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MEDWAY, Mass. -- In the interest of public safety, officials decided a burnt steeple had to come down immediately Thursday. [Full Story]
BOSTON -- Police are investigating a string of iPhone robberies in Boston. [Full Story]
BOSTON -- Preparations are underway to make sure Independence Day is safe for everyone. [Full Story]
BOSTON -- Hundreds of current and retired Massachusetts Turnpike Authority workers pass through the toll road without paying even as the agency struggles under growing debt. [Full Story]
LOS ANGELES -- An executive with a concert promoter says Michael Jackson's memorial service will be Tuesday at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles -- if that's what his mother wants. [Full Story]
SAN ANTONIO HEIGHTS, Calif. -- Deputies say a bear with an apparent sweet-tooth busted into a San Bernardino County home and gobbled up a box of chocolates from a couple's refrigerator. [more]
CLEVELAND -- Hundreds of gulls were killed or maimed in Cleveland after what investigators believe was cooking oil spewed from a sewer pipe into the Cuyahoga River. [more]
COVENTRY, Vt. -- Vermont dairy farmers Tim Maikshilo and Kristen Dellert, mindful of shrinking their carbon footprint, have changed their cows' diet to reduce the amount of gas the animals burp -- dairy cows' contribution to global warming. [more]
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- The bride wore white -- and a face mask. [more]
SALEM, Mass. -- A customer at a Salem bar was flush with embarrassment after spending the night trapped in a bathroom. [more]
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford says she may be able to forgive her husband's much-publicized affair with an Argentine woman, but true reconciliation will take more time. [more]
NEW YORK -- Federal marshals seized disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's $7 million Manhattan penthouse on Thursday and forced his wife to move out and leave her possessions behind, including a fur coat she asked to take with her, an official told The Associated Press. [more]
SEALY, Texas -- A Texas couple was arrested after a state inspector found a half dozen children locked and unsupervised in a tool shed behind an unlicensed day care center, authorities said. [more]
WOODWARD, Okla. -- When the middle-of-nowhere town of Woodward invited George W. Bush to its Fourth of July celebration, no one really expected the former president to accept. But he did. [more]
LOS ANGELES -- A federal judge on Thursday tentatively threw out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. [more]
BOSTON -- Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played America's pastime and can now call himself an American. [more]
BOSTON -- Mark Recchi joined the Boston Bruins hoping to win his fourth Stanley Cup, and he decided to stay with them for another shot at it. [more]
WIMBLEDON, England -- Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match. [more]
WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Big Three of the Boston Celtics very well could stick around beyond their current contracts with a changing cast of supporting players. [more]
BOSTON -- Red Sox left fielder Jason Bay has long played America's pastime and will soon be able to call himself an American. [more]
NAWA, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan. [more]
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday. [more]
BAGHDAD -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq on Thursday to visit U.S. soldiers, just two days after all American combat troops withdrew from Baghdad and all of Iraq's cities and towns. [more]
WASHINGTON -- An American soldier is believed being held by the Taliban after he walked off his base in eastern Afghanistan without his body armor and weapon, officials said Thursday. [more]
LIMA, Peru -- Two buses crashed head-on Thursday on a mountainous road near Lake Titicaca in Peru, killing at least 23 people and injuring 50 more, police said. [more]
WASHINGTON -- Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over. [more]
WASHINGTON -- In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challenging White House-backed Sen. Kristen Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary. [more]
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is "moving the ball" to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in hiring, promotions and admissions. [more]
WASHINGTON -- A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor's ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge's nomination. [more]
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The man who lost the 1998 Minnesota governor's race to pro wrestler Jesse Ventura now holds the distinction of losing his U.S. Senate seat to former "Saturday Night Live" comedian Al Franken. [more]
UPTON, Mass. -- An Upton man who was struck by lightning returned home Thursday evening and is now sharing his amazing story of survival. [more]
WESTWOOD, Mass. -- A deer went on the attack in a local backyard trampling a family's pet dog. [more]
BOSTON -- Prosecutors say two men arrested after a bank heist in Needham had been under surveillance by law enforcement authorities and was followed to the bank by police. [more]
BOSTON -- A probe of steroid use by Boston police has resulted in suspensions of 11 officers. [more]
BOSTON -- The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is preparing to test trolley collision-avoidance technology in the aftermath of two Green Line crashes. [more]
If you're planning on firing up the grill for the 4th this weekend, we've got a great way to spice up your backyard barbecue.7's Frances Rivera met with a local king of barbecue to get a smokin' hot recipe for Jamaican jerk chicken, in ‘The Dish!' [more]
We're already into July and it seems the whole month of June was a wet one... and health experts say the soggy weather can take a toll on your mood and overall health, Frances Rivera tells you how to beat the rainy weather blues in tonight's Healthcast. [more]
Police officers work to keep the roads safe. And for some that means writing tickets. But we found not all communities are asking drivers to pay up for pushing the speed limit. 7's Jonathan Hall uncovers which towns are less likely to ticket speeders. [more]
If you're one of the millions struggling with credit card debt, the mounting pressure to make payments can become overwhelming, but there are ways to get by. [more]
Swimming is a great summer activity. But it can also be a compete body work out all year round. 7's Frances Rivera has tonight's Healthcast. [more]
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