LOCAL NEWS

Chuck Turner: Not the usual federal suspect

Say this about Chuck Turner: He punches back. More »

Black inventor museum takes history on the road

Quiet as it's kept, black inventors have made history in many fields. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

Via NYC honor, RFK still bridging society

NEW YORK - As a Harlem schoolboy, David Paterson dreamed of one day sharing a stage with U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. But the dream was shattered with the death of his political idol when the future New York governor was 14. More »

Black journalists, bloggers discuss the future of news

WASHINGTON - With newspapers across the nations watching their circulations decline, many black journalists find themselves re-evaluating the next steps in their own careers. More »

Obama taps Clinton, Gates for 'new dawn' abroad

CHICAGO - Barack Obama promised "a new dawn of American leadership" in a troubled world, announcing a strong-willed national security team headed by Hillary Rodham Clinton, against whom he fought long and hard for the presidency, and Robert Gates, the man who has been running two wars for George W. Bush. More »

WORLD NEWS

Zimbabwe police skirmish with angry soldiers

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Police wielding guns and riot sticks skirmished with unarmed soldiers in Zimbabwe's capital Monday, after frustration over unpaid wages touched off a riot. More »


HEALTH

Report: Gay and bisexual men still bear brunt of AIDS

Gay and bisexual men in Massachusetts continue to be the hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic, according to a new report by the state Department of Public Health (DPH) that recommends the state step up its fight against the disease, including making free condoms more widely available. More »

Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost

ATLANTA - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey. More »

Some experts say world AIDS crisis is overblown

LONDON - Even as people across the globe marked World AIDS Day on Monday, some experts have grown more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. More »