Hillary Clinton talks race relations, policing at Boston conference

?I know that a lot of hearts are breaking, and we are asking ourselves, ?Aren?t these our sons? Aren?t these our brothers??? Hillary Clinton said at the conference.

Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

In her speech at a conference on women?s issues, Hillary Clinton addressed the cases of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

Opinion | Alex Beam

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Alex_Beam_150px-1213.png Why does everyone want Jesus to be married?

Why does Jesus have to be married, or gay, or be part of a ?normal? family, with brothers and sisters?

Chris Edwards with nieces Ava (top) and Calla (bottom).

Perspective

Teaching kids what it means to be transgender

When it comes to educating children, how young is too young?

The moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft in 1992, on its way to Jupiter.

Science in Mind

Moon mystery: How long did its magnetic field last?

Understanding the moon?s interior structure could help explain its ancient origins.

What #CrimingWhileWhite, #AliveWhileBlack tell us about race

In the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, the Twitter hashtags gained popularity.

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A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month?s end.

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The reported modest average increases mask bigger price swings from state to state.

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A special reflective powder coating makes bicycles glow with the intensity of a stadium light when hit by headlights.

Protest over NYC chokehold case planned for Common

State Police say they expect several thousand protestors at the city?s tree lighting ceremony tonight.

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The defensive end practiced with the Patriots in San Diego, but would not discuss the injury that has sidelined him since October.

House passes bill rebuking Obama?s immigration actions

The bill denounced President Obama?s executive actions on immigration and declared them ??null and void.??

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz--90x90.png Understanding Eric Garner?s death, grand jury?s decision

What you need to know about the case involving a white police officer whose choke hold killed an unarmed black man.

BMC HealthNet cuts ties with Children?s Hospital

The financially struggling insurer says it can?t afford to pay the hospital?s high rates.

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A Carlisle man allegedly struck the woman with his backpack when he was told it was too large to be carried on the plane.

Lawsuit alleges kickback scheme by fired Sanofi chief

Christopher Viehbacher and other executives are at the center of the whistleblower lawsuit.

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/458839882.jpg Debunking retreat argument against Obama?s foreign policy

Evidence shows that the US has not forsaken a role of global engagement.

The Big Picture

John Blanding/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month

Election scenes, images from Thomas Menino?s funeral procession, and more photos from November.