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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26; doesn't announce plans (AP, 6:20 p.m.)
Why is Sarah Palin resigning as Alaska governor?
Sarah Palin, who surprised the U.S. political world last year by becoming Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate, surprised again Friday by announcing her resignation as Alaska's governor. (Reuters, 5:42 p.m.)
Sarah Palin to resign as Alaska governor this month
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Republican John McCain's vice presidential running mate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office. (Reuters, 6 p.m.)
Ruling that overturned NJ murder conviction stands
A federal appeals court will not reconsider its ruling that overturned a murder conviction. In a decision announced Thursday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would deny the request made by the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey. (AP, 4:50 p.m.)
Galveston police baffled by 30 burnt palm trees
Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. (AP, 5 p.m.)
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DEA experience an
aid in Jackson probe
(AP Photo)
The Los Angeles Police Department’s request for federal drug agents to join the investigation of Michael Jackson’s death indicates that illegal activity may be suspected in the dispensing of painkillers, sedatives, antidepressants, or other medications to the 50-year-old entertainer. Above, Maya Clark, 5, sits in front of a makeshift memorial for the late pop star outside the Jackson family residence. (By Josh Meyer and Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times)
US highway deaths drop in quarter
Fewer people died on the nation’s highways during the first three months of 2009 as motor vehicle fatalities continued to fall to levels not seen in nearly a half-century. (Associated Press)
Detainee interview sites
won’t be dismantled
A prosecutor agreed yesterday that the government will not dismantle overseas locations where a former Guantanamo detainee claims he was interrogated by the CIA before he was brought to the United States for trial on terrorism charges. (Associated Press)
Sanford’s wife talks of forgiving
The wife of embattled Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina called his affair with an Argentine woman “inexcusable’’ but said yesterday that she is willing to forgive him. (Associated Press)
Judge admonished over Web sex files
A high-ranking federal judge who made sexually explicit material available on his website was cleared with an admonishment yesterday by fellow judges. (Associated Press)
Judge dismisses MySpace hoax case
A federal judge tentatively decided yesterday to dismiss the case against a Missouri woman who had been convicted of computer fraud stemming from an Internet hoax that prompted a teenage girl to commit suicide. (Los Angeles Times)
New form of El Nino may
increase storms in the Atlantic
El Nino may have a split personality. The warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean has long been known to affect weather around the world, but researchers now say it may come in two forms with different impacts. (By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press)
Problems found in chelation study
A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death. (By Marilynn Marchione, Associated Press)
Kennedy, Dodd unveil trimmer
Senate healthcare bill
Americans who refuse to buy medical coverage could be hit with fines of more than $1,000 under a healthcare overhaul bill unveiled yesterday by key Senate Democrats looking to fulfill President Obama’s top domestic priority. (By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
Obama serves notice to Putin
Days from his first Moscow summit, President Obama said yesterday that Russia’s former president, Vladimir Putin, “still has a lot of sway’’ in his nation and needs an in-person reminder that the Cold War is over. (Boston Globe)
Police around country seek record
federal aid to avoid layoffs
The nation’s police departments are clamoring for an unprecedented amount of federal aid to forestall big local tax hikes or the possible layoff of nearly 40,000 police officers - enough to staff the entire New York City department. (By Devlin Barrett, Associated Press)