LOCAL NEWS
Job creation a key piece of Jackson's at-large bidTito Jackson feels like he was destined to be a leader. He traces his path back to watching his father, the late community organizer Herbert Kwaku Zulu Jackson, lead grassroots efforts to force contractors to comply with laws for hiring women and people of color as the founder of the Greater Roxbury Workers Association. More » |
Turner, Henriquez hit airwaves for D7 debateThe two men widely seen as the leading candidates to represent District 7 on Boston's City Council squared off in an hour-long radio debate on Monday morning. The key question was which trait voters will value more: experience or energy. More » |
Hub product turned soccer sensation Ryan Johnson returns home to play this SaturdayRyan Johnson got his soccer start kicking a ball on the playgrounds of Boston. He hasn?t stopped kicking since. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy dies at 77Sen. Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts, the last surviving brother in a political dynasty and one of the most influential senators in history, died Tuesday night at his home on Cape Cod after a year-long struggle with brain cancer. He was 77. More » |
Obama could see own future in Deval's Bay State fateThey came into office on a wave of hope and change, but both President Barack Obama and his friend, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, have seen a drop in public opinion polls as they try to turn lofty goals into reality. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Second black candidate emerges in Russian districtMOSCOW - A second candidate of African descent announced he'll run for head of a rural district in southern Russia, election officials said on Monday, making for an unusual slate in a country with deeply ingrained racism. More » |
