LOCAL NEWS
Hub debaters to vie for national crownHigh school senior Frezzella Cullinane's love of debate grew from another of her passions - free food. More » |
Harvard ROTC pioneer recalls his fight to serveAs musket fire rang out on Lexington Green this week to mark the first shots of the Revolutionary War, the thoughts of a retired soldier who grew up near the famed battle site turned to his own history of military service. More » |
FBI reps, Hub Somalis talk partnership at Hub mosqueIn a meeting last Saturday, Warren Bamford, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston field office, and outgoing U.S. Attorney Michael J. Sullivan reassured members of the local Somali Muslim community that the FBI works to protect the civil rights of American civilians. More » |
Menino brings Elma Lewis group back to develop P3Responding to community pressure, Mayor Thomas M. Menino reinstated Elma Lewis Partners LLC as the developers of Parcel 3 in Roxbury and extended their designation for an additional 18 months. More » |
Local film fare on full display at '09 IFF BostonA pair of movies about Boston's lost sons and daughters puts the city itself in the silver screen limelight of the Independent Film Festival Boston, which began Wednesday, April 22, and runs through next Tuesday, April 28. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Sunday morning talk shows showcasing more blacksNEW YORK - During a "Meet the Press" roundtable earlier this month, NBC's David Gregory turned to Rutgers University economist William Rodgers for an assessment of President Barack Obama's overseas trip. Rodgers said he'd give the president a grade of either A-minus or B-plus. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Election highlights S. Africa's thriving democracyJOHANNESBURG - During the apartheid era, the whites who governed South Africa used to justify their grip on power by claiming black majority rule would plunge the country into chaos and tribal bloodshed and open the door to communism. More » |
