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  1. A North Korean mock Scud-B missile, center, and other South Korean mock missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, a violation of U.N. resolutions and an apparent message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
    North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo AP - 36 minutes agoRecommended 736 times

    SEOUL, South Korea - 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.

  2. Sarah Palin along with daughter Bristol, left watch the Juneau Fourth of July parade, as husband Todd, looks over son Trig and grandson, Tripp, Bristol's son, Saturday, July 4, 2009 in Juneau, Alaska. 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. (AP Photo/Claire Richardson)
    Palin links resignation to 'higher calling' AP - 49 minutes agoRecommended 380 times

    JUNEAU, Alaska - Outgoing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Saturday laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a "higher calling" with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

  3. Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announces that she is stepping down from her position as Governor in Wasilla, Alaska on Friday July 3, 2009. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement, saying she would step down July 26 but didn't announce her plans. (AP Photo/The Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, Robert DeBerry)
    Why Sarah Palin Quit Time.com - Sat Jul 4, 1:35 AM ETRecommended 369 times

    Although her stated reasons are hard to pin down, insiders say the Alaska governor's decision is unlikely to lead to a presidential run in 2012

  4. This is an updated composite drawing of the suspected serial killer in Cherokee County, South Carolina made available on Friday, July 3, 2009. Sheriff's deputies searched Friday, July 3, 2009 for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next. (AP Photo/Cherokee County Sheriff's Department via Spartanburg Herald Journal)
    Coroner: Teen 5th killed by apparent serial killer AP - Sat Jul 4, 4:03 PM ETRecommended 266 times

    GAFFNEY, S.C. - 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.

  5. FILE - In this May 11, 2009 file photo, soldiers from the U.S. Army First Battalion, 26th Infantry take defensive positions at firebase Restrepo after receiving fire from Taliban positions in the Korengal Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar Province. Spc. Zachary Boyd of Fort Worth, Texas, far left was wearing 'I love NY' boxer shorts after rushing from his sleeping quarters to join his fellow platoon members. From far right is Spc. Cecil Montgomery of Many, La. and Jordan Custer of Spokan, Wash, center. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American soldiers have more than their military might and training on their side in the war in Afghanistan. Some have pink underwear. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)
    Soldier who fought in pink boxers home for the 4th AP - 1 hour, 54 minutes agoRecommended 203 times

    FORT WORTH, Texas - The soldier who was photographed fighting the Taliban in his pink boxer shorts said Saturday he was glad to be back home in Texas after his yearlong deployment to Afghanistan — especially for the Fourth of July.

  6. Michael Navarro, left, Michael Navarro, Jr., 7, center, and Gina Rodriguez, all from Los Angeles, sign and photograph a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Saturday, July 4, 2009, which will be the site for the late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service taking place Tuesday, July 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    More than 1 million seek tix for Jackson memorial AP - Sat Jul 4, 5:29 PM ETRecommended 182 times

    LOS ANGELES - More than 1.2 million people have now registered to get tickets for Michael Jackson's memorial service next week.

  7. Dr. Tohme Tohme, an advisor to Michael Jackson, stands in front of a painting of Jackson titled 'The Book,' by artist Brett-Livingstone Strong, in the law office of Dennis Hawk in Santa Monica, Calif., on Friday, July 3, 2009. Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss his finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love. (AP Photo/David Zentz)
    AP Interview: Jackson adviser Tohme breaks silence AP - Sat Jul 4, 4:45 PM ETRecommended 172 times

    LOS ANGELES - Dr. Tohme Tohme vividly remembers the first time he met with Michael Jackson to discuss the pop star's finances. It's not the money talk that stays with him now, but his enchantment at entering Jackson's world of love.

  8. U.S. Marine Cpl. Brian Knight, of Cincinnati, Ohio, with the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, 1st Battalion 5th Marines, pauses briefly in the heat to rest with his heavy pack filled with mortar equipment, ammunition, food, and water in the Nawa district in Afghanistan's Helmand province Saturday, July 4, 2009. Taliban militants attacked a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday with an explosives-laden truck that blew up outside the gates, sparking a two-hour gunbattle and killing two American troops, officials said.(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
    Marines march in grueling Afghan sun for July 4 AP - Sat Jul 4, 4:43 PM ETRecommended 168 times

    NAWA, Afghanistan - Taliban militants were nowhere in sight as the columns of U.S. Marines walked a third straight day across southern Afghanistan. But the desert heat proved an enemy in its own right, with several troops falling victim Saturday to temperatures topping 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

  9. In this photo released by Mehr News Agency, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, accompanied by his Vice-President Parviz Davoudi, as they attend a meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency,Sajjad Safari) EDITORS NOTE AS A RESULT OF AN OFFICIAL IRANIAN GOVERNMENT BAN ON FOREIGN MEDIA COVERING SOME EVENTS IN IRAN, THE AP WAS PREVENTED FROM INDEPENDENT ACCESS TO THIS EVENT
    Iranian hardliner calls opposition leader US agent AP - Sat Jul 4, 1:07 PM ETRecommended 168 times

    TEHRAN, Iran - A top aide to Iran's all-powerful leader has accused the country's main opposition leader of being an American agent who should be tried for treason, increasing the pressure on reformists disputing the outcome of last month's presidential election.

