DAILY BRIEFING
Forecasters boost hurricane estimate
FLORIDA
MIAMI - Federal forecasters yesterday upgraded their outlook for this Atlantic hurricane season to include two more named storms than previously predicted. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects an 85 percent probability of an above-normal season, up from 65 percent in May. So far this year five named storms have formed. Hurricane season ends Nov. 30. (AP)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Judge OK's far less than Indians sought
A federal judge ruled yesterday that American Indian plaintiffs are entitled to $455 million in a long-running trust case, a fraction of the $47 billion they wanted. But US District Judge James Robertson did not say how the government should award the money, writing that his opinion "leaves for another day the question of how and to whom the award should be distributed." (AP)
Bush aides seek testimony delay
Planning appeals, two senior White House advisers asked a judge yesterday to delay enforcement of his ruling that they must testify before Congress. White House chief of staff Joshua Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers petitioned US District Judge John Bates to place a hold on his ruling allowing White House aides to be subpoenaed by Congress. Bates did not immediately rule on the request. (AP) 