Newtown massacre report unable to determine motive

Investigators found no clear indication why Adam Lanza chose Sandy Hook Elementary School as the target for his rampage that left 20 students and six educators dead.

President Obama spoke Monday at the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco.

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Obama defends Iran deal

Responding to critics of the nuclear agreement, President Obama said the US ‘‘cannot close the door on diplomacy.’’

Off-duty trooper charged after crashing into on-duty trooper

A 43-year-old state trooper was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

After seeing a skit on Jimmy Fallon’s TV show, a Groupon employee persuaded the company to buy bubbles for a new bubble soccer league.

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Bubble soccer gets the good times rollin’

In what is believed to be the first of its kind in the US, the Chicago Bubble Soccer League gives people wrapped in inflatables a place to play.

“Birch, East Branch of the Penobscot.”

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Thoreau didn’t photograph Maine, but Scot Miller did

The literary and environmental legacy of Henry David Thoreau is evident in the photography exhibit “Thoreau’s Maine Woods: A Journey in Photographs with Scot Miller.”

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Obamacare fail isn’t the site — it’s the law

President Obama’s health care reform is in crisis, but as the blood flows and the patient becomes ever more lightheaded, he desperately pretends it’s all intentional.

Peyton Manning came up short in his latest visit to Foxborough.

Patriots’ defense kept Peyton Manning in check

After being dealt a tough hand to start the game, the defense kept the league’s top-scoring team in check, allowing only seven points in the second half.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1385.png What happened to McCain and Kerry’s relationship?

John McCain recently called John Kerry “a human wrecking ball,” but the two once enjoyed an alliance that became a friendship.

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Patriots 34, Broncos 31 | OT

Stephen Gostkowski celebrated after drilling the game-winning kick.

Patriots stun Broncos in OT after historic rally

Down by 24 when the second half began, the Patriots staged a comeback that ended in another Tom Brady win over Peyton Manning.

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A change in leadership at Nora as founder departs

The Nora Theatre Company has named Lee Mikeska Gardner its new artistic director after a quarter of a century under founder Mary C. “Mimi” Huntington.