Blogs
In Thanksgiving message, Obama promises jobs
President Obama, with a jobs refrain on the brain, uses the traditional Thanksgiving Day message to tell Americans that he feels their economic pain and...
Canton volleyball team finds inspiration in Molly’s story
One senior captain, outside hitter Allie Jones, left the match with an ankle injury. The other, setter Colleen Healey, was hobbling on her ankle too...
Introducing Budget Blues, a new blog
We're launching a new blog, Budget Blues, to cover the financial struggles facing Massachusetts communities and their tax payers. We'll write about property tax overrides,...
'Engage with Grace,' again
Health care bloggers, including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CEO Paul Levy and e-Patient Dave deBronkart, are urging people to talk to friends and family...
LOCAL NEWS
Rhode Island Wild Money
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island Wild Money lottery drawing for Thursday were: 1-10-11-14-23-Extra 31 (AP, 11/26/09)
Rhode Island Daily Lottery
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Thursday were: 6-8-8-9 (AP, 11/26/09)
Portland flights to Nova Scotia are suspended
The only international flights at the Portland International Jetport have been suspended. Starlink Aviation said Thursday that commercial flights connecting Portland to Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia, will stop running after Monday. (AP, 11/26/09)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- Conn. police charge at least 28 with DUI (AP, 11/26/09)
- New gay rights group brings message to RI leaders (AP, 11/26/09)
- Woodbridge selectman arrested for DUI (AP, 11/26/09)
- 'Ghost' traps, long lost, keep catching lobsters (AP, 11/26/09)
- Play 3 Day (AP, 11/26/09)
NATION
Obituaries in the news
E. Laurence Chalmers, who led the University of Kansas during a turbulent period from 1969 to 1972, died Tuesday. He was 81. (AP, 11/26/09)
Iran seizes rights lawyer's Nobel Peace medal
Iranian authorities confiscated Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi's medal, the human rights lawyer said Thursday, in a sign of the increasingly drastic steps Tehran is taking against any dissent. (Associated Press Writers, 11/26/09)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- AP News in Brief (AP, 11/26/09)
- Turkey fryer catches fire, burning Ohio house (AP, 11/26/09)
- Forest Service acquires scenic land in Calif. (AP, 11/26/09)
- IAEA chief: Iran investigation at 'dead end' (AP, 11/26/09)
- Canada PM to attend Copenhagen climate meeting (AP, 11/26/09)
WASHINGTON
Obama telephones thanks to 10 US service members
President Barack Obama enjoyed a quiet first Thanksgiving at the White House, telephoning U.S. servicemen and women stationed around the world and spending time in the company of his family and friends. (Associated Press Writer, 11/26/09)
New climate targets may not change daily life much
Americans' day-to-day lives won't change noticeably if President Barack Obama achieves his newly announced goal of slashing carbon dioxide pollution by one-sixth in the next decade, experts say. (AP Science Writer, 12:01 a.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- Kirk's low-key approach in Senate drawing notice (AP, 11/26/09)
- Obamas plan quiet first White House Thanksgiving (AP, 11/26/09)
- Obama to plead US case at global warming summit (AP, 11/26/09)
- Obama's Thanksgiving proclamation (AP, 11/26/09)
WORLD
Jobs, economics complicate Brazil's Amazon fight
Drawing his .40-caliber pistol, Severiano Pontes dashes across the steaming, muddy jungle floor, a hunch telling him what he would find around a bend. (Associated Press Writer, 12:11 a.m.)
China to launch second lunar probe next October
China is set to launch its second lunar probe next October in preparation for an unmanned moon landing by the end of 2012, space program officials were quoted Friday as saying. (Associated Press Writer, 11/26/09)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- Khmer Rouge prison chief requests release (AP, 12:51 a.m.)
- China executes 2 for child abductions (AP, 11/26/09)
- Brazil: 'Gringos' must pay to stop Amazon razing (AP, 11/26/09)
- Canadian ex-official: Afghan prison claims known (AP, 11/26/09)
- UK gov't will not stop extradition of hacker to US (AP, 11/26/09)
