Two duck hunters die after boat capsizes

Another man was hospitalized after the three duck hunters fell into the frigid Westport River this morning.

Police arrest suspect in MBTA attack

The 20-year-old Dorchester man allegedly grabbed a disabled man’s cane and then struck him with it.

Bill on jobless benefits clears hurdle in Senate

‘‘We've got to get this across the finish line without obstruction or delay,” President Obama urged.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_07logan-5_business.jpg JetBlue resumes service at Logan

Flights started picking back up Tuesday morning after a 17-hour shutdown.

Pairs skater Marissa Castelli puts her CD in the queue during practice at the Skating Club of Boston in Brighton.

Jessica Rinaldi for The Globe

US FIGURE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

How figure skaters pick their music

The songs skaters use to accompany their performances play a major role at this week’s championship in Boston.

Mayor Marty Walsh announced new appointees to his administration (left to right): Trinh Nguyen, Alejandra St. Guillen,  Joyce Linehan, Jospeh Rull, Keith Williams, and Eugene O'Flaherty.

Walsh announces six cabinet appointments

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh named Joyce Linehan to be chief of policy and Joe Rull as director of operations.

Tom Brady might not win every playoff game, but he won’t be the reason the Patriots lose, either.

On Football

Re-ranking the NFL playoff QBs

Tom Brady tops the list because, while he might not win every playoff game, he won’t be the reason the Patriots lose, either.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04011164.jpg Why is it so cold out?

A ‘‘polar vortex’’ has brought a historic freeze that shuttered schools and businesses across the country. Here are 10 things to know.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/pot150-1029.jpg An experimental state

Colorado is a laboratory of democracy, and its marijuana experiment could teach us a lot.