Blogs
Reed says no to V.P.
Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, mentioned as a vice presidential possibility after accompanying Barack Obama to Afghanistan and Iraq, seemed to close the door...
Franklin school officials: Let's try to save late bus service
Even though Franklin voters turned down a $2.8 million override last month, Franklin school officials say they still may be able to salvage late bus...
Layoffs hit Freetown
About 15 town employees in Freetown, including five teachers and two patrolmen, are looking for new jobs after the resounding defeat of a Proposition 2...
State seeks two-week extension of Medicaid waiver
By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff The state requested another two-week extension today of its Medicaid waiver to keep its landmark health care law running as...
LOCAL NEWS
High water delays river cleanup
High water caused by recent heavy rains is prompting a local company to put off its volunteer effort to clean up the Winooski River. (AP, 10:17 a.m.)
Two dead in Mass. after car to car shooting
Two men were killed at a Milton intersection after one car pulled up beside another and its occupants opened fire. (AP, 10:07 a.m.)
E. coli warnings rarely seen on private property
State officials are quick to close down public swimming areas when they show high levels of bacteria, but they caution that swimming holes on private properties often carry the same risk and are rarely posted with warning signs. (AP, 10:05 a.m.)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- Mass. city finds long lost portrait of major (AP, 11:29 a.m.)
- Flood damage seen around $400,000 (AP, 9:53 a.m.)
- Lebanon Airport to begin regular Boston flights (AP, 9:35 a.m.)
- Residents complain about firing range (AP, 9:28 a.m.)
NATION
Coast Guard stops search for missing fisherman
The Coast Guard has stopped searching for the owner and captain of a Rhode Island fishing boat that sank off the coast of New Jersey. (AP, 10:53 a.m.)
Montana town loses 4 teens, their athletic hopes
Here in rural Montana, the long roads stretch to the horizon over rolling hills covered with wheat. Drivers casually lift a hand off the wheel to greet oncoming drivers, whether they recognize the car or not. (AP, 10:50 a.m.)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- Coast Guard stops search for missing fisherman (AP, 10:53 a.m.)
- Montana town loses 4 teens, their athletic hopes (AP, 10:50 a.m.)
- Nev. court OKs term limits, kicks some off ballots (AP, 10:41 a.m.)
- Overheard, Obama muses on need for time to think (AP, 10:28 a.m.)
- 'Self defense' says Ohio man who killed black bear (AP, 9:23 a.m.)
WASHINGTON
Bush eager to sign bill tripling AIDS assistance
President Bush said Saturday he's eager to sign legislation that triples money to fight AIDS and other diseases around the world -- an initiative that has won him praise from some of his harshest critics. (AP, 10:17 a.m.)
Provisions of housing-mortgage relief bill
The housing bill Congress plans to send President Bush would: --Give the Federal Housing Administration $300 billion in new lending authority and relax standards to provide affordable, fixed-rate mortgages to an estimated 400,000 debt-ridden homeowners. Any losses would be covered by an affordable housing fund financed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac , the government-sponsored companies that finance mortgages. (AP, 3:56 a.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- Sen. Reed: no 'blank check' for war in Iraq (AP, 11:16 a.m.)
- Bush eager to sign bill tripling AIDS assistance (AP, 10:17 a.m.)
- Provisions of housing-mortgage relief bill (AP, 3:56 a.m.)
- Housing rescue bill heads to Bush for signature (AP, 11:26 a.m.)
- FCC approves XM-Sirius satellite radio merger (AP, 6:47 a.m.)
WORLD
8 foreigners abducted in Nigeria
Unidentified men in a speed boat seized eight foreign oil workers at gunpoint Saturday, a military official said. (AP, 11:05 a.m.)
Beijing manufactures its own scenery for Olympics
Polluted Beijing is usually shrouded in gray, so for the Olympics, Beijing city officials have tried to add some color. (AP, 11:05 a.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- 8 foreigners abducted in Nigeria (AP, 11:05 a.m.)
- Beijing manufactures its own scenery for Olympics (AP, 11:05 a.m.)
- Indian army to help prevent rhino poaching (AP, 10:28 a.m.)
- Custody battle for lost India riot child (AP, 9:10 a.m.)
- Ukrainian president wants national church (AP, 9:10 a.m.)
