Boston to sue gambling panel over Everett casino

The city accused the commission of dismissing its complaints about the casino process with a ?mock hearing.?

The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Jury selection marks start of months-long trial

Testimony in the Tsarnaev case will likely start around Jan. 26 and could last three to four months, a judge told jurors.

KEVIN CULLEN

The elephant in the room

The prospect of the death penalty hangs over the Tsarnaev trial as it gets under way.

Dow plunges 331 points as oil prices continue to crumble

Traders worried that the drop in oil prices could indicate a weaker global economy.

N.H. kidnapping suspect waives arraignments, pleads not guilty

Nathaniel Kibby pleaded not guilty to charges related to the kidnapping of a teenage girl.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spears150-7469.jpg Charlie Baker names child welfare specialist to lead DCF

Linda Spears with take over the Department of Children and Families, which has come under intense criticism in recent years.

Ronnie Berlack (left), 20, and Bryce Astle, 19, were killed in an avalanche in Austria.

N.H. skier among two dead in Austria avalanche

Two prospects from the US ski team were killed in an avalanche while skiing near their training base.

David Ortiz, now 39, has the most career games, hits, home runs, and RBIs for a DH. (Nick Wass/Associated Press)

Nick Wass/Associated Press

Peter Abraham | Around the Horn

At DH, nobody better than David Ortiz

David Ortiz is a seven-time winner of the Edgar Martinez Outstanding DH Award, two more times than Martinez.

Michael Doherty appeared in court Monday.

Boston officer released on bail in alleged Uber assault

A 16-year police veteran is accused of using racial slurs during an altercation with an Uber driver on Sunday.

Governor Deval Patrick.

opinion | Arne Duncan

Under Deval Patrick, Mass. has led the nation in education

The US secretary of education writes that the governor has approached education issues with an inclusive style.

Tom Brady posted better numbers than 2013 almost across the board, but he struggles with the deep ball. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis)

Ben Volin | On Patriots offense

Little slowdown with Tom Brady running Patriots? offense

The Globe?s Ben Volin takes a look at where the Patriots stand ahead of Saturday?s playoff game against the Ravens.

Cambridge, MA 1/28/14 Senior research associate Summar Siddiqui at work at Moderna. Moderna Pharma researchers working on a messenger RNA drug platform, for a story on RNA therapeutics. It holds the promise of revolutionizing the discovery of new medicines by turning genes on and off. (Michele McDonald for the Boston Globe)

Moderna lands $450m in funding for drug research

The funding for the Cambridge firm is one of the largest private biotech investments ever.

Television review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/DA5_er_7-001.jpg Changes afoot in season 5 of ?Downton Abbey?

Yes, it?s a big, fat, juicy soap opera ? a ?story? ? and you know what? That?s OK.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bartlett150-7471.jpg Official allegedly caught on camera stealing painkillers

Housing chief Gregory Bartlett allegedly stole from a woman who lived in a Stoughton Housing Authority building.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/vitamin-big-3286[1]--90x90.jpg Research suggests vitamin D could affect brain function

New studies on the relationship between vitamin D and serotonin production are taking researchers down a new path.

Opinion

Renee Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/f1743e1d27324f8b8e96a878d789cf20-59618b37be5a489f954632df1ea5d4e2-0.jpg Why does rock and roll hate disco?

Musician-producer Nile Rodgers?s ties to the much-maligned genre is keeping him out of the Hall of Fame.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month: December 2014

Photographers captured images of Boston protests and holiday events.