LOCAL NEWS
New Northeastern program to tackle urban health issuesIn an ambitious move, Northeastern University recently announced plans to launch a master's degree in public health (MPH) program in urban health next fall, the first such program at any New England college. More » |
Hub hospital workers rally behind union effortBacked by the loud, brash Irish punk rock music of The Dropkick Murphys, hundreds packed a closed-off Avenue Louis Pasteur in the Longwood Medical Area last Thursday at a rally supporting efforts to unionize city hospital workers. More » |
Biotech biz views Mass. leaders as friends, foesGov. Deval Patrick, House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi and Senate President Therese Murray are taking a road trip to San Diego next month for a major biotechnology conference. The way things are shaping up, they could end up as the proverbial skunks at a lawn party. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
As Clinton fades, Obama begins to ready for race against McCainBEND, Ore. - Barack Obama began sketching the outlines of his expected presidential contest against Republican John McCain, saying the fall election will be more about specific plans and priorities than about questions of political ideology or patriotism. More » |
A different kind of 'Morehouse Man'ATLANTA - From his first day at Morehouse College - the country's only institution of higher learning dedicated exclusively to the education of black men - Joshua Packwood has been a standout. More » |
'Hillary Democrats' could be up for grabsWASHINGTON - With the racially tinged Democratic race drawing to an awkward close, Barack Obama and John McCain face the challenge of winning over "Hillary Democrats" - the white, working class voters who favored the former first lady over Obama. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Witnesses say Kenya police emptying refugee campNAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan officials backed by armed police are forcing thousands of Kenyans displaced by postelection violence to leave a refugee camp, a resident and an international aid worker said. More » |
