LOCAL NEWS
What about the children?Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint is no stranger to fighting for the powerless. Best known for his critical role as consultant to the "The Cosby Show" and "A Different World," Dr. Poussaint, a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and faculty associate dean for student affairs ... More » |
Chuck Turner vows to testify in his federal bribery trialCity Councilor Chuck Turner's decision to testify - against the advice of his own legal team - in his federal corruption trial adds yet another twist in to a case that was already extraordinary. More » |
Racial inequality still lingers in BostonJames Jennings is quite familiar with census data about Boston's black community, but even he was astonished at what his latest round of numbers-crunching revealed. More » |
Gates report blasted, review panel head quitsCAMBRIDGE - The July report on the arrest of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. came under blistering attack at a Cambridge City Council hearing last week where local residents and elected officials called its scope too narrow, its costs exorbitant, and its process flawed. More » |
Mass. governor race turns into courtroom thrillerBOSTON (AP) - A hardfought Massachusetts gubernatorial race has morphed into a courtroom thriller, complete with charges of espionage, conspiracy and subterfuge. More » |
Teens thrive in summer jobs at Partners HealthCare hospitalsAmbar McField, a Boston student from the Kennedy Academy of Health Careers, liked her summer job at Mass General Hospital so much she already knows where she wants to spend her summer next year. More » |
The Fenway Alliance opens its doorsThe Fenway Alliance, a consortium of 22 nationally and internationally renowned cultural and academic institutions located in the Fenway, celebrated their 9th annual Opening Our Doors. More » |
Spike Lee tells BU students a few secrets for successSpeaking to a packed auditorium of college students at Boston University, famed filmmaker Spike Lee gave the simple advice: "Find out what it is that you love." More » |
MA corrections commish leaves to run VA prisonsHarold W. Clarke, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Corrections, resigned last week and accepted a similar position as the director of the Virginia Department of Corrections. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Report: Inmates struggle financially after releaseA new report released by the Pew Charitable Trust details the staggering economic inequities faced by former inmates and their families. More » |
Ed Gordon returns for Sunday BET showNEW YORK - Newsman Ed Gordon has returned to BET for a weekly public affairs program partly because the network has changed and mainstream Sunday punditry hasn't. More » |
New York seeks to ban sugary drinks from food stamp buysNEW YORK - Using food stamps to buy sodas, teas, sports drinks and other sugar-sweetened beverages would not be allowed in New York City under a new government effort to battle obesity. More » |
Obama hits GOP proposal to cut education spendingWASHINGTON - Offering voters a reason to keep Democrats in power on Capitol Hill, President Barack Obama says Republicans would cut education spending and put the country's economic future at risk if they had their way. More » |
Johnson & Johnson asks judge to toss kickback caseJohnson & Johnson asked a federal judge last week to dismiss a complaint accusing the health care giant of paying millions in kickbacks so nursing homes would put more patients on its popular schizophrenia medication and other drugs. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Bill Clinton lobbies for earthquake aid to HaitiPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Former President Bill Clinton said desperately needed U.S. aid is coming to Haiti despite delays after listening last week to refugees in a sprawling homeless camp complain of a lack of food, jobs and housing nine months after a devastating earthquake. More » |
Sudan says it is committed to independence voteKHARTOUM, Sudan - Sudan's foreign minister assured the U.N. Security Council Saturday that the government is committed to holding a referendum on southern independence that is expected to split the country in two. More » |
