UPDATE...
ON THE BANNER ON FOX NEWS:
"U.S.: North Korea Long-Range Missile Test Failed"
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,202060,00.html
"North Korea Fires Three Missiles"
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON — North Korea may have tried to fire a long-range missile, but it failed in flight, two U.S. officials told FOX News on Tuesday. Two non-guided, medium-range Scud-style missiles were also fired, North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed.
Japanese public broadcasting channel NHK first reported the missile launches. The two Scud missiles landed in the Sea of Japan, the first about 360 miles from mainland Japan, NHK said. Japan's Kyodo news agency said the missiles were believed to be mid-range Rodong missiles, and landed about 300 miles off the western coast of Japan's Hokkaido Island."
UPDATE...
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=105&sid=824033
"North Korea Fires Series of Missiles"
Jul 4th - 5:11pm
By ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press Writer
TOKYO (AP) -
ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""We are urgently consulting with members of the Security Council," said John Bolton, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
None of the three missiles made it as far as Japan. The Japanese government said all landed in the Sea of Japan between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
"It is a provocation," said a senior administration official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity.
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, told reporters, "The North Koreans have again clearly isolated themselves."
The State Department said initial intelligence indicates that the two smaller missiles were a Scud and a Rodong. The Scuds are short-range and could target South Korea. The Rodong has a range of about 620 miles and could target Japan.
State Department officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the long-range missile was the Taepodong-2, North Korea's most advanced missile with a range of up to 9,320 miles. Experts believe a Taepodong-2 could reach the United States with a light payload."