Tenure fight just the latest racial skirmish for Emerson
Complaints filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) by two black Emerson College professors have shined a spotlight on what some say is a problem that has long plagued the school - poor handling of on-campus diversity. More »
Nigeria native becomes prosecutor in Kansas town
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - In some ways, the newest addition to the Reno County district attorney's office is much like any other new prosecutor. Fresh out of law school, he's learning the ropes of his new job while adjusting to life in Hutchinson. More »
Estimate of Mass. stimulus jobs uncertain at best
State officials overseeing the federal economic stimulus program in Massachusetts say they have no idea how the White House came up with one key pledge - the promise to save or create 79,000 jobs in the state. They say they're not even sure how to measure saved jobs - and fear the jobs figure sets an unrealistic yardstick against which the success or failure of the program will be measured. More »
BE HEALTHY - Lupus: Chronic condition still a mystery
Their stories on lupus couldn't be more different. Robin Sanzi knew from the start that something was terribly wrong. The sudden pain and swelling in her hands and wrists were so bad that she couldn't zip her pants or open a bottle of water. "Something wasn't right," she recalled. Tests were done, and when the results came back a little askew, Sanzi was off to a specialist. The diagnosis was fairly quick in coming: Sanzi had lupus. More »
