More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday.

A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him in an editorial Saturday of committing crimes against the nation.

Philadelphia, Miss., declares independence from an ugly past. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.

Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government.

Returning from his suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy, Manny Ramirez barely hit the ball out of the infield in the Dodgers’ 6-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday.

Roger Clemens’ lawyer says the pitcher was not among the more than 100 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2003.