
	Vermont Army National Guard: 1,500 to go abroad Friday, July 03 COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) -- The Vermont Army National Guard will send about 1,500 members to Afghanistan next winter in what will be the state's largest National Guard call-up since World War II. Full Story Senate pay could be held Friday, July 03 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced plans Thursday to withhold pay for state senators until a court requires him to release the funds or there's a resolution of the leadership struggle that has paralyzed the Senate for weeks. Full Story Teens beat mom's boyfriend over misunderstanding Friday, July 03 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. Full Story In the State Friday, July 03 Full Story N.Y. school appeals $400K racism settlement Friday, July 03 ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) -- The city school district voted Wednesday to appeal a state-ordered $400,000 settlement of a lawsuit involving a black student who was harassed by white schoolmates. Full Story Feds seize Bernard Madoff's Manhattan penthouse Friday, July 03 NEW YORK (AP) -- Federal marshals took possession of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday in a move that forced his wife to move elsewhere. Full Story Judge questions politician photos Friday, July 03 BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Thursday ordered prosecutors to produce affidavits explaining why photographs were released and publicity generated following the arrests of two Boston politicians on corruption charges last year. Full Story Boston police officers suspended for steroid usage Friday, July 03 BOSTON (AP) -- A probe of steroid use by Boston police has resulted in suspensions of 11 officers. Full Story Vanguard Group rejects 'genocide-free' proposal Friday, July 03 BOSTON (AP) -- Vanguard Group shareholders on Thursday rejected an activist proposal that would have required the mutual fund company to adopt stricter screening of investments that may be linked to genocide like in Sudan's Darfur region. Full Story Agent had N.H. tax evader in his crosshairs Friday, July 03 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- A federal sharpshooter had tax evader Ed Brown's head in his crosshairs and was ready to pull the trigger during a failed attempt to arrest Brown at his rural New Hampshire home two years ago, the agent told a federal jury on Thursday. Full Story Connecticut governor vetoes 7 bills in 1 day Friday, July 03 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell vetoed seven bills Thursday -- the highest number of rejections she's issued in a single day this year -- including one that would have required chain restaurants in Connecticut to post calorie counts for their regular menu items. Full Story R.I. boasts oldest July 4th fest Friday, July 03 BRISTOL, R.I. (AP) -- In July 1785, the citizens of this waterfront town assembled to heap praise on their newly minted nation and to thank God for Full Story Quest for Mideast peace drives New England camp Sunday, June 28 OTISFIELD, Maine (AP) - For the 17th year in a row, Israeli and Palestinian teenagers have come together at a summer camp in the western Maine woods to make new friendships, understand each other's dreams and fears, and possibly lay a groundwork for peace in the Middle East. Full Story Mass. health officials warn: Keep mosquitoes away! Sunday, June 28 BOSTON (AP) - With summer here, Massachusetts health officials have begun urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and help prevent West Nile Virus and eastern equine encephalitis. Full Story Logan International Airport: Close call spurs new runway rules Friday, June 26 BOSTON (AP) -- All private contractors at Logan International Airport will be banned from driving on the airfield without escorts under new rules created after a construction truck crossed a runway seconds before an airplane took off. Full Story