Brandeis paid ex-president another $4.9m

Jehuda Reinharz’s pay sparked controversy after the Globe reported he earned more than $600,000 in 2011 to serve as part-time president emeritus.

State Representative Carlos Henriquez was handcuffed after being sentenced.

House panel issues subpoena to Rep. Carlos Henriquez

The move, which comes after Henriquez was sentenced for assault, is the first step in a process that could result in his expulsion from the House.

Markey, Warren call on Obama to release heating funds

Senators Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren called for the immediate release nearly $490 million in heating aid.

FBI agents escorted reputed mobster Vincent Asaro from FBI offices in lower Manhattan, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014.

Man pleads not guilty in 1978 Lufthansa heist

Vincent Asaro, 78, was arrested in the $6 million airport heist, dramatized in the movie “Goodfellas.”

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Why are license and passport photos always so awful?

Kevin Paul Dupont on license photos and going mushy.

Rajon Rondo (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), S

Ainge discussed extension with Rondo

Rajon Rondo is due to become a free agent after next season, and Danny Ainge expects him to be a hot commodity if it gets that far.

Jeremiah Oliver, 5, went missing late last year and is feared dead.

Lawmaker slams state family agency in Fitchburg case

“Your department lost track of a kid,” Representative David Linsky said to the agency’s chief. “That’s absolutely inexcusable.”

Chet Curtis on the set at NECN in 2011.

Longtime TV news anchor Chet Curtis dies

Curtis, who gained fame coanchoring with then-wife Natalie Jacobson beginning in the 1970s, was known for his professionalism and ability to ad lib.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-1160.png The gaming commission’s blind spots

Stephen Crosby, the chairman of the state gambling commission, has had dealings that put the panel under a small cloud of bias allegations.

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Peter Welch (left) talks between rounds with boxer Matt Phinney in the new Discovery show “The Fighters.”

‘The Fighters’ comes out swinging

The Discovery Channel’s new South Boston-based reality show peels back the layers on the fighters, trainers, and promoters to turn the fight into a story.