Cellphone data flowing to law enforcement

The nation’s largest wireless companies regularly give police records of cellphone calls and customer locations, according to new industry statistics.

Despite Mass. law, sex trade clients seldom punished

A human trafficking law in 2011 increased penalties for men who pay for sex from women, but purported johns are still being treated leniently.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/app150-4743.jpg Apps try to monitor, tame texting drivers

A growing number of apps are aiming to convert the device that contributes to distracted driving into a tool that combats the problem.

Soaring rents are putting many families in peril

A study found that more than one in four renters in Mass. and nationally must spend more than half their income on housing.

Bravo TV’s Andy Cohen (left) and Yitz Magence met for taping  “Watch What Happens Live” in New York.

Former Hebrew tutor inspires off-Broadway song

Boston attorney Yitz Magence’s relationship with Andy Cohen, a former Hebrew student who is now the face of the Bravo network, inspired the tune.

Rob Gronkowski, riding with Dr. Thomas Gill, waves as he’s carted off the field after injuring his knee. He was taken to the hospital Sunday and was expected to have an MRI Monday.

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Christopher L. Gasper

Loss of Rob Gronkowski may be too big to overcome

As Gronkowski was carted off the field, it was hard to feel like he wasn’t waving goodbye to the Patriots’ plans to win Super Bowl XLVIII.

patriots 27, browns 26

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The Patriots scored two touchdowns in the last 61 seconds of the game to win, but their star tight end may have a torn right ACL.

On Football

Tom Brady picked apart Browns in final drives

The Patriots quarterback took what the Browns gave him, going 10 for 12 for 93 yards and two touchdowns on the final two drives.

Valerie Esposito of Everett on Saturday held up her phone with a photo of her as a young child with Globe Santa.

Globe Santa

Amid hardship, 2 moms ask help for kids

The appeals to Globe Santa mount from struggling parents who lack the means to give their children a moment of Christmas joy.

Opinion

JOHN E. SUNUNU

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/09/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/jsununu-1667.jpg Filibuster: You’ll miss it when it’s gone

Eliminating the filibuster will make the Senate more partisan and less substantive — in short, more like the House of Representatives.