State sues five big US lenders
Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing five major US banks for allegedlyseizing properties unlawfully and failing to help struggling borrowers keep their homes.
Ex-Chelsea housing chief’s son is fired from Appeals Board
Matthew McLaughlin, son of the embattled former Chelsea housing chief, falsified at least one time sheet, sources say.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Dan Shaughnessy
Glowing words all around as Red Sox pass the torch
The Red Sox finally stopped looking back and started looking ahead when they named Bobby Valentine as the franchise’s 45th manager late yesterday at Fenway Park.
MIKE CLARKE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES
Kraft, resort executive in casino talks
Robert Kraft, one of the state’s most powerful businessmen, is in negotiations with one of Las Vegas’ biggest players, Steve Wynn, to propose a $1 billion casino near Gillette Stadium.
Gingrich’s surge gives Romney camp pause
Mitt Romney’s strategy of focusing on President Obama rather than his GOP competition has created new problems that threaten his candidacy, analysts said.
Court extends protection for occupiers
A judge yesterday extended a temporary court order barring city officials from suddenly evicting Occupy Boston protesters from their downtown encampment.
Scot Lehigh
Conroy: Not ready just yet
Tom Conroy was quizzed to see whether he could be the Democrats’ best candidate to take on Republican Senator Scott Brown next year.
“Our suit alleges that the banks have charted a destructive path by cutting corners and rushingto foreclose on homeowners without following the rule of law.”
Attorney General Martha Coakley
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
First-grader accused of sexual harassment
A Boston elementary school is investigating a 7-year-old first-grader for sexual harassment after he struck another boy his age in the groin.
Business
Bain Capital mulls bid for Yahoo, despite challenges
It may not have the sheen of Facebook or the girth of Google, but Yahoo is still the biggest provider of e-mail services in the US and the most popular source of online news.
Politics
campaign 2012
Huntsman seeks N.H. boost
Jon Huntsman has the resume of a strong candidate, but he has been unable to distinguish himself in a crowded Republican field.
Nation & World
Calm is the unusual order of the day at protests in Greece
As 20,000 Greeks marched yesterday in central Athens against government cutbacks, one key element of most Greek protests was lacking — violence.
Sports
On basketball
Ainge made the right call with Rajon Rondo
Celtics president Danny Ainge was probably surprised at the stir caused by those Rajon Rondo trade rumors, which he quickly dispelled yesterday.
Movies
Critic's Notebook
Romanian shorts in ‘Tales From the Golden Age’
Per capita, Romania might be the world’s greatest film industry.
Arts
Photography Review
Uncommon beauty in Janelle Lynch’s ‘Los Jardines de Mexico’
Part of the beauty of the show is how loosely Lynch defines “garden.’’
Opinion
“Ideas are a weakness for him. In private or in public, they shoot from his head by the dozen, as many bad as good.”
John E. Sununu, on Newt Gingrich
Ideas
With quantum computing, today’s researchers are trying to perform a sort of jujitsu.
Joshua Rothman