LOCAL NEWS
At-large slate vies for votes in South End before primaryIn one of their last public debates, candidates for at-large City Council seats tried to differentiate themselves from their 14 rivals, answering questions on schools, CORI reform and city revenues at a forum held last week at the Harriet Tubman House on Columbus Avenue. More » |
Mass. leaders lining up behind resort casino pushMassachusetts' top political leaders are lining up behind a push for resort-style casinos as the state searches for new revenues in the face of continued grim fiscal forecasts. More » |
Stakes are high for Patrick on Kennedy successorFor Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, picking a temporary replacement for the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy isn't just about finding the best person to represent the state in Washington. More » |
R.I.'s only law school starts immigration law clinicPROVIDENCE, R.I. - Ashley Ham Pong's first client as an aspiring attorney is a Liberian national facing deportation for criminal convictions. The seriousness of the case, and the consequences it carries, were apparent the first time she interviewed the man behind a glass window at a Massachusetts detention facility. More » |
MBTA researches youth T pass, extends student passOutgoing Transportation Secretary James A. Aloisi Jr. has agreed to research the feasibility of creating a youth pass, which would allow riders between the ages of 12 and 21 to ride the MBTA for a reduced fare. More » |
Mass. winemakers push to sell at farmers marketsGo to any farmers market in the state and you can pick from a mouthwatering array of fruits and vegetables, fresh-baked breads, homemade jams and other products straight from local farms. You can?t, however, sip a chardonnay, sniff a merlot or purchase any other offerings made at the nearly three dozen farm wineries and vineyards from Cape Cod to the Berkshires. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Racially charged killing ignites Illinois communityROCKFORD, Ill. - The anger spread almost as quickly as the news after an unarmed black man was fatally shot by two white police officers inside a northern Illinois church-run day care filled with children. More » |
Dueling 'racist' claims defuse once powerful wordEverybody's racist, it seems. Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson? Racist, because he shouted "You lie!" at the first black president. Health care protesters, affirmative action supporters? Racist. And Barack Obama? He's the "Racist in Chief," wrote a leader of the recent conservative protest in Washington. But if everybody's racist, is anyone? More » |
WORLD NEWS
Ramadan brings debate on Egypt's split personalityCAIRO - The holy month of Ramadan has brought out Egypt's cultural split personality, twisting Egyptians into knots over whether their society is secular, Muslim or a muddled mix. More » |
D.C. secretary by day, Ghanaian royalty by nightWASHINGTON - The king folds her own laundry, chauffeurs herself around Washington in a 1992 Honda and answers her own phone. Her boss's phone, too. More » |
