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LOCAL NEWS

Wilkerson leaves a questionable legacy

Though Dianne Wilkerson formally resigned from the state Senate last Wednesday, the beginning of her end - at least politically - began two years ago during the Second Suffolk District's Democratic primary. More »

Days after arrest, defiant Turner back on the job

The scene at City Hall was bizarre Monday as City Councilor Chuck Turner made an emotionally charged return to work following his stunning arrest by federal agents last week. More »

Many in community stay by Chuck's side

As news of City Councilor Chuck Turner's arrest spread last Friday, supporters and constituents expressed shock, anger and outrage at charges that he lied to FBI agents and accepted a $1,000 payoff from a confidential informant. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

Black caucus says no special relationship to Obama

WASHINGTON - Black leaders in Congress don't expect to have an especially close relationship with President-elect Barack Obama. More »

WORLD NEWS

Kenya: Somali pirates made $150M in the past year

NAIROBI, Kenya - Somali pirates have collected more than $150 million in ransoms over the past year, Kenya's foreign affairs minister said last Friday, calling on ship owners not to pay when their vessels are hijacked. More »


HEALTH

HIV tests not yet as routine as cholesterol

WASHINGTON - Two years after the government urged that HIV tests become as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains. But still, one in five people infected with the AIDS virus does not know it, scientists said last week. More »

A new plague for obese adolescents: liver disease

TRENTON, N.J. - In a disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. More »