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Navy: Sailor slain on sentry duty in California

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:12:06 EDT

A sailor found dead earlier this week at California's Camp Pendleton was shot while standing sentry, and a fire was set in an attempt to cover up evidence, the U.S. Navy said. Although at least one of Seaman August Provost's relatives said she believes he was killed because of his sexual orientation and his race, Navy officials said there was no indication the killing was a hate crime.

Palin: 'I know when it's time to pass the ball'

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:08 EDT

Sarah Palin said Friday that she will step down as Alaska's governor by the end of the month. She will not seek election to a second gubernatorial term in 2010. As the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, Palin had been considered one of the front-runners for the GOP nomination in 2012.

Jackson memorial tickets available in lottery

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:47:41 EDT

Fans must register online for a lottery to win tickets to Tuesday's Michael Jackson memorial at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, organizers said. People who don't have one of the 17,500 free tickets to be handed out should stay away and watch on TV, officials said.

Diprivan risk well-known to doctors

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:08:41 EDT

While authorities do not yet know what killed Michael Jackson, the possibility that anesthetics -- particularly the drug Diprivan -- might be involved continues to swell. Sources close to Jackson told CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta that the singer traveled with an anesthesiologist who would "take him down" at night and "bring him back up" during a tour in the mid-'90s.

'Serial killer' sought in South Carolina

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:57:56 EDT

The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina. "Let me say that, under the FBI's definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer," Sheriff Bill Blanton said. In addition, Blanton said he did not know whether the shooter knew his victims or whether he may have chosen them at random.

Report: North Korea test-fires more missiles

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:21:35 EDT

North Korea fired a pair of mid-range missiles toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Saturday.

New Honduras leaders reject Zelaya's return

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:02:00 EDT

The head of the Organization of American States said Friday he has found no willingness among leaders of Honduras' interim government to return President Jose Manuel Zelaya to power.

Ex-Iran president seeks to free detainees

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:18:22 EDT

Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.

Mexican elections are referendum on Calderon

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:21:08 EDT

Mexican President Felipe Calderon will wake up a lame duck Monday. How lame will depend largely on nationwide midterm elections Sunday.

3 kids among 6 killed in London high-rise fire

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:15:22 EDT

Two children were killed when a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in south London on Friday afternoon, officials said. Sixteen people were injured.