Red Sox nab ace David Price

David Price is 6-1 with a 1.95 ERA at Fenway Park. — Barry Chin/Globe Staff/File 2013

Nick Cafardo | On baseball

David Price makes Red Sox? rotation complete

The rest of the staff, which includes the budding Eduardo Rodriguez, now falls in line.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

David Price is right for the Red Sox

By agreeing to a deal with the best free agent pitcher available, the Sox admitted their previous ?We don?t need an ace? philosophy was wrong.

Red Sox, David Price reach record-breaking $217m deal

In a deal reminiscent of the Manny Ramirez signing 15 years ago, the Red Sox have come to terms with a proven superstar.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

A last wish not yet granted for this military veteran

What appears to be standing in the way of Nelda Cochran?s desires is a small amount of money and a tangle of red tape.

Library?s rare books department reopens after mold outbreak

Staff at the Boston Public Library comprehensively cleaned the rare books room and its holdings after mold was discovered in September.

Tom Nguyen, with three bags from Downtown Crossing stalwart Macy?s, waited for the rest of his family to return from shopping on Black Friday. — CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF

Downtown Crossing hopes the shoppers will return

After years of stagnation, merchants hope the Millennium Tower and new stores can bring in the customers.

Cheap Eats

Comfort food classics steal the scene at the new City Streets location

A Thursday evening feels like a Saturday night at the new location of City Streets Restaurant in Waltham. Every table in the 100-plus-seats place is filled.

Harvard Law reviews crest drawn from slaveholding family

The decision comes after an outcry from students about the logo.

Fund-raisers took large chunk of charity money

Only 60 percent of the money contributed to professional solicitors in 2014 went to the charity people had selected, a report found.

MBTA tries to assure riders it?s ready for winter

?Winter happens? is a new slogan that the transit agency has adopted as the cold and snow loom over the region.

Mark Zuckerberg to give away most of his Facebook stock

In an open letter while announcing the birth of his daughter, Zuckerberg said he will donate 99 percent of his shares to philanthropic causes.

Marco Rubio?s N.H. surge is riddled with doubts

GOP activists say Rubio has fewer staff members and hasn?t been as active in the state as some rivals.

Former Merck & Co. chief executive Dr. P. Roy Vagelos earned $20.5 million last year, mostly in stock options, for serving as chairman of the board of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. of Tarrytown, N.Y. ? double the amount the average chief executive earned at an S&P 500 company. — Bryan Bedder/Getty Images/File 2013

Company directors work few hours, get many pay hikes

Analysts say the escalating compensation is troubling because it could create a disincentive for directors to challenge executives.

AG says insurers? use of data for rate hikes improper

Maura Healey?s office said Mapfre USA and Safety Insurance won increases by taking advantage of last winter?s extreme weather.

At Harvard, defense secretary says extremists will be defeated

?We will defeat ISIL,? Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said in reference to the Islamic State.

Don Chiafaro?s most recent plan for the site calls for a 600-foot tower and a second, slightly shorter one (seen at center). — KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ASSOCIATES

BRA meets with financial backers on stalled Harbor Garage plan

The Walsh administration is speaking directly with Prudential Real Estate Investors, cutting out developer Don Chiofaro.

Shirley Leung

Passing the hat for First Night

First Night Boston may be $50,000 in hole. The problem? Tightwad, no-fun corporate funders.

Suffolk University cuts ties with conservative research group

The head of the right-leaning Beacon Hill Institute said he didn?t have ?any basis? to believe the split was political.

Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. The BRA is considering changes to make room for more retail and living space along the road. — CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF

BRA takes a hard look at Dorchester Avenue

With retail and apartment buildings replacing warehouses and staging yards, the South Boston corridor could become the next hot corner in Boston real estate.