Winter Storm Moves Into Mid-Atlantic

Tractor trailers sits at a dead stop on I-35 north of Dallas on Saturday.(Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Freezing rain is creeping across Tennessee on its way to the mid-Atlantic as the stunning cold, snow and ice that gripped Texas and the west on Saturday makes its advance eastward.

Mass. Panel Considers Casino Firms’ Macau Dealings

Chinese administrative region Macau, the most lucrative gambling market in the world, has caught the eye of state regulators.

Chara Scores Winner As Bruins Win 3-2

The Boston Bruins' last-minute win was overshadowed by Shawn Thornton's takedown of Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik.

U.S. Veteran, Held By North Korea, Arrives Safely In Calif.

Newman was deported by North Korea on Friday.

North Korea frees elderly U.S. tourist after weeks in detention

Mass. Congressional Hopefuls Making Final Pitches

Voters in the 5th Congressional District are heading to the polls.

In special Congressional election, a big edge for the Democrat

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S. Korea Expands Its Own Air Defense Zone

Japanese Coast Guard vessels sail alongside Japanese activists' fishing boat, not in photo, warning the activists away from a group of disputed islands called Diaoyu by China and Senkaku by Japan. (AP)

Obama: History Tells Us Sanctions, Threats Won't Make Iran Cave

President Obama participates in a conversation with Saban Forum Chairman Haim Saban at the 10th annual Saban Forum on Saturday.

Economists Toast 20 Years Of NAFTA; Critics Sit Out The Party

A truck bearing Mexican and U.S. flags approaches the border crossing into the U.S., in Laredo, Texas.

For U.S. Workers, It Was A Week Stuffed With Good News

An auto worker tightens bolts on the wheel of a Focus at a Ford plant in Wayne, Mich. Reports this week showed increases in auto sales and manufacturing jobs.

With The Help Of Smugglers, Syrian Refugees Sneak Into Europe

Refugees warm their hands at a refugee camp in Harmanli, Bulgaria, on Nov. 27. More Syrians are turning up in Europe. Many are trying to get to northern Europe, believing that is the best place to start a new life.

France Increases Its Troops In The Central African Republic

French troops patrolled the Central African Republic's tense capital on Saturday, as reinforcements crossed into the country as part of a UN-mandated effort to quell a wave of deadly sectarian violence.

Hagel Arrives In Afghanistan, No Plans To Meet With Karzai

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel during the 9th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Regional Security Summit in the Bahraini capital Manama on Saturday.

Fishery Closure Puts New England's Shrimp Season On Ice

Northern shrimp are shoveled into a holding chamber on a trawler in the Gulf of Maine in 2012. Stocks of the shrimp have been declining for several years, leading regulators to cancel the New England shrimping season.

Hoped-For AIDS Cures Fail In Boston Patients

The HIV virus has proven once again that it can evade detection in the body.

Cognoscenti

Nelson Mandela: The ‘Glue’ That Held South Africa Together

By Anthony Brooks

This June 24, 1995, file photo shows South African rugby captain Francios Pienaar, right, receiving the Rugby World Cup trophy from President Nelson Mandela, left, who wears a South African rugby shirt, after South Africa defeated New Zealand in the finals in Johannesburg. (Ross Setford/AP)

I saw Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1995. Here's what I recall about that trip, and about the impact that one man had on an entire nation.

CommonHealth

Will They Ever Leave? What It Takes To Nudge Millennials Out Of The Nest

How do young adults who successfully move out overcome adversities? According to a new study, it all boils down to peer support. (ibm4381/Flickr)

Duke's Standout Football Season Has Fans Cheering

Duke coach David Cutcliffe hugs David Helton (47) following Duke's 27-25 win over North Carolina on Nov. 30.

Gene Therapy Keeps 'Bubble Boy' Disease At Bay In 8 Children

David Vetter was born without a functioning immune system and spent his life in a bubble that protected him from germs. He died at age 12 in 1984. Scientists are using gene therapy to treat the disorder so that children can live normally.

Cognoscenti

What We're Like When We ‘Like’ Something We Really Don't Like

Julie Wittes Schlack: Most of us use social media not to converse so much as to seek and give validation in a well-intentioned but startlingly automatic way. In this photo, the Facebook "like" symbol is illuminated on a sign outside the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Why Nelson Mandela Came To Boston In 1990

Nelson Mandela, center, waves after his after his arrival at Logan Airport on June 23, 1990. Mandela is flanked by Mass. Gov. Michael Dukakis, left, and Boston Mayor Ray Flynn, far right. (David Longstreath/AP)

23andMe Bows To FDA's Demands, Drops Health Claims

23andMe will still perform genetic tests, but it won't be making health-related interpretations of the results.

What Separates A Healthy And Unhealthy Diet? $1.50 Per Day

A Safeway customer browses in the fruit and vegetable section at Safeway in Livermore, Calif.

Paneer Pizza: Domino's Sees India Becoming Second-Largest Market

An employee rides a motorcycle to deliver Domino's pizzas in New Delhi this past May. Domino's Pizza CEO J. Patrick Doyle says India is poised to become the chain's largest market outside the U.S., on the strength of a menu tailored to Indians' tastes.

Meat And Booze With A Side Of Still Life: U.S. Painters On Food

In Peter Blume's Vegetable Dinner, 1927, two women, one peeling potatoes, one smoking a cigarette, whisper at the crossroads between domestic and bohemian life, says Sarah Kelly Oehler of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art © The Educational Alliance, Inc./Estate of Peter Blume/Licensed by VAGA New York, NY)

White House Invites All To 'Gather Around' A Holiday Tradition

Every year, on the day after Thanksgiving, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House. They spend the next five days stringing garlands and hanging ornaments, making the White House sparkle for the holidays.

Every year, almost 100 volunteer decorators show up at the White House.

Blind Opera Star Seeks High-Tech Vision At MIT

Blind opera star Andrea Bocelli speaks during a MIT workshop to introduce new technologies to empower blind people to become more independent. (Stephan Savoia/AP)

Superstar Andrea Bocelli's foundation funds research to create technologies that would basically "substitute...for the eyes."

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