AirAsia plane crashed into the sea

Relatives of passengers of the missing AirAsia Flight 8501 react upon seeing the news on television about the findings of bodies on the waters near the site where the jetliner disappeared.

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Family members of those aboard collapsed in agony as images of debris and a body flashed across Indonesian TV screens.

Seven Roxbury teens face charges in assault on officers

Two Boston officers were hospitalized following a ?very violent struggle?? inside a house, police said.

Boston?s rent hike is smaller than the increase in 17 other cities.

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Average Boston rent rises to $1,200 in 2014

The rise breaks out to an additional $696 a year for each of the Boston metro area?s 684,000 renting households.

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House majority whip Steve Scalise has acknowledged that he once addressed a gathering of white supremacists in 2002.

Erika L. Murray of Blackstone pleaded not guilty to charges including murder.

Horrors Blackstone police allegedly found detailed in court

Erika Murray, the mother in the Blackstone case, quietly pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges on Monday.

Halftime frivolity at this year?s Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md.

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Halftime frivolity at this year?s Military Bowl in Annapolis, Md., featured some former presidents.

Trophies at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise.

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Trophies at the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise.

Air Force players grabbed potatoes out of the trophy after winning the game.

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Air Force players grabbed potatoes out of the trophy after winning the game.

A look at the halftime entertainment at the Bahamas Bowl.

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A look at the halftime entertainment at the Bahamas Bowl.

The victory celebration at the Duck Commander Independence Bowl.

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The victory celebration at the Duck Commander Independence Bowl.

BC was defeated by Penn State in overtime, 31-30, in the Pinstripe Bowl at a sold-out Yankee Stadium.

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BC was defeated by Penn State in overtime, 31-30, in the Pinstripe Bowl at a sold-out Yankee Stadium.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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If the Rose Bowl is still ?The granddaddy of them all,?? what does that make the Duck Commander Independence Bowl?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walsh150-7476.jpg Views clash on naming Boston officers in drunken driving cases

The BPD is violating the state?s public record law by not releasing the names of officers who were caught drunk driving, legal experts say.

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/30/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz-058.jpg Don?t forget the good news of 2014

Crime is down across the US, teens are behaving better in Mass., and fewer people live in extreme poverty.

A power core at Ambri?s manufacturing plant in Marlborough. The company doubled the size of the plant in the fall to accommodate at least five pilot projects. Ambri is planning to test five prototypes in 2015.

Cambridge company?s battery may give grid a boost

Ambri?s storage devices should help electric utilities meet the power demand at peak times.

Ben Volin | on football

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The Patriots would likely use the money to keep impending free agents, such as cornerback Darrelle Revis.

2014: The Year in Arts

2015 predictions for changes in our digital lives

Arts and technology writers and thinkers offer predictions for our digital lives.

Opinion

Farah Stockman

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In our new solo society, the elderly seem most at risk for loneliness.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Seasonal lights

Around the world, nights look brighter this time of year and illuminations of all kinds help celebrate holidays or festivities.