Mattapan jury still deadlocked, but votes to continue

The jury in the Mattapan murder trial today reported it was deadlocked on nine pending charges, but voted to continue deliberations tomorrow.

Mitt Romney would hit ‘reset button’ for general election, aide says

A Romney aide said the candidate’s approach could be like an “Etch A Sketch” if he made it through the primaries to the general election.

Saints head coach Sean Payton, crouching, and ex-defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will both sit out the 2012 season.

NFL hands major punishments to Saints

The league suspended head coach Sean Payton one year and stripped the franchise of draft picks for incentivizing the use of dangerous tackling.

Ariad shares rise despite panel’s vote against drug

Shares of Ariad Pharmaceuticals Inc. climbed Wednesday despite an FDA panel’s vote against the first cancer drug developed by the Cambridge biotechnology company.

‘‘The Hunger Games’’ stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, who is chosen to represent her district in nationally televised killing games.

Movie Review

‘The Hunger Games’ aims for solid entertainment and hits the mark

After a year of incessant pounding from the tribal drums of hype, the film adaptation of has arrived in theaters.

Editorial | 'Casablanca' at 70

As time goes by

In celebrating the classic film's 70th birthday, it is worth remembering the time and place that it came from, and the message behind the brilliance of its filmmaking.

Jeff Jacoby

A safer society with guns

There’s so much evidence that higher rates of gun ownership lead to lower rates of crime that it isn’t hard to fathom why fewer and fewer Americans want to ban handguns.

Nation & World

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