Missile mania
An impending missile test threatened by North Korea is expected to launch short- to medium-range missiles rather than a long-range missile similar to one tested in April, according to U.S. intelligence reports.
Smoker in chief
More than two years after President Obama’s pledge to his wife that he would quit smoking if she let him run for president, he’s still sneaking cigarettes. “Have I fallen off the wagon sometimes? Yes,” he said Tuesday. “Am I a daily smoker, a constant smoker? No.”
Deadly Andres
Tropical Storm Andres flooded homes and knocked down trees along Mexico’s Pacific coast, killing at least one person as it headed toward a likely hurricane-force scrape with land.
Burqa showdown
A top Muslim group in Britain lashed out at Nicolas Sarkozy as “patronizing and offensive” on Tuesday, after the French president said body- and face-covering Islamic garments such as the burqa turn women into prisoners.
Jet delayed again
Boeing has again delayed the first test flight of its long-awaited 787 jetliner (left). The Chicago-based aerospace giant said Tuesday it needs to reinforce small areas of the plane before conducting the test flight, which Boeing had insisted would occur before July.
The DIGIT
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MySpace said Tuesday it will cut this many international positions and close at least four offices outside the U.S.
