Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret (AP) AP - 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. Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home (AP) AP - The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at the singer's memorial service. SKorea says NKorea fires 4 missiles off east coast (AP) AP - North Korea fired four 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. Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP) AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Iranian authorities have barred journalists for international news organizations from reporting on the streets and ordered them to stay in their offices. This report is based on the accounts of witnesses reached in Iran and official statements carried on Iranian media. Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president (AP) AP - Honduras rebuffed a personal appeal from the Americas' top international diplomat Friday, refusing to reinstate President Manuel Zelaya and setting the stage for a dramatic showdown if the ousted leader returns to reclaim power this weekend. Myanmar denies UN chief's request to see Suu Kyi (AP) AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is deeply disappointed after the Myanmar junta rejected his second and final request to meet jailed opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests (AP) AP - A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge. 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 wounded (AP) AP - A U.S. military spokeswoman says two American troops have been killed and four others wounded after an explosion in eastern Afghanistan. MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP) AP - The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. Ramirez apologizes to fans, Dodgers teammates (AP) AP - Manny Ramirez returned to the big leagues as only he could. Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters) Reuters - Sarah Palin, the brash, deeply conservative governor of Alaska who crashed onto the U.S. national political scene last year as the Republican candidate for U.S. vice president, announced abruptly on Friday she was resigning as governor. North Korea defies U.S. with new missile launches (Reuters) Reuters - North Korea test-fired four missiles on Saturday, South Korea's defense ministry said, in an act of defiance toward the United States that further stoked regional tensions already high due to its nuclear test in May. Putin rejects Obama criticism before meeting (Reuters) Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's charge that he was mired in Cold War thinking, setting the scene for a stormy first meeting at a Moscow summit next week. Medici lawyer says Kohn didn't get Madoff payments (Reuters) Reuters - Austrian fund manager Sonja Kohn did not receive any kickbacks from Bernard Madoff to steer Bank Medici customer funds to the swindler's investment business, a Medici lawyer said on Friday. Honduras rulers renounce OAS charter (Reuters) Reuters - Honduras's interim rulers spurned a demand from the Organization of American States on Friday to restore leftist President Manuel Zelaya to power and said they would no longer recognize the OAS charter, deepening Central America's worst political crisis in decades.