Cowan ‘honored and humbled’ to be interim senator

William “Mo” Cowan, Governor Patrick’s former chief of staff, said he would push for jobs, education, and affordable health care.

SCOT LEHIGH

Cowan isn’t the best option

Mo Cowan is likable, but he has never been involved, in a policy-making way, with the crucial concerns facing Washington.

William ‘Mo’ Cowan

Yvonne Abraham

Cowan pick is 100% Patrick

Mo Cowan knows his constituents and gives Governor Patrick a direct line to Washington.

Markey, Brown in statistical dead heat, poll shows

In a hypothetical US Senate race between Scott Brown and Edward Markey, Brown would get 48 percent of the vote to Markey’s 45 percent, a new survey shows.

John Kerry warns against gridlock in farewell speech

In a long and emotional speech in the Senate, Kerry warned that political gridlock threatens America’s reputation abroad.

At least 2 dead as powerful storm slams Southeast

A massive storm system spawned tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a Georgia interstate and demolished buildings.

A tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga, on Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction.

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A tornado moved through Adairsville, Ga, on Wednesday, leaving a trail of destruction.

A tractor trailer was tipped over on Interstate 75 in Georgia.

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A tractor trailer was tipped over on Interstate 75 in Georgia.

In this image made from video and released by WSB TV in An video still image shows a tornado as it moved through the town of Adairsville, Ga.

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A video still image shows a tornado as it moved through Adairsville, Ga.

Thomas Ivey carried section of a tree he cut up after it was blown over in Ashland City, Tenn.

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Thomas Ivey carried section of a tree he cut up after it was blown over in Ashland City, Tenn.

Justin Chandler searched through debris of his brother-in-law's shop after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn.

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Justin Chandler searched through debris of his brother-in-law's shop after a storm ripped through Coble, Tenn.

Ronnie Shanes searched through the debris of his brother's home in Coble, Tenn., early Wednesday.

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Ronnie Shanes searched through the debris of his brother's home in Coble, Tenn., early Wednesday.

A tree branch hung from power lines in Ashland City, Tenn.

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A tree branch hung from power lines in Ashland City, Tenn.

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Former US Representative Gabrielle Gifford, assisted by her husband, US Navy Captain Mark Kelly, spoke at a Senate Judiciary committee hearing on gun violence.

Gabrielle Giffords appeals for gun control

The former representative wounded in a mass shooting pushed for action, saying ‘‘too many children are dying.”

The new touchscreen Z10 Blackberry device was unveiled in central London one of eight simultaneous worldwide events for the launch Wednesday.

BlackBerry unveils new phones

The first two phones running the new BlackBerry 10 system are the company’s latest attempt to catch up to iPhones and Android devices.

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Inside Menino’s speeches
Michelle Gordon with the chicken dish she often serves for dinner in her Dorchester home.

On the family menu: What’s familiar
Former Red Sox Manager Terry Francona in 2011.

Andrew Zimbalist

Francona’s petty payback to Sox owners
Work stalled on the Filene’s project in 2008 as the economy sputtered, leaving a crater at the construction site.

New deal may restart Filene’s project
Ray Lewis was the center of attention at Super Bowl media day.

Dan Shaughnessy

Ray Lewis will tackle (almost) any subject
Back from his long illness, Mayor Thomas M. Menino received a vigorous welcome at his State of the City address.

Menino makes return to public stage
The Senate voted 94 to 3 to confirm Senator John Kerry as the next secretary of state, succeeding Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Kerry sails in Senate voting
Paul S. Grogan, Boston Foundation president.

Donations soar at end of 2012
Chicken liver deviled eggs

dining out

Southern comforts in the South End
At Northeast Trading Co. in North Attleborough, Ted Oven has seen a rush of customers.

Guns flying off the shelves
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys play KGB agents in Reagan-era Washington in FX’s new series “The Americans.”

Television review

‘The Americans’: Double lives in the Reagan era

Globe takes photography awards

Sports

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Dean Pees insists that beating the Patriots was nothing personal — in fact, he tipped his cap to Bill Belichick.

Ravens’ Dean Pees won’t gloat about Patriots’ loss

The Ravens defensive coordinator, who insists his departure from New England wasn’t negative, said beating the Patriots was not revenge.

Metro

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Onyango Obama, uncle of President Barack Obama, at a hearing in Framingham last year, where he challenged the driving record of the officer who arrested him in August 2011 on drunken driving charges.

Deportation hearing set for Obama’s uncle

Onyango Obama, who is facing deportation to his native Kenya, had his hearing set by a judge for Dec. 3.

Columnists

Former Republican presidential candidate and Massachusetts Governot Mitt Romney.

SCOT LEHIGH

How Romney can stay relevant
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera review an honor guard before a flag return ceremony last week.

JEFF JACOBY

Conservatism in Japan
Mayor Thomas M. Menino gave few clues about whether he will seek reelection.

Adrian Walker

Menino back in action

JOANNA WEISS

Bobby Jindal and the ‘stupid party’

Ray Lewis was the center of attention at Super Bowl media day.

Dan Shaughnessy

Ray Lewis will tackle (almost) any subject

Kevin Cullen

Judgment with wisdom

JULIETTE KAYYEM

From Seneca Falls to Stonewall and back again

Tech Lab Plus

Keyboard for the iPhone is a clever touch

FARAH STOCKMAN

Inauguration, Massachusetts style
Rajon Rondo looked to throw a pass in a game against the Charlotte Bobcats on Jan. 14 at the TD Garden in Boston. Rondo will miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo injury clouds Celtics future
CEO David Patrick (right), shown with founder Chuck Goldman, says 100-plus companies use Apperian’s technology.

Innovation Economy

Intel invests in creator of ‘app stores’

Yvonne Abraham

Close call that shouldn’t be

Nation & World

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The scene at a Phoenix office complex where police say a gunman shot at least three people on Wednesday.

Three shot at Phoenix office complex

A gunman opened fire at a Phoenix office building, wounding three people, one critically, authorities said.

Politics

John Kerry was confirmed as secretary of state on Tuesday, while Olympia Snowe and Joe Liberman retired.

3 departures curtail New England’s political muscle

A powerful trio of senators — John Kerry, Olympia Snowe, and Joe Lieberman — is gone, sapping the ­region’s political clout.

Business

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American’s vanishing act is problematic for Boston fliers because it gives them fewer options and nonstop flights.

American Airlines pulls back at Logan

The struggling airline is further reducing its presence at Logan, planning to eliminate its only remaining international flight, to London, at the end of March.

Arts

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Book Review

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie take shots at each other in “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.’’

‘I Do and I Don’t ’ by Jeanine Basinger

The Wesleyan film studies professor provides a fascinating survey of how Hollywood has told the story of marriage.

Food & dining

Cheap Eats

Chicken carbonara.

Making a pastime of pasta in Mission Hill

Lilly’s Gourmet Pasta Express is the sole survivor of a failed franchise attempt – and it’s more than good enough to stick around.

Magazine

The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

Medical malpractice: Why is it so hard for doctors to apologize?
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

My friend Tito
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Alfresco fabulous
The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012

Opinion

“When Mitt reappeared in Washington last week and declared he wasn’t going away, the party’s collective response seemed to be: Huh?”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Ten years after ‘victory’ in Iraq, we still don’t know what victory means. Without a clearer idea of what winning wars looks like, we risk falling into situations where they could go on forever”

Gal Beckerman on what victory means now 

“This is the first time in a while the state of Massachusetts finds itself in this position [without senior senators].”

Stephen Ansolabehere,  a professor of government at Harvard University