LOCAL NEWS
It's Menino, again: Ayanna Pressley changes face of City CouncilBoston voters for the first time elected a black woman to the City Council and sent Mayor Thomas Menino back to office for an unprecedented 5th term in Tuesday's balloting. More » |
Patrick: State recovery depends on small bizBOSTON - Massachusetts will consider a fund to provide capital to small- and medium-sized businesses, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Tuesday as he closed a one-day summit with government and business leaders. More » |
Harvard hosts lively debate on police and civilian roles"Beyond the Beer Summit," a colloquium held at Harvard Law School last Thursday, sparked a vigorous debate among distinguished scholars on the lessons learned after the disorderly conduct arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates. More » |
Elected officials to promote Haitian aidElected officials of Haitian descent have joined together to form a national network to support federal initiatives to assist the impoverished Caribbean nation. More » |
Mass. governor cuts jobs, spares local aidWORCESTER, Mass. - Gov. Deval Patrick said he plans to close Massachusetts' $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned would decimate local education and public safety. More » |
Slavery-disclosure bill aims to shed light on dark historyMaya Angelou once said, "History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again." More » |
Mass. sheriff asks court to reinstate inmate feesBOSTON - Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson's controversial program to charge inmates for rent, haircuts, medical visits and high school equivalency tests raised $750,000, but outraged inmate advocates who said the fees violated their constitutional rights and amounted to an unlawful tax. More » |
Verizon, ULEM help mature workersBOSTON - Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) and the Verizon Foundation are partnering to help people over the age of 55 gain the skills needed to prepare for better jobs in a fast changing job market. More » |
Dot girl vies for National Miss Pre-Teen Queen titleKristen Fields is an accredited actress, a budding scientist, a giant-slaying swimmer, a humanitarian and an actual queen. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Elections test Obama support in key statesWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama isn't on the ballot. Neither are all members of Congress, nor most governors. More » |
SCLC elects MLK's daughter as 1st female presidentATLANTA, Ga. - The Rev. Bernice King embraced the legacy and leadership of her parents on Friday as she became the first woman to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father. More » |
Blacks still drawn to Islam despite federal raidsBy now, Sekou Jackson is used to the questions: Why does he need to leave a work meeting to pray? Don't black Muslims convert to Islam in jail? Why would you even want to be Muslim? More » |
WORLD NEWS
Haiti's president turns to Cabinet for new PMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's president turned Friday to a member of his former prime minister's freshly dissolved Cabinet to replace her, a day after she was abruptly removed by the Senate in a vote that reflects the country's deep political divisions. More » |
White House: Afghan troop decision within weeksWASHINGTON - Top Obama administration officials pledged Sunday to work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, despite continuing doubts about his credibility that could have been eased had he won a runoff election against his top challenger, who dropped out citing concerns of fraud. More » |
