LOCAL NEWS

The pride is back

Jimmy Myers has been around Boston sports for decades. In that time, he has learned a few things about making predictions. More »

Harvard-trained minister helps orphans in Kenya

For the past four years, Elizabeth Siwo-Okundi has spent her school vacations working at an orphanage in the town of Homa Bay, Kenya. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

On to November: Obama clinches Democratic nomination

An historic, unprecedented candidate will represent the Democratic Party in the November general election. His name is Barack Obama. More »

Kennedy walking hospital halls as recovery begins

RALEIGH, N.C. - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., emerged from the most precarious period following surgery to treat a brain tumor without any complications, spending Tuesday walking hospital hallways, spending time with his family and "keeping up with the news of the day," his office said. More »

WORLD NEWS

In Haiti, dreams of tourism deferred by riots, kidnapping

MILOT, Haiti - The tour guides were waiting with bony, undersized horses to carry travelers to Haiti?s historic Citadelle Laferri?re, one of the most impressive mountaintop fortresses in the world. More »

U.N. Security Council on 6-nation African trip to promote peace

NAIROBI, Kenya - The U.N. Security Council arrived here Sunday night at the start of a six-country trip across Africa to promote peace in Darfur, Somalia and eastern Congo, and to try to prevent a new civil war between Sudan's government and southern rebels. More »

Brazil foreign minister: Haiti stabilizing, but food crisis looms

ROME - The situation in hunger-struck Haiti is stabilizing, but the country needs continued aid in the face of the global food crisis, Brazil's foreign minister said Monday. More »


HEALTH

Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast

CHICAGO - Surprising research suggests that childhood cancer is most common in the Northeast, results that even caught experts off guard. But some specialists say it could just reflect differences in reporting. More »

Former football player battles rare type of cancer

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Every three weeks, Kio Sanford knows it's coming. More »