Article The Chicago Tribune Nation’s top sixth-grader still on NBA quest He has grown three inches, gained 20 pounds and still hopes to play in the NBA. The ranking service Middleschoolelite.com puts him as the top sixth-grader in the nation. Nearly a dozen AAU teams nationwide reportedly are vying for his services this coming summer.
Article After 57 years, break in civil rights era cold case On June 4, 1954, wealthy African-American land owner Isadore Banks disappeared in his hometown of Marion, Arkansas and was discovered days later chained to a tree, shot and burned beyond recognition. For nearly 57 years, his family has lived with the pain of two mysteries: who killed him and what happened to his land. Now, […]
Article Downturn cost state fewer jobs than thought The recent recession was milder in Massachusetts than first thought, as the unemployment rate peaked at a much lower level and the state shed fewer jobs than reported previously, according to revised data released yesterday by the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
Article The Boston Herald Northeastern University shoots to continue late-season hot streak With a month left in the season, it would have been easy for Northeastern to pack it in. The young Huskies had been besieged by injuries, which snowballed into a nine-game losing streak.
Article US, Mass. economic recoveries in ‘rebound phase,’ panel says The US and Massachusetts economies are continuing their slow and steady march to recovery, a panel of executives and analysts said yesterday.
Article CNBC Five Ways to Cut the Cost of College College acceptance letters should be hitting the mailboxes of anxious high school seniors any time now. Once students choose their institution of higher learning comes the hard part: paying for it.
Article Union Member Rates Dip Among Mass. Workers Union membership in Massachusetts has fallen to its lowest level in three years.
Article The Orlando Sentinel Guns in young hands: Consequences can be deadly Five teens in Central Florida were involved in unrelated shootings in February – some of them with deadly consequences.
Article Chronicle of Higher Education: Northeastern, once local, goes global Read the full article (PDF) Less than a generation ago, Northeastern University was chiefly a local institution, drawing nearly three-quarters of its students from the surrounding New England states. Its alumni, too, largely stayed in the region. Today, however, the university’s horizons are global. Nearly 10 percent of its undergraduates come from overseas, double the […]