LOCAL NEWS
WEB EXTRA: Huge slate of at-large candidates share spotlight at South End forumWith the Sept. 22 preliminary elections just one week away, candidates for at-large City Council seats tried to differentiate themselves from their 14 rivals, answering questions on schools, CORI reform and city revenues at a forum held Tuesday night at the Harriet Tubman House on Columbus Avenue More » |
Renovation gives new life to Dot boys' homeThe typical quiet of Glendale Street in Dorchester was replaced last Saturday with a flurry of activity. More » |
Turner betting on resume to carry day in District 7 raceIn the last year, Chuck Turner has been arrested at his City Hall office and become embroiled in a very public battle with the U.S. Attorney's Office over charges that he took a bribe. More » |
Hub educator pens first children's bookMarie Wade?s desk is piled with papers, boxes, books and "Countdown to Kindergarten" T-shirts. Somewhere deep inside the clutter, a phone rings. More » |
Service day spurs 'green' moves for Rox residentsLast Friday, President Barack Obama called upon Americans to participate in a National Day of Service and to give back to their communities on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Many of the goodwill efforts revolved around helping to make vulnerable neighborhoods more environmentally friendly. More » |
RCC forum lets at-large candidates talk CORI, schoolsA number of the candidates vying for an at-large seat on Boston's City Council gathered for a forum at Roxbury Community College's Media Arts Center last Wednesday evening, aiming to address a host of issues before next Tuesday's preliminary election. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Air Jordan reaches new heights with place in HallSPRINGFIELD, Mass. - From the coach who cut him to the players who disrespected him, Michael Jordan never forgot a slight. More » |
Thousands of downtown D.C. protesters blast ObamaWASHINGTON - Tens of thousands of protesters fed up with government spending marched to the U.S. Capitol last Saturday, showing their disdain for the president's health care plan with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" and "I'm not your ATM." More » |
WORLD NEWS
Nigeria's big spenders make a flamboyant splashLAGOS, Nigeria - The waiter at Caliente bar sticks a sparkler into yet another bottle of champagne and hits a siren mounted behind the bar to draw everyone's attention to the sleek Nigerian businessmen who ordered it. More » |
U.S. joins U.N. rights council as member for first timeGENEVA - The U.S. attended its first formal meeting of the U.N. Human Rights Council as a member Monday, saying it will try to promote dialogue at a body it once avoided and heavily criticized. More » |
Thousands pay respects to Cuban revolutionary heroHAVANA - Tens of thousands of Cubans lined up Sunday to pay their respects to Juan Almeida Bosque, a vice president and hero of the country's 1959 revolution whose death at the age of 82 further thinned the ranks of this communist-run country's old-guard leaders. More » |
