LOCAL NEWS
Pols make pitches at Rox candidate forumCandidates in the Boston mayoral race presented capsule versions of their campaign platforms and answered questions for an audience of more than 150 at a forum held Monday night in Dudley Square. More » |
RCC champion jumper eyes leap to four-year degreeAt 5 feet 3 inches tall, Nia Howard is petite. But as a Division III track and field athlete at Roxbury Community College (RCC), she stands tall. More » |
Rox mosque opening seen as 'welcome' to Hub MuslimsArea residents of various religious backgrounds gathered in Roxbury last weekend to celebrate the inauguration of the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC), an event that Mayor Thomas M. Menino said was not only the ceremonial opening of a building that has been in use for months, but also an official welcome of the Muslim community to Boston. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
New Haven ruling adds to Sotomayor debateWASHINGTON - The Supreme Court's reversal Monday of a racial discrimination decision endorsed by Sonia Sotomayor as a federal appeals judge provided fresh ammunition for her critics two weeks before her Senate confirmation hearing, but it's unlikely to sink her nomination. More » |
At BET Awards, Janet Jackson honors MichaelLOS ANGELES - Some of the biggest stars on the planet turned back into gushing Michael Jackson fans at the BET Awards, donning single gloves, swapping stories about their idol and singing The King of Pop's standards. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Zimbabwe's ex-opposition mulls break with governmentHARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's former opposition party said Monday it would boycott the next Cabinet meeting and was considering disengaging from a troubled, four-month-old unity government with President Robert Mugabe. More » |
