State trooper charged in bookmaking plot
The trooper allegedly opened a bookmaking business with an FBI informant whom he beat and threatened to kill, according to a federal affidavit.
State unveils potential MBTA fare increases
Under one scenario proposed by the state, fares would increase by 43 percent, while under another, they would increase by 35 percent.
Boston Capital
Business stories to watch in 2012
A prediction for 2012: A very large percentage of the juicier predictions you’ve already read for the coming year will turn out to be wrong.
10 years after abuse crisis, O’Malley dealing with effects
A decade after revelations of clergy sex abuse rocked the Archdiocese of Boston, survivors still come to Cardinal Sean O’Malley in search of healing.
Forensics link dead Springfield man to ‘93 Holly Piirainen killing
Evidence found at the site where the 10-year-old’s remains were found “indisputably” linked now-deceased David E. Pouliot to the case.
Campaign 2012 | Iowa Caucuses
Undecided voters could determine GOP victor
More so than in any election in recent memory, Iowans are in flux about whom to support for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Republican presidential candidates made their last push on caucus day. Newt Gingrich and his wife, Callista, campaigned in Muscatine, Iowa, today.
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Callista Gingrich, left, greeted her husband's supporters at a coffee shop in Muscatine, Iowa.
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Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann spoke during a "Rock the Caucus" event at Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, today.
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Bachmann posed for photos with the students at Valley High School.
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Romney, left, and his wife, Ann, shook hands at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, this morning.
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Romney posed for photos with his supporters at the rally.
At Boston bar, Harvard scientists find physics at work
A Harvard professor and a graduate student bellied up to a bar to show how something as frivolous and festive as a cocktail can double as a science lesson.
“Hopefully there will be some healing that comes out of it, and greater peace in their lives.”
Cardinal Sean O’Malley, on his efforts to help clergy sex abuse victims
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Columnists
Metro
City Council to study casinos
Councilor Salvatore LaMattina, a proponent of a casino at Suffolk Downs, will lead a City Council committee studying gambling, but colleagues said all views will be heard.
Business
Sears CEO banking on store upkeep, tech update
Lou D’Ambrosio, chief executive of Sears Holdings Corp., said that creatively combining more technology with increased spending on stores is the strategy for success.
Politics
Political notebook
Gingrich concedes in Iowa before first vote is cast
The former House speaker said he has learned a few things from the campaign in Iowa: Don’t let an attack go unanswered.
Nation & World
South Korea sees ‘new era’ for peninsula
South Korea’s president urged rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Kim Jong Il’s death to usher in a new era of peace.
Sports
Celtics 100, Wizards 92
Celtics get lift from Ray Allen
The Celtics managed enough strength and execution to stave off Washington’s persistent rallies and the catalyst was their oldest player, 36-year-old Ray Allen.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Vengeance in a fragment of concentrated violence
“Prince Arikankharer Slaying His Enemies,” at the Worcester Art Museum, evokes an aura of concentrated violence.
Lifestyle
G cover
Are you ready for wellness coaching?
Increasing numbers of health care officials are recognizing the benefits of prescribing individual counseling to treat some conditions, including obesity and diabetes.
Opinion
“The most foreboding sign of chilly relations [between Pakistan and the US] has been the public allegations against Husain Haqqani, a Boston University professor.”
Farah Stockman
Ideas
“Recent years have seen an explosion of interest and creativity in the realm of data-driven soothsaying, and some in the field predict—well, they think—that they are on the cusp of something big.”
Leon Neyfakh, on the future of prediction