LOCAL NEWS
Obama credits Gov. Patrick's economic leadershipPresident Barack Obama tried to seal his friend Deval Patrick's re-election on Saturday, telling a rally crowd of thousands Massachusetts is emerging faster from the global recession because of the Democratic governor's leadership. More » |
The BHA turns 75The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) turned 75 this month, and the agency honored the milestone with a month-long exhibit of photographs at Boston City Hall and a celebration, complete with a ceremonial birthday cake-cutting, held at the city's oldest public housing development. More » |
Author awarded for uncovering historyThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently announced that Harvard historian Annette Gordon-Reed is one of 23 winners of the 2010 MacArthur Fellowship, popularly known as the "Genius Award." More » |
Lawton wages sticker campaign for 5th SuffolkAfter losing the September Democratic primary for Dorchester's 5th Suffolk District by a 41-vote margin, school teacher Barry Lawton is betting on a sticker campaign against Democratic nominee Carlos Henriquez. More » |
Candidates for governor sound off on social issuesLast Sunday, more than 1,000 religious leaders and practitioners gathered at Temple Israel in Brookline to call on the Massachusetts gubernatorial candidates to address some of the toughest social problems facing their communities - usurious bank interest rates, youth violence and jobs, Haitian earthquake refugees and religious freedom. More » |
Leading anti-abortion activist dies at 84Mildred Jefferson, the first black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School and a nationally recognized leader of the anti-abortion movement, has died at age 84. More » |
Mass. governor hopefuls debate anti-crime agendaThe four candidates for Massachusetts governor said Friday they would adopt different strategies to help stem gun violence and street crime in the wake of the shooting of five people last month in Boston. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Number of ed civil rights complaints on the riseAfrican American boys who are suspended at double and triple the rates of their white male peers. English language learners who, for years, remain in separate classes, falling behind their peers and scoring poorly on standardized tests. Disabled students and those with illnesses who are shortchanged at school because of their impairments. More » |
Black voters may sway 20 House races in Nov.BOWIE, Md. - On the corner of Collington Road and Route 301, a bright blue poster screams the Democratic Party's wishful thinking at passing cars: "We've got your back President Obama." More » |
WORLD NEWS
$900,000 for a 3-bedroom ... in Haiti?PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - It's just two miles from where Dominique Tombeau lives today to the house he dreams about at night, but the road runs straight uphill. More » |
Jamaica police demolish street kiosks in capitalKINGSTON, Jamaica - Police bulldozed more than 1,000 makeshift vending stalls in downtown Kingston last week, leaving street merchants seething with rage and wondering how they will eke out a living. More » |
