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Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has announced she will resign as governor of Alaska as of July 26. She didn't say why she decided to step down, but the surprise announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president. ()
Troops sought to cut insurgent supply lines during the biggest U.S. operation here since 2001. ()
The Obama administration says it is anxious to "press the reset button" on U.S.-Russian relations. ()
July 3, 2009 · In Los Angeles, city officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to try to figure out how to accommodate a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at a venue that can hold no more than 20,000 people. ()
July 3, 2009 · Some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, a top Iranian cleric says. Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati accused Britain of helping to instigate protests that erupted over Iran's disputed presidential election. ()
July 3, 2009 · Two attacks by drone aircrafts hit a training facility operated by Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a militant communication center Friday, killing 17 people and wounding 27 others, intelligence officials said. ()
July 3, 2009 · Officials found Diprivan, an anesthetic administered intravenously and widely used in operating rooms to induce unconsciousness. Authorities are investigating allegations that Jackson had been consuming painkillers, sedatives and antidepressants. ()
July 3, 2009 · Dinosaur bones are pretty rare ... but even more unusual is dinosaur skin. Paleontologists working in North Dakota have unearthed the remains of a hadrosaur with much of its fossilized skin still intact. They hope it will offer insights into how these creatures lived, and what they really looked like. ()
July 3, 2009 · The global recession has been catastrophic for one of the world's most popular tourist desitinations: Spain. Business is off and unemployment is up as Britons and other northern Europeans pinched by the poor economy stay home. ()
July 2, 2009 · The increase in the unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent doesn't bode well for a smooth transition to economic recovery. Economists said they expected to see job losses; however, the 467,000 job cuts in June exceeded the consensus of analysts' projections. ()
July 3, 2009 · The Organization of American States has set Saturday as the deadline by which Manuel Zelaya be returned to power. OAS chief Jose Miguel Insulza is scheduled to arrive in Honduras on Friday to push for the ousted leader's reinstatement. ()
July 3, 2009 · Iraq's military pilots once enjoyed elite status in the country's armed forces. But the Iraqi airforce hasn't really flown for 18 years. At an American airbase outside the city of Kirkuk, a young generation of pilots is learning to fly again. ()
July 3, 2009 · Ohio is facing a $3.2 billion shortfall in its finances. Gov. Ted Strickland has proposed slots at racetracks and spending cuts, but has not been able to reach a deal with the Legislature. The state is operating on a temporary budget for the next few days. ()
July 2, 2009 · Payrolls dropped a larger-than-expected 467,000 in June and the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, a 26-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday. Meanwhile, new jobless claims dropped to 614,000 last week, while continuing claims fell unexpectedly. ()
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