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1 killed as Marines push deeper into Afghanistan

U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001.

Full Story updated 7/3/2009 4:23 PM

Sarah Palin to resign as governor of Alaska

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.

Full Story updated 7/3/200 3:57 PM

Powerful sedative found in Jackson's home

The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:57 PM

Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried

A top Iranian cleric said Friday that some of the detained Iranian staffers of the British Embassy in Tehran will be put on trial, and he accused Britain of a role in instigating widespread protests that erupted over the country's disputed presidential election.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 10:00 AM

New Zealand airline issues nude safety video

New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 6:59 AM

Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War

Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder that the Cold War is over.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

China says deadly bus fire was deliberately set

A Chinese bus fire that killed 27 people and injured dozens last month was deliberately set by a man who committed suicide, state media said Friday.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife leaves

Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she had asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

17,500 fan tickets for Jackson memorial

Los Angeles city officials are preparing for massive crowds downtown during Tuesday's public memorial for Michael Jackson at Staples Center.

Full Story updated 7/3/2009 2:06 PM

S.C. serial killer blamed for 4 deaths

Sheriff's deputies searched Friday for a serial killer blamed for four deaths over the past six days as terrified residents wondered who might be next.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:58 PM

Violations found in Ind. worker's death

State inspectors are citing a northern Indiana lumber recycling plant with safety violations in the death of a worker.

Full Story published 7/3/200 10:05 AM

N. Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD

A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Sheriff: Same person has killed 3 in So. Carolina

A sheriff says the shooting deaths of a peach farmer and two women in a rural South Carolina county the past week have been linked to the same killer.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

S.Calif.-to-Vegas route wins federal designation

The clogged tourist travel route between Southern California and Las Vegas has been designated a federal high-speed rail corridor, in a move that officials hope would signal increased cooperation between the regions on building speedier train travel.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids

The future of Michael Jackson's children was thrown into question Thursday when his ex-wife emerged and won a delay in a custody hearing while she decides whether she wants to raise her two offspring.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Prosecutors: Flirty juror no reason for new trial

A Los Angeles fashion designer convicted of sexually assaulting seven women and teenage girls should not be granted a new trial even though a juror flirted over the phone with the defendant's sister, prosecutors argued Thursday.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

S.C. gov's wife may be able to forgive affair

South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Hate crime probe called for in gay sailor's death

The chairman the House Veterans Affairs Committee is calling for a Defense Department and Marine Corps probe to see if the killing of a gay sailor at Camp Pendleton was a hate crime.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

N.Korea fires missiles; launch toward U.S. feared

North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast in a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the U.S. Independence Day holiday.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

Police find 4 bodies, 3 decapitated, in Mexico

Mexican authorities say police have found the bodies of four people killed in apparent drug violence, three of them decapitated.

Full Story published 7/3/2009 12:00 AM

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