Jon Lester admits to ‘rally’ beers in clubhouse
Lester said the drinking did not factor in the Red Sox’ downfall and said ex-manager Terry Francona had lost the authority to govern the team. “We never had rules,” Lester said.
Roxbury fire leads to harrowing rescues, arson arrest
Firefighters rescued terrified people trapped by the flames from windows, and a six-year-old was dropped from the third floor into the arms of a waiting rescuer.
Study: President Obama battered in media
President Obama has received more negative press coverage in recent months than any of his prospective GOP challengers, a newly released study found.
Abuses alleged in retooled loans
Property owners say they are being threatened with foreclosure by lenders even after signing agreements to make lower mortgage payments and stay in their homes.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff
Nonbelievers striving for humanist connections
Harvard humanist chaplain Greg Epstein has launched a network of groups that offers the fellowship and ceremony of churchgoing without any belief in the transcendent.
Bob Ryan
It’s old hat for Tom Brady, but it’s still thrilling
The relieved Patriots are now sitting at 5-1 heading into their bye week, the primary reason the presence on the New England side of Mr. Tom Brady.
No erosion of hope in Chatham
Rapid erosion has left several cottages perched on the water’s edge, their demise seemingly a matter of time, but residents have banded together in a fight to save them.
“Was it a bad habit? Yes.”
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester, on ‘rally beers’
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Columnists
Metro
Bay Staters have mixed opinions on casinos
While people interviewed yesterday said they supported the legislation, most agreed that they had little intention of spending their time — or money — at casinos.
Business
A quest for more effective drugs
Harvard Medical School plans to announce a new initiative today that will bring together various scientific disciplines to ultimately design better drug therapies.
Politics
political notebook
Cain expects to stay in top tier of GOP
Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said he “won’t be a flavor of the week’’ and that his sudden climb to the top of GOP polls will last.
Nation | World
Libyan forces tear down Khadafy compound
Libyan revolutionary forces bulldozed the green walls surrounding Moammar Khadafy’s main Tripoli compound, saying it was time to tear down the leading symbol of his tyranny.
Sports
Report: Frank McCourt gets control of Dodgers in divorce
Frank and Jamie McCourt may have reached a divorce settlement giving him control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Health and wellness
G force
Ramping up cancer research
Dr. Susan Love, president of the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation and author of "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book," will be speaking at the Lahey Clinic.
Arts
ART REVIEW
Turkey’s dominant figure - and more
“7 Turkish Artists” is unusually intelligent and ambitious. A small show, it seeks to put us inside the mind of a country of 75 million people.
Opinion
“ ‘Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan’ could prove to be far more relevant in the future than we can ever imagine.”
Juliette Kayyem
Ideas
“A string of new studies suggests that the modern chase after happiness—and even happiness itself—can hurt us. Happy, it turns out, is not always the way you want to be.”
Gareth Cook, on the dark side of happiness