Kevin H. White, Boston’s mayor during busing, dies at 82
Kevin Hagan White, a colossal political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 often turbulent years as mayor, died tonight.
Kevin Hagan White, a colossal political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 often turbulent years as mayor, died tonight.
Globe columnist Brian McGrory talks about the former mayor’s impact on Boston.
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
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Some dining addresses seem doomed to fail, but one restaurant group has set about reversing the particular curse of a troubled South End spot -- not that they believe in that nonsense.
Celtics 94, Pacers 87.
The Celtics ran off 11 consecutive points in the third quarter to pull away and defeat the young Indiana Pacers at the TD Garden.
Users around the world expressed outrage today after the company unveiled plans to allow country-specific deletion of tweets.
Mitt Romney’s seemingly renewed confidence was on display today as he addressed a rally in Florida’s Space Coast.
The former Pennsylvania senator is taking a pause from Florida campaigning just days before the Tuesday primary that even he expects to deal him a third consecutive loss.
Democratic US Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren said on MSNBC last night that she “does not have a lot of stock portfolios,” but she has a significant amount invested in mutual funds.
“He was a giant amongst mayors.”
Thomas M. Menino, on former Mayor Kevin H. White
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Former congressman William D. Delahunt will help the town of Hull with an offshore energy project for free, turning down $72,000 from earmarks he secured while still in the US House.
In a plan unveiled today by President Barack Obama, campus-based aid would increase to about $10 billion a year, up from $1 billion, for institutions that control costs.
The GOP presidential candidate supports the modification that puts children of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship if they serve in the armed forces.
The largest social networking site may file for its initial public offering on Feb. 1 and is considering a valuation of $75 billion to $100 billion, the Wall Street Journal reports.
More than two dozen players, among them Wes Welker, Brian Waters, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Victor Cruz, used going undrafted as fuel to power their careers to Super Bowl XLVI.
Glenn Close manfully portrays a buttoned-up butler in this Edwardian-era film.
The second deCordova Biennial — the pre-eminent survey of contemporary art made by artists living and working in New England — is a major let down.
“Politicians may enjoy appealing to popular anti-China sentiment, but America’s interests demand cooperation, not conflict.”
Edward L. Glaeser
“The unipolar world isn’t necessarily better than what preceded it, either for the US or for the rest of the world. It might even be worse.”
Thanassis Cambanis, on the trouble with American dominance