McLaughlin raised money for Murray, employees say

A Globe investigation shows that former Chelsea housing chief Michael E. McLaughlin ran an extensive political operation for Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray, which may have been illegal.

Former Penn State coach Paterno dead at 85

Joe Paterno, who racked up more wins than anyone else in major college football but was fired from Penn State amid a child sex abuse scandal, has died.

Romney rips Gingrich on Freddie Mac, House past

Mitt Romney directly attacked South Carolina Republican primary winner Newt Gingrich at a Florida campaign event tonight.

Job seeker uses social media to spread the word

Effective job searches have become marketing campaigns, and social media, as Dave Cutler shows, provide the tools to promote the product: the job candidate.

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Bruins beat Flyers in feisty matchup

Tyler Seguin came through for the Bruins with a game-winning shootout goal in overtime in a game that featured several brawls.

A son takes his Baby Boomer parents to Southeast Asia

There are 76 million Baby Boomers, and with their children finally entering adulthood, the way these two generations travel together is set for a dramatic change.

Book Review

‘The End of Illness’ by David Agus

In this book, equally descriptive and prescriptive, David Agus describes both the good and the bad in our quest to achieve better health.

ART REVIEW

Sebastian Smee looks at ‘Johan Zoffany RA: Society Observed’

Zoffany ranks with Reynolds, Gainsborough, Hogarth, and Joseph Wright of Derby in the annals of 18th century British art. An exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art aims to give him his due.