A gold plaque hangs next to a bullet hole in the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., where a lone gunman killed six worshippers and injured three others last August. It is engraved with the words, “We Are One.” “It frames the wound,” says Pardeep Kaleka, son of former temple president Satwant Singh Kaleka, who […]

The tantalizing aromas of earthy empanadas and tangy barbecue chicken mingling in the air lure a small crowd to the rumbling, bright red truck parked smack in the middle of Northeastern University’s Snell Library Quad. Outside the Hungry Hungry Husky food truck, students and professors jockey to scan the menu. Reaching up to a delivery […]

We could be looking at one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre in 2007. The latest numbers are at least 27 people dead at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., including 20 children. Police say the body of the alleged shooter was found inside the elementary […]

THE GLOBE’S three-part series “Justice in the shadows” (Dec. 9-11) brought much-needed attention to the many serious problems plaguing our nation’s immigration detention system. The secrecy of this system, coupled with the lack of legal representation for detainees, has led to an almost complete lack of accountability. Detainees are routinely mistreated, denied basic medical care, […]

Audie Cornish talks about the psychological profile of people who commit mass shootings with Jack Levin. He is professor of sociology and criminology at Northeastern and co-director of the Brudnick Center on Violence at Northeastern.

Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal government has prevented them from doing so, an Associated Press review has found. It’s an unprecedented pause for an industry that historically has introduced dozens of new products annually, and reflects its […]

Troy Evans preaches at Edge Urban Fellowship in a rundown Grand Rapids, Mich., neighborhood known for prostitution. Inside what looks like an abandoned office building are walls covered by graffiti. There are tattooed people wearing baseball caps and jeans. Three 20-year-old men holding mics get ready to bust out some elaborate dance moves. It may […]

On average, there are about 20 mass murders every year, and the trend has been steady since the 1970s, said James Alan Fox, a professor of criminology at Northeastern University in Boston and author of five books on mass murder. The typical mass murderer is a socially isolated white man in his 30s or 40s. […]

Tobacco companies have introduced almost no new cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products in the U.S. in more than 18 months because the federal government has prevented them from doing so, an Associated Press review has found. It’s an unprecedented pause for an industry that historically has introduced dozens of new products annually, and reflects its […]

After last month’s elections, both parties seem ready to make a serious effort to revise and update the nation’s immigration laws. What should comprehensive immigration reform look like? Should the United States control the rate of immigration, and if so, how? What should be done about the estimated 11 million undocumented workers already here? And […]

There’s a new cliff in town, and it’s much scarier than the fiscal cliff. It doesn’t have anything to do with expiring tax cuts or sequesters. It has to do with people who have been out of work for six months or longer. It’s the worst cliff of them all: the Unemployment Cliff. Our unemployment […]

AUDIO: Massachusetts students are among the best in the world in math and science. We’ll take a look at what’s happening inside classrooms across the state and if what we’re doing in Mass. can be replicated in other states. Guest: Christos Zahopoulos, professor of engineering and education at Northeastern University and founder and executive director […]