'Permanent resistance'
LA CEIBA, HONDURAS - "One of the most important things to focus on,"begins Miriam Miranda, "is that the Garifuna communities have been very affected by the coup because those who created the coup d'etat, who planned it and have sustained it, they are the same ones with interests in the Garifuna community." More »
Budget deficit may force Cuban govt. to trim work force
HAVANA - At a state project to refurbish a decaying building in Old Havana, one worker paints a wall white while two others watch. A fourth sleeps in a wheelbarrow positioned in a sliver of shade nearby and two more smoke and chat on the curb. More »
N.Y. law limits stop-and-frisk database
NEW YORK - Gov. David Paterson signed legislation Friday that eliminates a database of thousands of people stopped and frisked by New York City police without facing charges, calling the practice "not a policy for a democracy." Paterson signed the law over vehement objections of New York City's mayor More »
Conn. tests show gains for minority students
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut's black and Hispanic students continue to narrow the academic achievement gap with double-digit percentage improvements in math and reading skills over the last few years, according to test results released last week. More »
