Patrick prepares lengthy agenda for end of term

Wages and unemployment insurance are two topics Governor Patrick is expected to focus on in his final State of the Commonwealth address.

Boston area could see 6 to 10 inches of snow

Snow is expected to be heaviest along the southern coastline, with 8 to 12 inches forecast beginning Tuesday night.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh greeted former mayor Thomas Menino at the 44th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast held at the Boston Convention Center on Monday morning.

Walsh reveals part of the note Menino left him

Mayor Martin Walsh said Thomas Menino advised him to “Be true to yourself. Be true to the city.”

UN withdraws Iran invite for Syria talks

The move follows Iran’s refusal to accept a 2012 roadmap to establish a transitional government.

Miles Teller (left) and J.K. Simmons in “Whiplash.”

Sundance Institute

Breakout hits at Sundance: ‘Whiplash,’ ‘Dear White People’

Two films at Sundance break out of the box, and do so with the energy of young filmmakers finding their voices.

Dan Shaughnessy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-10059.png Bill Belichick obviously despises Wes Welker

Belichick’s decision to allow Welker go to Denver worked well until Sunday, when Tom Brady had no one to throw to in the Patriots’ loss.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/20/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Boghosian_partiotsreturn8_SPTS[1]--90x90.jpg Angry Bill Belichick calls out Wes Welker

The Patriots coach blasted Welker for the hit that knocked Aqib Talib out of Sunday’s loss. “That was one of the worst plays I’ve seen,” he said.

Love Letters commenters Alison Leed and Dave Dybes in Kendall Square, where they both work in the field of science.

Falling in Love (Letters)

How two fans of the Globe’s Love Letters blog connected in the virtual world and fell in love in the real one.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-1145.png A procreation revolution

What happens to ideas of responsible procreation when reprogenetic technologies, in the lab, fully surpass “natural” reproduction?