Patrick urges patience as crews work to restore power
Governor Patrick said crews were “making progress” on restoring power, but officials warned outages could last until Friday.
State to probe drunken driving acquittal rates
The state’s highest court opened an inquiry following a Globe Spotlight investigation into high acquittal rates in trials presided over by district court judges.
Herman Cain decries ‘witch hunt’
The GOP presidential candidate said allegations that he sexually harassed women in the 1990s were false.
Groundbreaking mayor losing favor
After helping pull Fitchburg from the brink of bankruptcy, Mayor Lisa Wong is being criticized for cutting and saving rather than spending some of that money.
Autumn deWilde for The Boston Globe
EXCLUSIVE TUESDAY PREVIEW | G SECTION
Mindy Kaling of ‘The Office’ finds lots to laugh about in new book
Kaling, who grew up in Cambridge, has written a book that's like an extended stand-up routine.
State of fear: Four haunting Mass. tales
It’s the season when the spirits come alive, and Massachusetts abounds in scary tales. Here are four of them.
Juliette Kayyem
The battle of military suicides
The Veterans Administration estimates that a veteran dies by suicide every 80 minutes — and the problem is growing.
Mixing physics, economics to gauge risk
Boston University physicist H. Eugene Stanley and his collaborators are proposing a better model for predicting the likelihood of big fluctuations in credit ratings.
“This bullseye on my back has gotten bigger. We have no idea the source of this witch hunt, which is really what it is.”
Herman Cain, GOP presidential candidate
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Metro
Patriots owner Kraft evasive on casino plans
Robert Kraft was evasive, and a bit cryptic, this afternoon when asked about the potential for a casino on land he owns across from Gillette Stadium in Foxborough.
Business
Robots as soldier stand-ins
Waltham’s Boston Dynamics has developed a Terminator-like robot that will help the Army test protective clothing.
Politics
Despite fiery base, Paul’s spark yet to spread
Ron Paul’s harsh critique of US overseas commitments has kept him from winning more support among the GOP’s powerful Tea Party wing.
Nation & World
Obama orders FDA to help reduce drug shortages
President Obama is seeking to stop a ‘‘slow-rolling problem’’ that puts patients at risk and raises the potential for price gouging.
Sports
On Football
Humbling by Steelers shows Patriots aren’t NFL elite
The Patriots have won and will win a lot of games, and that is a credit to coach Bill Belichick. But against teams with a certain formula, they can’t compete.
Health and wellness
G force
Ensuring health care insurance
John McDonough, a professor at the Harvard School of Public Health, has just published a new book, "Inside National Health Reform."
Arts
Stage Review
Wonder of ‘Peter Pan’ hooks all ages
The familiar tale of the boy who wouldn’t grow up gets a thrilling new production in threesixty° entertainment’s tent.
Special reports
Globe Spotlight Report
Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Opinion
“Whether it’s housing or student lending, carving up borrowers into political constituencies only makes problems worse.”
John E. Sununu
Ideas
“The only thing we may know about education is that inquisitive kids respond to it.”
Paul Nix, on exam schools