Marathon News

Some walks in life are more challenging than others, but 22-year-old Hailey Danisewicz of Wauwatosa isn't complaining.

The "Last Mile" will be held Thursday, May 23, at the George King Track at Canton High from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The event will benefit the OneFund Boston and will cost $5 to enter.

If Town Meeting voters had one clear message to send Monday night, it was to keep the Town Election right where it is on the first Tuesday of May.

Testifying before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services on Thursday, Pentagon officials claimed that "war on terror" legislation gives them sweeping powers to wage war anywhere in the world, including inside the United States, without Congressional authorization.

Keeping up with the trend is Kimpton 's Hotel Palomar Dallas , who just launched a new "Travel Lite" wellness package.

In the absolute silence of the U.S. Southern Command Headquarters, the family members of fallen servicemen and women walked to the center of the room as the name of their loved one was called out.

Taglio Salon will hold their second annual Salon-A-Thon on Sunday from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. "We did this last year for the American Cancer Society," Taglio Salon stylist Laura Menendez said.

A three-day fest like Wildflower - the biggest party Richardson throws -- isn't the full on marathon something like Bonnaroo is, but you've still got to pace yourself.

Experts on Islam and terrorism are decrying the Department of Homeland Security's recently revealed anti-terrorism training guidelines, which pressure cops to ignore Islamic beliefs when investigating terror crimes.

The longest-running comedy series in UC Riverside history continues Wednesday, May 22, at the UCR Barn when four touring comics perform in the eighth edition of the "Comedy Apocalypse". Headlining the show is Rory Scovel, who has become a favorite in the festival circuit, performing at Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, the Vancouver ... (more)

Five hours, five floors, "140 clicks" - it's how the Barre Democrat and chairman of the state Senate Ways and Means Committee spent his Friday three weeks ago, sitting in as case workers - sometimes with piles of papers and files around them - plugged away at a Holyoke welfare office.

The Legislature's final testy days became a showdown on the most sweeping union expansion in Minnesota in recent history.

Bedford friends who run every year. Kathy Gibbons, Claudette Fessenden, Barbara Obevny, Amy Dalrymple, Amy Clark, Diane Rondeau, Paul Rondeau BEDFORD - It was a perfect New Hampshire May morning for the running of the 39th Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races Saturday.The sun was bright, the skies clear blue and the wind still as 350 runners departed ... (more)

The Railyard is hosting a mini tap-takeover and charity event to support victims of the marathon bombing in Boston.

Body, Mind, & Spirit Salon will be hosting a Boston Strong Blow Dry Cut-a-thon Friday, at the Mill Run Plaza, 493 Main St., Unit E, in Groton, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. At a suggested donation of $20, patrons can get their hair cut with chemical-free products.

Lawyers for accused mass murderer James "Whitey" Bulger filed a motion yesterday demanding the name of a confidential informant who they say can help them attack the credibility of two witnesses poised to testify against a the aging gangster next month.

Gardner Pilot Academy student and Charlestown resident Yumin Lisa Wei, right, accepts her award from Mayor Menino and Gardner intern Sandy Simeon.

Wednesday night in New York, will.i.am - the founder and frontman of Black Eyed Peas - received an honorary Clio Award in recognition of "the work and talent of those who push the boundaries of creativity in advertising and beyond," according to a release from the ad-business group that presents the awards.

Born in Philadelphia in 1936, Walter E. Williams holds a bachelor's degree in economics from California State University and a Master's degree and doctorate in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, who is considered crucial to the passage of an immigration law overhaul, on Tuesday vowed to fight for a biometric system that would track foreigners entering and exiting the country after a Senate panel rejected the idea.