Study: Doctors missing strokes in kids with anemia

LOS ANGELES - Doctors may be missing "silent strokes" in a small but significant number of children with severe anemia, who may be unfairly labeled as slow learners when in fact they have a medical problem, troubling new research suggests. More »

MIT economist hopes comics will explain health law

An MIT economist and adviser to President Barack Obama is turning to comic books to help make the pitch for the administration's embattled health care law. More »

Fed initiative targets gangs in KC, across nation

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In a city where there are twice as many identified gang members as there are police officers, the announcement last week that seven Kansas City residents are facing federal gang-related charges might not seem like much. More »

Busing Fuss - N.C. marchers take aim at school diversity policy

RALEIGH, N.C. - At a rally on Saturday where the main issue was the end of a busing-for-diversity policy in North Carolina's largest school district, speakers warned the large crowd that marching is not enough. More »

District 7 election results

TITO JACKSON 1943 67.33% CORNELL MILLS 271 9.39% DANIELLE R WILLIAMS 258 8.94% ALTHEA GARRISON 150 5.20% NATALIE E CARITHERS 96 3.33% ROY OWENS 89 3.08% Write-in Votes 79 2.74% More »

New report details impact of Recovery Act

In a recently released report, University of Massachusetts Boston offered a first-ever look at the demographic breakdown of Recovery Act jobs in 2010. Chief among the findings was that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) in Massachusetts created or retained jobs generally in proportion to the state population. However, blacks and Hispanics comprised a slightly larger proportion of ARRA jobholders than their representation in the statewide labor force. More »

Study: 62 percent drop in home mortgages to minorities

WASHINGTON, DC - Since the housing market collapsed, mortgage lending to African Americans and Hispanics has plunged precipitously - by more than 60 percent, according to a new study of loan information that banks submit to the federal government. More »