LOCAL NEWS

Coakley lukewarm in black community

As one poll after another predicted a tight race for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy, political activist Bob Marshall grew worried. More »

A tale of two parties: Energized GOP; subdued democrats

On election night, amid a spotty crowd of Martha Coakley supporters at the Boston Sheraton Hotel, a deflated state Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz cut right to the chase. More »

Du Bois' legacy and childhood home lives on in Western MA

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. - On Route 23 west of Great Barrington, just north of Root Pond, only a few signs and a small, gravel parking lot mark the spot where once stood the childhood home of W.E.B. Du Bois, one of the 20th century's most prolific intellectuals. More »

Mass. Gov. Patrick urges voters to channel anger

Gov. Deval Patrick, delivering his state of the state address just two days after the surprise election of Republican Scott Brown to the U.S. Senate, urged voters to channel their anger in a positive direction. More »

Some blacks support Brown on education, business

They were not all that visible during the campaign, but U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown does have his African American supporters, who say he has established a record of being in tune with black interests when it comes to education and minority business issues. More »

NATIONAL NEWS

Obama prepares for huge economic challenges ahead

WASHINGTON - One year in, President Barack Obama faces a perilous economic choice. More »

Obama hits at high court over campaign finance

WASHINGTON - The White House and Democratic lawmakers are moving swiftly to come up with new restraints on corporate political spending to try to blunt the impact of a Supreme Court ruling that President Barack Obama calls "devastating." More »

WORLD NEWS

Urgent need for tents for Haitian refugees

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The collapse of much of Haiti's capital has a large part of the nation struggling just to find a place to sleep. More »


HEALTH

Mass. health model, not Obama's, pleases voters

When Mary Foote cast her ballot in last week's special Senate election, she was thinking about how the national health care bill strayed too far from the Massachusetts model and would force her to shoulder the financial burden of expanding health care in the other 49 states. More »