Tarek Mehanna found guilty on all terror charges
The Sudbury resident was found guilty today of conspiring to support Al Qaeda, conspiring to kill in a foreign country, and lying to federal agents.
Super PACs pour $7 million into early-vote states
The committees are playing an increasingly muscular role in the days before the first contests in the Republican presidential nominating contest.
Political Notebook
Romney acknowledges public’s perception of him as inauthentic
Mitt Romney admits that some voters have questioned his authenticity and his willingness to change political positions.
Talbots: Unsolicited offer for company ‘inadequate’
The women’s clothing retailer said the offer from a New York investment firm of $3 a share “substantially undervalues the company.”
Kim Jong Il’s body put on display in North Korea
As the country mourned Kim’s death, state media fed a budding personality cult around his anointed heir, Kim Jong Un, hailing him as a ‘‘lighthouse of hope.”
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The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il lay in state in a glass coffin.
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Kim Jong Un (center), with senior officials from the party and the Army, paid respects to his late father at the Kumsusan Memorial Palace.
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Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's youngest known son and successor, visited his father’s body.
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New North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un passed by the body of his late father, lying in state in a glass coffin.
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The body of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
REUTERS
North Koreans mourned in front of the Statue of the Sun in Pyongyang.
Editorial
North Korea: A death, and an opportunity
The US should continue with humanitarian aid, and the Obama administration should issue a message to the North Korean people acknowledging their leader’s passing.
Homeless allies’ plight haunts Occupy protesters
In the nearly two weeks since Mayor Menino ordered the closing of the Financial District camp, the movement has scrambled to find housing for some of its most vulnerable members.
“There’s just a lot of pain right now for people who have to come to [Occupy general assembly meetings] and ask, ‘Does anyone have a place for me?’ ”
Anna Aizman, an Occupy Boston member, on homeless members of the movement
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Metro
Postal Santa tries to deliver on letter requests
Operation Santa is a project of the USPS to connect families in need with families who want to help. This year, the Boston office received 1,200 letters from parents in need.
Business
Which bank is the oldest? Accounts vary
The roots of institutions are tangled, and a 1784 Mass. charter plays a central role in competing claims from two modern-day giants, Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon.
Politics
Political Notebook
Romney acknowledges public’s perception of him as inauthentic
Mitt Romney admits that some voters have questioned his authenticity and his willingness to change political positions.
Nation & World
Kim succession raises fears
The abrupt death of Kim Jong Il, the hermetic North Korea leader, threw the rest of Asia into deep anxiety yesterday and reverberated across the Pacific.
Sports
Patriots now have clear path to No. 1 seed
Thanks to the Steelers’ loss, if the Patriots win out, they will be the top seed in the AFC and hold home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.
Lifestyle
TV’s best dressed: Behind the seams
What’s the best-dressed show? With the exception of “Mad Men’’ and “Gossip Girl,’’ which have officially been retired to the Globe’s hall of fame, here are a few contenders for the title.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
At the scene of slaughter, a visual triumph
Everything is lovingly described in the “Butcher Shop’’ at the MFA from the blood pooling beneath the ox’s nose to the nicks and chalk marks on the timber column behind.
Best of the new
Best of the New
Boston’s best people and ideas of 2011
Safer neighborhoods, quieter commutes, and one really brainy historian.
Opinion
“My case for awarding the Great Negotiator Award to Kim Jong Il spotlights his success in nuclear negotiations with President George W. Bush.”
Graham Allison
Ideas
As tempting as it might be to imagine the Christmas trees we see today in public parks and central plazas as a quaint relic of small town life, it turns out that our modern public trees have politics woven right into their roots.
Leon Neyfakh