Top Freddie, Fannie execs charged with fraud
Former Freddie Mac CEO Richard Syron, a one-time president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, was among six executives charged with misleading the US during the subprime mortgage crisis.
School abuse fears not reported
The principal of a Dorchester school never told state authorities about a teacher aide’s inappropriate contact with a student, school officials said.
Brothers create computer data sifter
Yakir and David Reshef, both Boston college students, created a powerful tool to rapidly flag patterns and identify correlations in huge databases.
And now a word from our (former) sponsor
TLC’s “All-American Muslim” reality program now belongs to a rare breed: shows that lost advertisers after becoming the targets of protest.
Jeff Haynes/REUTERS
Clients of Gingrich’s firm benefited from his support of stimulus funds
After bashing President Obama’s stimulus package, Newt Gingrich reversed course and supported $27 billion in funds for electronic medical records -- funds from which the clients of his consulting firm stood to profit.
Gingrich, Romney keep debate civil
GOP front-runners Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich were the focus of much of the attention heading into the final debate before the Iowa caucuses.
Opinion
The stuff that is left
After the death of a loved one, grief attaches itself to dumb little objects, writes Joan Wickersham.
“This one strikes at the heart. It’s one of the most dreaded fears of parents.”
Rich Robison, on allegations of abuse by a teacher’s aide
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Columnists
Metro
Andover slayings stun town
Friends of John and Geraldine Magee, who were found fatally shot on Wednesday morning, said they could not imagine anyone who would wish them harm.
Business
Chinese turn to Boston for job-training techniques
Visitors from Beijing Polytechnic learned about the YMCA job training program that teaches computer and administrative skills to low-income job seekers.
Politics
Political Notebook
Professor derides Iowans’ fitness to caucus and stirs a storm
Only a few weeks before the first Republican presidential contest, some Iowans are on the attack like never before.
Nation & World
Ariz. sheriff accused of bias toward Latinos
The Justice Department accused Joe Arpaio of engaging in “unconstitutional policing’’ by unfairly targeting Latinos for detentions and arrests and retaliating against those who complain.
Sports
Red Sox content to wait for a closer to emerge
GM Ben Cherington doesn’t expect to name a closer before spring training. He’s confident a strong option will develop by Opening Day.
Movies
Movie Review
Tom Cruise’s latest ‘Mission,’ should you choose to accept it
Cruise ramps up the intensity in “Ghost Protocol.”
Arts
The heyday of Hans Haacke
The List Visual Arts Center has mounted a series of four solo shows devoted to artists associated with MIT in the ’60s and ’70s. The latest is a fascinating show by Haacke.
Fall All-Scholastics
All-Scholastics
Fall All-Scholastics: Honoring the area’s best
A Boston Globe tradition continues as we toast local athletes from Barnstable to Georgetown for their achievements this fall.
Opinion
“The conflict is real, the people are real, and the grievances are real on both sides: Israel’s unquestionable right to security, and Palestinians’ right to self-rule.”
John E. Sununu
Ideas
The ability to coordinate among the different senses seems to be something the brain learns; we’re not born being able to do it.
Courtney Humphries