LOCAL NEWS
Mass. delegates ride Rocky Mountain highDENVER - The mile-high gathering of the Democratic Party last week left Massachusetts delegates gasping for political air, unable in many cases to find the words to describe the impact of seeing the first African American win a major party's nomination for the White House. More » |
State to adopt rating system for child edMassachusetts is taking steps to join a national trend by launching a system to rate programs that provide early childhood care and education. More » |
Facing shutdown, Chez Vous still a place for peaceChez Vous owner Greer Toney is pulling out all the stops to keep Boston's only roller skating rink alive and rolling - including hosting a hip-hop video shoot. More » |
Soros backs softer pot penalties in Mass.A measure that would decriminalize minor marijuana-possession cases is on the ballot in Massachusetts largely because of one man: billionaire financier and liberal activist George Soros. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Obama tells huge Dem crowd he'll fix WashingtonDENVER - Surrounded by an enormous, adoring crowd, Barack Obama promised a clean break from the "broken politics in Washington and the failed policies of George W. Bush" last Thursday night as he embarked on the final lap of his bid to become the nation's first black president. More » |
Study: Minorities more likely to be paddledWASHINGTON - Paddlings, swats, licks. A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them in 2007 - and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment, according to a study by a human rights group. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Enthusiasm over 'brother' Obama on the rise in AfricaLAGOS, Nigeria - The performers pounded on animal-skin drums, the singer howled praise for Barack Obama, and the audience of fist-bumping supporters of the U.S. presidential candidate joined in the chorus: "We can do it! Yes we can!" More » |
Zimbabwe leader jeered at parliament openingHARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's opposition heckled and jeered at Robert Mugabe in a rare show of defiance when the president opened parliament last Tuesday with traditional pomp and his familiar denunciations of the West. More » |
