Two admit to ‘sufficient facts’ related to Fall River pool death

The charges will be dropped in a year if the two former state workers are not convicted of any new crimes.

Boston to Philly airfares doubling

With Southwest Airlines discontinuing its Boston-Philadelphia route as of Feb. 11, the lowest roundtrip fare between the two cities is doubling to about $520.

Russia pushes for Syria reforms as bloodshed mounts

Days after blocking a US-backed peace plan at the UN, senior Russian officials pushed for reforms during an emergency meeting with Syria’s president.

Political Notebook

Nev. caucus tally gives Romney 50% of vote

Mitt Romney took half the votes, with all of them counted, and Newt Gingrich held on to second place with 21.1 percent, while Ron Paul was a close third at 18.7 percent.

Analysis

Blame the pass, not Wes Welker

It would be foolish to paint Welker as some sort of goat for failing to corral a fourth-quarter pass in the Super Bowl. In fact, Tom Brady made the toss unnecessarily difficult.

TELEVISION REVIEW

There’s something creepy lurking in ‘The River’

Whether or not viewers take themselves to “The River,’’ ABC and the creators deserve credit for one thing: There is nothing that looks like this show on television right now.

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Looking for love

Here are some facts scientists have recently uncovered about love, a few hunches about how it works, and some new survey data that may help your selection of a mate.