Most teens who attempt suicide got treatment first

By Benedict Carey

A study determined that most suicidal US teenagers receive some mental health treatment, a finding that counters assumptions about lack of access to care.

By Dan Elliott

It was just hours after a deadly theater shooting, and Holmes was not acting like a man accused of methodically planning the attack and booby trapping his apartment.

By Dan Sewell

A western Ohio man pleaded no contest to one count of child rape involving the adopted son of a man who had earlier admitted to raping three boys in his care.

One of few suspects held in Benghazi attack released

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm

Tunisia released one of the few suspects in the fatal September attack on the US consulate in Libya, saying evidence was lacking.

By Rod McGuirk

Temperatures cooled from record highs across much of southern Australia, reducing the danger from scores of wildfires that have blazed for days.

The Obama administration gave the first explicit signal Tuesday that it might leave no troops in Afghanistan after December 2014.

Scot Lehigh

Winter etiquette on Boston’s streets

By Scot Lehigh

Just in case it ever snows again, let’s review our rules for neighborly winter living in the city.

Derrick Z. Jackson

By Derrick Z. Jackson

A first-of-its-kind report found mercury levels in fish and human hair samples from around the world that exceeded guidelines set by the EPA.

JEFF JACOBY

By Jeff Jacoby

When candidates try to muzzle citizens with strong views about politics, things usually go wrong. The Mass. Senate race was no exception.

2012 was warmest on record for the United States

By Beth Daley

Last year was the warmest on record in the US and brought the second most extreme weather in more than a century.

Media giants big donors to Rep. Markey

By Michael Levenson and Noah Bierman

From 1987 to 2008, Rep. Edward Markey’s perch atop the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications helped him build what is now a $3.1 million war chest.

Mystery novelist accuses her manager of betrayal

By Milton J. Valencia

Crime writer Patricia Cornwell is suing her former financial management firm for negligence, in a case that has all the drama and ­intrigue of one of her novels.

By Robert Weisman

The company will develop tests for pediatric diseases and interpret results.

Mass. employers’ jobless costs may stand

By Megan Woolhouse

Governor Patrick’s proposal would save employers about $500 million this year.

At CES, staying healthy the high-tech way

By Hiawatha Bray

Many of the newest devices at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show are designed to help people stay fit year round.

David R. Ellis, 60; directed ‘Snakes on a Plane’

By Christopher Torchia

Mr. Ellis, who worked as an actor and stuntman earlier in his career, was found dead in the bathroom of his hotel room in Johannesburg.

Dan Shaughnessy

A Hall of Fame ballot without a whiff of PED usage

By Dan Shaughnessy

If you fail a drug test, or admit to PED usage, you don’t get my vote. In addition — even if it’s unfair — you don’t get my vote if you look dirty.

On Football | Midweek Report

How the Texans can upset the Patriots

By Greg A. Bedard

Houston needs QB Matt Schaub and coordinator Wade Phillips to have the game of their lives, only neither has shown any glimpse that they will.

Brandon Spikes ‘focused’ for Patriots playoff run

By Shalise Manza Young

The linebacker has participated in the playoffs in each of his first three NFL seasons, and he relishes the chance to do so again Sunday.

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Birth of a food business

By Jane Dornbusch

Lil Foodie of Boston is the area’s first fresh organic baby food delivery service.

dining out

At BoMA in the South End, a surprise on your plate

By Anne V. Nelson

You may think that the food here is going to be predictable, but there’s a surprise on almost every plate. Somebody in the kitchen is having fun.

Tasters evaluate 7 brands of canned light tuna

By Debra Samuels

Because of its mercury content, the fish is controversial. The FDA recommends canned light tuna.