Tweet

Boston Globe latest News

---

• White House calls on Assad to deliver on reforms
• BP says it's finished with coastal Ala. cleanup
• Fifth of air traffic control trainees wash out
• Michelle Obama to launch military support campaign
• Ex-Somali leader to be deposed for alleged abuses
• FDA proposes calorie counts on menus
• 6 Israeli lawmakers to study US Jewish community
• Spanish police arrest the fax escape man
• NJ 1st-grade teacher suspended over Facebook posts
• AD:
• Montana lawmaker's speech perpetuates boozy image
• Mine workers rally in Pa. for public employees
• Correction: Ohio Union Fight story
• Federal court tosses NH man's health overhaul suit
• 3 Vegas airport techs accused of theft, sabotage
• Barbour's wife: Presidential race 'horrifies me'
• House GOP tries going it alone on budget cuts
• WTC site to get 9/11 welcome plaza
• 1 dead, 10 hurt when Miss. school bus, semi crash
• New costumes lead to firing of 15 casino servers

White House calls on Assad to deliver on reforms Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:22 PM PDT The White House is calling on Syrian President Bashar Assad to deliver on his promises of meaningful reform following a wave of protests.

BP says it's finished with coastal Ala. cleanup Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:01 PM PDT Petroleum giant BP says it has finished with the bulk of its oil spill cleanup work on Alabama's coast.

Fifth of air traffic control trainees wash out Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:52 PM PDT A government report says more than a fifth of air traffic controllers hired by the Federal Aviation Administration in recent years washed out before finishing their training.

Michelle Obama to launch military support campaign Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT The White House says Michelle Obama and the vice president's wife, Jill Biden, will kick off a national effort on April 12 to increase public support for U.S. service members and their families.

Ex-Somali leader to be deposed for alleged abuses Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:21 PM PDT A judge has ruled that a former Somali prime minister who has been living quietly in the U.S. for the past 14 years can be deposed in a federal lawsuit alleging he oversaw war crimes against his own people.

FDA proposes calorie counts on menus Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under new menu labeling requirements proposed by the Food and Drug Administration.

6 Israeli lawmakers to study US Jewish community Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:21 AM PDT Six Israeli lawmakers are headed to the United States this weekend to learn more about the American Jewish community.

Spanish police arrest the fax escape man Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:01 AM PDT Spanish police say they have arrested a man who twice escaped from custody by having his wife send fake faxes ordering his release.

NJ 1st-grade teacher suspended over Facebook posts Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT A New Jersey school district suspended a first-grade teacher after parents complained that she had posted derogatory comments about her students on her Facebook page.

AD: Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT

Montana lawmaker's speech perpetuates boozy image Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:41 AM PDT A Montana lawmaker's speech railing against drunken driving laws is outraging activists and political opponents who say it perpetuates the state's dangerous boozy culture.

Mine workers rally in Pa. for public employees Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:22 AM PDT Nearly 3,000 union mine workers rallied Friday in southwestern Pennsylvania, the first major gathering of union members outside the states where lawmakers are already battling over collective bargaining rights.

Correction: Ohio Union Fight story Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:01 AM PDT In some versions of a story March 31 about Ohio's restrictions on collective bargaining for public workers, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the law prevents negotiations on wages but not on health care, sick time or pension benefits. It allows wages to be negotiated but not health care, sick time or pension benefits.

Federal court tosses NH man's health overhaul suit Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT A federal court has thrown out a New Hampshire man's lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the government's health care overhaul, saying he lacked standing to sue because his Medicare coverage will automatically satisfy the law's insurance mandate.

3 Vegas airport techs accused of theft, sabotage Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:52 AM PDT Las Vegas authorities say three technicians at McCarran International Airport are accused of stealing electronic gear and sabotaging a security camera in a building where they worked.

Barbour's wife: Presidential race 'horrifies me' Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:42 AM PDT Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour's wife says the thought of his running for president "horrifies me" because it would be "a huge sacrifice for a family to make."

House GOP tries going it alone on budget cuts Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:51 AM PDT Stuck in a budget quagmire with Senate Democrats and President Barack Obama, House Republicans are suggesting they can run the government without them.

WTC site to get 9/11 welcome plaza Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:51 AM PDT The site of a former bank badly damaged from falling World Trade Center debris will be developed into a welcome plaza for visitors to the 9/11 Memorial.

1 dead, 10 hurt when Miss. school bus, semi crash Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:51 AM PDT A student is dead and at least 10 people were injured in the crash of a school bus and a tractor trailer on a rural Mississippi highway.

New costumes lead to firing of 15 casino servers Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:41 AM PDT A lawsuit says the skimpy new outfits that cocktail waitresses at one Atlantic City casino must wear have cost 15 of them their jobs, because middle-aged and older servers didn't look sexy enough in them.

You are subscribed to email updates from "Boston Globe" via Vijay in Google Reader To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now.	Email delivery powered by Google
Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610