The father of Sarah Palin’s grandchild said the former Republican vice-presidential candidate wanted to adopt the baby so people would not know her 17-year-old daughter was pregnant.

OUTGOING Alaska governor Sarah Palin has laid the groundwork to take on a larger, national role after leaving state government, citing a “higher calling” with the aim of uniting the country along conservative lines.

Alaska governor Sarah Palin and her unmarried teenage daughter who announced her pregnancy as her mother became the Republican vice-presidential candidate gave a frank TV interview about the issue.

THE daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son named Tripp.

The daughter of former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has given birth to a son, a magazine has reported.

John McCain's running mate Sarah Palin unlawfully abused her power as Alaska's governor by trying to have her former brother-in-law fired as a state trooper, US officials said.

The state police officer at the heart of a legislative investigation into whether Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as governor of Alaska says he has not been contacted by the man overseeing the inquiry.

THE 17-year-old daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is pregnant, Palin said yesterday in an announcement intended to knock down rumours by liberal bloggers that Palin faked her own pregnancy to cover up for her child.

John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin said today that her 17-year-old unmarried daughter was five months pregnant.