LOCAL NEWS
From pain to pride: A difficult journey enables Yvette Modestin to help girls find themselvesYvette Modestin remembers the feeling of isolation that came from claiming two cultures but being embraced by none. More » |
Report: Mass. sentencing laws not doing the jobCalls for reform of mandatory minimum sentencing laws received some added support recently from a report by a Massachusetts incarceration think tank that claims current policies are failing to keep children safe from the dangers of drugs. More » |
Theater-police partnership helps develop teen leadersThey swagger, tease and laugh the way most high school students do. But when Naheem Garcia says, "Hold it," they listen. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Turning 100, NAACP fights to keep struggle aliveThe bookends of the NAACP's century testify to the change it has wrought. More » |
Burris 'welcomes' probes into Blagojevich contactsSPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An increasingly embattled U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said he "welcomes" the chance for authorities and elected officials to look into how he landed a coveted Senate appointment from ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Clashes exacerbate strike in French CaribbeanFORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique - Strikes that have nearly frozen everyday life on France's Caribbean islands burst into clashes on Monday as police battled protesters angry at high prices and resentful of a tiny white elite on lands better known for beachside vacations. More » |
