The Boston Globe

Patrick shifts on transfer of workers to union

The governor transferred 500 managers to the public state employee union in October despite earlier concerns from his own legal team.

Armed police outside the Lindt Chocolat Cafe early Monday. — Rob Griffith/AP

Five people flee building in Sydney hostage situation

People inside the cafe could be seen holding up what appeared to be a black flag with white Arabic writing on it.

$Judith Gueye (right), a Blueprint Math Fellow, tutored Jelissa Burgos at English High School in Boston on equivalent fractions and inequalities problems.$

Partners fail so far to raise test scores at key schools

Seven schools threatened with a state takeover are still underperforming on the MCAS despite working with outside partners.

Globe Santa

Girl, 4, to mark 1st holiday in home

A single mother wrote to Globe Santa to ask for help putting presents under the tree for her 4-year-old daughter.

Mike Ryan drove a tractor-trailer off a ramp and flew 83 feet, 7 inches while Martin Ivanov maneuvered a racercar under it. — EMC Video

EMC?s giant leap for viral marketing

EMC?s latest promotional video, featuring a tractor-trailer leaping over a ramp at 70 mph, has already been viewed more than 10 million times.

Randi Marenburg at work at UMass Boston?s food pantry. — Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

Their budgets strained, students turn to campus food pantries

An increasingly visible number of students are faced with a wrenching choice: paying for college or keeping themselves fed.

Dan Shaughnessy | Patriots 41, Dolphins 13

Winning AFC East only the beginning for Patriots

The Patriots have won six straight division titles and really look like a Super Bowl team.

Ben Volin | On Football

Tom Brady?s scramble picked up the Patriots

The quarterback lowered his shoulder on a 17-yard scamper that gave the Patriots a first-and-goal, and some life.

Patriots? special teams play big role in win over Dolphins

Collins blocks field goal that leads to touchdown and Gostkowski surpasses Vinatieri as team?s all-time scoring leader.

Boston housing lottery offers luxury at low cost

Thanks to a city housing program, a lucky few can qualify to live in high-end buildings, at a much lower price.

Fall River recall could result in reelection of embattled mayor

There?s a chance that Fall River voters could toss out their embattled mayor this month ? only to see him return to City Hall.

Music Review

KISS 108 Jingle Ball sticks to format

The lineup was flush with some of the year?s biggest hitmakers, arguably too many: The show crammed 12 acts into just over three hours with little downtime.