From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 8:54 AM

Al-Qaida’s defeat is "within reach," U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday during a visit to Afghanistan. He said eliminating as few as 10 of the group's top figures could cripple its ability to strike the West. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 6:31 AM

British royalty mixed with Hollywood royalty on Saturday evening as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a black-tie event in Los Angeles. (June 10)

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 6:02 AM

British royalty mixed with Hollywood royalty on Saturday evening as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a black-tie event in Los Angeles. (June 10)

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 5:12 AM

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have arrived at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club in California to participate in a charity polo match. Both William and his brother, Prince Harry, regularly play polo during the summer months. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 4:33 AM

Here’s the latest news for Saturday, July 9: Panetta visits Afghanistan; South Sudan created; News of the World's last edition; Jeter gets 3,000 hits

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 4:33 AM

Here’s the latest news for Saturday, July 9: Panetta visits Afghanistan; South Sudan created; News of the World's last edition; Jeter gets 3,000 hits

From: AOL News on Sun, Jul 10 2011 4:33 AM

Here’s the latest news for Saturday, July 9: Panetta visits Afghanistan; South Sudan created; News of the World's last edition; Jeter gets 3,000 hits

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 4:19 PM

Derek Jeter of the Yankees picked up the 3,000th hit of his career in dramatic fashion on Saturday. Facing Tampa Bay’s David Price in the bottom of the third, Jeter slammed a home run. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 4:16 PM

In his first public statement, new Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tells reporters the U.S. is "within reach of strategically defeating Al Qaeda."

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 4:16 PM

The eighth annual "F as in Fat" report ranks Mississippi as the fattest state in the union - for the seventh year in a row.

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 3:52 PM

Writing the obituary for their own newspaper, News of the World’s journalists prepared their final edition Saturday as Britain's media establishment reeled from the expanding phone-hacking scandal. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 2:48 PM

A cell phone store gorilla mascot was taken down by a prankster wearing a banana costume in Strongsville, Ohio.

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 1:00 PM

South Sudan raised the flag of its new nation for the first time Saturday, as thousands of South Sudanese citizens and dozens of international dignitaries swarmed the new country capital of Juba to celebrate the country’s birth. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 11:14 AM

Here is a look at some of the notable events that took place on this day in history, July 9.

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 11:14 AM

In the weekly GOP radio and Internet address, Washington state Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers says the economy is actually creating fewer jobs month-to-month despite talk of economic recovery. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 10:15 AM

President Barack Obama says the nation’s budget crisis requires a "balanced approach and "political sacrifices" by both Democrats and Republicans. (July 9)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 9:45 AM

Yellowstone National Park officials say they will not kill or capture a grizzly bear that mauled a 57-year-old hiker to death because it was only defending its cubs and had not threatened humans before. (July 8)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 9:23 AM

Betty Ford, wife of former President Gerald Ford and the founder of the Betty Ford Center for substance abuse and addiction, has died at age 93. (July 8)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 6:56 AM

An ex-convict who went on a deadly shooting spree in western Michigan targeted two ex-girlfriends, fatally shooting both of them and five members of their families, including his own 12-year-old daughter, police said Friday. (July 8)

From: AOL News on Sat, Jul 09 2011 5:43 AM

After days of rain and thunderstorms at the Kennedy Space Center nearly nearly a million people gathered with the hope that the space shuttle would make it’s final launch. (July 8)