The Boston Globe

Baker doubts moving MassDOT to Roxbury

Governor-elect Charlie Baker said transferring the Mass. Department of Transportation should be subject to a more detailed public review.

Representative Joseph Kennedy checked his e-mail on a recent shuttle to Washington D.C., a flight he takes often. — Matt Viser/Globe Staff

Business networking common on Boston-to-D.C. shuttle

The flights between Boston and Washington are a showcase of power players as they travel to private dinners, fund-raisers and congressional hearings.

Crux

Pope decries ?spiritual diseases? in Vatican

Francis spoke of 15 ?spiritual diseases? to which top-level Vatican officials are especially prone, he said.

Rosenberg?s partner quits job at communications firm

Incoming state Senate President Stanley Rosenberg?s partner blamed the Globe for driving him out of his job.

North Korea?s Internet fails; attack suspected

The loss of service came just days after President Obama pledged that the United States would launch a ?proportional response? to the recent attacks on Sony Pictures.

Mass. gas prices drop 11 cents

The average price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts hit $2.57 last week, falling 11 cents in its steepest weekly decline in at least two years.

Mayor calls for suspension of protests in New York

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the request in the aftermath of the killing of two New York City police officers.

Jeremiah MacKinnon, a student in the class, is cofounder of the Cannabis Society of Mass. — John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Schools offering courses on sale of marijuana

With medical marijuana primed to create a significant amount of jobs statewide, schools are springing up to prepare workers for those positions.

Ben Volin | On football

Patriots prevailed over Jets, but their roles seemed reversed

The usually woeful Jets were well-prepared, while the usually sharp Patriots were rather sloppy.

Christopher L. Gasper

Ideas on fixing NFL playoff format could be winners

The NFC South winner is guaranteed two things. That team will have a losing record and it will host a playoff game.

Screen time is wrong prelude to bedtime, Brigham study says

Researchers found reading on a backlit screen suppressed the sleep hormone melatonin and shifted the body?s natural sleep-wake cycle.

KEVIN CULLEN

Medford police deliver cheer to soldiers

Ever since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, the Medford cops have put together Christmas care packages for soldiers, Marines, sailors, and airmen.