By Christopher Balchum -- March 8, 2010 Iraq's election day may have been violent but U.S. and Iraqi officials express feelings of success.
By Christopher Balchum -- March 8, 2010 It was a night of firsts at the 82nd annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles. "The Hurt Locker" director Kathryn Bigelow became the first female to take home the Oscar for Best Director.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 5, 2010 Boston education officials announced Thursday that staff at six schools will have to reapply for their jobs and five principals will be replaced after the schools were identified along with three dozen statewide that will likely be declared "underperforming" and at risk to massive overhauls.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 5, 2010 The D.C. Medical Examiner's Office says the supposed shooter at the Pentagon has died. The body of 36-year-old John Patrick Bedell arrived at the medical examiner's office shortly after midnight.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 5, 2010 U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt is expected to announce Friday that he will not be seeking re-election to Congress, ending a 40-year career in elected office, and giving Republicans hope of capturing the 10th district.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 4, 2010 An air traffic controller and his supervisor are under investigation after the controller allegedly brought his son and another child into the control tower and allowed them to speak with pilots on an air traffic control frequency.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 4, 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday in Brazil she has doubts Iran will negotiate seriously about its nuclear program unless the U.N. Security Council approves new sanctions against it. Clinton held talks in Brasilia with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
By Jesse Liebman -- March 4, 2010 New York Gov. David Paterson, already dealing with scandal, was accused Wednesday of violating state ethics laws when he sought and obtained free tickets to the 2009 World Series and then may have lied about his plan to pay for them, according to a state report.
By Anaridis Rodriguez -- March 3, 2010
The number of Massachusetts residents who use food stamps is increasing, but one ethnic group is still going hungry.
Over half a million Bay State residents are on food stamps and Latinos make up twenty five percent of that number.
But community leaders like Jenny Cintron, executive director of the Boston Hispanic Center, fear there are many more Latinos going hungry. She says Latino immigrants think they don't qualify for food assistance unless they are sworn citizens, a misconception she wants to eradicate.
By Anthony Howard -- March 2, 2010
Massachusetts students are more likely to stay in school this year. A new report released by the state department of education today shows the high school dropout rate dipped to 2.9 percent, the lowest it has been in a decade.
By Sarah Mupo -- March 2, 2010 To combat a projected $7 billion loss this year because of a reduced number of customers and increased shortfalls, the U.S. Postal Service is looking to regenerate a plan to eliminate Saturday delivery.
By Anaridis Rodriguez -- March 1, 2010 Beacon Hill lawmakers will be battling it out over marijuana. The Massachusetts legislature is considering a bill that would regulate and tax cannabis. This comes after Bay State residents voted to decriminalize possession of the drug.
By Jillian Farrel -- March 1, 2010 It's challenging as it is to land a job, but prospective employees are facing another setback: their credit history is being held against some applicants.
By Jillian Farrel -- March 1, 2010 After a person is arrested, the police officers will say "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in a court of law. You have a right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for you," which is commonly known as Miranda rights.
By Jillian Farrel -- March 1, 2010 After the House of Representatives passed a new health care bill last week, the bill sits in the Senate with little momentum. The reform was created to prevent a 21 percent cut in Medicare fees, which could cause severe consequences for the elderly population.
By Gabrielle Tassone - March 1, 2010 A series of storms and hurricane-force winds last Thursday and Friday left thousands in the New England region without power through the weekend.
By Gabrielle Tassone - March 1, 2010 Nearly one million Americans are without unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits as of midnight. The expiration of these benefits is said to be only temporary as Washington works on passing another extension.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 26, 2010 Massachusetts immigrant advocates are filing suit against the state in an effort to get the state's Supreme Judicial Court to strike down a decision made last year by lawmakers to deny tens of thousands of legal immigrants access to subsidized insurance under the state's health care laws.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 26, 2010 A major winter storm will continue to cause coastal and inland flooding as melting snow and rain causes rivers to swell and heavy wind-driven seas to pummel the shoreline, and has left about 100,000 Massachusetts customers without power.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 26, 2010 New Hampshire firefighters say that a Hampton fire that began in an unoccupied oceanfront hotel and was fanned by winds of near hurricane force has destroyed an entire block.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 25, 2010 U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton says a new group of sanctions against Iran over the nation's nuclear program, could be put to a vote in the UN Security Council in less than a month.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 25, 2010 President Barack Obama will be holding a televised bipartisan summit Thursday on health care as he attempts to keep his push for reform alive.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 25, 2010 Defending Olympic gold medalist Julia Mancuso saw her chance for a repeat in the giant slalom competition take a hit Wednesday, thanks to U.S. teammate Lindsey Vonn. A series of unfortunate moments during the first run may have cost Mancuso her shot to defend her title.
