Obama nominates Ashton Carter as defense secretary

Carter would, if confirmed by the Senate, be the fourth Pentagon chief of Obama?s presidency.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testified Dec. 2 during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

Homeland Security chief in Boston for anti-extremism effort

Jeh Johnson said he hoped his visit would build community engagement.

US hiring in Nov. is strongest in nearly three years

The US economy added 321,000 jobs in the month, while the unemployment rate remained at a six-year low.

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Photo gallery

Scenes from the Orion test flight

For the first time in 42 years, NASA sent a spacecraft built for humans farther than a couple hundred miles from Earth.

Six face arraignment after Boston protests

The arrests came Thursday night as thousands marched to protest a New York grand jury?s decision in Eric Garner?s death.

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Thousands of protesters fanned out across the city, blocking traffic and interrupting MBTA service.

The Green Line will be extended from Lechmere Station in Cambridge into Somerville and Medford.

Green Line extension, by the numbers

A look at the dollar amounts behind the $2.29 billion project.

Illustration by Jeffrey Smith

Abigail Johnson putting her stamp on Fidelity

The new chief executive of Fidelity Investments is the heiress without airs, the billionaire who breaks type.

Bryon Hefner.

For senator?s partner, uproar is unexpected turn

Since Stanley Rosenberg was anointed the incoming state Senate president, Bryon Hefner has been stirring unease over his social media activity.

Adrian Walker

Stanley Rosenberg?s tenure off to a messy start

Is this how Rosenberg plans to run the state Senate?

07/01/14: Boston, MA: Brock Holt, left, Jackie Bradley, Jr., center, and Mookie Betts, right, became the first three rookies to start a game together in the outfield (before September 1st callups) since Todd Benzinger, Ellis Burks and Mike Greenwell did it in 1987. They are shown during as pitching change chatting in center field. The Boston Red Sox hosted the Chicago Cubs in an inter league MLB game at Fenway Park. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section: sports topic: Red Sox-Cubs (1)

Paul Swydan | Statistically Thinking

Who should play where for Red Sox in 2015?

The Red Sox have 27 players vying for 13 spots in the lineup right now. Paul Swydan sorts out the options and shares his best alignment.

David Ortiz (left) would love to be reunited in Boston with Jon Lester Jim Davis/Globe Staff

David Ortiz hopeful that Jon Lester returns to Red Sox

At his charity event in the Dominican Republic, Ortiz said the lefthander is exactly what the Sox need.

TV review

Williams shines, Walken chews scenery in live ?Peter Pan?

NBC?s ?Peter Pan Live!? was endlessly, weirdly watchable, which is not the same thing as a coherent artistic triumph.

Connections

A Boston sports fan?s torment

I love sports. I?m just not sure I enjoy them. And I need to do something about that.

Producer, singer, and songwriter Pharrell Williams has been nominated for Grammys for best pop solo performance and best urban contemporary album. Pictured: Pharrell on his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star in Hollywood on Dec. 4.

57th Grammy Awards nominees in top categories

The nominations for the annual Grammy Awards are being announced on Twitter today. Here?s a look at the nominees revealed so far.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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The brouhaha over Stanley Rosenberg?s partner is part of the intersection of business and politics.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month

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