WASILLA, Alaska - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.
SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea fired six 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.
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Fireworks will light the skies on the Fourth of July and one of the biggest displays is on the South Carolina coast where tens of thousands are expected at the 13th annual celebration on the USS Yorktown.
GAFFNEY, S.C. - A terrified rural South Carolina community hunkered down over the Fourth of July after the sheriff said a serial killer was on the loose, and longtime residents were reminded of a murderer who terrorized the town in the 1960s.
SAN DIEGO - Manny Ramirez looked like a guy who missed 50 games.
TORONTO - Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
LOS ANGELES - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service.
BANGKOK, Thailand - As U2 kicks off its world tour, the Irish rockers are turning a spotlight on Myanmar's jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

NORMANDY, France – Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher S. Smoak recently traveled to now-silenced battlefields with names like Omaha Beach and Utah Beach to observe the 65th Commemoration of D-Day.
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At a time when everyone else is cutting back, one Orangeburg family grew exponentially in one day.
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COLUMBIA — After a week that offered the world a glimpse into the conflicted mind of philandering South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, his constituents differed Friday on whether he should leave office.
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Two members of the late James Brown’s entourage are hoping to preserve the legacy of the era that their old boss helped create.
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