TODAY'S GLOBE TOP STORIES
Blogs
Obama speaks on Putin, Jackson, and more
Before he heads off for the July Fourth holiday, then a major foreign trip headlined by his first Russia summit, President Obama sat down today...
Forecasters predict downpours of up to 4 inches of rain, warn of floods
By Globe Staff The National Weather Service is warning this afternoon of possible flash flooding in areas in central and eastern Massachusetts, with some areas...
Recount affirms Walpole vote for library tax increase
By Christine Legere Globe Correspondent It was definitely a cliff-hanger, but a hand tally of over 5,000 election ballots on Monday night essentially supported the...
Today's Globe: doctors via robots, chelation study, swine flu in Britain
The robot glides past the beeping heart monitor, past a row of patients supine on their electric beds, past the beehive of the nurses’ station....
LOCAL NEWS
Rhode Island Daily Lottery
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 4-7-4-8 (AP, 8:18 p.m.)
Tri-State Weekly Grand
The four numbers drawn Friday in the Tri-State Weekly Grand lottery in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were 4, 28, 29 and 30, and the Lucky Ball number was 22. (AP, 7:18 p.m.)
Tri-State Weekly Grand
The four numbers drawn Friday in the Tri-State Weekly Grand lottery in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont were 4, 28, 29 and 30, and the Lucky Ball number was 22. (AP, 7:18 p.m.)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7:18 p.m.)
- Conn. Gov. takes care of military business (AP, 5:48 p.m.)
- Conn. Gov. takes care of military business (AP, 5:48 p.m.)
- Play 4 Day (AP, 4:58 p.m.)
- Play 3 Day (AP, 4:58 p.m.)
NATION
Firefighters battle big blaze at shuttered SC mill
A shuttered mill in northwestern South Carolina has caught fire, spewing clouds of dense, black smoke visible for miles. (AP, 8:49 p.m.)
Calif. bullet trains hit criticism on SF peninsula
Last November, more than 60 percent of voters on the San Francisco Peninsula supported a $9.9 billion bond measure to help pay for a high-speed rail line between San Francisco and the Los Angeles area. (Associated Press Writer, 7:09 p.m.)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout (AP, 9:30 p.m.)
- Neverland closes until after LA Jackson memorial (AP, 8:09 p.m.)
- Guests for the Sunday TV news shows (AP, 6:49 p.m.)
- Events in Palin's political career (AP, 6:41 p.m.)
- AP News in Brief (AP, 6:20 p.m.)
WASHINGTON
Palin to resign as Alaska governor in surprise move
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party's vice presidential candidate in 2008, said on Friday she will resign this month, an unexpected move that could signal a run for higher office. (Reuters, 9:40 p.m.)
Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests
A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge. (Associated Press Writer, 9:30 p.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP, 9:40 p.m.)
- Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp David (AP, 11:30 a.m.)
- Republican: Sotomayor had ties to extreme group (AP, 7:30 a.m.)
- Cheney discussed media inquiries into Plame leak (AP, 1:10 a.m.)
- GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents (AP, 2 a.m.)
WORLD
Air France jet turns around mid-flight
Air France says a flight has been forced to return to a Dominican airport because of technical problems with its air conditioning. (AP, 8:59 p.m.)
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,322
As of Friday, July 3, 2009, at least 4,322 members of the U.S. military had died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count. (AP, 7:39 p.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- Bermuda woman sentenced in theft of premier's info (AP, 9:20 p.m.)
- North Korea fires Scud missiles: report (Reuters, 9:40 p.m.)
- Colorado company offers banana coffins (AP, 8:19 p.m.)
- Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank (AP, 8:49 p.m.)
- US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 642 (AP, 7:39 p.m.)
