In losing Wall Street battle, Warren may gain party clout

By Friday morning, more than 300 former Obama aides had signed a letter urging the Mass. senator to run for president.

City set to scrap top plan for shelter

The move comes as hundreds of homeless people remain in limbo following the October shuttering of the Long Island bridge.

National Grid?s solar facility in Dorchester. The utility is planning a statewide expansion that will add about 50,000solar panels.

National Grid set to build 19 solar power facilities

The solar buildouts, one of the largest in state history, can produce enough electricity to power 3,200 homes a year.

Thomas Farragher

One landlord?s nightmare

Hilbert and Irene Nickerson have been good neighbors for decades, something their most recent tenant isn?t.

Arthur T. Demoulas (center) thanked workers in the warehouse at Market Basket headquarters in Tewksbury after employees organized put the ousted president back in control of the grocery chain.

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Deal?s completion closes book on Demoulas feud

The Market Basket sale was formally closed Friday, ending a decades-long battle over the future of the grocery chain.

The Union Hospital campus of North Shore Medical Center in Lynn.

Shirley Leung

Hospital chain loses way on pay for some

Partners HealthCare is squeezing the paychecks of workers on the bottom rung.

Esperanza  Espinola, an immigrant from the Philippines, was reunited with her sibling Leonila Bides, with a big hug after more than 14 years of separation.  The Logan Airport family reunion in Boston included Ezra Bides (above right), 24,  and (below).

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For legal immigrants, a long path to America

As many wait several years for visas, some are upset over the president?s recent action on illegal immigration.

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With indelible character, Stephen Colbert made us think twice

As ?The Colbert Report?? ends Thursday, Colbert could go down as one of the most unforgettable characters in TV history.

Jaydalis Molina, 6, eating grilled cheese sandwich earlier this month at Daniel?s Table food truck in Framingham. David Blais, who runs the truck (and Foodie Cafe) with his wife, Alicia, and some help, is inside, grilling. One helper hauls the truck to various neighborhoods where people might be going hungry.

At the Foodie Cafe, a recipe to end hunger

David and Alicia Blais feed more than their paying customers ? they also aim to feed all of Framingham?s hungry.

Legal Sea Foods president Roger Berkowitz helped Globe Santa thank Geri Hancock of East Bridgewater (center) and Paula Avitabile of Weymouth for their donations.

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A single mother of twins asks for a hand

The mother of the 8-year-old girls is supporting the children on her own.

Coach Ted Donato has the Harvard hockey team ranked fifth in the country at the end of the first semester. (File/2012/Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

College hockey

On the fly, Harvard reverses fortunes

After back-to-back 10-victory seasons, the Crimson already have nine wins in just 12 games this year.

An artist?s rendering ot the penthouse on the 60th floor of Millennium Tower, which is being marketed for $37.5 million.

Most expensive homes for sale in Mass.

A Nantucket mansion at 9 Kimball Ave. sold this week for $27.16 million, but Mass. still has a wealth of top-dollar real estate available.

Justin Masterson spent 2014 with Cleveland and St. Louis.

Red Sox saw value in Justin Masterson, Wade Miley

The newly acquired pitchers had poor seasons in 2014, but the Sox discovered the reasons behind their performances.

A Toys ?R? Us store logo sign in New York.

Secret Santas pay off more than $40,000 in layaway orders at Toys ?R? Us stores

Two anonymous donors walked into different Toys ?R? Us stores in Mass. this week and paid off all the layaway orders.

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/04520354.jpg The end of Benjamin Netanyahu?

If Israel?s Labor Party wins control, then the country?s general unease may be alleviated.

The Big Picture

Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via Associated Press

Powerful storm pounds West Coast

Though the rainfall was much-needed, California dealt with power outages, wind damage and landslides.