LOCAL NEWS
Murphy, Connolly call for slate in at-large council raceCity councilors John Connolly and Steven Murphy are calling for an all-incumbent slate in the race for the council's four at-large seats, closing ranks against a challenge by former top vote-getter Michael Flaherty who is seeking to regain the seat he gave up in his 2009 failed bid for mayor. More » |
RAY OF HOPEA group of eight Somalis sat in a corner sipping green tea and discussing developments in their homeland when Mohammad Moussah saunters into the cafe. More » |
Residents hopeful for Dudley Square rejuvinationOrdinarily, the installation of a public toilet may not seem like cause for celebration. But in Dudley Square, where advocates have been seeking a public toilet since the pre-existing one was demolished in 1987, a new pay-as-you-go latrine is progress. More » |
A small step for Rox, a giant leap for 'Dudley Dept.' storePassers-by peer through the plate glass windows of the Dudley Department store with piqued curiosity. More » |
Committee uncertain over prison based head countThe chairmen of the state Joint Committee on Redistricting are non-committal about drawing new legislative districts that moderate what critics call "prison-based gerrymandering." More » |
Django Reinhardt Allstars' jazz is 'le hot'With joy, exuberance and virtuosity, the Django Reinhardt Allstars conjured the transatlantic spirit and style of "le jazz hot" at the Regattabar in Cambridge Saturday evening in the first of their two shows that night. More » |
Muslim Athletic League creates unity through sportsOn a recent Saturday, the Islamic Cultural Center in Roxbury gave off a peaceful air of prayer and meditation - with one noisy exception on the third floor, where young men debated about who had the best game. More » |
Review: Red Auerbach's civil rights legacy portrayed on stageRed Auerbach did not think of himself as a civil rights activist . Yet the Boston Celtics coach's hiring of black athletes for the Boston Celtics in the 1950's proved as historic as the professional debut of Jackie Robinson in baseball in the 1940's. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Black migration changes political redistrictingLOS ANGELES - African Americans once were clustered so heavily in urban areas that the terms "black" and "inner city" came to be used almost synonymously. According to the 2010 U.S. Census results, that time is history. More » |
Census shows whites lose US majority among babiesWASHINGTON - For the first time, more than half of the children under age 2 in the U.S. are minorities, part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and fast-growing younger ethnic populations that could reshape government policies. More » |
Law fails to remove green teachers from classroomsNearly a decade after the No Child Left Behind law was enacted, studies have shown little progress in reducing the number of teachers of low-income students who are inexperienced or teaching classes outside their subject areas. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Rwandan woman is first ever convicted of genocideARUSHA, Tanzania - The U.N. Court trying suspects of the 1994 Rwanda genocide has found a female former government minister and her son guilty of war crimes and gave both life sentences, marking the first time a woman has been convicted of genocide. More » |
Haitians hunker down in 'transitional' sheltersPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - On a recent night in Carrefour, a densely packed city of twisted streets outside the Haitian capital, a band of thieves surrounded Roseline Sylvain's home and slashed the plastic sheet that is the simple structure?s only wall. More » |
