Calls grow to revamp antiterror statute

By Bryan Bender

As antiterror operations expand around the world, a rare bipartisan coalition is advocating that Congress apply a new set of checks on President Obama.

Senator vows to hold up defense, CIA nominees

Senator Lindsey Graham said he wants more answers about the Sept. 11 attack against a US installation in Benghazi, Libya.

By David E. Sanger

President Obama will use his State of the Union speech on Tuesday to reinvigorate one of his signature national security objectives.

New, likely final commander takes over in Afghanistan

By Alissa J. Rubin

Marine General Joseph Dunford will oversee the final transfer of lead responsibility for security to Afghan troops.

Up to 30 dead in stampede at Hindu festival in India

The stampede broke out at a train station in a northern Indian town where millions of devout Hindus gathered for a religious festival.

Islamists make surprise attack in Mali

Armed Islamic extremists invaded Gao, the most populous city in northern Mali, Sunday two weeks after French and Malian troops ousted them.

Jennifer Graham

Our zombies, ourselves

By Jennifer Graham

Even in a country freshly unnerved by guns, zombie violence is safe and permitted because, well, they’re zombies.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Snowstorm will provide a blizzard of lessons

By Juliette Kayyem

Mistakes made during this week’s cleanup will help drive preparations for the next storm. The cycle of learning and adjusting never ends.

JAMES CARROLL

Death comes out of nowhere

By James Carroll

Chris Kyle’s death highlights the moral dilemma for America regarding snipers, who kill enemy individuals without warning.

Region scrambles to resume its routines today

By Brian Ballou and Chelsea Conaboy

Side streets throughout Boston and surrounding communities remained snow-covered and choked off by plows trying to clear major streets.

109,000 still awaiting return of power

By Erin Ailworth

National Grid expected to restore power to Brockton and Quincy by mid-Monday, while NStar said some might not have power until Thursday.

Amid the toil, many find pure delight in snow

By Billy Baker

As Boston stirred back to life Sunday, the city was turned into a playground for young and old alike, under bright skies.

Mass. emerging as robotics leader

By Michael B. Farrell

Companies, including iRobot and Rethink Robotics, and schools in the state are at the leading edge of the next generation in robotics.

Thorny research problems, solved by crowdsourcing

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Dr. Ramy Arnaout at Beth Israel Deaconess got help from computer programmers with a challenging data-analysis problem.

Innovation Economy

Divining the future of real estate

By Scott Kirsner

Start-up Pricing Nation looks at an array of indicators about a property to produce a one-year price forecast on an individual home.

Richard Cross; taught at Bentley for almost 40 years

By Emma Stickgold

Mr. Cross, 70, was known in Boston’s Bay Village as a neighbor who helped others without fanfare.

Zhuang Zedong, 72, ‘Ping-Pong diplomat,’ champ

A three-time world table tennis champion, Mr. Zedong, 72, was a key figure in the groundbreaking diplomacy between China and the US.

David Hartman, 81; rabbi promoted inclusive Judaism

By Tia Goldenberg

Rabbi Hartman was one of the world’s leading Jewish philosophers, and a promoter of both Jewish pluralism and interfaith dialogue.

Celtics 118, Nuggets 114

Celtics win triple-OT thriller

By Baxter Holmes

Paced by Paul Pierce’s triple-double, the Celtics got past the Nuggets, 118-114, for their seventh straight win.

Bruins 3, Sabres 1

Bruins swarm Sabres for third straight win

By Kevin Paul Dupont

The Bruins pinned a 3-1 loss on the Sabres, improving their impressive start to 8-1-1 in the lockout-shortened season.

Christopher L. Gasper

Duke wins on pedigree as much as performance

By Christopher L. Gasper

Duke beat Boston College because it’s Duke, and it expects to win. There is no stat in the box score for belief.

55th Grammy Awards

At Grammy Awards, a little something for everyone

By James Reed

Mumford & Sons took home the big prize for album of the year, but it was truly an evening where everyone had a small piece of the pie.

Rule makers, rule breakers at Grammy Awards

By Rachel Raczka

More than any other award show, the Grammys always has a toe over the line when it comes to fashion.

Rule makers, rule breakers

A memo from CBS warning attendees about showing too much skin (namely buttocks, genital region, and “female breasts”) caused for some chuckles prior to Sunday’s Grammy Awards, but the real question was: Who would follow the rules? After all, more than any other award show, the Grammys always has a toe over the line when it comes to fashion. Men had few rules to fret about, but not all of them made it work.