After court ruling, Cape Wind poised to move forward
After a favorable ruling from the state’s highest court today, the company behind the controversial wind farm said construction could begin within a year.
Mitt Romney tops new Iowa poll
Mitt Romney has jumped to the top of a new CNN poll in Iowa, putting him in the lead just six days before the first-in-the-nation caucuses.
THEATER
Emerson to launch theater center
The school’s Center for the Theater Commons will encourage the creation of new plays with funding through 2014 from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Brown calls himself ‘most bipartisan’ in Senate
Painting himself as an “underdog,” Senator Scott Brown expressed confidence in a win if he faces the “very, very liberal” Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren.
North Koreans salute, cry for late leader
In an elaborate state funeral, tens of thousands of mourners wailed and stamped their feet in grief for Kim Jong Il.
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A funeral procession was held for Kim Jong Il, the late North Korea leader.
Reuters
Thousands flooded the streets to say goodbye to the man known as the "Dear Leader."
Reuters
Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un saluted his father.
Reuters
Mourners grieved during the funeral procession.
Red Sox acquire A’s closer Bailey
The Red Sox have traded for Oakland closer Andrew Bailey, addressing one of the team’s offseason needs, and outfielder Ryan Sweeney, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.
City supermarkets shrink to fit
The convergence of major food chains zeroing in on the urban landscape presents a host of challenges, including having to work with less real estate.
“Put simply, a casino would be a permanent stain on the fabric on our town. A casino will not leave Foxborough better off for generations to come.”
Foxborough resident Greg MacKinnon
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
South Hadley paid Prince family $225,000 in settlement
The family of Phoebe Prince, who took her life allegedly in response to bullying, agreed not to sue the school district as part of the settlement.
Business
City sees banner year for conventions in 2012
In another sign that Boston is shaking off the economic downturn, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority reported today that 2012 will be its best year since 2007.
Politics
Newt Gingrich hailed Mass. health law in ’06 paper
Now critical of the law, the GOP presidential candidate expressed support for universal health care in an April 2006 newsletter.
Nation & World
Syrian troops kill protesters despite monitors
Syrian forces opened fire on thousands of anti-government protesters in Hama today and killed at least six people, activists said.
Sports
BC’s Humphrey looking for comfort zone
Matt Humphrey, who sat out a year after transferring from Oregon, is still trying to find some sense of stability at Boston College.
Food and dining
The French restaurant that inspired Julia Child
La Couronne has played host to many luminaries over the years.
Arts
MUSIC REVIEW
The Roots reign supreme at House of Blues
Though ostensibly promoting the group’s acclaimed Dec. 6 release, “undun,’’ the Roots’ sold-out, one-off show spanned the decades.
Opinion
“Children learn an important lesson when they see adults treat the joy of others as a priority worth spending time, money, and thought on.”
Jeff Jacoby
Ideas
The practice of sending commercially printed cards soon became wildly popular. It reached the United States in 1875…By 1958, the average US family mailed 100 Christmas cards.
Mark Feeney on the history of Christmas cards