LOCAL NEWS
'A second chance'For longtime community activist Haywood Fennell Sr., watching Gov. Deval Patrick sign a bill last week to reform the state's criminal records system was a bittersweet moment. More » |
Shaq's plan: 6 teams, 6 titles in 20 NBA seasonsWhen Shaquille O'Neal was much, much younger and a good deal smaller, too, he chose as a role model one of the most successful big men in NBA history. More » |
Summer arts workshop provides rigor, rewardsOn a steamy August evening, a group of Boston area singers ages 14 to 24 rehearse in the ballroom at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury. It's 6:30 p.m., but fading sunlight still streams through the tall windows, keeping the room uncomfortably warm. More » |
New Mass. law toughens foreclosure safeguardsMassachusetts homeowners facing foreclosure and tenants in foreclosed apartment buildings will get extra protections under a bill signed into law Saturday by Gov. Deval Patrick. More » |
GOP's Brown votes against Kagan for Supreme CourtMassachusetts Sen. Scott Brown stuck with most of his Republican colleagues last week in voting against confirming Elena Kagan to be the nation's 112th Supreme Court justice. More » |
Urban Music Festival shines in first yearWiz Khalifa was onstage for a matter of seconds before he had to run off. More » |
Rapper Wiz Khalifa gives Boston a shout outPittsburgh isn't one of the first places that comes to mind as far as hip hop goes, but it's the launching pad of one of the genre's most promising new stars, 22-year-old Wiz Khalifa. More » |
Seth Gilliam lights up Boston Common in 'Othello'This year, the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company's opening night performance of its 15th anniversary production, "Othello," was introduced by Gov. Deval Patrick, Mayor Thomas Menino and Red Sox owner John Henry. More » |
NATIONAL NEWS
New U.S. Senate bill means healthier lunches in schoolsIn a unanimous vote last Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved the Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act, a bill that will provide billions of dollars for child nutrition in schools. More » |
Big trouble lurks for black members in US CongressWASHINGTON - These were supposed to be heady days for African-Americans in Congress, with President Barack Obama occupying the White House and a half-dozen blacks holding powerful committee chairmanships and leadership jobs. More » |
Exhibit shows story of pioneering black doctorsFORT WORTH, Texas - Patients would show up at all hours. Sometimes with a broken arm, or a burst appendix, or a baby on the way. More » |
Congresswoman's loss signals end to family's reignDETROIT - They called it "Team Kilpatrick," a small army of family and friends dedicated to keeping a Detroit congresswoman and her brash, rising star son in office. More » |
Bernice King leads crowd in prayer for SCLC unityATLANTA - The Rev. Bernice King delivered an impassioned plea Friday to the fractured membership of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to come together after months of bitter infighting that have pushed the famed civil rights organization to the brink of extinction. More » |
USDA racial flap reconstructedWASHINGTON - As a racial firestorm erupted last month, the White House buzzed with questions and concerns about the forced ouster of a black Agriculture Department employee. But no one stepped in to stop Secretary Tom Vilsack from pressuring Shirley Sherrod to resign, a decision administration officials from President Barack Obama on down now say was a mistake. More » |
WORLD NEWS
Haiti faces a question: Who is Wyclef Jean?LEOGANE, Haiti - Street star. Scandal-plagued aid director. Ex-Fugees hip hop frontman. The moment he filed his candidacy, Wyclef Jean became the most famous - and thus potentially most powerful - candidate in Haiti's critical post-earthquake presidential election. More » |
1997 South Africa dinner raises diamond questionsJOHANNESBURG - The party to raise money for Nelson Mandela's children's charity started with an odd guest list: Dining among the celebrities was Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, also known as the "Butcher of Monrovia." More » |
Fanfare, intrigue at sign ups for Haiti electionPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Last-minute political intrigue matched the ruckus outside Haiti's election headquarters Saturday as candidate registration for the post-earthquake presidential race rollicked to a close. More » |
