Mass. AG probes Santander for auto lending practices
The state is looking at whether Santander lent to borrowers unlikely to repay the money and sold those loans to Wall Street.
BOSTON GLOBE/ FILE 2007
Judge in Tsarnaev case has been unruffled, focused
Judge George O?Toole has been described by those who know him as cool, calm, and totally objective in his courtroom.
Stolen baby Jesus replaced by pig?s head ?an outrage?
Haverhill officials are asking for the public?s help in finding whoever desecrated a church?s nativity scene.
Quincy Medical Center closes its doors at midnight
The 24-hour emergency room will stay open until the end of 2015 after other services shut down.
Movie reviews
?Unbroken? recalls Louis Zamperini?s triumphs
?Disappointment? is too harsh a word for the glossy, well-made, curiously remote movie.
Dopey and gory, ?The Interview? was bound to disappoint
The movie offers mild laughs until it turns overly violent.
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Cheap Eats
Top 12 delectable cheap dishes of the year
Cheap Eat critics roundup their favorite dishes of 2014.
Want to rent in Boston? Get a $50-an-hour job
The amount of money a person needs to make in order to afford Boston rents is truly eye-opening.
CHAD FINN | SPORTS MEDIA
CBS?s NFL sideline reporters have been off their game lately
In recent weeks, Jenny Dell and Otis Livingston have shown troubling lapses in attribution and transparency.
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Bill Belichick pleased with Bryan Stork, Jimmy Garoppolo
The center and quarterback could see significant playing time together on Sunday if the Patriots decide to rest Tom Brady.
The weirdest New England stories of 2014
Here?s your guide to some of the region?s goofiest stories from the past 12 months.
Evan Horowitz | Year in review
In 2014, many states experimented with marijuana laws
A look at the new policies implemented this year that eased penalties for marijuana use or made it available to medical patients.
Clocked in on Christmas Day
It was mostly a silent day (and night) in the region?s workplaces, but not everyone was tucked in at home.
Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab
After all the hype, Bitcoin?s value has shriveled
While the speculators have fled Bitcoin, Boston?s tech entrepreneurs are as committed to the concept as ever.
Can we talk about death?
The Big Picture
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Seasonal lights
Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year and illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.
?Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike?
How a Mass. man invented the global ice market 
