LOCAL NEWS
MBTA police promise to mend relationship with teensYouth organizers from the Hyde Square Task Force are calling on the MBTA's transit police to create a youth advisory board, hold mandatory professional training for officers and re-instate the Transit Police Advisory Board with a minimum of two seats for youth. More » |
It's true: Chief Joe Brings PlentyWhen severe ice storms struck the Great Plains last January, power lines toppled, roofs collapsed and water heaters burst. More » |
Fact check: Baker ad is wrong on state budgetRepublican Charles Baker makes two key points in criticizing the financial stewardship of Deval Patrick, the first-term Democrat he is trying to unseat as governor. More » |
Mass. Senate passes domestic abuse jobs billThe Massachusetts Senate unanimously approved a bill last Thursday designed to protect the jobs of victims of domestic violence, stalking or sexual assault, but delayed action on a second bill aimed at bolstering victims' housing rights. More » |
The "Sounds of Philly" earns Berklee degreesThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame songwriter-producer duo of Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff received honorary doctor of music degrees last week from Berklee College of Music. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
US drug war has met none of its goalsMEXICO CITY - After 40 years, the United States' war on drugs has cost $1 trillion and hundreds of thousands of lives, and for what? Drug use is rampant and violence even more brutal and widespread. More » |
Arizona gov. signs bill targeting ethnic studiesPHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district's ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure. More » |
WORLD NEWS
UMass Boston's effort to aid Haitian university at a standstillUniversity of Massachusetts Boston's efforts to help the State University of Haiti upgrade its business school have come to a halt since the January earthquake, which seriously damaged the school's building in Port-au-Prince. More » |
Poor get better health care in post-quake HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The 6-month-old baby boy was rushed to the field hospital near death in a donated ambulance, his body trembling in shock. More » |
