BOSTON (AP) - Police on both ends of the state are dealing with separate, brutal attacks.

In Boston, police say two men were attacked by a man with a hatchet after arguing with him while they were drinking. Police said both were in stable condition with head wounds and a suspect was at large Saturday.

In Springfield, a 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly kicking a man's face repeatedly with steel-toed boots.

Police say the 33-year-old victim was found in a pool of blood early Saturday after three men knocked him down and one kicked him,

(NECN: Josh Brogadir) - Today, Senate Democrats hit the magic number 60, and will move ahead to debate the historic health care legislation.

The formal vote will be held at eight o'clock.

Five and a half hours before the 8 o'clock procedural vote, Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln, the lone Democratic holdout, announced she would join her party's ranks.

Her "yes" vote, gives the Democrats the 60 votes needed to prevent a Republican filibuster and move the bill to the floor.

(NECN: Jeff Saperstone, Boston, Mass.) - On Friday, health officials announced that two more Massachusetts residents had died from complications of the swine flu. Today, a health center in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood was busy with people hoping to get vaccinated.

Because of a limited supply, only high-risk individuals were offered the shot.

They lined up early outside the Codman Square Health Center in Dorchester to get their H1N1 vaccine.

Like most of the previous clinics - this one was geared towards at risk groups. Oren McBee's wife is eight months pregnant.

(NECN: John Moroney) - Diane Patrick, the Governor's wife made her choice for U.S Senate. Another high-profile female endorsement for Michael Capuano, one week after house speaker Nancy Pelosi showed her support for the democratic congressman.

Capuano says the support of the first lady of Massachusetts is more personal than anything else. And he says he's proud of his support from men and women.

"I have men, I have white people, black people, Hispanic people, Asian people. I'm very proud of the diversity of this campaign and that includes some women.”

(NECN/APTV: Kabul, Afghanistan) - A rocket landed outside the luxury Serena Hotel in Afghanistan's capital Kabul late on Saturday, wounding two people, the Interior Ministry said.

The heavily guarded hotel regularly houses visiting diplomats, officials and international workers. It has been the target of attacks before, most recently in late October when a rocket slammed into a courtyard.

(NECN/ABC News) - The health care reform bill will face a key procedural vote in the Senate tonight.

No Republicans are backing this bill, which means the Democrats need all 60 members of their caucus to vote for it to prevent a filibuster - and to ensure the bill moves forward.

The bill would insure an additional 31 million Americans at a cost of nearly $850 billion.

Two new sets of recommendations for cancer screenings this week are adding even more fuel to the debate.

Republicans seized on the new screening guidelines as a big "I told you so."

(NECN/AP/CCTV: Harbin, China) - A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked hastily to save them.

China's mines are the world's deadliest, and the blast shows the difficulties the government faces in trying to boost safety in an industry where large state-owned coal mines are considered safer than smaller, private ones.

A total of 528 people were working in the Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province at the time of the 2:30 a.m. explosion, the

(NECN: Lauren Collins, Lowell, Mass.) - The single misdemeanor charge against 17-year-old Michelle Medieros carries a fine or a maximum two years in prison. "In addition to that the investigation is not complete and is ongoing," says Lowell Police Deputy Superintendent Arthur Ryan.

More charges are expected to be filed, which the victim's family hopes will happen soon.

MIAMI (AP) - Investors claiming they were fleeced by a high-profile South Florida attorney filed a $100 million lawsuit Friday contending that the lawyer orchestrated a massive Ponzi scheme with the help of a Canadian bank's U.S. subsidiary and several accomplices.

The 147-page lawsuit, filed in Broward County Circuit Court, alleges that attorney Scott Rothstein and others in his now-defunct firm used faked legal settlements - or faked their involvement in real cases - to promise fat returns for investors. TD Bank, the

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) - State police say a high-speed chase on the Maine Turnpike ended when the car they were chasing crashed and burst into flames, killing the driver.

On Friday, the Maine State Police identified the driver as Luis Andrades-Garcia of Portland. His age was not provided.

According to police, a trooper began chasing the car that belonged to a friend of Andrades-Garcia at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday after getting reports of an erratic driver on the turnpike. They say the car was speeding over 100 mph, and crashed