Martin Walsh orders agencies to propose cuts

Boston is facing an expected drop in federal funding and a spike in costs driven partly by pay raises and a police arbitration settlement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/facebook_TimothyPerry_met.jpg Official investigated for alleged assault

The Massachusetts trial court placed Patricia Campatelli on leave amid new questions about her alleged assault against an employee.

Yvonne Abraham

Looking for relief at DCF

It won’t bring Jeremiah Oliver back, but Mass. children deserve well-trained, supported social workers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/barrier1.jpg Justices question Mass. abortion clinic buffer zones

The Supreme Court is weighing whether the state law infringes on the free speech of activists who approach women seeking abortions.

Tech Lab

Time to plan our online estates

The stuff we store online will be around long after we’re dead. Better make the right moves now, or family might not be able to get at it.

Danny Amendola’s three-catch, 77-yard game against the Colts bodes well for the Broncos game.

christopher l. gasper

Thinking twice, or more, on football final four

I think I would feel better about the Patriots’ chances if the AFC Championship game were being played at sea level.

Rob Gronkowski, who hauled in a 6-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter of the Nov. 24 regular-season game, won’t be able to assist in another Patriots comeback.

On Football

A lot is different for Patriots and Broncos this time

Without Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots might not have enough to overcome a 24-point deficit as they did on Nov. 24.

Opinion

NICHOLAS BURNS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Burns-1088.jpg The trouble with China

Tensions in the East China Sea illustrate the American challenge in working with China’s assertive new leadership.

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Jordan Crawford was having a career season with the Celtics, averaging 13.7 points and 5.7 assists while filling in for the soon-to-return Rajon Rondo.

Celtics unload Crawford, Brooks in 3-team deal

Factoring in previous trades, the Celtics could have as many as 17 draft picks over the next five years, with as many as 10 of those in the first round.