Demonstrators practice civil disobedience skills
Protesters braced for possible police action as the midnight deadline approached.
Protesters band together for deadline
Demonstrators voted down a proposal to hold a dance party and disperse, setting the stage for possible arrests if police move to evict them tonight.
Live video
Streaming video from Dewey Square
Watch a live video stream of the Occupy Boston protests in Dewey Square.
Video
Scenes and stories from Occupy Boston
Reactions and images from the protest camp at Dewey Square.
Councilor Ross eyes Barney Frank’s seat
Boston City Councilor Michael P. Ross said today he is forming an exploratory committee, a step toward running for Barney Frank’s congressional seat.
Police officer, gunman dead in Va. Tech shootings
The gunman killed a police officer and was later found dead on the same campus where a deadly shooting rampage took place in 2007.
Firefighter killed in blaze called ‘brave, selfless’
A Worcester firefighter was killed, and his partner injured, when a burning building collapsed on them today.
panthers 2, bruins 0
Bruins drop second straight
Goalie Jose Theodore stopped 40 shots as the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins tonight, 2-0.
“If police are going to force us to move, I don’t want to be here. It’s not going to be a picnic.”
William Krause, Occupy Boston protester
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Columnists
Metro
Pushed out of D.C., Berwick still focused on health care
Former administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, Dr. Don Berwick said yesterday he worries about the future of Medicaid, as budget pressures threaten cuts to the program.
Business
Flaws expose Facebook’s chief
The personal photos of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed he likes to spend time with his girlfriend and puppy.
Politics
Tea Party members get behind Gingrich
Newt Gingrich surged in recent polls, including at least two that have crowned him the latest Tea Party favorite — a precarious position that some doubt will last.
Nation & World
Obama backs controversial decision on morning-after pill
The president said that he didn’t want to see children be able to buy it “alongside bubble gum or batteries” in stores.
Sports
On basketball
Danny Ainge making big plans for next summer
The Celtics president has pointed to next summer as a landmark moment when his club can attract its first major free agent in some time.
Style
Holiday Gift Guide
All they need for Christmas is a little luxury
This year, for most of us, it’s not going to be about big gifts. Instead, we’re thinking small but special, thoughtful pieces that we know they’ll love.
Arts
Music Review
Boston Pops celebrate holiday season with mix of old and new
The first half of the performance was weighted with more sacred, serious, and classical fare.
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.
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