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  1. This combo shows Steve McNair, left, in a 2003 season file photo and Sahel Kazemi is shown in this undated booking photo from the Davidson County Sheriff. McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans' drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday July 4, 2009 with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body of a woman, identified by Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron, as 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi also shot dead in a downtown condominium. She had a single gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo)
    Ex-NFL QB Steve McNair, woman found slain in Tenn. AP - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Police worked Sunday to unravel the relationship between slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair and his friend, a 20-year-old woman who was found shot to death alongside him in his downtown condominium.

  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 takes to Web for hints of political future AP - Sun Jul 5, 7:27 AM ET

    JUNEAU, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin didn't wait long to give some hint of what her political life might look like after she leaves office at the end of the month.

  3. Walt Disney World monorail crash kills employee AP - 49 minutes ago

    ORLANDO, Fla. - Emergency officials say two monorail trains crashed in the Magic Kingdom section of Walt Disney World, killing one train's operator.

  4. A women cries during a march in the town center of Marseille, France, to remember the victims of Tuesday's Yemenia Airways plane crash off the Comoros Islands, Saturday July 4, 2009. Many in the Comoran community in France are angry that it took Tuesday's accident, which killed 152 people on Yemenia airlines' Paris-Moroni flight, to focus attention on the Yemeni airline's problems. They say that since 2004 they have been complaining about dangerous planes, unhelpful crews and stopovers in the Yemeni capital of San'a that last hours or days in stifling heat with little information and few basic services from the Yemeni airline. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
    French: Sub hears signal from Yemenia black boxes AP - Sun Jul 5, 8:38 AM ET

    PARIS - A submarine scouring the Indian Ocean on Sunday picked up the signal beacons of the two black boxes of a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed off the Comoros Islands, the French aviation agency said.

  5. Smoke is seen across Ocracoke Island, N.C. Saturday, July 4, 2009 after a truckload of fireworks exploded on a remote island dock, killing one worker and injuring others preparing for an Independence Day celebration, authorities said. The explosion shook homes and businesses and was heard across a village on the southern end of Ocracoke Island, which is the only inhabited part of the 15-mile spit of land. (AP Photo/Joseph Chestnut)
    3rd person dies after NC fireworks explosion AP - 1 hour, 8 minutes ago

    OCRACOKE, N.C. - 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.

  6. 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 ET

    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.

  7. Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya stand next to the fence protecting the airfield as soldiers guard the international airport on the other side in Tegucigalpa, Saturday, July 4, 2009. Zelaya announced Saturday that he would return to Honduras to try to retake office following last week's military-backed coup, despite the interim government's insistence that he faces arrest and trial. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
    Escorts unclear as Zelaya plans return to Honduras AP - 15 minutes ago

    TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - President Manuel Zelaya is insisting on a confrontation with the government that ousted him from Honduras. But just how he'll reenter his country remains unclear.

  8. FILE-- This is an undated handout image from Global Radio News issued on Thursday June 25, 2009 of Global Radio News freelance correspondent and The Washington Times reporter Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden, known as Jason Fowden, who is holds Greek and British dual nationality . Iran's state television is reporting that a Greek journalist that had been held for more than two weeks has been released. State television Sunday July 5, 2009 quoted a spokesman for the Foreign Ministry, Hasan Qashqavi, as saying that Iason Athanasiadis-Fowden had been released in, what he described as the framework of Tehran-Athens ties. Athanasiadis-Fowden was arrested on or around June 19. He has dual Greek and British citizenship and was believed to be the only foreigner being held by Iranian authorities in the post-election crackdown that has swept the country. (AP Photo/ Global Radio News, FILE )
    Iran: British-Greek reporter held for weeks freed AP - 27 minutes ago

    TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has released a British-Greek journalist held for more than two weeks since demonstrations erupted following disputed presidential elections, Iran's state television reported Sunday.

  9. 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 seeks new start in US-Russia relations AP - Sun Jul 5, 7:25 AM ET

    MOSCOW - Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with both men declaring their determination to further cut nuclear arsenals and repair a badly damaged relationship.

  10. Thrill-Loving Mom Gives No Sympathy To Fearful Daughter Dear Abby - Sun Jul 5, 2:16 AM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I'm a 15-year-old girl and I have always had a fear of heights. But my mother and sister love thrill rides. As a result, we often go to theme parks. When we do, I'll usually go on a couple of the "kiddie rides," which is what Mom calls "mild" rides. Mom and my sister try to drag me on the roller coasters, but I always say no.

  11. 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 - Sat Jul 4, 7:04 PM ET

    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.

  12. A mock scud missile (top) and South Korean missiles are displayed at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul July 4, 2009. North Korea fired five ballistic missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defence ministry said, in an act of defiance towards the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won
    North Korea may have shot mid-range missile Reuters - Sun Jul 5, 3:11 AM ET

    SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. pointman for sanctions on North Korea begins talks in Malaysia on Sunday, possibly on links banks have to the North's finances, while a report said Pyongyang may have shot mid-range missiles in a series fired on Saturday.

  13. Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso hopes his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) can win a vote to replace the retiring governor of Shizuoka prefecture. The two candidates vying for a governor's post were in close competition in a race that is seen as a key factor for influencing when Aso will call a general election.(AFP/JiJi Press)
    Japanese voters go to polls in key test AFP - 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

    TOKYO (AFP) - Two candidates vying for a governor's post were in close competition Sunday in a race that is seen as a key factor for influencing when embattled Prime Minister Taro Aso will call a general election.

  14. Michael Jackson's videos set a new standard Reuters - Fri Jul 3, 7:06 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A seldom-seen 1989 music video for Michael Jackson's song "Liberian Girl" is a good indication of the pop star's clout.

  15. Notice anything exceptional about today's date? It's July 5, 2009 (05/07/09) -- and three consecutive odd numbers make up the date only five times in a century.(AFP/Nick Morrison)
    "Mathemagician" excited by odd date AFP - Sun Jul 5, 4:54 AM ET

    LONDON (AFP) - This nugget is pointed out by Californian high school maths teacher Ron Gordon, a self-confessed "mathemagician".

  16. Russian traditional wooden dolls, Matreshkas, depicting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barak Obama, are displayed by a street vendor in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 3, 2009. Obama is to visit Russia on July 6-8. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)
    Obama backs Medvedev's judicial reforms AP - Sun Jul 5, 7:57 AM ET

    MOSCOW - President Barack Obama said strengthening human rights and the rule of law in Russia should be a part of the much-heralded "reset" in U.S.-Russian relations, according to an interview with an embattled Russian opposition newspaper.

  17. File - District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry leaves U.S. District Court in Washington in this Aug. 11, 1990 file photo. According to United States Park Police Barry was arrested Saturday July 4, 2009 in Washington after a woman flagged down an officer and complained that Barry was stalking her. Barry was charged with misdemeanor stalking and released. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
    Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalking AP - Sun Jul 5, 8:48 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman.

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