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 Top Stories  Palin resignation leaves questions on 2012 run (AP) 4 Jul 2009 at 12:51pm AP - Even for a nonconformist, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has defied political logic with her sudden, stunning announcement to leave office more than a year early.  On Independence Day, Liberty's crown reopens (AP) 4 Jul 2009 at 5:57pm AP - The first visitors allowed into the Statue of Liberty's crown in nearly eight years made the arduous climb Saturday on an Independence Day journey laden with symbolism of freedom, national pride — and for one couple, romance.  North Korea fires missiles in 4th of July salvo (AP) 4 Jul 2009 at 6:18pm AP - North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles Saturday into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied U.N. resolutions and drew global expressions of condemnation and concern.  Serena tops Venus in Wimbledon final (AP) 4 Jul 2009 at 6:07pm AP - Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.  2 US troops die in attack on base in Afghanistan (AP) 4 Jul 2009 at 5:52pm AP - Taliban militants fired rockets and mortars at a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing two American troops in a fierce battle as thousands of Marines in the south continued with their massive anti-Taliban push. |
 Top stories of the day on TIME.com  The Making of America: The Legacy of F.D.R. 3 Jul 2009 at 9:30am Franklin D. Roosevelt led the U.S. through a depression and a world war. By the time he died, the nation was profoundly changed -- and we owe much of the change to him and his bold presidency President Bill Clinton on FDR 4 Jul 2009 at 5:10pm The Relentless Mrs. Roosevelt 4 Jul 2009 at 5:10pm The Populism of the FDR Era 4 Jul 2009 at 5:10pm Photographing FDR 4 Jul 2009 at 5:10pm |
 CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Biden mocks ghost of Saddam on July 4 visit 4 Jul 2009 at 5:49pm Vice President Joe Biden celebrated American patriotism during a Fourth of July visit to Iraq today. He presided at a naturalization ceremony at one of Saddam Hussein's former palaces, where 237 U.S. service members were sworn in as American citizens. "We did it in Saddam's palace and I can think of nothing better. That S.O.B. is rolling over in his grave right now," Biden said. North Korea test-fires 7 missiles, says Seoul 4 Jul 2009 at 3:12pm North Korea fired seven short-range missiles in less than seven hours today, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said today. The recent firings come amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula. The missiles were apparently Scud-type, estimated to have a range of about 310 miles, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency. Successor: Palin Alaska's 'greatest gift' to U.S. 4 Jul 2009 at 4:17pm Alaskan Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell, who will succeed Gov. Sarah Palin after she leaves office later this month, called Palin Alaska's greatest gift to the United States on Saturday. Jackson fans face long odds for tickets 4 Jul 2009 at 12:12pm Fans continued to register by the thousands early Saturday, hoping to be among the 8,750 people who will be randomly picked to attend the memorial service for singer Michael Jackson next week. Diprivan risk well-known to doctors 4 Jul 2009 at 2:08am 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. |
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