Pressure mounts for immigration reform

By Alan Wirzbicki

Advocates believe the election gives them the best shot in years to fix an immigration system widely seen as inadequate for the modern economy.

Defense industry closely watching Elizabeth Warren

By Bryan Bender

Industry groups and company executives are waiting to see how the liberal senator-elect will come down on the issue of defense.

FBI was wary of exposing David Petraeus

By Charlie Savage and Scott Shane

Agents had uncovered what appeared to be an extramarital affair involving the former CIA chief in the late summer, but found no evidence of a security lapse.

Israel retaliates after stray shell from Syria hits Golan Heights

By Joel Greenberg

The incident underlined concerns that Syria’s civil war could draw in neighboring countries and trigger wider conflict.

A gunman wearing an Afghan army uniform Sunday shot and killed a member of the US-led coalition forces fighting in Afghanistan.

A criminal court in Jordan sentenced on Sunday the former intelligence chief for abuse of office.

Juliette Kayyem

By Juliette Kayyem

What’s needed is some concerted and creative thinking about how to serve the needs of veterans in 2036, not just 2012.

James Carroll

By James Carroll

Americans must try to understand what our brave and selfless military men and women have actually been asked to do.

John E. Sununu

Election winners can’t be pleased about what awaits

By John E. Sununu

Hillary Clinton, who has avoided much controversy over the last four years and will be stepping down on her own terms, is the real winner.

Holocaust survivor unites with family of benefactor

By Sarah Schweitzer

Stephan Ross, 81, was able to thank the family of a late soldier who showed him compassion during the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp.

In defeat, state GOP wrangles over the future

By Stephanie Ebbert

Amid soul-searching over their Election Day losses, Mass. Republicans face an immediate internecine battle over the direction of their party.

Mass. agency reaches out to help veterans

By James Sullivan

The state’s Department of Veterans’ Services has developed several groundbreaking programs and partnerships to become a model for other states across the US.

Off to torrid start, Harvard i-lab marks its first year

By D.C. Denison

The school’s Innovation Laboratory offers all the university’s students an opportunity to tap into the entrepreneurial boom sweeping Boston.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

The Boston Biomedical Research Institute will soon start shutting down if corporation members follow the trustees’ recommendation.

By Michael Morisy

A new breed of civic-minded start-ups wants to let citizens decide directly what improvements they want in their neighborhoods.

T.S. Eliot’s widow Valerie Eliot dies at 86

By Jill Lawless

Valerie Eliot, the widow of T.S. Eliot and zealous guardian of the poet’s literary legacy for almost half a century, died Friday.

Jacques Dupin, French poet and art critic

By Paul Vitello

Jacques Dupin, whose influence straddled the avant-garde literary world and the commercial market in France, died at 85.

Dr. Josephine Lee Murray, 91, pediatrician, philanthropist, activist

By Gloria Negri

Dr. Murray chose a different route for her life, one that would be marked by a medical career, philanthropy, and activism against the use of nuclear arms.

Patriots 37, Bills 31

Patriots barely manage to get past Bills

By Shalise Manza Young

New England needed a Devin McCourty end-zone interception with 23 seconds to go to sew up a 37-31 win over the Bills.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots are simply untrustworthy

By Christopher L. Gasper

The Patriots want to be dependable, but their maddening inconsistency, even with a 6-3 record, means fans shouldn’t trust them as true contenders.

On Football

For Patriots defense, nowhere to go but up

By Greg A. Bedard

How much better will the Patriots be with Aqib Talib starting at cornerback? Who knows? But it has to be better than what we saw on Sunday.

G Cover

Blind often afflicted with rare sleep disorder

By Alyssa A. Botelho

A rare condition called non-24 sleep-wake disorder, characterized by a malfunctioning body clock, keeps many blind people from getting to sleep.

MUSIC REVIEW

At TD Garden, Justin Bieber shows growth

By James Reed

Bieber gave the nearly 15,300 fans a concert performance that mixed old and new songs with spectacle, video montages, and plenty of dancing.

MUSIC REVIEW

Patty Griffin shines all by herself at Club Passim

By Marc Hirsh

With few obstructions, it was easy to focus on a richly textured voice with the character for country music but with a heavier drawl in place of a twang.