House sends budget deal to Senate

The measure passed in the House with a 332-to-94 vote and is expected to pass next week in the Senate.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walked past his uncle Jang Song Thaek. State media reported that Jang has been executed.

North Korea leader’s uncle executed as a traitor

Jang Song Thaek, Kim Jong Un’s uncle and former mentor, was called “worse than a dog” by North Korea’s state media.

Robert Epstein of The Abbey Group, left, spoke with Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh during a luncheon meeting at the Meritage Restaurant in the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Walsh puts brakes on swift revamp of BRA

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh said he’s in no hurry to restructure the city’s development agency, which was a campaign promise.

Boston College running back Andre Williams posed with the Doak Walker Award in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

BC’s Andre Williams wins Doak Walker Award

The nation’s leading rusher and a Heisman Trophy finalist became the first running back in Boston College history to win the award.

MOVIE REVIEW

How Disney came to own ‘Mary Poppins’

“Saving Mr. Banks” may be the most entertaining two hours of corporate branding you’ll ever see.

Steinert Hall, a state-of-the-art theater when it was constructed a century ago deep beneath Boylston Street, once attracted some of the world’s finest classical musicians.

Steinert Hall, out of use and far from sight

For decades before closing its doors to the public 70 years ago, the subterranean theater was a crown jewel in Boston’s performing-arts firmament.

Among the performers at the “Boston Does Boston” concerts are: Black Thai (pictured), Jenny Dee, and Freezepop.

Scene & Heard

‘Boston Does Boston’ has the local scene covered

Over three shows, fans will hear the results of a collection of 26 Boston acts each interpreting one another’s songs.

Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/11/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bilbo.jpg ‘Hobbit’ saga takes shape with sequel

With “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,” the heroes of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy saga find their footing, and so does Peter Jackson’s epic telling of their tale.

Opinion

EDWARD L. GLAESER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/12/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Glaeser150-1470.gif An ‘Hour of Code’ isn’t enough

Every student should learn basic principles of computing, and one hour of instruction won’t suffice.