LOCAL NEWS
HBI revives historic Dudley firehouseAn historic Dudley Square building is getting a second lease on life thanks to an extensive renovation by Historic Boston Incorporated (HBI). More » |
Few calls for more ethics changes on Beacon HillAs former Massachusetts House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi ponders his next legal steps after his conviction on federal corruption charges, his former colleagues on Beacon Hill are hoping to put the damaging revelations behind them. More » |
Roxbury Reunion brings back the good ol' daysFor many of them, it started at the Lewis School, the David A. Ellis or the Campbell. Friendships were formed that extended from elementary school, through middle and high school at Boston English High or Boston Tech. More » |
Citizens Bank grant helps to create summer jobsIn the big picture view of things, 15 summer jobs might not seem so important. After all, Mayor Thomas M. Menino set a goal to create 10,000 summer jobs this year, calling on state officials and corporate do-gooders to shell out funding and resources to keep the city's teens employed. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
Study examines role of race in political representationAnyone who cites the election of Barack Obama as proof the country has gotten beyond race should consider what Yale University researchers discovered in a new study that shows discrimination persists in political representation. More » |
Scholars critical of latest Malcolm X bioFor Malcolm X, like any international icon, the man behind the legend remains elusive. The basic details of his life are well-known: He was born Malcolm Little; as an adolescent became Detroit Red, a gambler, drug dealer, pimp and thief; was sentenced to prison and there became Malcolm X, More » |
Military spending on the agenda as US mayors meetBALTIMORE - Money spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be spent at home under a resolution proposed Friday by U.S. mayors who called on Congress to hasten the end of the wars. More » |
Holder: $8B collected in health care fraud effortsPHILADELPHIA - The federal government is gaining ground in the battle against people who commit health care fraud, recovering nearly $8 billion dollars over the past two years, Attorney General Eric Holder told a health care forum Friday. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Prince to kick-off 32nd Montreal Jazz FestivalFestival season is here and there is no bigger music festival than the Montreal Jazz Festival. From June 25 through July 4, the streets of Montreal will be filled with more than 3,000 musicians and millions of festivalgoers from across North America and the globe to celebrate jazz. More » |
Haiti's new president reaches out to emigrantsPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's new president is reaching out to the 2 million Haitians emigrants whose earnings abroad have long helped keep the struggling country afloat even while they have been shut out of local politics. More » |
Spanish TV news expands as 2012 election nearsMIAMI - Spanish-language television news is meeting a surge in Hispanic voting muscle and viewership with greatly expanded domestic coverage this year, just in time for the 2012 election season. More » |
NATO accuses Gadhafi of using human shieldsTRIPOLI, Libya - NATO accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Saturday of using mosques and children's parks as shields for his military operations, saying the longtime ruler who lashed out against alliance airstrikes is the one "brutally attacking the Libyan people." More » |