  10. An undated file photo, Ma Barker is shown. Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who Phoenix, Ariz., police say recently led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their young friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and aggravated assaults in the Phoenix area, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop. When Phoenix police arrested her with most of the young suspects on May 29, they dubbed Roberson 'Ma Barker,' the infamous mother who led her four young sons to commit robberies in the early 1900s. (AP Photo, File)
    Police: Arizona woman led sons on crime spree AP - Sat Jul 4, 2:26 PM ETRecommended 150 times

    PHOENIX - Cynthia Mary Roberson is an unemployed mother who police say led her 12- and 14-year-old sons and their friends to commit at least 20 armed robberies and assaults, including the beating of a teenage boy who had nothing more than an orange lollipop.

  11. FILE- In this undated file photo originaly released by the FBI, Aafia Siddiqui is shown. In newly filed court documents, a psychologist disputes Siddiqui's claim that she was held captive overseas from 2008 to 2008. The American trained scientist is charged with shooting at U.S. soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan after her arrest as a suspected al-Qaida operative. (AP Photo/FBI, File)
    2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan AP - Sat Jul 4, 12:52 PM ETRecommended 138 times

    KABUL - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south continued with their massive anti-Taliban push.

  12. A card signed by fans is shown at the gates of the late Michael Jackson's former residence, Neverland Ranch, in Los Olivos, Calif., Friday, July 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
    Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death AP - Sat Jul 4, 6:13 AM ETRecommended 135 times

    CHICAGO - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.

  13. FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2008 file photo, Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell works with a staff member in his office in Anchorage, Alaska. The Republican inheriting the job as Alaska governor from resigning Sarah Palin plans to seek a full term in office in 2010. Palin spokesman David Murrow says Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell will run for a four-year term as governor. The 46-year-old former state legislator will be sworn in as governor July 26, the date Palin steps down. The current term expires in early December 2010. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, file)
    Palin resignation splits GOP Politico - Fri Jul 3, 11:51 PM ETRecommended 128 times

    Sarah Palin’s jaw-dropping announcement that she is quitting her job as Alaska governor before finishing even her first term has divided Republican ranks and the wider political community in a very familiar fashion.

  14. Nashville police gather outside of an apartment where the body of Steve McNair was found in Nashville, Tenn. on Saturday, July 4, 2009. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron confirmed that police were called to the residence and found McNair and a woman shot to death inside. Aaron said authorities don't yet know the circumstances of the shooting. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson)
    Former NFL quarterback McNair killed in Tennessee AP - 22 minutes agoRecommended 109 times

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead.

  15. Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, pictured here in February 2009, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.(AFP/DDP/File/Sebastian Willnow)
    Potter actor gets swine flu in Britain: publicist AFP - Sat Jul 4, 1:42 PM ETRecommended 96 times

    LONDON (AFP) - Actor Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter films, has contracted swine flu, his publicist said Saturday, three days before the latest Potter blockbuster premieres in London.

  16. Europe's free, state-run health care has drawbacks AP - Sat Jul 4, 3:32 PM ETRecommended 88 times

    LONDON - 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.

  17. FILE -- In this April 3, 2009, file photo, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, during a visit to Baden-Baden, Germany. Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamor to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president. But the American first lady, who has wowed publics in the U.S. and Europe with her easy elegance and charm, will perhaps face a bigger challenge in winning over a Russian public that has scant respect for women who grab the limelight from their powerful husbands. Russia still has trouble with the concept of an empowered woman behind the throne. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, file)
    Michelle Obama bringing glamour to Moscow AP - Sat Jul 4, 5:02 PM ETRecommended 80 times

    MOSCOW - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.

  18. Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire's child star Azharuddin Ismail prepares to pose for a photo outside his new home in Mumbai. The boy has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.(AFP/Pal Pillai)
    'Slumdog Millionaire' star moves into new home AFP - Sat Jul 4, 6:36 AM ETRecommended 79 times

    MUMBAI (AFP) - One of the child actors from the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire" has moved from his Mumbai shantytown shack into a new home, the trust set up to manage his interests said Saturday.

  19. Aaron Weisinger, 26, surprises his girlfriend Erica Breder, 25, both of Walnut Creek, Calif., with a wedding proposal while visiting the crown of the Statue of Liberty in New York, Saturday July 4, 2009. The first visitors were allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown Saturday in nearly eight years after it was closed to the public after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The base, pedestal and outdoor observation deck were reopened in 2004, but the crown remained off-limits. (AP Photos/David Goldman)
    Lady Liberty's crown reopens on July Fourth AP - Sat Jul 4, 4:16 PM ETRecommended 77 times

    NEW YORK - 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.

  20. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, walk back to their limousine after greeting a crowd at Fort Lesley J. McNair, Saturday, July 4, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
    Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image AP - Sat Jul 4, 5:30 PM ETRecommended 71 times

    WASHINGTON - 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.

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