Crackdown leads to cut in South Boston crime
Police have arrested 222 people since launching a drug crackdown several weeks after the drug-related murder of a grandmother in her home last April.
Menino goes not quite home after hospitalization
After spending nearly eight weeks in two hospitals, Mayor Menino was taken to the city’s elevator-equipped Parkman House on Beacon Hill.
From the shadows, a dream and a book emerge
The publication of the children’s book “Rhoda’s Ocean” was the moving epilogue to a romance between two artists that lasted more than 60 years.
Cost high for a Green Line anticrash system
The MBTA estimates it would cost $645 million to $721 million and require nine years to design, install, and test a modern collision avoidance-system.
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Patriots 23, Jaguars 16
Patriots barely able to beat lowly Jaguars
After New England’s ugly win, Patriots QB Tom Brady unleashed an expletive-filled tirade on his teammates and was visibly frustrated at his press conference.
Christopher L. Gasper
Tom Brady knows time is running out for Patriots
The QB’s postgame diatribe was a plea to his teammates not to squander a great opportunity, to play with more urgency and less lethargy.
2 in GOP call for fiscal deal in Senate
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison and Senator Johnny Isakson implored Senate leaders to reach an accommodation with President Obama when Congress returns on Thursday.
Local schools consider teaching to fight back
More local school districts have expressed interest in the ALICE fast-response program following the shooting rampage in Connecticut.
Brigham doctor turns to animals for ideas
Animal life is a big source of inspiration for Dr. Jeffrey Karp and his colleagues at the center on regenerative therapeutics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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Sports
Patriots defense stepped up when it mattered
Twice in the final four minutes Jacksonville drove inside New England’s 20-yard line trailing by 7, and twice it failed to tie the game.
Metro
Snow in the forecast adds to holiday spirit
With cinematic timing, snow is expected to arrive in the Boston area late Christmas Eve, fulfilling dreams of a white Christmas.
Columnists
Nation & World
Syrian airstrike kills scores in rebel-held town
A government airstrike on a bakery in a rebel-held town in Syria killed more than 60 people on Sunday, activists said.
Politics
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK
Senators say Chuck Hagel could face hard confirmation
Two senators predicted that the former senator would face a difficult confirmation if nominated to be defense secretary.
Business
Windows 8 fails to spur boom in computer buying
The struggles of Microsoft and other companies that depend heavily on the computer business will not abate soon.
Arts
Book Review
‘The Holy or the Broken’ by Alan Light
Light deconstructs Leonard Cohen’s song “Hallelujah” and its mushrooming popularity.
Health and wellness
Daily Dose
Giving serious thought to a new intelligence test
A study published last week in the journal Neuron might put the nail in the coffin on the standard IQ test.
