LOCAL NEWS
An heir of expectancyIt was early in the rap game, back when lyrics were raw and the MCs outlandish, and, for the first time in his life, Big Shug was reluctant to go onstage: "I was like, 'I don't know, man.' " More » |
A different timeThe tumult over busing and school desegregation in Boston in the 1970s is common knowledge. Few people are aware of the special spirit of racial and religious harmony that existed among the students at Roxbury Memorial High School more than a decade earlier. More » |
Gov. Patrick's favored legislation pendingGov. Deval Patrick has two weeks to secure some major legislative victories he can use in his re-election campaign. More » |
Patrick team proposes new math, English standardsA top education aide to Gov. Deval Patrick recommended Friday that Massachusetts replace its own math and English public education standards with new proposed federal guidelines. More » |
Youngsville cookbook: 'Zyedeco, Blues and Gumbo'LAFAYETTE, La. - The culture of Acadiana is inextricably intertwined with its music and food. Carolyn Shelton pulls all of those elements together in her new cookbook, "Zydeco, Blues and Gumbo." More » |
Mass. minority professor program marks 20th yearJust a few weeks ago, Javier Bermudez Reveron was too shy to lead discussions on the works of French philosopher Michel Foucault. More » |
Mass. GOP's Baker stresses 'reforms' over cutsRepublican Charles Baker is adopting a familiar political strategy in his bid for governor: Fault the incumbent for not making tough fiscal decisions while avoiding discussion about what budget cuts he would make. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
N.Y. law limits stop-and-frisk databaseNEW 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." More » |
Conn. tests show gains for minority studentsHARTFORD, 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 » |
Obama says Republicans blocking economic recoveryWASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is taking aim at Senate Republicans, accusing them of playing politics with measures that would extend benefits to the unemployed and increase lending to small businesses. More » |
WORLD NEWS
'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 forceHAVANA - 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 » |
