Many Mass. workers settle for part-time jobs
The number of people who took part-time jobs because they were unable to find full-time work has grown nearly fourfold since 2000, a Northeastern analysis shows.
Despite past support, GOP now skeptical of payroll tax cut
Extending the payroll tax cut is an idea that had once garnered bipartisan support but this year has received a tepid reception from many Republicans.
Seven seeking open council seat
Like all open seats, the departure of longtime Councilor Maureen E. Feeney attracted a swarm of candidates vying to represent the heart of Dorchester.
Suzanne Kreiter / Globe Staff
Cash-strapped T looks to sell Newton Centre Station
The proposed sale of the historic station comes as the MBTA considers a fare increase and faces mounting pressure to wring money from other sources.
Latino children show low ADHD rates
In the US, Latino children are diagnosed with ADHD at roughly half the rate of non-Latino black and white children, a statistic that has stumped researchers.
Bob Ryan
Finally, Red Sox came up with a big win
The Sox wouldn't have cared if they needed to play 114 innings before heading to Baltimore. But 14 innings was enough to get the job done.
“It’s not much more sophisticated than ‘I’m against it, because he’s for it.’ ’’
Tax law professor Richard K. Kaplan, on GOP shifting away from supporting Obama’s payroll tax cut
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Columnists
Metro
16-year-old fatally shot in Dorchester
A 16-year-old male was killed and a 14-year-old boy was gravely wounded in a nighttime hail of bullets on Geneva Avenue in Dorchester.
Business
Revolutionary engine may face uphill climb
The Massachusetts-designed "split-cycle" motor gets 65 miles per gallon, but selling the radical engine to the world’s automakers will be a challenge.
Nation
Hikers, freed from Iran jail, return to US
Declaring that they were detained because of their nationality, not their actions, two Americans held for more than two years in an Iranian prison came home yesterday.
World
Yemeni ruler states no plan to leave
Yemen’s defiant president addressed his troubled nation for the first time since returning to the country after an assassination attempt, making no promise to immediately step down.
Sports
Bills 34, Patriots 31
Patriots are shocked by Bills
Tom Brady threw four interceptions while the Bills roared back from a 21-0 deficit yesterday to beat the Patriots, 34-31, on a 28-yard field goal as time expired.
Health and wellness
G Cover
What’s a preschooler to eat?
While most anti-obesity campaigns are aimed at educating families, recent studies call for a secondary focus: early child-care providers.
Arts
Music Review
Life is good for all parties at festival
Year two of the Life is good Festival, which played out Saturday and yesterday at Prowse Farm, simply raised the bar in every way.
Opinion
“They couldn’t possibly be having that much fun, and economic success, simultaneously?”
Juliette Kayyem, on Brazil’s rise
Ideas
“Could it be true, Pinker wondered, that humans had actually become less violent with time, as opposed to more? And if so, how had we done it?”
Leon Neyfakh, on Steven Pinker’s new book about violence in history