By Anaridis Rodriguez - February 24, 2010
The smallest state is becoming the center of national attention over education. Four Rhode Island public schools are on the verge of being closed because of low performance. One of them is Roger Williams Middle School, which came under fire after over 70 percent of its students failed state proficiency tests.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 24, 2010 A Massachusetts legislative committee passed a bill on Tuesday that will attempt to significantly reduce bullying at schools.The bill is supported by the Joint Committee on Education and now heads to the Senate.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 24, 2010 In order to improve airport security, the first of 150 full-body scanners will be installed in Boston's Logan International Airport and Chicago's O'Hare International Airport.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 24, 2010 A new comprehensive study shows that allowing openly gay service members to serve in the military is, in fact, not disruptive.The study, "Gays in Foreign Militaries 2010: A Global Primer," was released Tuesday by the Palm Center, a research group at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 23, 2010 The median price of a single-family home sold in Massachusetts rose for the second consecutive month in January by about 10 percent, based on a year-to-year comparison, a local housing market tracking firm said today.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 23, 2010 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that he expects a Senate vote on the Democratic jobs bill this evening.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 23, 2010 With the televised upcoming bipartisan summit scheduled for Thursday, Democrats have cautiously accepted President Obama's plan for health care reform as the most adequate option for a comprehensive bill that would introduce near-universal health coverage.
By Anaridis Rodriguez -- February 22, 2010 If you are one of the 44 percent of Massachusetts residents commuting across state lines, you may have to shell out the bucks for yet another toll.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 22, 2010 The nation's governors met in Washington this weekend to discuss some of the biggest political issues, such as health care and the economy.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 22, 2010 A federal grand jury in New York issued a subpoena of Toyota earlier this month "to produce certain documents related to unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles and the breaking system of the Prius."
By Jillian Farrel -- February 22, 2010 One of Iran's opposition leaders, Mahdi Karroubi, is seeking a referendum on the Guardian Council, the body that determines who can run for office, to strip its powers.
By Meghan Keane -- February 22, 2010 Governors meeting in Washington spoke about fiscal woes in the down economy, but also shared success stories of bipartisanship at the state level.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 19, 2010 U.S. Senator Scott Brown has raised an astounding $14.2 million this year and had $6 million left over from his campaign as of the start of February. The left over funds vaults Brown into position for a well-funded re-election campaign in 2012.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 19, 2010 A recent survey of airline passengers has revealed that Boston's Logan International Airport is near the bottom of the rankings for customer satisfaction at mid-size U.S. airports. The J.D. Power and Associates survey found that Logan was 19th out of 20 mid-size, slightly ahead of New York's La Guardia Airport.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 19, 2010 For the first time since 1988, the music played during the men's figure skating competition was "The Star-Spangled Banner." Skater Evan Lysacek could only stand from the podium in bewilderment. Lysacek upset defending champion Evgeni Plushenko of Russia at the Vancouver Games on Thursday night, becoming the first American man to win figure skating gold since Brian Boitano 22 years ago.
By Jack Lepiarz -- February 18, 2010 A man flew a plane into an IRS office in Austin, Texas on Thursday morning, after leaving a suicide note online, authorities say. Still, Dept. of Homeland Security officials are describing the event as an "isolated incident," and Austin police officials have stressed, "there is no cause for alarm."
By Anaridis Rodriguez -- February 18, 2010 Known for its decorative Buddhist temples, Cambodian restaurants and the second largest Cambodian population in the US, Lowell is on the fast lane to becoming the next "Chinatown."
By Jesse Liebman -- February 18, 2010 The U.S. Olympic team managed to surpass its expectations Wednesday by marking its best day in Winter Games history by walking away with six medals; three of them gold.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 18, 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama will sign an executive order to establish a bipartisan commission to find ways to trim the large national budget deficit, a White House official said.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 18, 2010 Airport security screeners have revamped their detection policies, now expanding to include swabbing people's hands and carry-on items. The Transportation Security Administration will soon begin randomly swabbing passengers' palms at checkpoints and gates to test for traces of explosives.
