Palin's resignation hurts her future
WASHINGTON (AP):Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's abrupt and unscripted holiday resignation is an odd way to launch a potential presidential bid and certainly no help to a party battered by scandal and fighting for relevancy.Yet, from a folksy figure who...

North Korea fires missiles - Salvo a slap at the United States
SEOUL, South Korea (AP):North Korea launched seven ballistic missiles yesterday, into waters off its east coast in a show of military firepower that defied United Nations (UN) resolutions and drew global expressions of...