LOCAL NEWS
Activists waged anti-apartheid fight in '70sAs she walked through her office building one day, Caroline Hunter noticed something strange - a mock-up of a South African passbook. More » |
Obama doesn't travel light - even on vacationVINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts - President Barack Obama had a simple task for his first morning on vacation: shoot over to a Martha's Vineyard bookstore to fill out his daughters? summer reading list and grab himself a novel. More » |
State senate race heats up in 2nd SuffolkIt was five days after his first debate and Hassan Williams was still in a good mood. More » |
New coalition presses for major changes to the Boston teachers' contractAdiverse group of parents, teachers, students, business people, ministers, nonprofit heads and other civic leaders have joined together to work for major changes to the current Boston teacher's contract. Taking advantage of the current and ongoing contract negotiations, the coalition is seizing a rare opportunity to make profound changes to a system that is failing too many of Boston's children, especially students of color and a growing percentage of English Language Learners. More » |
Rox kids go back to school preparedSqueals of excitement echoed off the walls of the Yawkey Center Boys and Girls Club in Roxbury last Friday as hundreds of school-aged kids and teens picked up their new backpacks. More » |
Sheriff Cabral backs Mass. jail after Craigslist suicideSuffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral defended the safety record of the jail where a man accused of killing a masseuse he met through Craigslist committed suicide. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
FDA commissioner: Agency needs more authorityWASHINGTON - Food and Drug Administration chief Margaret Hamburg, beset with an egg-and-salmonella food safety challenge, said Monday the agency must move from a reactive to preventive enforcement strategy. More » |
Omega Psi Phi men enter 100th year of serviceRALEIGH, N.C. - In 1961, LeMonte Mitchell was a student at Johnson C. Smith University looking for a fraternity experience that would last long after his days on campus. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Nigeria tailor-makes a yam-packed "Sesame Street"LAGOS, Nigeria - It looks a lot like "Sesame Street," only that's no Cookie Monster. More » |
Haiti ruling ends Wyclef Jean's run for presidentPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Singer Wyclef Jean's high-profile bid for Haiti's presidency ended after election officials on the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation disqualified his candidacy. More » |
