The Boston Globe

At least 2 children injured in New Mexico school shooting

A suspect is in custody and two children are being treated for injuries after the shooting at a middle school in Roswell, N.M.

Kerry talks Mideast peace, climate change at Vatican

While Secretary of State John Kerry did not meet with Pope Francis, he said he discussed a wide range of topics with the pope’s chief diplomat.

Mourners gather at funeral for Mass. teen with aging disorder

Sam Berns, 17, who inspired professional athletes and spurred medical research, died Friday.

Dozens arrested for being gay in Nigeria

A new law provides penalties of up to 14 years in jail for gay marriage and 10 years for membership in a gay club.

A note on the door of the Joshua Tree restaurant in Allston alerted customers to its closing.

Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff

A note on the door of the Joshua Tree bar in Allston alerted customers to its closing.

Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff

The Joshua Tree, which abuts a new housing district in Allston, threw a final bash on New Year’s Eve.

Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff

A worker walked the site of new ecofriendly apartments being built in Allston.

Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff

Tony Habchi, son of the owner of Natalie’s Pizza, said the bar’s closing may prompt the pizza parlor to expand its delivery zone.

Yoon S. Byun/Globe staff

The Mount Vernon Co., a real estate and development firm, is single-handedly responsible for transforming the area.

An Allston enclave gets a makeover

“Making a neighborhood more civilized never hurt anybody,” said the founder of a real estate firm that is transforming the area.

Design flaw in hope chest led to deaths of two young children

Lexi Munroe, 8, and her brother, Sean, 7, suffocated in a chest that couldn’t be opened from the inside.

Midweek Report | On football

Patriots rewarded for staying with run game

Even after a slow start, the Patriots stuck to their run-first approach against the Colts, and it’s the reason they’re in the AFC title game.

Opinion

Opinion | TOM KEANE

How to manage a crisis

Chris Christie’s political obituary may need to wait, thanks to his two-hour remarks in the wake of the George Washington Bridge scandal.

Globe exclusives

Kevin Cullen

Insulting our intelligence

Photo gallery

Winter scenes, from the air

Governor Deval Patrick (above) and Highway Administrator Frank DePaola both have the power to order lanes or roadways closed, a power they have used on rare occasions.

Traffic jam politics won’t play here

Harvard’s Farish Jenkins died in 2012, before research he helped conduct was published.

From ancient fish, a leg up

Hackfit participants take regular breaks for exercise, such as yoga, and eat healthier food during the weekend hackathons.

Hackfit finds niche with fitness, tech

Interest in self-help books, like the titles above, typically spikes around January, as people make New Year’s resolutions and want motivation to keep them.

bookish | matthew gilbert

Self-help books and the promise of change

Lovely Hoffman (left) as Celie and Crystin Gilmore as Shug Avery in “The Color Purple.”

Stage Review

A stirring ‘Color Purple’

Jeremy Denk played a collection of pieces he loves on Sunday.

Music Review

With Denk, disparate ideas find common ground

ALBUM REVIEW | ROCK

Bruce Springsteen, ‘High Hopes’

Juliette Auguste (right) of First Christian Church Source of Grace, attended a service on the anniversary of the massive disaster.

Sorrow over Haiti quake still deep

People who sleep less than seven hours a night are about three times more likely to develop cold symptoms, researchers have found.

Health

We need more sleep

A crowd gathered at a sales counter in a Denver marijuana retail shop.

Mass. in marijuana advocates’ sights

Sports

Tags in this section:

Patriots Notebook

Brandon Spikes has been dealing with a lingering knee injury, which played a factor in the IR decision.

Brandon Spikes didn’t want to go on IR, agent says

The news contradicts reports that Spikes, who has been dealing with a knee injury, knew of the Patriots’ intent and was OK with the move.

Metro

Tags in this section:

Investigators probe cause of fire in Lawrence mill building

A five-alarm fire gutted the former Merrimac Paper Co. building Monday night.

Columnists

Bonnie and John Raines were part of a group that broke into an FBI office in Media, Pa. in 1971.

Opinion | JAMES CARROLL

Sounding the alarm, then and now

Peyton Manning and the Broncos are the final barrier for Tom Brady and the unsinkable Patriots.