Two Mattapan slay suspects seek dismissal

Lawyers for two defendants slated to go trial in the fatal shootings of four people are seeking a dismissal because authorities recently turned over evidence implicating someone else.

Greek bailout accord stalls

Greek coalition leaders held debt talks with the prime minister to review a draft deal on steep cutbacks demanded by creditors in return for a $170 billion bailout.

Washington state legislators OK same-sex marriage

Washington was poised yesterday to become the seventh state to allow same-sex couples to marry after the state House approved such a bill.

Political Notebook

Turnout in latest GOP primaries lagged vote in 2008

The reduced turnout may have been because the contests in Colorado, Minnesota, and Missouri were nonbinding.

On basketball

Celtics, Lakers in similiar positions as they face off

In a stark indication that both franchises are in slow decline, the Celtics and Lakers enter tonight’s showdown in nearly identical positions, making them peers as well as archrivals.

G COVER

Sealed with a kiss: Valentine’s Day gift guide

For all its heartfelt sentiment, Valentine’s Day has acquired a cheesy sheen, becoming the holiday equivalent of a carnival midway.

STAGE REVIEW

Fairy tale characters to the rescue in ‘Calvin’s Monster’

A simple story about confronting one’s fears has been transformed into a charming, high-energy musical by the Boston Children’s Theatre.