Heavy toll, light penalties for police who drive drunk

Despite the arrests of dozens of officers since 2012, serious departmental discipline is rare, even in some egregious cases.

Somerville Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone.

Somerville sues over Wynn license

The lawsuit suggests Wynn Resorts should have been disqualified due to allegations that a convicted felon had a stake in the land.

Dec. 7, 1941: The USS California sank into Pearl Harbor mud as crew members clambered down the sides of the battered warship to waiting boats.

Brockton man recalls Pearl Harbor attack

George Hursey thought he was in the ?safest place in the world? when he arrived in Hawaii in 1939.

Bruins forward Chris Kelly steps on it ? as in the puck ?  before colliding with Coyotes goaltender Devan Dubnyk in the  first period. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Bruins 5, Coyotes 2

Brad Marchand scores twice as Bruins beat Coyotes, 5-2

After a road trip filled with disappointment, the Bruins found themselves, pouring in five goals in Saturday?s win over Arizona.

Gerald Alston was on sick leave that ran out this fall.

Brookline firefighter asks for ?racial climate? review

The firefighter?s career has been in limbo after a 2010 incident involving a supervisor?s alleged use of a racial slur.

Representatvie Bill Cassidy and Senator Mary Landrieu.

Democratic Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu defeated

Republican Bill Cassidy?s win in Saturday?s runoff election cost Democrats their last Senate seat in the Deep South.

Mayor fires food program chief as shakeup of staff continues

Mayor Martin Walsh fired another department head as his administration continued to take shape.

Woman struck, killed in Dedham hit-and-run

Investigators are searching for a Ford Escape with damage to its passenger-side headlight and sideview mirror.

Among the projects being developed by Joe Fallon is Two Liberty, a luxury residential building, in background.

Erik Jacobs for the Boston Globe

Developer Joe Fallon follows his vision to reshape a waterfront

Fallon says he is confident his buildings on Fan Pier are right for Boston, and he asks critics to withhold judgment until the project is complete.

The globe warms, the water stays blue, the coral dies.

Still lovely isle, Grand Cayman awash in change

The temperature was about 80 degrees, the ocean similar, and the skyline mostly palms and pines.

Coach Jay Heaps knows what his players will face in the MLS Cup final, having been there four times for the Revolution. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Coach Jay Heaps is the Revolution?s man with a plan

Heaps?s resurgent team Sunday takes on four-time champion Los Angeles in the MLS Cup.

My quest to flush out open house crashers

On the trail of looky-loos, writer Peter Keough went to open houses from downtown Boston almost to the frontiers of Waban.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Patriots and Chargers go way back

Two of the original members of the AFL meet Sunday night with plenty at stake in this year?s playoff race.

Benedict Cumberbatch (left) and director Morten Tyldum on the set of ?The Imitation Game.?

Movies

Alan Turing?s story told in ?The Imitation Game?

His may not be a household name, though were it not for Alan Turing, we might all be speaking German.

HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 08: Actor Mark Wahlberg attends the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences' 2014 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center on November 8, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Mark Wahlberg seeks pardon, but some aren?t ready to forgive

To those who remember the havoc Wahlberg wreaked, his request to erase his teenage offenses from the record is infuriating.

Bill Latham, a second-generation Christmas tree farmer in Groveland, walks through this year?s crop with his dog Peyton.

Cutting your own Christmas tree

On tree farms across the state, farmers have been carefully tending to your tree for almost a decade before you show up to cut it down.

opinion | P. J. O?Rourke

Blame the commercialization of Christmas on the Three Kings

Casper, Melchior, and Balthazar invented traditions like way-too-practical presents.

Opinion

Michael A. cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Was8885459.jpg Eric Garner outrage overshadows major reforms

New York City is taking steps to focus on mental health in its justice system, which could serve as a model for other cities.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Rio de Janeiro?s affordable housing crisis

The city is dealing with a housing crisis daily, with about 220,000 people without a proper place to live.