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  • Quarterback Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets looks on near the end of the game against the New England Patriots Nov. 22.
    Jets' Coach Rex Ryan Sticks By His Man: Mark Sanchez Will Start Sunday
    The move is a dramatic conclusion to three days of suspense following a disastrous game last Sunday, where Sanchez, booed by his home crowd, completed 10 of 21 passes for 97 yards.
  • Money
    Report Predicts Sluggish Economic Growth in New England
    A new report predicts continued sluggish economic growth in New England and cautions that most states in the region will not return to pre-recession…
  • Fiscal Cliff Impact Would Be Dire On Massachusetts Budget
    The Patrick Administration’s top budget official warns failure to avert the “fiscal cliff” in Washington will seriously harm the Massachusetts state…
  • Holyoke Mayor Invites Regional Counterparts To Discuss Casino Impact
    The mayor of Holyoke is inviting neighboring municipal officials to a meeting next week to discuss the regional impact of a resort casino development.…
  • In her series for <em>The New York Time</em>s, reporter Louise Story says that the manufacturing sector — automakers, in particular — benefit the most from incentive packages.
    A Thin Line: Economic Development Or Corporate Welfare?
    In her new series for The New York Times, reporter Louise Story traces the complicated relationship between localities and the corporations they want to lure to their states, counties and cities to help promote economic growth.
  • Cleanup continues on the site of a demolished home on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York on Nov. 29.
    White House To Seek Emergency Sandy Funds
    The Obama administration is expected to ask for $50 billion to $60 billion. Top administrators told Congress Wednesday that they want at least some of that money to go toward preventing the kind of devastation caused by Sandy and other recent storms.
  • Egyptian protesters stand outside the burning office of the Muslim brotherhood in Ismailia, Egypt on Wednesday.
    More Than 100 Injured, As Protests In Egypt Escalate
    The two sides dug in their heels. Protesters asked President Mohammed Morsi to walk back his power grab and rethink the new draft of the constitution and Morsi simply declined.
  • Can Murder Be Tracked Like An Infectious Disease?
    A study in Newark, N.J., found that homicides committed over a quarter century spread out very much like an infectious disease epidemic. Using this information, cities might be able to predict when and where murders will occur.
  • Fraud victims are more likely to have opened official-looking sweepstakes notices and other mailings. A new study says the elderly are more susceptible than the young to being swindled.
    Why It's Easier To Scam The Elderly
    New research suggests older adults may have less activity in the area of the brain that processes risk and subtle danger. Another possible reason older adults don't pick up on warning signs is an increasing bias against negativity.
  • French President Francois Hollande (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take part in a bilateral meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Nov. 22 as part of a European budget summit.
    What Should The U.S. Learn From Europe's Woes?
    As President Obama and lawmakers try to find a formula for spending cuts and tax increases, they might look across the Atlantic for insights from those who have been wrestling with budget problems. The first lesson from Europe's "fiscal consolidation" experiences: It will hurt.
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