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
Value of Maine beaches to be explored
Maine's sand beaches bring about $500 million of new money into the state each year and support some 8,000 jobs, but the beach economy could be put in jeopardy because of the rising sea level. (Associated Press Writer, 12:08 a.m.)
Mega Millions winning numbers
Here are the winning numbers selected Friday in the Mega Millions lottery: 5-6-7-11-25 (AP, 7/3/09)
Rhode Island Daily Lottery
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were: 4-7-4-8 (AP, 7/3/09)
OTHER LOCAL HEADLINES
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7/3/09)
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7/3/09)
- Tri-State Weekly Grand (AP, 7/3/09)
- Conn. Gov. takes care of military business (AP, 7/3/09)
- Conn. Gov. takes care of military business (AP, 7/3/09)
NATION
Palin resigns as governor, leaves plans secret
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. (Associated Press Writer, 12:41 a.m.)
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, 7/3/09)
OTHER NATION HEADLINES
- NY growth besieges Revolutionary patriots' graves (AP, 12:10 a.m.)
- Palin resigning as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters, 12:19 a.m.)
- Today in History (AP, 6/22/09)
- AP Source: Detroit mayor firing police chief (AP, 7/3/09)
- Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout (AP, 7/3/09)
WASHINGTON
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, 12:30 a.m.)
MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis
The Founding Fathers left one legacy not celebrated on Independence Day but which affects us all. It's the national debt. (Associated Press Writer, 12:41 a.m.)
OTHER WASHINGTON HEADLINES
- Palin to resign as Alaska governor in surprise move (Reuters, 7/3/09)
- Group Sotomayor belonged to sued over job tests (AP, 7/3/09)
- MOUNTAIN OF DEBT: Rising debt may be next crisis (AP, 7/3/09)
- Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp David (AP, 7/3/09)
- Republican: Sotomayor had ties to extreme group (AP, 7/3/09)
WORLD
Marines seek to cut Afghan insurgent supply lines
NAWA, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines pushed deeper into Taliban areas of southern Afghanistan on Friday, seeking to cut insurgent supply lines and win over local elders on the second day of the biggest U.S. military operation here since the American-led invasion of 2001. (Associated Press Writers, 12:41 a.m.)
SKorea says NKorea fires 3 missiles off east coast
North Korea fired three missiles off its eastern coast Saturday, South Korea said, in what was likely to be seen as a message of defiance to the United States on its Independence Day holiday. (Associated Press Writer, 12:41 a.m.)
OTHER WORLD HEADLINES
- Honduras rejects OAS appeal to restore president (AP, 12:41 a.m.)
- Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried (AP, 12:41 a.m.)
- Mexico wins praise for swine flu response (AP, 12:30 a.m.)
- Myanmar's frustrated generation looks abroad (AP, 12:10 a.m.)
- Chronology of North Korea's missile program (AP, 12:10 a.m.)
