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NATICK, Mass. -- An elderly female crashed into a liquor store Friday morning. [Full Story]
WASILLA, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012.
LOS ANGELES -- City officials are scrambling over the holiday weekend to try to figure out how to accommodate a public memorial service for Michael Jackson at a venue that can hold no more than 20,000 people. [Full Story]
BOSTON -- Rob Johnson doubled home two runs in the 11th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Friday night. [Full Story]
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired two missiles off it eastern coast Saturday, a South Korean official said. [more]
CANCUN, Mexico -- As swine flu runs rampant in the Southern Hemisphere winter, world health experts are concerned that some hard-hit countries have been reluctant to take forceful measures to protect public health. [more]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Honduras' Supreme Court rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya before a Saturday deadline. [more]
CALGARY, Alberta -- The head of U.S. Central Command warned Friday that the thousands of American troops surging into Afghanistan's turbulent Helmand province to battle the Taliban are in for a tough fight. [more]
CAIRO -- Gunmen abducted two female aid workers in Darfur on Friday, said the international peacekeeping mission in the western region of Sudan. [more]
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers. [more]
WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group's papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring. [more]
WASHINGTON -- First you paid to insure your car. Soon you may have to add health insurance premiums to that stack of monthly bills as well. [more]
WASHINGTON -- 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 the Cold War is over. [more]
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is "moving the ball" to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in hiring, promotions and admissions. [more]
ELGIN, Ill. -- Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. [more]
SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS, Calif. -- Deputies say a bear with an apparent sweet-tooth busted into a San Bernardino County home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from a couple's refrigerator. [more]
CLEVELAND -- Hundreds of gulls were killed or maimed in Cleveland after what investigators believe was cooking oil spewed from a sewer pipe into the Cuyahoga River. [more]
COVENTRY, Vt. -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp -- dairy cows' contribution to global warming. [more]
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The bride wore white -- and a face mask. [more]
BOSTON -- Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hip, said Friday that he feels like he could play now. [more]
BOSTON -- Boston right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka will be going to Florida on Monday to begin a strengthening program that the Red Sox hope will get him back to the big leagues later this season. [more]
NEW YORK -- A.J. Burnett quickly got the New York Yankees back to their winning ways. [more]
BOSTON -- The Seattle Mariners have activated right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley from the 15-day disabled list and optioned infielder Mike Carp to Triple-A Tacoma. [more]
WIMBLEDON, England -- Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title. [more]
NEW YORK -- It's crowded. It's hot. You have to climb hundreds of steps to get there. And throngs of people can't wait to visit. [more]
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A shuttered mill in northwestern South Carolina has caught fire, spewing clouds of dense, black smoke visible for miles. [more]
GALVESTON, Texas -- Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. [more]
Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried -- he's already running out of money. [more]
GAFFNEY, S.C. -- Terrified residents canceled Fourth of July plans and holed up in their homes Friday as investigators hunted a serial killer believed to have shot four people to death. [more]
SAGAMORE, Mass. -- The July 4 holiday got off to a rough start in Massachusetts as a serious car accident stopped traffic on the Sagamore Bridge. [more]
BOSTON -- Police are searching for a gang of phone thieves. [more]
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A New Bedford teen has been ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty to killing a young mother in a shooting outside his home. [more]
BOSTON -- The state Registry of Motor Vehicles is closing 11 branches statewide and opening five new branches in a move it says will save $1.7 million annually. [more]
VATICAN CITY -- Cardinal John Henry Newman, an influential 19th-century Anglican theologian who converted to Roman Catholicism, moved a step closer to possible sainthood Friday after the pope approved a miracle attributed to his intercession. [more]
Mortgage rates may be on the rise again, so now is the time to decide if should you refinance? [more]
If you're planning on firing up the grill for the 4th this weekend, we've got a great way to spice up your backyard barbecue.7's Frances Rivera met with a local king of barbecue to get a smokin' hot recipe for Jamaican jerk chicken, in ‘The Dish!' [more]
We're already into July and it seems the whole month of June was a wet one... and health experts say the soggy weather can take a toll on your mood and overall health, Frances Rivera tells you how to beat the rainy weather blues in tonight's Healthcast. [more]
Police officers work to keep the roads safe. And for some that means writing tickets. But we found not all communities are asking drivers to pay up for pushing the speed limit. 7's Jonathan Hall uncovers which towns are less likely to ticket speeders. [more]
If you're one of the millions struggling with credit card debt, the mounting pressure to make payments can become overwhelming, but there are ways to get by. [more]
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