Scrutiny vowed on fish labeling
State officials say they will improve oversight of seafood sales after a Globe investigation this week revealed widespread mislabeling at area restaurants.
US to probe Boston charter schools
The investigation is focusing on whether the state is discriminating against students with limited English fluency.
Ex-Patriot Eric Naposki out to prove murder conviction unjust
Naposki insists his conviction this year of a 1994 California murder was wrong. Now imprisoned and facing a life sentence, Naposki says, “I guarantee I’m walking out of here one day.’’
Ben Cherington's first job: hire a manager
The new Red Sox GM said he has “a handful’’ of candidates. But don’t expect the team to hire a strict disciplinarian to fix the clubhouse problems.
John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Juggling lives and, now, phones
The ever-expanding smartphone market has enticed many people who are tethered to a particular phone for whatever reason to snap up a second one.
For Romney, Bay State no longer a punch line
During his first presidential campaign, Mitt Romney often turned Massachusetts into the butt of his jokes. The former governor now says his experience here makes him the best candidate to govern across the aisle.
John Olver to retire; redistricting may ease
The Amherst Democrat’s retirement could take significant pressure off the congressional redistricting process in Massachusetts.
Yvonne Abraham
Khazei’s exit Warren’s loss
Now Alan Khazei is gone too, but Elizabeth Warren’s camp shouldn’t be celebrating his departure, because a contested primary could have helped her candidacy.
“Fish mislabeling has become an accepted practice. There appears to be overlapping responsibility but no one is taking action. This needs to change.”
Ted Speliotis, state representative
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Columnists
Metro
Khazei to drop out of Senate race
Alan Khazei plans to drop out of the Senate race, all but clearing the field for a direct challenge from Elizabeth Warren to Republican US Senator Scott Brown.
Business
US economy expands on consumer spending
Gross domestic product in the third quarter rose at a 2.5 percent annual rate, while household purchases increased at a more-than-projected 2.4 percent pace.
Politics
Political Notebook
With no staff in N.H., Bachmann files by mail
Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota filed as a candidate for the New Hampshire presidential primary yesterday — by mail.
Nation & World
DNA of centenarians to be studied
George Eberhardt is one of 100 centenarians who will be examined using whole-genome sequencing, the deciphering of a person’s complete collection of DNA.
Sports
On hockey
Playing from comfort zone a bad fit for Bruins
What’s causing the Stanley Cup hangover? It’s not as if the Bruins are prima donnas gone soft from a summer of adulation.
Style
Badgley Mischka’s Hollywood fashion meets the Hub
The new collection inspired by their favorite movies.
Arts
Music Review
Classical fare from Vietnam
The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra came to Symphony Hall as part of an American tour.
Special reports
Special Section
Fish mislabeling in Mass.
Complete coverage of the Globe’s five-month investigation.
Opinion
“An exile purity debate is not as distasteful as the more race-baiting “birther’’ debate that still, thanks to Donald Trump...surrounds President Obama.”
Juliette Kayyem
Ideas
“Warren has spent her career trying to coax more legal scholars to conduct the kind of hands-on research that has driven her own work, which remains relatively rare in the field.”
Leon Neyfakh, on the career of Elizabeth Warren