LOCAL NEWS
Patrick signs $28.1B budget; vetoes $122MGov. Deval Patrick signed a $28.1 billion budget for the new fiscal year on Sunday, vetoing $122.5 million from the Legislature?s spending plan and asking lawmakers for expanded authority to make additional cuts if the economy worsens. More » |
At Hub camp, interest in science is skyrocketingScience, technology, engineering and mathematics probably aren't the first subjects that come to most middle schoolers' minds when they think of summer vacation. But for the 48 Boston-area students participating in a science camp at Northeastern University this month, math and science might just be the keys to a brighter future. More » |
Through honey deal, Hub J'cans give backA group of enterprising Jamaican Americans living in Boston has taken the old maxim "charity begins at home" to heart - and they are using their resources to serve those less fortunate in their homeland. More » |
Patrick launches town hall meetings in SalemSALEM, Mass. - Gov. Deval Patrick, launching a statewide town hall meeting tour, said there are "no silver bullets" to solve the complex issues facing the state. More » |
Repeal would let out-of-state gays marry in Mass.When Massachusetts became the first state to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in 2004, it left one big roadblock in place: Out-of-state couple needed not apply. More » |
Bon Vivant, making wine more accessible to allFor the uninitiated, descriptions of wine tell only part of the story. More often than not, they require a little more hands-on explanation - or, even better, a taste. More » |
N.E. governors call for boost in home heating aid fundsGovernors from across New England, warning that some families may have to choose between food or warmth this winter, have called for a sharp boost in federal home heating aid. More » |
RMV delays keep unsafe drivers on roadThousands of unsafe drivers, some with offenses as serious as motor vehicle homicide, were allowed to drive for years after the court-ordered loss of their licenses because of administrative delays, according to a state audit released last Wednesday. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama accepts Jackson's apology for crude remarkCHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama shrugged off a crude comment aimed at him by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, accepting an apology for a remark Jackson made as he contended that Obama wasn't speaking to issues important to the black community. More » |
Balance of aging Supreme Court hinges on next prezWASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's oldest two justices - half the court's liberal wing - top the list of those likely to retire during the next presidential administration. More » |
NAACP head: Obama win won't solve racial injusticeCINCINNATI - Racial disparity will remain an issue in America, regardless of whether Barack Obama is elected as the nation's first black president, the chairman of the NAACP told the organization's national convention Sunday night. More » |
Group claims MLK was a RepublicanTALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A black Republican group has put up billboards in Florida and South Carolina saying the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican, a claim that black leaders say is ridiculous. More » |
Architect sought for national black history museumWASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution issued a call for architects last Thursday to submit their qualifications for a competition to build the newest museum on the National Mall, which will be dedicated to black history. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Mandela at 90: Fading away, but still reveredJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - He wore a trendy black shirt just like many of the kids in the crowd. But Nelson Mandela moved slowly, leaning on his wife and on a white cane as he crossed the stage to adoring cheers. More » |
Few African leaders willing to cast stones at MugabeJOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Nigeria. Rwanda. Uganda. Ethiopia. Gabon. More » |
S. African authors speak out on Africa's woes, triumphsSouth African activists and writers Elinor Sisulu and Sindiwe Magona came to Boston last week to participate in a series of seminars to celebrate the children's literature of their home country. The seminars were part of the 10th anniversary festivities for South Africa Partners, a Boston-based nonprofit organization that supports relations between the U.S. and South Africa through education and health initiatives. More » |