By Hunter Hughes -- February 17, 2010 The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) is upping their security at airports across the country. Along with the already rigid protocol travelers must endure before taking off on their flight, random passengers will have their hands swabbed for traces of explosives.
By Hunter Hughes -- February 17, 2010 Due to a plan proposed by Governor Deval Patrick, the Boston Public Library is forced to take some drastic measures in the wake of a steep cut in state funding. Despite more frequent library users in the years of the recession, the BPL will have to make up for a $3.6 million budget gap.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 17, 2010 The White House is releasing its first annual report on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Wednesday, which will summarize the progress of President Obama's 2009 stimulus package.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 17, 2010 After customer complaints about Toyota's Corolla's steering wheel problems, the Japanese auto maker is considering recalling the automobile.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 17, 2010 Some of the most disastrous inherited diseases are curbed, because more people are deciding whether to have children. The Associated Press interviewed geneticists and discovered births of babies suffering from diseases, such as cystic fibrosis have dropped since testing widely came into use.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 15, 2010 In the Southern Afghan community of Marjah, Afghanistan, U.S. marines, NATO soldiers, and Afghan Army soldiers are trying to push Taliban fighters out of the area.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 15, 2010 The "Let's Move" campaign has an ambitious goal, which is to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. The campaign would give parents the support they need, provide healthier foods in schools, encourage kids to be more active, and provide more healthy, affordable food in all areas of the country.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 15, 2010 Vice President Joe Biden is accused by Liz Cheney, former Vice President Dick Cheney's daughter, of ignoring threats from Al Qaeda. This suggests the Obama administration is not doing everything in its power to stop terrorist threats.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 15, 2010 As a result of dissatisfaction over partisanship in Congress, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh will not seek a third term. Bayh said, "there is too much partisanship and not enough progress; too much narrow ideology and not enough practical problem solving."
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 15, 2010 In November, Massachusetts residents will be casting their votes for more than a governor; a question of lowering sales tax will be included on the ballot.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 15, 2010 Amy Bishop Andersen, the biology professor charged with killing three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville after being denied tenure, allegedly killed her brother more than 23 years ago, and was a suspect in an attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor in 1993.
By Gabrielle Tassone- February 15, 2010 Considered the biggest operation since the arrival of American forces in Afghanistan, the Marjah offensive began Saturday in the district of Helmand Province, southern Afghanistan.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 15, 2010 Heading into day four of competition at the 2010 Olympic Games, 30 medals have been awarded to athletes from 16 different nations.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 12, 2010 The XXI Olympic Winter Games are scheduled to begin Friday, amid a sea of questions that leave much about what to expect during the games in doubt. The only certainty is that for the first time ever, the opening ceremony will be held indoors.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 12, 2010 The family of ex-Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan isn't blaming her brother Mark who is facing charges for the death of his father, instead vowing to "fight" the ruling that determined Daniel Kerrigan's cause of death.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 12, 2010 Doctors say former President Bill Clinton was able to get up two hours after undergoing a procedure on Thursday known as angioplasty, in which two stents were placed in a clogged heart artery. Clinton could be released Friday and go back to work at his foundation Monday.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 11, 2010 Governor Deval Patrick is seeking to gain authority to review and reject rates charged by hospitals, physician groups, medical imaging centers and insurers, in the hopes to make health care more affordable, especially for small businesses and their employees.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 11, 2010 U.S. alpine skier Lindsey Vonn's chances at a gold medal may have taken a hit, after the Olympian revealed Wednesday that she had suffered a severe shin injury while preparing for her third Winter Olympics.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 11, 2010 Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the nation has already manufactured highly enriched nuclear material in defiance of the West, at a huge rally on Thursday that marked the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Jillian Farrel -- February 10, 2010 When the earthquake hit Haiti in January, authorities immediately decided to make all health care free. More than 200 medical groups have flown in medication and teams to help the disaster victims.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 10, 2010 A new job bill proposal speaks to public anxiety about the economy, but the Senate Democrats haven't developed any new ideas. The 362-page measure is still in motion and hasn't been released.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 10, 2010 A massive snowstorm is expected to hit Massachusetts today, which will close schools, clog the evening commute, and cause snow emergencies in communities.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 9, 2010 First lady Michelle Obama launched her national "Let's Move" campaign today, which seeks to conquer childhood obesity within a generation.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 9, 2010 Amid criticism from state legislators and public outcry over the new mayor's refusal to give up his job as state representative, a key legislative committee will begin discussions today on a bailout plan for the struggling city of Lawrence.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 9, 2010 President Obama expressed the need for quick-moving job growth legislation today during a meeting with a bipartisan delegation of congressional leaders.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 8, 2010 The Obama Administration will ask Congress to improve childhood nutrition, by eliminating sugary, empty-calorie snacks from vending machines and adding more school breakfasts and lunches.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 8, 2010 Since the recent earthquake in Haiti, certain losses are evident, such as homes, jobs, and loved ones. However, as many as 1 in 5 of disaster victims have suffered from trauma, resulting in a loss of mental stability.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 8, 2010 A terminal at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport was evacuated Monday after a man refused to comply with security measures at a screening checkpoint.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 8, 2010 Named the best brand for resale value by Kelley Blue Book just two months ago, Toyota resale values have now dropped by as much as three percent.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 8, 2010 Republican Keith Lepor is set to announce his candidacy for the 9th Congressional district Monday. The seat is currently held by Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 8, 2010With the Winter Olympics only days away, organizers in Vancouver are stressing the unseasonably warm temperatures, and resulting lack of snow.
