remembrance

Former Boston Mayor Kevin White Has Died At 82

Former Mayor Kevin H. White, who led the city for 16 years, including racially turbulent years in the 1970s, died Friday at his Boston home, a family spokesman said. He was 82.

election 2012

Why A Fight To The Finish May Not Be Bad

By Scott Neuman

Popular wisdom holds that a drawn-out primary hurts the nominee in the fall. Not so, experts say.

Report: Mass. Economy Slowed Last Quarter, Should Pick Up

The growth of the state economy slowed last quarter to 2.3 percent. But the report forecasts a return to stronger growth in the first half of 2012.

U.N. Atomic Agency To Visit Iran For New Probe

The International Atomic Energy Agency, or IAEA, is sending a team to Iran on Sunday to further look into the country's nuclear program. Here, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, Iran's ambassador to the agency, is shown at an IAEA meeting in Vienna on Nov. 18, 2011. (AP)

The IAEA is headed back to Tehran at a time of increased international tension surrounding Iran.

the war at home

Norwood Soldier Is Laid To Rest

By Steve Brown

Family and friends paid final respects to Spc. Keith Benson, from Norwood, who died in Afghanistan.

health

Study: 1 in 14 People Has Oral HPV Infection

By Scott Hensley

Men were much more likely to have an oral HPV infection than women, a new study finds.

After Bombings, An Exodus From A Nigerian City

A radical Islamic group, Boko Haram, carried out a series of bombings in Kano, in northern Nigeria, including an attack on police headquarters, shown in this photo from Jan. 22. (AP)

In the wake of bombings that targeted churches, Christians are leaving the northern Nigerian city of Kano, a flash point of violence in recent years.

Costa Offers Italian Cruise Passengers $14K In Compensation

A coast guard boat passes the Costa Concordia, as the cruise liner lies aground in front of the harbor of Giglio Island. (AP)

The agreement is only for uninjured passengers. In addition, the cruise line will refund the cruise's cost.

Obama Revs Up House Democrats For Election-Year Fight

Rep. John Larson, a Connecticut Democrat., introduces President Obama at the House Democratic Issues Conference on Friday in Cambridge, Md. (AP)

On Friday, President Obama stopped by the Democrats' retreat in Maryland, where he recapped the themes of his State of the Union address.

Rethinking The Oreo For Chinese Consumers

Kraft Foods has reinvented the Oreo for Chinese consumers.  It's latest offering in China: straw-shaped wafers with vanilla-flavored cream filling. (Kraft Foods)

Kraft Foods thought that the Chinese would love the Oreo, but they didn't. And this started a process of rethinking what the essence of an Oreo really is.

State-Of-The-Art Hospital Offers Hope For Haiti

A worker pushes a wheelbarrow past the new National Teaching Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti, on Jan. 10. (AP)

Boston-based Partners in Health is building a world-class teaching hospital in the Haitian countryside.

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Britain claims BC's recordings may contain information about the killings of several people, including a Belfast mother of 10. One former IRA member has claimed that Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams (seen here in 2005) ordered that murder. (AP)

Britain claims BC's recordings may contain information about the killings of several people, including a Belfast mother of 10. One former IRA member has claimed that Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams (seen here in 2005) ordered that murder. (AP)

Boston College Caught In Dispute Over Belfast Project

By Sacha Pfeiffer and Lynn Jolicoeur

A judge has ruled that Boston College must submit recordings from its oral history project on Northern Ireland's conflict to British investigators, who say the tapes may contain information about killings.

Higher Drop-Out Age May Not Lead To More Diplomas

President Obama delivers the commencement address for Kalamazoo Central High School's class of 2007 in Kalamazoo, Mich. The state of Michigan requires students to stay in school until they turn 18. (AP)

States that already have that drop-out requirement have so far seen unimpressive results.

here & now - listen

Online Courses Threaten University Model

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Higher education courses are becoming increasingly available on the Internet, challenging the traditional model of colleges and universities.

Movie Titles That Might Have Been

"Tonight" Show: Playing an alcoholic, unpopular superhero, Will Smith rouses himself from a park bench pass-out to stare down a curious kid in 2008's Hancock — a movie almost titled "Tonight, He Comes." (Relativity Media/The Kobal Collection)

Critic Bob Mondello takes a look at movie titles that fell by the wayside, like "Star Beast" or "The Scar."

on point - listen

Live From The Sundance Film Festival

Snow falls on the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday. (AP)

From the film festival there are stories of complicated relationships — and hard times.

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Comedian Marc Maron Talks Boston, Podcasts, Interviewing

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We talk with Marc Maron, comedian and podcast host, who got his start here in Boston.

commentary

Political Play-By-Play

By Bill Littlefield
Trash-talking and expert predictions are not reserved for the world of sports. (AP)

Statistics, polls, leaders, projected leaders, winners, losers. Bill Littlefield wonders when political coverage started sounding like sports broadcasts.

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Why Safe Sex Is Easier Said Than Done

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Emotion often trumps rationality and stats when it comes to protecting your health during sex.

Brady Seeks Kidney Donor For Mentor

By Delores Handy

Patriots QB Tom Brady is appealing for help for a man who has been his mentor since he was a kid.

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