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.   Nations:U.S.   Source:(AP)     2009-07-03 Federer, Roddick to meet in 3rd Wimbledon final WIMBLEDON, England - Five-time champion Roger Federer reached his seventh straight Wimbledon final Friday and will face Andy Roddick for a chance at a record 15th Grand Slam title.   Nations:Zimbabwe U.S. Australia   People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick   Activities:2009 Wimbledon     2009-07-03 Palin resigning as Alaska governor WASILLA, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race.   Nations:U.S.   People:Sarah Palin   Source:(AP)     2009-07-03 Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson's home LOS ANGELES - A law enforcement official says the powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home.   Nations:U.S. France   People:Michael Jackson Jerry Brown   Activities:Michael Jackson Death   Source:(AP)     2009-07-03 Federer storms into seventh final LONDON (Reuters) - Roger Federer stood one match away from a record 15th grand slam title after he snuffed out the challenge of Germany's Tommy Haas 7-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the Wimbledon final on Friday.   People:Tommy Haas Andy Murray Rafael Nadal Pete Sampras Roger Federer Andy Roddick   Activities:2009 Wimbledon   Source:(Reuters)     2009-07-03 Video shows vigorous Jackson before death LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A video released Thursday showed Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health.   People:Michael Jackson   Activities:Michael Jackson Death   Source:(AFP)     2009-07-02 Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign NAWA, Afghanistan - U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan.   Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan   People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama   Activities:Afghan Terror War   Source:(AP)     2009-07-02 Obama to tell Putin: Time to move past Cold War WASHINGTON - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.   Nations:Afghanistan North Korea Russia Pakistan   People:Kobe Bryant Michael Jackson Dmitry Medvedev Joseph Biden Barack Obama Michael Jordan   Activities:Russia-U.S.     2009-07-02 Mayfield misses deadline to enter car at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend's race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test.   Nations:U.S.   People:Jeremy Mayfield Mike Wallace   Activities:NASCAR   Source:(AP)     2009-07-02 Jackson funeral takes shape as drug probe widens LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Funeral plans for Michael Jackson were slowly taking shape Thursday one week after the pop icon's death as federal drug investigators joined the probe into the superstar's sudden demise.   People:Michael Jackson   Activities:Michael Jackson Death   Source:(AFP)     2009-07-02 Feds seize Madoff penthouse, wife must leave NEW YORK - The U.S. Marshals Service on Thursday took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere.   Nations:U.S.   Activities:Madoff Fraud Case   Source:(AP)     2009-07-02 Putin has 'one foot in old ways,' Obama says WASHINGTON - On the eve of a trip to Moscow, President Barack Obama chided Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Thursday for keeping "one foot in the old ways of doing business." By contrast, he said Putin's handpicked successor as president understands that Cold War behavior is outdated.   Nations:Russia North Korea   People:Kobe Bryant Michael Jackson Dmitry Medvedev Barack Obama Michael Jordan Vladimir Putin   Activities:Russia-U.S.   Source:(AP)     2009-07-02

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