LOCAL NEWS

Leadership at issue in 2nd Suffolk race

The Democratic primary rivals for the 2nd Suffolk District state Senate seat agree on at least one issue - the campaign is all about the incumbent's record. More »

Three generations square off in 5th Suffolk state rep race

An intergenerational fight is on to succeed Marie St. Fleur as the state representative for parts of Dorchester and Roxbury. More »

37th annual Caribbean Festival rolls through Rox

The soca music blared out of flatbed trucks stacked high with subwoofers and speakers last Saturday as the 37th annual Caribbean Festival wound its way through Roxbury to Franklin Park. More »

Obama formalizes end of U.S. combat in Iraq

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. - President Barack Obama said Saturday the end of combat operations in Iraq doesn't just reaffirm that country's sovereignty, but also makes good on one of his principle campaign pledges. More »

For Obamas, a (mostly) uninterrupted vacation

EDGARTOWN, Mass. - President Barack Obama wrapped up a 10-day vacation Saturday that was blissfully free of the news emergencies that have interrupted some of his past getaways. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

New Baldwin writings show timelessness

James Baldwin's passionate hope for a better America, a United States that he can believe in and that believes in a brilliant black person, comes through in each piece of this disparate collection "The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings." More »

5 years after Katrina, a revival not yet complete

NEW ORLEANS - Gulf Coast residents tried to put Hurricane Katrina behind them on Sunday, marking its fifth anniversary by casting wreaths into the water to remember the hundreds killed. But part of the catastrophe lives on, in abandoned homes still bearing spray-painted circles indicating they had been searched and whether bodies were found inside. More »

Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid

Hoping to portray themselves as more affordable and all-around better neighbors, private colleges from Appalachia to Boston are sweetening financial aid packages for students from their own backyards. More »

WORLD NEWS

Nigeria: Killings, violence come as election looms

BAUCHI, Nigeria - Violence targeting politicians and their aides appears to be increasing in northern Nigeria as next year's elections draw closer in Africa's most populous nation. More »

HEALTH

Take control of your cancer risk

For many people, the word "cancer" can conjure up feelings of helplessness. The disease often strikes without warning - and seemingly at random. But you have more control over cancer than you might think. Research shows that there are steps you can take to lower your risk for the disease. More »

Health fair aims to get families up and moving

Obesity rates in America have tripled in the last 30 years. And locally, 35 percent of children under the age of 6 are overweight or obese, which is 15 percent more than the national average, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More »

Mattapan Community Health Center marks new era of expanded patient care

When the Mattapan Community Health Center (MCHC) breaks ground for its new $32 million health facility on Friday, Sept. 10, it will mean more than bricks and mortar. Due for completion sometime late next year, the new 50,000 square foot space, on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan Square, will allow the Center to double the number of patients it serves and triple patient visits. More »

Inoculating our children against violence

At Whittier Street Health Center, we often treat adults and children after they have witnessed extensive violence or been victims of abuse, recent or in the past. Within Whittier's Behavioral Health Program, we decided to expand our focus to include prevention and the teaching of coping skills to help our adults and children avoid trauma, manage it in adaptive ways and make healthy choices. More »