By Gabrielle Tassone - February 8, 2010 Five people are dead, and dozens injured as a result of a gas explosion at an under-construction power plant in Middletown,Connecticut, Sunday morning.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 President Barack Obama will welcome the Dalai Lama to the White House later this month for a meeting that is expected to furhter strain relations between China and the U.S.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 In an effort to demonstrate to Americans that they are focused on eliminating massive unemployment, Senate Democrats on Thursday unveiled a package of legislation designed to foster job growth.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 The House on Thursday voted to allow the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper into debt - approximately $6,000 more for every citizen. The vote, approved 217-212, would raise the ceiling on federal borrowing to $14.3 trillion, but that number may increase after the November election.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 Responding to Republican condemnation of its handling of a failed Dec. 25 bombing attempt aboard a Detroit-bound aircraft, the White House stepped up its defense Wednesday, insisting it has done what it should have to get intelligence from the suspect and thwart future attacks.
by Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 Republican U.S. Senator-elect Scott Brown is prepared to be sworn in Thursday afternoon to take over the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's long-held seat. Brown shocked the nation with his upset victory over Democratic state Attorney General Martha Coakley in the special election held last month.
By Jesse Liebman -- February 4, 2010 Japanese automaker Toyota said Thursday that a software glitch is responsible for braking problems in the 2010 model of its Prius series, though the company has yet to issue a recall.
By Jillian Farrel -- February 3, 2010 The Coast Guard said Tuesday they would allow Yemeni tankers filled with natural gas into the Boston Harbor, even though this country has caused terrorist concerns...
By Jillian Farrel -- February 3, 2010 The nation's top uniformed officer, made a strong appeal for letting gays serve openly in the military, thus supporting the lift for the "don't ask, don't tell" policy...
By Jillian Farrel -- February 3, 2010 To represent the economic conditions for many in Massachusetts, there's been a 23 percent increase of residents who rely on food banks and shelters since 2006, according to a new Hunger in Massachusetts Study...
By Sarah Mupo -- February 2, 2010 An iPhone application has been created for Bostonians to communicate neighborhood street-level complaints to the city's officials.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 2, 2010 After Toyota Motor Corporation's vast vehicle recall and a temporary sales suspension of some of its most popular models, the automaker said Tuesday its sales in the United States fell 16 percent in January.
By Sarah Mupo -- February 2, 2010 President Obama held a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H. Tuesday to rally support for his plan to invest $30 billion in lending for small businesses.
By Gabrielle Tassone -- February 1, 2010 The Obama Administration is considering the relocation of the trial of the September 11, 2001 mastermind, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, amidst concerns articulated by New York Mayor Bloomberg, and other city officials.
By Gabrielle Tassone -- February 1, 2010 The Rockmore Company has admitted to to discharging human waste in the coastal waters of Massachusetts.
By Gabrielle Tassone -- February 1, 2010 President Obama will reveal the $3.8 trillion budget plan for the 2011 fiscal year, Monday morning in a ceremony to be held at the White House.
Gabrielle Tassone -- February 1, 2010 The ten Americas detained in Port-Au-Prince,Haiti, on allegations of child trafficking, will appear before a judge on Monday.
