LOCAL NEWS
CORI reform boosted by state senate voteRecent state senate passage of CORI reform legislation drew fast and furious reaction throughout the community. More » |
Wilkerson blessed with Morning Star supportMore than 150 well-wishers stood in line at Morning Star Baptist Church to greet and hug Dianne Wilkerson, the former state senator now embroiled in a public corruption scandal. More » |
Historic Bridgeport homes in need of work, fundingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. - The oldest remaining houses built by free blacks in Connecticut, considered irreplaceable by national historians, sit boarded and weather-beaten on a dispirited stretch of Bridgeport's Main Street. More » |
BU dean remembered for arts and community serviceBarbara Elaine Maze, 88, of Dorchester, longtime supporter of Boston arts organizations, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 after a long illness. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
To millions, Oprah's not a megastar, just a BFFNEW YORK - Like any wife who knows her husband well, Nancy Martus knows what will annoy her man. Like when she utters the phrase, "Oprah says... " More » |
Rising unemployment taxes could hinder small biz hiringWASHINGTON - As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. More » |
Urban League offers small biz loansPHILADELPHIA - The National Urban League is teaming with a small-business financial specialist to offer loans to companies unable to get approved by banks. More » |
Sizing up the Kennedy dynasty's next generationWASHINGTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the Senate seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Face of War: Bullet tears open Somali boy's faceNAIROBI, Kenya - The bullet hit mother and son as they walked through Somalia's capital. She felt a sharp pain in her palm. Then she saw her 8-year-old: The bullet tore through his cheekbones, nose and mouth. Blood gushed down to his waist. More » |
Cuba film institute founder looks back on 50 yearsHAVANA - Fidel Castro was 32 and building his new government on the fly. He nationalized Cuba's U.S.-run telephone company, tapped Che Guevara as head of the National Bank and claimed he was no communist to every interviewer later maintaining he hid his true political convictions to keep from antagonizing Washington too soon. More » |
