State of the Union | 9 p.m.
President Obama will use executive actions to raise pay for federal contractors and to help the long-term unemployed.
State of the Commonwealth | 7:30 p.m.
Governor Patrick will push his education and transportation initiatives in his final State of the Commonwealth speech.
A dusting of snow had vehicles sliding off the road in the Deep South.
The Bostonian Society
In the race to construct America’s first subway, Boston ultimately prevailed over rival New York City. But as a new book shows, there would be tragedy before triumph.
A magazine that covers the UK city of Bath ran a cover that looks identical to the iconic one Boston Magazine ran after the Marathon bombings.
Farah Stockman
The state is planning to take a rigorous approach to regulating medical marijuana that may yield far-ranging benefits.
At Super Bowl Media Day, Welker declined to answer a direct question about Bill Belichick but talked about the controversial play when Aqib Talib was hurt.
TOM KEANE
Democrats have shown they’ll tar Republican office-seekers in Mass. as Tea Party candidates who are only pretending to be centrists.
“I’m down the homestretch of my career, but I’m still in it,” Manning said as he seeks a second NFL title.
The well-known banker and former White House staffer was named the foundation’s first female chief executive.
US and British agencies are sharing formulas for gathering data from apps, files leaked by Edward Snowden showed.
Most Americans are also unimpressed with President Obama’s efforts to restore trust in government.
The first of the new domains in the Latin alphabet will debut Wednesday, and include .bike, .clothing, .singles, and .plumbing.
Felder’s affinity for indie-rock and Americana puts him in a camp with folks like Jeremy Udden or the band James Farm.
The botmaker who sees through the InternetDarius Kazemi’s popular little creations are a sly commentary on how the Web is organizing our lives.
Author J. Courtney Sullivan and Meredith Goldstein
