Haiti urged to prosecute Duvalier

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Jean-Claude Duvalier may not have directly participated in torture and killings but there is still enough evidence to prosecute him for abuses dating back more than 25 years, a Human Rights Watch lawyer said last week. More »

Mexico massacre question: How did it happen twice?

XONACATLAN, Mexico - With only odd jobs to support a young wife and 2-year-old son in their concrete hut on a dirt road, Uriel Carvajal decided to seek work in the U.S., heading from central Mexico by bus to the northeastern border state of Tamaulipas. More »

AIDS prevention pill study halted; no benefit seen

Researchers are stopping a study that tests a daily pill to prevent infection with the AIDS virus in thousands of African women because partial results show no signs that the drug is doing any good. More »

Obama: Republican budget vision 'is wrong'

WASHINGTON - Launching a week devoted to selling his deficit-reduction plan, President Barack Obama on Saturday drew sharp contrasts with a Republican budget that he says offers a vision that "is wrong for America." More »

'Healthy on the Block' coming to Mattapan

In the food desert that is Mattapan, health activists are planting an oasis or two or more, making fresh fruits and vegetables available just around the corner. A recent study showed that Mattapan, which has the highest concentration of black residents in the city, is underserved by supermarkets. More »

In North, Civil War sites, events 'forgotten'

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. - The gravesite of a Union Army major general sits largely forgotten in a small cemetery along the Massachusetts Turnpike. More »

Panel addresses aid in Haiti, a year after the earthquake

Almost 15 months to the day of the massive earthquake that rocked Haiti, more than half a million Haitians are still displaced and many still rely on humanitarian aid. More »