CELEBRATING HONEST ABE & 4TH OF JULY

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WICS iRadar Weather WICS Weather Forecast

FRIDAY NIGHT: Late night showers and thunderstorms. LOW 64.

JULY 4TH: Showers and thunderstorms likely into mid-afternoon. Locally heavy rainfall possible in the morning. HIGH: 75.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly Cloudy. LOW 62.

SUNDAY: Mostly Sunny. HIGH 82.

Joe Crain
Storm Team 20 Meteorologist

• US & WORLD NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS

Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret

Hundreds celebrate new citizenship at Disney

4 Mich. fishermen missing on Lake Erie

Authorities worried that huge crowd could fill streets

Ruling that overturned NJ murder conviction stands


INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Irish, Ugandan aid workers seized in north Darfur

Firefighters tackle blaze at London high-rise

Top diplomat visits Honduras to deliver ultimatum

Demonstrators block Paris airport over Yemen crash

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7:00 pm: Surviving Surburbia
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8:00 pm: According To Jim
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• ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

"ICE AGE 3: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS" - QUEEN LATIFAH

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Queen Latifah says when she's pregnant she hopes she's able to be "as calm and cool and collected" as her preggers character in "Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" is.

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NEW ZEALAND AIRLINES - NUDE SAFETY VIDEO

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Bet everyone watches that in-flight safety video on New Zealand's national airline now that the crew in the film is wearing nothing but body paint.

• BUSINESS NEWS

Stocks fall as job losses top estimates

NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street has sent stock prices sharply lower after today's monthly employment report contained more job losses than expected.

• CONSUMER INFO

FDA requires Chantix to have mental health warning

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration will require Pfizer Inc.'s smoking cessation drug Chantix to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over a series of mental health side effects, including depression and suicidal thoughts. ...

• SCIENCE/TECH NEWS

IN THE NEWS: FEDS HELPING STATIONS LOST IN DIGITAL SWITCH

NEW YORK (AP) -- The federal government is lending a helping hand to some TV stations that have gotten lost in the digital shuffle.

• SPORTS

Thome powers White Sox to 6-2 win

CHICAGO (AP) -- Jim Thome hit the 550th homer of his career in the eighth inning to put the White Sox ahead and Chicago went on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 last night .