LOCAL NEWS
City Councilor Turner arrested on charges of taking bribe, lying to federal officialsFBI agents arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner on Friday after he was allegedly videotaped taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding investigation into corruption at City Hall and the Massachusetts State House. More » |
Wilkerson resigns in wake of bribery chargesState Sen. Dianne Wilkerson resigned from office Wednesday, a day after being indicted on eight federal counts of attempted extortion for allegedly accepting $23,500 in bribes from undercover agents she thought were businessmen. More » |
The NAACP's 'finest hour': The birth of the Second Suffolk senatorial districtAs historical footnotes go, this one is gaining modern relevance. The Second Suffolk state senatorial district has always been about the numbers. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
D.C. mayor: 3 million or more possible for inaugurationPresident-elect Barack Obama's inauguration has officials in the nation's capital bracing for an unprecedented turnout of possibly 3 million people or more, District of Columbia Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Tuesday. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Inspired by Obama, European minorities take actionPARIS - An Obama effect is rippling across Europe. More » |
