Carbon tax could be tough sell on Beacon Hill

Environmentalists must convince lawmakers and residents to increase gas and heating oil prices by at least 27 cents per gallon.

Some officers turned their backs as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke during the funeral for officer Wenjian Liu.

Officers turn their backs on de Blasio at NY funeral

The move was a stinging display of scorn for the mayor despite entreaties from the police commissioner not to do so.

Stuart Scott.

Longtime ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott dies at 49

Scott had fought cancer since a diagnosis in late 2007.

An empty box of diapers and a tub of kitty litter were used as parking spot savers in South Boston last winter.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Parking spot savers barred in South End

This winter, with the blessing of the mayor?s office, the neighborhood will become Boston?s first to formally ban the practice.

Governor Deval Patrick presided over a meeting of the Governor?s Council Friday.

Patrick to celebrate governorship at State House reception

The event, which started at 5 p.m. today and lasts until 7 p.m., is open to the public but tickets are requred.

Head of Stoughton Housing Authority arrested for larceny

Gregory Bartlett allegedly stole medication from a resident?s unit inside a housing complex under the agency?s control.

Associated Press

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Patriots in for a fight against Ravens

The Ravens have won two of the last three playoff meetings against the Patriots, all at Gillette Stadium.

The Hurricanes' Jiri Tlusty (19) and the Bruins' Milan Lucic (17) vie for the puck during the second period.

HURRICANES 2, Bruins 1 (SO)

Bruins fall to Hurricanes for third straight loss

The Bruins were sluggish, needing 16:55 to get their first shot on goal.

Andrew Luck and the Colts next face the Broncos in the AFC divisional round.

colts 26, bengals 10

Colts defeat Bengals in AFC wild-card game

The Colts will play the Broncos in the next round.

Alec Guinness: eluding description

From ?The Bridge on the River Kwai? to ?Star Wars,? Guinness?s identity, ego ? and face ? disappeared into his many famous roles.

How Boston dreamed of its future, a century ago

A peek inside an influential movement to transform a growing city ? and its unfulfilled vision for the metropolis.

Falling gas prices are one reason why experts feel the economy will continue to improve.

Signs favor optimism for the economy

After a strong back end of the year, analysts are optimistic that the momentum will carry into 2015.

infographic

The elements that weren?t

A periodic table of failure, fraud, and overcon?dence.

Magazine

How could a woman just vanish?

On July 22, 2013, 66-year-old hiker Geraldine Largay stepped into the Maine woods and disappeared without a trace.

Opinion

Mike Ross

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Mike_Ross-1101.jpg CSA programs expand healthy options

By shifting some of their produce buy to local small farms, Boston?s corporations and nonprofits would put regular people to work.

The Big Picture

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month: December 2014

Photographers captured images of Boston protests and holiday events.