WASILLA, Alaska (AP) -- 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....

7/4/2009 6:51:40 AM

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired seven 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....

7/4/2009 8:49:38 AM

BAGHDAD (AP) -- Vice President Joe Biden celebrated the Fourth of July with his son and other American troops in Iraq on Saturday, a day after warning Iraqi leaders that U.S. assistance will be jeopardized if the country reverts to ethnic and sectarian violence....

7/4/2009 9:33:42 AM

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Serena Williams beat her sister Venus 7-6 (3), 6-2 on Saturday for her third Wimbledon title and 11th Grand Slam championship....

7/4/2009 10:11:02 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Questions about Michael Jackson's use of prescription drugs are intensifying after a powerful sedative was found inside his home....

7/4/2009 6:52:02 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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....

7/4/2009 9:05:29 AM

KABUL (AP) -- Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops and wounding several more in a two-hour battle, officials said....

7/4/2009 8:13:51 AM

NEW YORK (AP) -- The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years began the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom and national pride....

7/4/2009 8:40:13 AM

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and said in an editorial Saturday that he should be tried for committing crimes against the nation....

7/4/2009 6:50:30 AM

MONACO (AP) -- Seven-time champion Lance Armstrong has taken the early lead in the first-stage individual time trial of the Tour de France....

7/4/2009 9:59:01 AM