Thousands protest Eric Garner case in downtown Boston

At least several hundred people protested at the city?s tree lighting over a New York grand jury?s decision in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

Police say that at least 10 people have been arrested, but the protests have been mostly peaceful.

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Police are attempting to keep crowds in control as thousands protest a grand jury?s decision in the chokehold death of Eric Garner.

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz--90x90.png An interpretation of the grand jury?s decision on Eric Garner?s death

What you need to know about the case involving a white police officer whose choke hold killed an unarmed black man.

What #CrimingWhileWhite, #AliveWhileBlack tell us about race

In the wake of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases, the Twitter hashtags gained popularity.

Essie Davis and Noah Wiseman in the horror film ?The Babadook,? directed by Jennifer Kent.

Movie review

In ?The Babadook,? the horror begins at home

The stylish, confident feature is an expert examination of a 6-year-old?s fears ? and his mother?s, too.

FILE - In this Nov. 10, 2014 file photo, Mark Wahlberg arrives at the 2014 AFI Fest -

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Mark Wahlberg applies to have 1988 assault erased

The onetime ruffian from Dorchester has applied to have a violent assault conviction removed from his record.

Chris Edwards with nieces Ava (top) and Calla (bottom).

Perspective

Teaching kids what it means to be transgender

When it comes to educating children, how young is too young?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/6ff9fcf425294cafa8dadeae1e398094-6ff9fcf425294cafa8dadeae1e398094-0.jpg L.L. Bean struggles to meet holiday demand for iconic boot

A backlog of 60,000 boot orders could grow to 100,000 by month?s end.

Debate over bidding for Olympics loudest in Boston

Of the four US cities vying to host the 2024 Olympics, Boston also has the least recent history bidding for the Games.

Abigail Johnson putting her stamp on Fidelity

The newly-installed chief executive of Fidelity Investments is the heiress without airs, the billionaire who breaks type.

Rhode Island Governor-elect Gina Raimondo shakes hands with Eugene Solonchuk, of Providence.

Gina Raimondo hopes to put Rhode Island back to work

Raimondo?s victory in the R.I. governor?s race has stirred optimism in a state whose sometimes ill-fitting motto is ?Hope.?

?I know that a lot of hearts are breaking, and we are asking ourselves, ?Aren?t these our sons? Aren?t these our brothers??? Hillary Clinton said at the conference.

Clinton talks race, policing at Boston conference

In her speech at a conference on women?s issues, Hillary Clinton addressed the cases of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

Governor-elect Charlie Baker was interviewed by Globe business reporter Sacha Pfeiffer during an event celebrating the launch of the Globe?s redesigned Business section.

Charlie Baker treads carefully around Olympic questions

Baker also hinted at how he will tackle a range of issues at a launch event for the Globe?s new business section at the Museum of Science.

A rendering of the planned McMullen Museum of Art.

BC to relocate art museum to former archbishop?s residence

The change will allow the McMullen Museum of Art to nearly double its exhibition space, officials said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/backpack150-7790.jpg Trooper recounts attack on 74-year-old Logan worker

A Carlisle man allegedly struck the woman with his backpack when he was told it was too large to be carried on the plane.

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/458839882.jpg Debunking retreat argument against Obama?s foreign policy

Evidence shows that the US has not forsaken a role of global engagement.

The Big Picture

John Blanding/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month

Election scenes, images from Thomas Menino?s funeral procession, and more photos from November.