Roadblocks thrown up for licenses-for-illegals plan

A Patrick administration pitch to grant illegal immigrants driver’s licenses has some on Beacon Hill...

A flawed case for law school

It is unfortunate that the University of Massachusetts is again the focus of criticism and public embarrassment...

Mass. immigration report urges 131 state reforms

The Patrick administration today will release a state-commissioned report that urges in-state college tuition...

GMAC CEO Alvaro de Molina steps down

NEW YORK — Troubled auto and home lender GMAC Financial Services said today CEO Alvaro de Molina is stepping...

Frank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners

FALL RIVER — Rep. Barney Frank said today he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government...

College students find support in campus ’posses’

BRYN MAWR, Pa. — When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed...

China blocks unregistered church service again

BEIJING — Followers of an unapproved church in Beijing were again forced by the government to find a new...

Mass. struggles to turn green tech into green jobs

BOSTON — In June, lithium-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc. unveiled plans for a new manufacturing plant...

Weak dollar no quick fix for narrowing trade gap

WASHINGTON — A weaker dollar may boost the U.S. economy by increasing exports and narrowing the trade gap...

Fact check: Sarah Palin’s book goes rogue on some facts

WASHINGTON — Sarah Palin’s new book reprises familiar claims from the 2008 presidential campaign that...

China signal it may let currency rise could aid US

WASHINGTON — The dollar edged up in trading against other currencies today as the Chinese government appeared...

UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children

ROME — Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don’t get enough...

NATO hopes to boost training teams in Afghanistan

BRUSSELS — NATO leaders expect member states to commit more troops to train Afghanistan’s expanding...

Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 billion

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae said Monday it may have to ask the government for more financial assistance because...

Fannie Mae tax credit decision could cost $5.2 bln

WASHINGTON — Fannie Mae said today it may have to ask the government for more financial assistance because...