1.Illinois Senator Roland Burris says he will not run for a full term in the US Senate next year. His first few months in office dogged by controversy, including questions about whether he offered to raise money to disgraced former Governor Rod Blag...
1. President Barack Obama says world leaders have made some important strides this week on fighting climate change. The Group of 8 Summit in Italy didn't meet Obama's goal of sweeping new agreements between the developed and developing world. Still...
1.President Barack Obama is joining other world leaders at the G-8 summit in Italy. Topping the agenda are new efforts for battling global warming and the economy. G-8 leaders said the global economy is still too shaky to begin rolling back massive...
1. Michael Jackson's star-studded memorial service is being broadcast worldwide. About 50 theaters across the country are putting on free showings for fans. First, the Jackson family held a private funeral at Forest Lawn Cemetery. 2. President Barac...
1.A public memorial and viewings have been scheduled in Nashville later this week for Steve McNair. McNair and 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi were found dead over the weekend. Police are calling the former NFL quarterback's death a homicide. 2.President B...
1. Police are calling the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair a homicide. But so far, authorities haven't reached a conclusion about the death of the 20-year-old woman found with him. They say the two had been dating for the past s...
1. Tourists in New York are getting a view they haven't seen in years. The Statue of Liberty's crown is once again open to visitors. It had been closed since the 911 attacks. Only 30 people are allowed up per hour. Some 14,000 tickets have already b...
1.Alaska governor Sarah Palin is stepping down. She didn't explain exactly why she's taking the abrupt move. But it does further speculation that she's focusing on the 2012 presidential race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate says he...
1. Los Angeles officials are holding closed-door talks about a possible event for Michael Jackson at a downtown arena Tuesday. That's according to a person with knowledge of the situation. It's not clear if a funeral or a public memorial was being d...
1.President Barack Obama says he recognizes the heavy price tag of revamping the health care system. But at a town-hall-style meeting in Virginia he added that it would cost a lot more to do nothing. The Republicans spoken out against Obama's propos...
