LOCAL NEWS
Throwing down the gauntletWORCESTER - Gov. Deval Patrick brought more than 4,000 cheering delegates at the party convention to their feet on Saturday, exhorting the Democratic faithful to elect him to a second term and finish the reform agenda he set out to achieve after his historic victory in 2006. More » |
Despite guilty plea, community rallies around WilkersonWORCESTER - In 1987, Dianne Wilkerson successfully led a challenge to the seating of the all-white Ward 6 delegation from South Boston at the Democratic State Convention, launching a career in politics that led to the Massachusetts Senate and to the verge of even higher office. More » |
Wilkerson: Difficult decision best for family, communityBOSTON - A former state senator who was captured on video stuffing bribe money into her sweater and bra pleaded guilty last week in a federal corruption case that could send her to prison for up to four years. More » |
Still in love with RoxburyMembers of the Roxbury community packed into Haley House bakery in Dudley Square last month to take part in the Roxbury History Series. More » |
Pretrial probation for ex-UMass student in fightNORTHAMPTON, Mass. - For more than two years, supporters of former University of Massachusetts student Jason Vassell have urged prosecutors to drop charges against him that stemmed from a racially charged fight and sparked protests, demonstrations and accusations of bias. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Ala. Rep. Davis through with politics after lossMONTGOMERY, Ala. - U.S. Rep. Artur Davis said last Thursday he's through with politics after losing his bid to become Alabama's first black governor, a stinging defeat that he blamed on his own inability to court African American voters. More » |
Obama promises to stand with Gulf Coast residentsGRAND ISLE, La. - President Barack Obama promised Saturday to stand with the people of the Gulf Coast "until they are made whole" from the oil spill catastrophe. More » |
Road to recovery is long and tougher for someWASHINGTON - The loss of 8.4 million jobs in the past two years means the labor market has a long way to go to recover from the Great Recession. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Beyond the World CupOver many decades of minority rule, South Africa's white authorities wielded every kind of law and policy they could think of to maintain a segregated society that kept blacks down. Yet one sport confounded every strategy - football. More » |
Jamaica struggles to cut ties between government, gangsKINGSTON, Jamaica - Before Jamaican security forces stormed into his poor West Kingston neighborhood, George Green got jobs and help with food bills from a fugitive slum boss. Garbage trucks left the cracked streets spotless. More » |
31st Montreal Jazz Festival features big names, free showsThe 31st annual Montreal Jazz Festival will light up the Quartier des spectacles in downtown Montreal from June 25 to July 6 with free concerts and big names. More » |
