LOCAL NEWS

Police flyers prompt legal, social questions

After a weekend that saw an unprecedented three murders in the city, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis made a public appeal on Memorial Day for information on 10 unidentified males whose photographs appeared on a flyer posted throughout several Roxbury and Dorchester neighborhoods. More »

'Bounty Bucks' provides cash for fresh, local foods

Holding a thick wad of green bills, Barry Twomey shook his head - no one had taken the free money all day. More »

Harvard student will not be deported

An undocumented Harvard University student is no longer facing deportation to Mexico after being detained nearly two weeks ago by immigration authorities at a Texas airport, officials said. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

Capitol culture: Slaves who built Capitol honored

WASHINGTON - African American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build the U.S. Capitol. More »

Jump in U.S. college enrollment highest in 40 years

WASHINGTON - The nation's colleges are attracting record numbers of new students as more Hispanics finish high school and young adults opt to pursue a higher education rather than languish in a weak job market. More »

S.C. Dems uphold U.S. Senate primary shocker

COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina Democratic Party officials last week upheld a surprising U.S. Senate primary win by an unemployed military veteran, nixing a protest lodged by their favored candidate that could have required a new vote. More »

WORLD NEWS

U.S. surges in World Cup

No sporting event on the planet matches the World Cup for arousing national passions. More »

Clinton-led commission starts up in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton officially inaugurated the commission overseeing Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction last Thursday, pledging to accelerate and organize a process that has raised less than 1 percent of the money promised by international donors. More »


HEALTH

Pregnancy deaths in NYC linked to obesity, poverty

NEW YORK - New statistics suggest that poverty and an obesity epidemic are contributing to stubborn mortality rates for pregnant women in New York City. More »