LOCAL NEWS
Olympic great Moses gets honorary UMass degreeThe University of Massachusetts-Boston awarded legendary Olympic track star and noted physicist Edwin Moses with an honorary doctor of science degree at its 41st commencement ceremony last Friday. More » |
St. Paul pastor to give final sermon SundayAfter 31 years of service that saw him become a linchpin of the local religious community, the Rev. Dr. LeRoy Attles Sr. is stepping down as pastor of the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Cambridge. After being honored at a banquet this Saturday, June 6, 2009, the church's longtime head will deliver his final sermon on Sunday. More » |
Ex-Mass. Speaker DiMasi, 3 associates indictedFormer House Speaker Salvatore F. DiMasi and three associates were indicted Tuesday on federal charges alleging they conspired to help a software company win $20 million in state contracts and conceal money they got from the company. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Republicans divided over Sotomayor debateWASHINGTON - Republicans are divided over how aggressively to go after Sonia Sotomayor, a family feud about the tone of the debate over confirming the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court. More » |
WORLD NEWS
South African children learn math through paintingJOHANNESBURG - Circles and squares. Rectangles and angles. Cones, cylinders and trapezoids. More » |
