Zelaya's plane circles Honduran runway, can't land (AP)

Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya protest outside the entrance to the international airport in Tegucigalpa, Sunday, July 5, 2009. After the Organization of American States, OAS, suspended Saturday night Honduras' participation in the organization because of last week coup, Zelaya took off for home Sunday in a Venezuelan jet in a high-stakes attempt to return to power, even as the interim government told its military to turn away the plane. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - Ousted President Manuel Zelaya was kept from landing at the main Honduras airport Sunday because the runway was blocked by military vehicles and groups of soldiers, some of them clashing with a crowd of thousands outside.



OMG!! Jackson fans beat odds for memorial tickets (AP)

A child passes a large poster at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , Sunday, July 5, 2009. The venue is the planned location for late pop star Michael Jackson's memorial service scheduled for Tuesday, July 7.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - Like a modern-day Willy Wonka tale, fans celebrated Sunday after beating the odds to win coveted tickets to Michael Jackson's memorial service at Staples Center.



Tenn. police rule ex-QB McNair's death a homicide (AP)

This combo shows Steve McNair, left, in a 2003 season file photo and Sahel Kazemi is shown in this undated booking photo from the Davidson County Sheriff. McNair, who led the famous Tennessee Titans' drive that came a yard short of forcing overtime in the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead Saturday July 4, 2009 with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head. Police said a pistol was discovered near the body of a woman, identified by Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron, as 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi also shot dead in a downtown condominium. She had a single gunshot wound to the head. (AP Photo)AP - Shot twice in the head and two more times in the chest, former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was the victim of a homicide, police declared Sunday. But authorities wouldn't say it was a murder-suicide — even with his 20-year-old girlfriend dead at his feet from a single bullet.



Bankruptcy judge OKs GM sale plan (AP)

AP - A bankruptcy judge says General Motors can sell the bulk of its assets to a new company, clearing the way for the automaker to quickly emerge from bankruptcy.
Observers: Palin resignation cuts losses in Alaska (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2008 file photo, Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin blows a kiss to supporters after speaking at a rally at the Silver Spurs Arena, in Kissimmee, Fla. A day after abruptly announcing she would soon give up her job as governor, Palin on Saturday July 4, 2009 indicated on a social networking site that she would take on a larger, national role, citing a 'higher calling' to unite the country along conservative lines. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool, File)AP - Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin returned from the presidential campaign trail, many Alaskans felt her heart wasn't in the job.





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