LOCAL NEWS

Local CEO trying new way to teach kids chem

Keith Donaldson wants to inspire high school kids to pursue math and science. More »

Down economy has Hub career aides in demand

Right next to the Goodwill marquee near the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Harrison Avenue stands another business that's just as bustling these days: Boston Career Link, a service that offers job seekers computer and skills training - and, whenever possible, a path to employment. More »

Local charity, SCLC to lead Poor People's march

In February, Ines Soto-Palmarin left Boston driving a truck loaded with donations and headed for the Mississippi Delta. She wanted to honor the memory of her deceased husband, Jorge Palmarin Jr., by helping some of the neediest families in the country. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

Obama's cool demeanor belies swirl of activity at home and abroad

Ever since Franklin D. Roosevelt's first administration in 1933, the American media has been obsessed with measuring a president's impact during his first 100 days in office. More »

100 days of Obama: Energy aplenty, no miracles

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama opened his presidency by drawing an unflinching portrait of the challenges. Then he set about turning those perils into possibilities. More »

WORLD NEWS

S. Africa election results show racial divide

CAPE TOWN, South Africa - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) fell just shy of its cherished two-thirds majority nationwide, losing power in the country's richest province last Friday because of hostility from mixed-race voters. More »


HEALTH

Whittier continues work to shrink Hub health gap

With the end of April comes the end of National Minority Health Month. But efforts to eliminate health disparities are ongoing, led by devoted medical professionals such as Frederica Williams, president and CEO of Whittier Street Health Center. More »

Amid swine flu outbreak, industry assures customers pork is safe

Responding to a swine flu outbreak that has escalated into a public health emergency, U.S. pork producers on Sunday said their product is safe and that consumers cannot catch the virus by eating properly cooked food. More »


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