Palin Resigning, Future Uncertain Alaska Governor Sarah Palin surprised supporters and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down.
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Judge Tosses Conviction in MySpace Hoax A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide.
Arnold: Lawmakers Back Unions Over Taxpayers The Republican governor said Democrats have resisted reforms he believes must be part of solving the state's $26.3 billion shortfall.
Feds Seize Madoff Penthouse, Force Out Wife Proceeds from a sale of the property and its contents could be used to help reimburse those who lost billions of dollars investing with Madoff before he confessed to running a Ponzi scheme
US Jobless Rate Highest in 26 Years Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.
Online Retailers, States at Odds Over Sales Tax Because companies like Amazon.com Inc. get help drumming up sales from online affiliates, several states say the Internet retailers should charge sales taxes in states where those affiliates are based.
FBI: Saddam Feared Iran More Than US Invasion The notes of the FBI interviews of Saddam Hussein after he was deposed by the U.S. military were made public by the National Security Archive, a non-governmental research institute.
Still More Questions Than Answers in Air France Probe Likening the investigation to a puzzle with missing pieces, lead investigator Alain Bouillard said that one month after the crash, "we are very far from establishing the causes of the accident".
Britain Warns of 100,000 New Flu Cases a Day Britain has officially reported 7,447 swine flu cases and three deaths, but officials acknowledge the real number of cases is far higher, since many with the virus have not been tested.
Jermaine: "I Wish It Was Me" In an interview broadcast Thursday on NBC's "Today" show, Jermaine Jackson also said he wishes he had died instead of his younger brother, and that Michael was "a gift from Allah."
When Life Imitates Art: 9 Prophetic Movies Among the eeriest entries on the list: the death of Farrah Fawcett, who died recently with actor Ryan O'Neal by her side, echoes the famous scene in the 1970 film "Love Story" in which his character's wife dies of leukemia.
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Poll: Media Overdoing Jackson Coverage A new Pew Research Poll says most of you believe there's been too much news coverage about the death of Michael Jackson. KFWB's Bill Cooper says 64 percent of those surveyed are complaining.
Washington Post Scheme Sparks Controversy The Washington Post comes up with a money-making idea that triggers controversy and a question over ethics. KFWB's Andi Marshall reports they were going to offer access to what the paper called "those powerful few."
This Fourth of July is coming in with more of a whimper than a bang. But, as Katie Couric comments, the celebration of freedom does not need costly festivities to be fun.
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