Assembly Square development gets 1st major tenant
AMC Theatres will open a 12-screen movie complex at Assembly Square in Somerville, becoming the first major tenant to commit to opening in a $1.5 billion development.
Huge retirement shortfall in Mass. cities reported
Steep cuts to public services are inevitable to fund retiree health care in 10 cash-strapped cities unless the benefit structure is changed, a watchdog group reported.
Conductor exits after hiring sex offender
The New England Conservatory fired Benjamin Zander following the discovery that he knowingly hired a sex offender to videotape the school’s Youth Philharmonic Orchestra.
Latino vote crucial for Republican rivals in Fla.
Mitt Romney has established a network of surrogates within Florida’s surging Latino population, an acknowledgment of the pivotal role the community is expected to play in the state's GOP primary.
Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff
Boston Capital
NFL playoffs deliver huge TV audiences
Tomorrow’s playoff game between the New England Patriots and Tim Tebow’s Denver Broncos will knock the Nielsen ratings counter for a loop.
On Football
Breaking down the Broncos-Patriots matchups
NFL writer Greg A. Bedard examines which players will be most important in Saturday’s playoff game.
Broncos’ running game is a threat to Patriots
Unless the Patriots prove they can stop the run, the Broncos will likely use ball control and rushing yardage can to help them keep pace.
“It’s a tragedy, an absolute tragedy that I’ve been fired for an absolute nothing. He’s done nothing for 20 years.”
New England Conservatory conductor Benjamin Zander, on his termination for knowingly hiring a sex offender
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Columnists
Metro
Woburn officer watches as 4 suspects arraigned
Officer Robert DeNapoli watched in silence yesterday as the four suspects accused of executing an armed robbery that nearly led to his death all pleaded not guilty.
Business
State gives film subsidies rave reviews
A state official said tax credits have proven an effective way to attract film productions to the state, which is not considering any significant changes to the program.
Politics
Obama seeks power to shrink federal government
President Barack Obama will ask Congress today for greater power to merge six trade and commerce agencies with overlapping programs, an administration official said.
Nation & World
Sisters out for kidney donation want to be pardoned in Miss.
Two sisters released from a Mississippi prison last year on condition that one donate a kidney to the other were disappointed they are not among dozens receiving full pardons.
Sports
Bruins 2, Canadiens 1
Bruins outlast Canadiens
In a watered-down effort featuring too many mistakes for their coach’s liking, the Bruins hung on for a win over a reeling Montreal squad.
Movies
MOVIE REVIEW
Margaret Thatcher meets Meryl Streep in ‘The Iron Lady’
The best way to appreciate the high-ludicrousness of Streep’s Thatcher might be to watch with the sound down.
Arts
Names
Gardner Museum celebrates new wing with classy affair
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum celebrated the opening of its new, multimillion-dollar wing last night with a black-tie bash.
Opinion
“Like any area experiencing a crime wave, the State Police are in need of prevention, intervention, and enforcement.”
Globe editorial
Ideas
To critics, the very notion of a ‘culture-bound illness’ is an outdated relic from the days of European empires.
Latif Nasser on psychiatry’s struggle with “culture-bound syndromes”