a Spartanburg ...		Calif. bullet train hits criticism on SF Peninsula By STEVE LAWRENCE Associated Press Reader comments (6) Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 ...
Michelle Obama bringing glamor to Moscow By CATRINA STEWART Associated Press Reader comments (19) Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband ...

3 dead after NC fireworks go off, 1 in Pa. blast
Sunday, July 05, 2009
OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) -- A third worker who had been preparing for an Independence Day celebration died from injuries suffered when a truckload of fireworks exploded on a dock at a remote North Carolina island, authorities said....

Tenn. police rule McNair's death a homicide
Sunday, July 05, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide, but they haven''t yet reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him....

Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee
Sunday, July 05, 2009
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) -- Two monorail trains crashed early Sunday morning in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train''s operator, emergency officials said....

In Philly schools, most students get a free lunch
Sunday, July 05, 2009
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- For students at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School, there IS such a thing as a free lunch - and a free breakfast, too. With no strings attached....

Harvard pres.: School has tough choices in decline
Sunday, July 05, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- Drew Gilpin Faust started as Harvard''s president when the university''s prosperity seemed limitless. With its ballooning wealth, Harvard planned almost frenzied growth, from a building boom into Boston to vast increases in student financial aid....

`Transformers,' `Ice Age' tie for No. 1 at $42.5M
Sunday, July 05, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Prehistoric creatures and robots were in a photo finish for the Fourth of July box-office crown Sunday, with 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' and 'Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs' tied with $42.5 million each....

Texas teen says father wrapped chain around him
Sunday, July 05, 2009
TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) -- Authorities in Texas have accused a man of wrapping a 20-foot chain around his teenage son''s neck and spraying him in the face with Mace....

Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking
Sunday, July 05, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman....