R.I. slashes restrictions on illegal immigrants
The stunning turnaround reflects the fickle nature of immigration politics in a state that still remains deeply divided over the issue, with critics vowing to push back.
Raiders owner Al Davis dead at 82
The Pro Football Hall of Famer and Brockton native was a three-time Super Bowl champion and a legendary figure in NFL history.
Dan Shaughnessy
Red Sox could use a speedy resolution
The Theo Watch continues. He’s either going to the Cubs or he’s staying here for more years/dollars/power. Whatever happens, it needs to happen soon.
In speech, Romney vows vast military growth
Mitt Romney uncorked a withering broadside against what he called President Obama’s “feckless’’ foreign policy yesterday and detailed his plans.
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Remembering through her music
Naomi Kliman was a piano teacher in Dorchester and Milton for 65 years. At 82, she has Alzheimer’s disease and has forgotten everything — except her music.
A quizzical response to the new bar codes
With 35 percent of adults owning a smart phone, QR codes have quickly become the darling of the mobile marketing world. But what exactly are they?
Toxic traces in the air
New studies show that perchloroethylene, or PCEs, could cause cancer in much smaller amounts than previously thought. Revised state guidelines for environmental compliance are impacting hundreds of property owners.
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Metro
On Yom Kippur, chance to save lives
Today, the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation will sponsor bone marrow drives at two local synagogues, Temple Israel in Boston and Temple Isaiah in Lexington.
Business
Reliving the Pan Am experience
Four hundred former Pan Am stewardesses reunited for their group’s World Wings International conference. The most buzzed about topic: ABC’s new drama “Pan Am.”
Nation
US asks court to halt Alabama’s immigration law
The federal government asked an appeals court yesterday to stop state officials from enforcing a strict immigration measure that has driven away migrant workers and Hispanic students.
World
Libyan revolutionary fighters surround Surt
Fighters assaulted Moammar Khadafy’s hometown in what they hope will be a final all-out offensive to crush resistance in the bastion of regime loyalists.
Sports
Cardinals 1, Phillies 0
Phillies can't finish
The wild-card Cardinals scored in the first inning when Rafael Furcal led off with a triple and Skip Schumaker followed with a double. And that was it.
Arts
Visual Arts
Football coach turns art curator
Williams College football coach Aaron Kelton is set to take his turn as a guest curator today at the university’s Museum of Art.
Opinion
“They’re everywhere in our culture today, these charismatic killers. Have we lost our moral bearing?”
Ed Siegel, on “Dexter” and “Breaking Bad”
Ideas
“To become a citizen of a nation is a choice that involves more sacrifice and pain than tearing down the sculpture of a dictator.”
Gal Beckerman, on the challenges facing some Middle Eastern countries