Revised FEMA funds ease shutdown fears
The threat of a partial government shutdown appeared to ease today with the disclosure that money to aid victims of natural disasters may last through the end of the budget year.
George Rizer for The Boston Globe
Manhunt, arrest follow fatal Marshfield stabbing
State and local police have located and taken into custody a suspect this morning in the fatal stabbing of a woman in a domestic violence incident.
Massachusetts community colleges to get $20 million
The federal government will give the funds to 15 colleges to increase their workforce training programs in industries facing a shortage of technically skilled employees.
Television Review
‘Terra Nova’ should mine present instead of past
The show, which debuts tonight on Fox with a two-hour episode starting at 8 p.m., isn’t exactly boring TV, but the writing needs to make sure the human drama is vital and distinctive amid all the digital dinosaurs.
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.
Distance from past decisions helps Romney frame message
During the 2008 White House campaign, Mitt Romney had to answer for decisions made during his 25-year business career and his four-year term as governor. But now, the questions have mostly faded.
“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
Ex-probation chief O’Brien arraigned
The court slated a pretrial hearing for Nov.2 and a trial for Sept. 24, 2012, on charges John O’Brien traded political donations in exchange for a job for his wife.
Business
New home sales fall in August
The fourth straight monthly decline during the peak buying season suggests the housing market is years away from a recovery.
Nation
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.
World
2,000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls go online
Some of the world-famous Dead Sea Scrolls went online for the first time today in a project launched by Israel’s national museum and Google.
Sports
Christopher L. Gasper
Chad Ochocinco is in over his head with Patriots
If this is Chad Ochocinco’s idea of heaven, then I’d hate to see how he pictures Hades. The Patriots receiver needs to prove he deserves Tom Brady’s trust.
Health and wellness
G Force
Memories that last a lifetime
James L. McGaugh, a memory researcher at the University of California Irvine, is studying people who have incredible recall for the details of their lives.
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