Once friends, Cruz and Rubio now on the attack

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, accompanied by Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican presidential rivals Rubio and Cruz are backpedaling furiously as they try to outmaneuver each other on immigration. Rubio co-wrote a massive 2013 immigration bill that passed the Senate. He disavows it now, but Cruz won?t stop talking about it. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

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The relationship between Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz has become a focal point in the presidential campaign.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1640.jpg In GOP debate, Bush takes on Trump, the ?dead star?

For Bush, the risk is that he may be the one to shoot down Trump?s star ? and then lose the galactic war to a non-Trump rival.

Mass. sets new rules for nursing homes

Advocates and the union that represents many nursing home workers have lobbied for a more open sales and closing process.

12/15/15: Boston, MA: Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James (not pictured) came over and said hello to Aaron Miller (left) of Newton. Miller had just been honored during a timeout as part of the Celtics

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Aaron Miller, the boy who met LeBron James, still in awe

The touching scene between Miller, who has a rare form of cerebral palsy, and the Cavaliers star, is a moment to cherish.

South End residents want greater police presence

More than 100 people attended a public safety meeting after a spate of recent shootings that left one man dead.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 16: Federal Reserve Bank Chair Janet Yellen holds a news conference where she announced that the Fed will raise its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2008 at the bank's Wilson Conference Center December 16, 2015 in Washington, DC. With unemployment at 5-percent and the economy showing signs of strength, the Fed raised the interest rate a quarter of a percentage point and many experts believe the interest rate on short-term loans could go as high as one percent by the end of 2016. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Fed raises interest rates for first time in almost a decade

It took nearly 10 years, but the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark short-term interest rate by a quarter point Wednesday.

Boston, MA - 12/16/2015 - A woman sits on her luggage in the terminal at Logan International Airport in Boston, MA, December 16, 2015. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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Analysis

Travel fears can override cold statistics

Tourists shouldn?t ignore warnings. But an uncontrolled fear is robbing would-be travelers of rewarding experiences.

The souped-up iPhone 6s, the cheap but surprisingly robust Amazon Fire tablet, the cord-cutter?s friend Sling, and the dead simple Park Boston app are among the top tech items of 2015.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

A roundup of the year?s best tech products

The souped-up iPhone 6s, the cheap but surprisingly robust Amazon Fire tablet, and the dead simple Park Boston app are among the top tech items of 2015.

Globe columnist Kevin Cullen, WBZ-TV anchor Bree Sison, and two dancers caught up with Globe Santa on Sunday at the Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre?s production of ?The Nutcracker? at the Strand Theatre in Dorchester.

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Mother?s ailing heart won?t stop her from making son?s Christmas wishes come true

A mother wants her boy to have a memorable Christmas, but health issuses limit her ability to make that happen by herself.

Farah Pandith

Building Dumbledore?s Army to fight ISIS

Inoculation of millennials against extremism must begin at the local level, outside of government.

Janis Dodge, 62, an executive at Salem Five Bank, has the rare disease mastocytosis.

STAT | Kendall Squared

Drug developers fund patient registries to collect data on rare diseases

These registries rely not on medical charts but on patients? own reports to get a better sense of how their diseases and treatments affect them day to day.

Bryon Hefner (right), the fiancé of Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg (left), is seriously considering running for a seat in the chamber.

Yvonne Abraham

An impulsive fiance is gumming up the works at work

My problems with ?Byron? started just over a year ago, when it was clear I was going to get a big promotion at work.

Dance Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/SoldierDoll.jpg ?Urban Nutcracker? is hip-hop holiday fun

Hula hoops, bouncy exercise balls, jump ropes, a scooter: ?Urban Nutcracker? is not your typical take on the ballet classic.

Hiro?s ?Black Evening Dress in Flight? at the MFA.

Art Review

Fashion?s wit and limitations on display at MFA exhibits

The Museum of Fine Arts presents shows by Hiro and Kenneth Paul Block.

The city council paid tribute Wednesday to its current longest-serving councilors.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

A fond and tearful farewell for veteran city councilors

City Councilors Stephen J. Murphy and Charles C. Yancey were the longest-serving members -- until they lost reelection bids in November.

Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount grimaced as members of the training staff attend to him after he was injured Sunday night.

Patriots looking to add depth at running back

The running back position was a hot topic at Wednesday?s morning media meeting with coach Bill Belichick.

Former Massachusetts basketball coach John Calipari, center, flanked by UMass Chancellor Kumble Subbaswami, left, and Athletic Director Ryan Bamford, during a banner-raising ceremony honoring the former coach Wednesday.

UMass 103, New Orleans 95

Calipari tribute overshadows Minutemen win

The game with New Orleans (3-6) seemed an afterthought, and for much of the evening it played out that way.

Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas was outplaying Kings guard Rajon Rondo before Rondo?s ejection in a game Dec. 3 at Mexico City.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Rondo is not Celtics? problem, but he still needs to grow up

Rajon Rondo?s immature act is growing old, just like he is; he?ll be 30 in February.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05070577.jpg A tale of two GOP debates among four candidates

The battles could portend the future of the contest for the Republican nomination.

Globe Santa

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Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

Shadows and silhouettes

When light strips away the details, highlighting the environment and creating intriguing shapes and patterns, photographers create striking images.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.