The law allows package stores to open as early as 10 a.m. on Sundays, rather than noon.  

However, both governors of N.J. and N.Y. stood by their decision, saying federal guidelines did not go far enough. 

Biologist Michael Moore had waited all day ? really, all his life ? for the whale, the giant he thought he could save, that science had to save. It had come down to this.  

?It?s been a joyous burden,? said Maryellen Rogers, who spearheaded the vigil with her husband.  

Martha Coakley and Charlie Baker made their case to voters before an interfaith forum in South Boston.