July 4 fireworks shows go up in smoke
With the recession eating away at state and local budgets everywhere, it will be a silent Fourth of July across the country for many communities that have canceled their annual fireworks shows.
Johnny comes marching home — to no job
National Guardsmen are coming home from Iraq to face a new enemy – a swooning economy that has landed like a KO'd heavyweight on the canvas of their home towns.
Cop nabs robber minutes after graduating
One of the NYPD's newest officers made his first arrest just minutes after graduating from the Police Academy in a ceremony at Madison Square Garden.
Web lottery for Jackson memorial tickets
A public service will take place Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles with 17,500 seats available via lottery. Meanwhile, officials are asking non-credentialed fans to stay home.
Honduras says won't restore president
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.
Report: N. Korea test-fires missiles
North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. .
Cops hunt serial killer after 4 shootings
Authorities in South Carolina are looking for a serial killer they believe has shot four people to death within 10 miles of each other over the past six days.
Report: Turkoglu ditches Blazers for Raptors
Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu decided Friday to pass on Portland and is reportedly likely to sign with Toronto for $56 million over five years.
Iran cleric: U.K. 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.
2 U.S. troops killed, 4 hurt in Afghan blast
A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
