Kevin H. White, Boston’s mayor during busing, dies at 82

Kevin Hagan White, a colossal political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 often turbulent years as mayor, died last night.

Remembering Mayor Kevin H. White

Globe columnist Brian McGrory talks about the former mayor’s impact on Boston.

Giants fans remain true blue

As the Patriots and Giants prepare to reprise their epic clash of four years ago, the ranks of area Giants fans have dwindled. But those that remain still bleed blue.

Ads are longer, stakes higher, for Super Bowl commercials

Viewers will be seeing longer commercials such as 60-second spots as companies embrace long-form commercials and storytelling in the largest televised event of the year.

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Fla. homeowners want solutions, not bickering

Rather than offering solutions to the state’s housing crisis, Republican presidential candidates have mostly resorted to finger-pointing and bickering about ethics.

City Council head using casino plan as leverage

Council President Stephen J. Murphy said no casino proposal will move forward at Suffolk Downs so long as a stalled development remains a gaping hole in Downtown Crossing.

Brown’s records from Guard released

Newly released records of US Senator Scott Brown’s more than 30 years in uniform have been heavily excised by the National Guard and do not shed light on other periods.

“He was a giant amongst mayors.”

Thomas M. Menino, on former Mayor Kevin H. White

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Eli Manning worked out at Giants practice yesterday.

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Patriots have only praise for Eli Manning
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Why every household needs its own IT guru
West Newton, MA 1/23/12 Lindsay Massengale's (cq) 8-year-old yellow Lab

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TELEVISION REVIEW

‘Luck’ lags, despite the odds
Tom Brady during his days at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, Calif.

Tom Brady still a special star in his hometown

Friendly’s, Burger King test combined shops

Moore making an impact for Patriots

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Separation’ anxiety to spare in superb Oscar nominee from Iran

N.E. lawmakers join to fight base closures

Worcester group plays large role in online protest
Actress Claire Danes smiles as she is honoured as the

Hasty’s woman of the year Claire Danes parades in style
Tom Riddle, a green anaconda, received a check-up today.

Anaconda gets clean bill of health

Columnists

Opinion

Obama’s truth: Taxes or debt
Banners hang on light poles near Lucas Oil Stadium as preparations continue for Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis, Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. The New England Patriots will face the New York Giants on Feb. 5. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Brian McGrory

Indianapolis on his mind

Boston Capital

Romney gets carried away

EDWARD L. GLAESER

The sound of saber-rattling against China
Rob Gronkowski was injured on this play with Bernard Pollard on Sunday.

Tony Massarotti

Rob Gronkowski’s ankle a huge wild card

ALEX BEAM

Down on season two of ‘Downton Abbey’

Opinion

The perfect spirit of an old museum

Yvonne Abraham

Civil legal aid is a sound investment

Tech Lab

Watching movies in UltraViolet

Joan Vennochi

Tired old Democrats in Massachusetts

Juliette Kayyem

The DREAM act struggles on, nameless but alive

Joshua Green

The story Romney should tell

Metro

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Nancy Parker waited for her arraignment to begin today in Suffolk Superior Court.

Woman allegedly faked being shot on MBTA bus

A 53-year-old Burlington woman pleaded not guilty to charges that she falsely claimed to have been robbed and shot at while she was driving a bus for the MBTA in 2007.

Nation & World

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President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Michigan's Al Glick Field House, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

Obama proposes link between college aid and affordability

In a plan unveiled today by President Barack Obama, campus-based aid would increase to about $10 billion a year, up from $1 billion, for institutions that control costs.

Politics

MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 27: Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaks during a Latin Builders Association - Decision Speech 2012 at the Omni Hilton Hotel on January 27, 2012 in Miami, Florida. Gingrich is campaigning for votes in Florida prior to the state's January 31st primary. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Newt Gingrich endorses modified DREAM Act

The GOP presidential candidate supports the modification that puts children of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship if they serve in the armed forces.

Business

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Treats are in store at big chains

Starting in May, Polka Dog Bakery, with retail locations in the South End and Jamaica Plain, will be selling an exclusive line of products at Target stores nationwide.

Sports

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Martinez there for Brady

Tom Brady’s quarterback guru Tom Martinez is waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant, but still finds time to visit Brady and correct his mechanical issues.

Movies

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Albert Nobbs’: trying to have it both ways

Glenn Close manfully portrays a buttoned-up butler in this Edwardian-era film.

Arts

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aRT REVIEW

2012 deCordova Biennial features true good works amid false steps

The second deCordova Biennial — the pre-eminent survey of contemporary art made by artists living and working in New England — is a major let down.

Magazine

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The man who crushed the Keystone XL pipeline
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Mass. voting maps reflect State House evolution
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Bostonian of the Year: Carmen Ortiz

Opinion

“The tax code is anything but neutral. All of the varying exceptions we have built into it have made it horrendously complex and, inevitably, create bizarre loopholes.”

Tom Keane 

Ideas

“The unipolar world isn’t necessarily better than what preceded it, either for the US or for the rest of the world. It might even be worse.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on the trouble with American dominance