AP - A defiant North Korea test-fired a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, but it failed seconds after launch. The North also tested five smaller missiles in an exercise the White House called "provocative" but not an immediate threat.

AP - NASA gave the shuttle Discovery a majestic Fourth of July send-off and said early signs showed the spacecraft was in good shape, despite once again being struck by the flying foam that has plagued the program.

AP - The Bush administration said Tuesday that North Korea's firing a series of missiles into the Sea of Japan was a provocation, but did not pose an immediate threat to the United States.