Four dead in car crashes early New Year?s Day

In Chatham, a 22-year-old Longmeadow man died after being run over by a police cruiser, officials said.

Brandeis student stands by comments on slain NY officers

Khadijah Lynch tweeted that she had ?no sympathy? for the officers, but said ?I think all human life is valuable.?

Charlie Baker has invited his high-dollar donors to a private dinner reception at Alden Castle in Brookline on Jan. 7, the night before he is sworn in at the State House.

Baker inauguration gala to cost $1.6m

The governor-elect is turning to big businesses to help pay for the festivities.

Marwa Omara, left, fiancee of imprisoned Al-Jazeera English's Egyptian-Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, spoke to the press in Cairo, Egypt, on Jan. 1.

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Egypt orders retrial for jailed Al-Jazeera journalists

The journalists were convicted in June on charges that included conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood to broadcast false reports.

Earlier in the month Jeb Bush announced plans to actively explore a White House bid.

Bush resigns from all boards, clears a path to 2016

The former Florida governor stepped down from his remaining board memberships on Wednesday, the last day of the year.

Julio Resto was arraigned in Waltham District Court.

Waltham man accused of killing wife

A seemingly petty squabble set off a chain of events that ended with the suspect pleading to be shot, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner123114METRO01uber18.jpg Crowd is raucous at ride-share hearing

A packed hearing in Boston turned emotional, with many cab drivers accusing Uber and Lyft of stealing away their business.

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From #GamerGate to ISIS: 2014?s abridged dictionary

Compiled by Globe Opinion staff members, these are the words and phrases that marked the year.

Looking back on 2014

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The best and worst from Boston dining in 2014

Take a look back at the tastes, restaurants, and people that made this a year to remember.

FILE - In this July 26, 1976, file photo, Boston Red Sox manager Don Zimmer, his left cheek ballooned out with chewing tobacco, scans the home crowd at Fenway Park, prior to Boston's game with the Cleveland Indians, Zimmer's first home game as the baseball team's new skipper. Zimmer, a popular fixture in professional baseball for 66 years as a manager, player, coach and executive, has died. He was 83. Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser. The team confirmed Wednesday night, June 4, 2014, that he had died. Zimmer had been in a rehabilitation center in Florida since having heart surgery in mid-April. (AP Photo/File)

IN MEMORIAM

Notable sports deaths in 2014

A look at some of the familiar figures from the world of sports who passed away in 2014.

Hundreds brave chilly Boston Harbor waters for annual swim

A giant leprechaun jumped the start line, beating hundreds of New Year?s Day swimmers into the icy waters.

A performer was part of the First Night Procession on Boylston Street.

Partying, protest mark Boston?s First Night

Demonstrators at Copley Square did not hinder First Night events, including fireworks, a parade, and other happenings.

President Obama.

Nicholas Burns

Obama?s daunting new year

2015 may be the most challenging and consequential year of his presidency on foreign policy.

The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

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2015 Corvette Stingray a $65,000 rolling smartphone

It features a bronze carbon fiber body, a 6.2-liter 460-horsepower V8 engine, and, of course, computers, lots of them.

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/03education04.jpg Mayor Walsh plods through year one, but with plenty to show

The coming year will require a more nimble style than Walsh has shown in 2014.

The Big Picture

Associated Press

Daily Life: December 2014

A look at images of day-to-day life in France, China, Cuba, Pakistan, the United States and other countries.