LOCAL NEWS

Debate over cold meds for kids hinges on safety issue

The first frost of the season hit Boston last week, and as every parent knows, the colds, coughs, stuffy noses and sore throats aren't far behind. More »

Hub student helps U.S. newcomers find refuge

Shirley Austin has been through a lot. Her family could have been killed during confrontations between Muslims and Christians in Jos, Nigeria, in the 1990s. For seven years, she couldn't see her mother, Josephine, who fled to the United States, afraid of local riots. She left Africa at 17 in search of safety and a chance to reunite her family. More »

Mass. auto insurance overhaul is underway

Most drivers can look forward to a drop in their car insurance rates under the state's new competitive system, but insurance officials couldn't say how big the average decrease would be statewide. More »

ACLU skeptical of police warrantless search plan

Boston police are asking parents in high-crime areas to let detectives search their children's bedrooms for guns without warrants in a new anti-crime program. More »

Boxing legend Johnson's musings now new memoir

SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. - Jack Johnson, addicted to attention and craving a colorful legacy, loved to chronicle his rise from a restless Texas teen to the world's first black heavyweight boxing champion. More »

At intersection of hoops and hip-hop, Hub teens find Jesus

There is a group of young men gathered at mid-court, and there is a basketball. From a distance, it looks like the start of any other pickup game, when players jockey for position at center court to await the tip-off. More »

HUD tenants rally in Fens, call for full Sec. 8 funding

For Carolann Livingstone and her nine-year-old son, public housing is a matter of life and death. More »