Timothy Geithner, GOP dig in on tax rates

By Jackie Calmes

The Treasury secretary defended President Obama’s proposals and insisted Republicans were blocking compromise.

Partisan split intensifies Susan Rice nomination

By Matthew Lee

Republicans stepped up criticism of the UN ambassador while Democrats backed her as a possible secretary of state.

Conrail crews studied reported signal problems at a railroad bridge the day before a derailment that caused a toxic chemical leak, investigators said.

Nine found dead after tunnel collapse in Japan

By Martin Fackler

Slabs of concrete fell from the ceiling of a tunnel in eastern Japan, severing a major highway leading to Tokyo.

Thousands attend anti-Nazi rally in Hungary

The rally was organized by Jewish and civic groups to protest a far-right lawmaker’s call to screen Jews for national security risks.

The government move was part of what activists described as intense fighting as rebels tried to push their way into the center of President Assad’s power base.

John E. Sununu

Burning down the Senate

By John E. Sununu

If Senate majority leader Harry Reid gets his way, Senate filibuster rules will be changed and the principle of unlimited debate will be restricted.

juliette kayyem

By Juliette Kayyem

While politicians in Washington have focused on Benghazi and its aftermath, global affairs have carried on, including events in the Arctic.

james carroll

Stepping out of time during the holidays

By James Carroll

December is a reminder that humans swim in the flow of past, present, and future, and is a month when time itself moves to the center of our awareness.

By Travis Andersen and Evan Allen

Mass. and four other states will begin implementing longer school days for some students next September.

Evidence of brain damage from head injuries mounts

By Deborah Kotz

The most extensive examination to date of deceased athletes’ brains shows that most had signs of brain damage after suffering repeated head injuries.

Youth football player had taken brain injury precautions

By Deborah Kotz

Nathan Stiles died during a game in 2010 from a brain bleed that was probably caused by an earlier concussion that hadn’t had time to fully heal.

For chip maker, ‘crowdfunding’ computes

By Hiawatha Bray

Lexington start-up Adapteva raised nearly $900,000 on Kickstarter to fund a new computer that uses a tiny, super-efficient processing chip.

Longing to farm in Mass.? A service finds land

By Michael Prager

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project finds suitable land and introduces property owners to future tenants.

By Michael Morisy

The science of analyzing huge troves of data has become such a big business that investors in Mass. are rushing to to find the next billion-dollar companies.

Ken Regan, photojournalist who was trusted by celebrities

By Paul Vitello

Ken Regan, whose reputation for discretion earned him entry into the private realms of rock ’n’ roll stars and other celebrities, died Nov. 25 in Manhattan. The cause was cancer.

Lisa de Kooning, 56; sculptor, daughter of famed expressionist artist

By Douglas Martin

Lisa de Kooning, the daughter of the expressionist painter Willem de Kooning who devoted herself to burnishing her father’s fame, died Nov. 23 in the US Virgin Islands.

George R. Earley, 90, spent decades working with veterans

By J.M. Lawrence

Mr. Earley, who became a medical social worker and spent more than 30 years working with veterans in Boston, died Nov. 16.

Patriots 23, Dolphins 16

Patriots beat Dolphins, clinch AFC East title

By Shalise Manza Young

New England was able to sew up its fourth straight AFC East title and 10th of the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era with a 23-16 win.

Dan Shaughnessy

Patriots win ugly for spoiled fans

By Dan Shaughnessy

We expected the Patriots to dominate the Dolphins and capture the AFC East crown. But they did not dominate. They merely won.

On football

Patriots finally find game-sealing recipe

By Greg A. Bedard

For all of its offensive fireworks this season, Sunday’s win marked the first time the offense put away a victory with a time-consuming drive in the fourth quarter.

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Digital 3-D mammograms show promise

By Deborah Kotz

Imaging device manufacturers have been racing to get better breast cancer screening tools into clinical practice.

Daily Dose

Pediatricians: Teens should get morning-after pill

By Deborah Kotz

The American Academy of Pediatrics called for teenage girls to get a morning-after-pill prescription during their annual physical.

Daily Dose

Study shows need for better research of links to autism

By Deborah Kotz

Every few weeks, a new research study makes headlines elucidating a possible link to autism. The cause du jour last Monday was air pollution.