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Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret

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. [Full Story]

Masses yearn to huddle in Liberty's reopened crown
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. [full story]
Firefighters battle big blaze at shuttered SC mill
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- A shuttered mill in northwestern South Carolina has caught fire, spewing clouds of dense, black smoke visible for miles. [full story]
Galveston police baffled by 30 burnt palm trees
GALVESTON, Texas -- Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. [full story]
Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control
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. [full story]
Serial killer has South Carolina residents on edge
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. [full story]
Abortion doc murder suspect advocates via mail
WICHITA, Kan. -- A man charged with shooting a prominent Kansas doctor who performed late-term abortions has been advocating through mailings from his jail cell that such killings are justifiable and communicating with individuals on the fringes of the anti-abortion movement, weeks after suggesting others might be planning similar attacks. [full story]
SC gov leaves mansion, plans Fla. trip with family
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has left his official residence in the state capital and appears to be heading to spend the weekend with his wife and children. [full story]
4 Mich. fishermen missing on Lake Erie
MONROE, Mich. -- The U.S. Coast Guard and others are searching Lake Erie for four Michigan fishermen whose 19-foot boat set sail a day earlier. [full story]
Electrical failure in NYC ferry crash: official
NEW YORK -- Authorities say the failure of a transformer caused a Staten Island ferry to lose power and slam into a pier. [full story]