Warren bill would curb ‘backroom deal-making’

Senator Elizabeth Warren submitted a bill Wednesday designed to reduce confidential settlements with corporations.

Aaron Hernandez was arraigned in Fall River Superior Court in September in the death of Odin Lloyd.

Warrant details Hernandez link to ’12 murders

Police think Aaron Hernandez was in an SUV when someone inside shot two people to death in Boston, a warrant shows.

Record Mass. commuter rail deal is on the way

The contract is $2.68 billion over eight years, with the possibility for two two-year extensions that could bring the total price to $4.3 billion.

Clockwise from above: Fairsted Kitchen entrees include braised oxtail in a rosemary-red wine reduction with turnips, carrots, and arancini; lamb ribs dusted in cumin and deeply charred; and herb-flecked spatzle with Gruyere and rabbit confit.

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Fairsted Kitchen’s specialty is TLC

Co-owners Steve Bowman and Andrew Foster take everything they know about fine dining to create a truly warm experience in Brookline.

 Time is of the essence for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, who have led the Patriots to three Super Bowl titles.

Christopher L. Gasper

Time running out for Brady, Belichick

A loss to the Colts would be a waste of precious time for the Patriots, who only have so many years left with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

Majority leader Harry Reid spoke with reporters after a measure to extend emergency unemployment benefits squeaked past a filibuster in the Senate. Prospects in the House are uncertain.

Lawmakers’ expectations modest for 2014

Many in Congress expect even less work will get done in this year’s session, as the focus turns to midterm elections.

Senate Democrats are trying to get ahead of a possible Scott Brown bid for a New Hampshire seat.

Senate Democrats hit Scott Brown in N.H. ad

The TV ad charges Brown with voting for Wall Street’s interests during his time in the Senate.

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The Boston Marathon bombings could provide insight into other killings.

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Iranian photographer Rana Javadi’s “Never-Ending Chaos #5.’’

Iranian captures chaos of conflict

In the photo-collages of “Never-Ending Chaos,” Rana Javadi shuffles images of a historic battle with war photographs from her own archive.