Judge opens door for Occupy Boston evictions
A motion by protesters that would protect them from eviction was denied today.
In reversal, US to keep morning-after pill restrictions
The nation’s health secretary overruled the FDA’s plan to lift restrictions on the sale of the Plan B pill to girls under 17 without a prescription.
Blagojevich gets 14 years in jail
Rod Blagojevich received by far the harshest sentence among the four Illinois governors sent to prison in the last four decades.
Jerry Sandusky arrested on new sex abuse charges
Sandusky, the ex-Penn State assistant coach, now faces more than 50 charges stemming from accusations he molested boys for years.
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Galleries
Nakadate videos enthrall and sadden
In her videos, Laurel Nakadate ventures where others may fear to tread: into the homes of strange, awkward, older men who try to pick her up in grocery stores and parking lots.
MOVIE REVIEW
Eames’s philosophy advanced a modern aesthetic
This smart, lively (sometimes too lively) documentary looks at the Eameses on multiple levels: as husband and wife, artists, entrepreneurs, and icons.
Tufts Medical Center, Blue Cross reach agreement
If no deal had been reached by Jan. 17, tens of thousands of Blue Cross members would have been forced to change their doctors.
“We are outraged that this administration has let politics trump science.”
Kirsten Moore, women’s health advocate
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Malden public housing residents ordered to move
Some of the 36 who were given notices to vacate are frail or have serious illnesses, and many described an intense fear of the housing authority and the power it wields.
Business
Brigham and Women’s aims to expand while cutting back
The hospital plans to expand its sprawling campus in Boston’s Longwood Medical Area even as it moves to cut expenses by $160 million over three years.
Politics
Warren stays ahead as Democratic hopefuls debate
Perceived front-runner Elizabeth Warren did little to spoil that status as she debated against four Democrats vying to face Senator Scott Brown.
Nation & World
Mitt Romney hammers Obama at Jewish coalition forum
The Republican candidate touted himself as an unwavering supporter of Israel and blasted President Obama at today’s forum.
Sports
On football
Matt Light still excels for Patriots
At one point this year, it was assumed Light would move aside for top draft pick Nate Solder. But Light’s standout performance has proven he has much left to give.
Food and dining
Sunday supper and more
Southern comfort food begins with shrimp and grits
How to make shrimp and grits, then shrimp saute with baked grits.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage’ by Vincent Carretta
During the years of rising black consciousness in America, Phillis Wheatley’s work was often derided as the product of “a white mind,’’ but it has recently enjoyed a revival.
Diversity Boston
SPECIAL SECTION | DIVERSITY BOSTON
Black history through the lens of a smartphone
The vanished history of black people in Boston is visible again to anybody with a smartphone, thanks to a free “augmented reality’’ Black History app.
Opinion
“A rational party focused on winning and clear-eyed about his prospects would never nominate Newt Gingrich.”
Scot Lehigh
Ideas
Why anyone is ever selfless is a mystery that has fascinated, not to mention frustrated, scientists since Charles Darwin, who considered it a major problem for his theory of natural selection.
Leon Neyfakh