Around the world, much is expected from Obama

LONDON - Here's all Barack Obama has to do to meet the world's expectations if he's elected U.S. president: More »

New guide helps tenants fight off foreclosure

The number of foreclosures continues to rise in Massachusetts, and the troubling tide is affecting not only homeowners, but renters as well. More »

Hub student named one of top U.S. teens by Ebony

Vivian Mbawuike (pronounced em-BOW-ee-kay) speaks with passion about reclaiming self-described "thugs" - her teenage classmates, friends and neighbors who have honed their identities through tough, anti-social behavior. These are the kids with the knives and guns. Like the teenagers who killed her cousin. More »


Massachusetts may look to Kerry with Kennedy ailing

WASHINGTON - Sen. John F. Kerry has labored for nearly 25 years in the imposing shadow cast by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who parlayed his clout as one of the most influential lawmakers on Capitol Hill into a bonanza for Massachusetts. More »

Indie film fest brings new style to Hub screens

The Boston International Film Festival (BIFF) is just that - an eclectic collection of films covering a worldwide range of ideas and emotions, played out in settings as disparate as an AIDS-ravaged South African township, a grocery store where the fate of the world hangs in the balance and modern-day Los Angeles, where even the most intimate personal decisions can have a global scope. More »