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In its endorsement of Jon Huntsman, the Boston Globe made largely the same case for the Utah governor’s candidacy that the candidate himself has to New Hampshire voters — that he is the rare GOP candidate prioritizing the national interest over ideology. More >

Ten years after the sex abuse scandal erupted in the Archdiocese of Boston, Cardinal Sean O’Malley has written a contrite public letter, faulting the church’s response and insisting that the church can never again fail to protect the young.

“As a church we must continue to express the depth of our sorrow and contrition for how badly we failed those entrusted to our care,” O’Malley wrote in a Wednesday (Jan. 4) pastoral letter.

Authorities say one person has died and five others, including a firefighter, have been taken to hospitals after an early morning fire at a Boston apartment complex for the elderly.

The fire at the Harbor Point apartments was reported at about 3 a.m. Tuesday.

Firefighters focused on a fourth-floor apartment where the blaze is thought to have originated. That’s where the victim, described as an elderly man, was found.

In a scene straight out of a movie, former New England Patriots defensive tackle Houston Antwine and wife Evelyn tragically died within 24 hours of each other after long bouts with heart failure and lung cancer, respectively. More >

Make way for visitors with neck lanyards on the streets of Boston in 2012.

The Hub is set to have its strongest year for convention business since 2007, according to the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. More >

The Holliston woman who helped found the Greater Boston Tea Party and served as the group’s first president will step down next month following the recent election of Christine Morabito as the group’s new leader.

Holliston resident Christen Varley helped Morabito and others start the organization in 2009, but has moved to Ohio to be near family and work on a book about the Tea Party, she said yesterday. “Christine and I are both founders, actually, of the organization,” Varley said.

A US jury on Tuesday convicted a Boston area man of plotting to join Islamist militants in Yemen, then helping to spread Al-Qaeda publicity. More >

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will miss the 2011-12 NBA season because of a problem with his heart that will require surgery to repair, the NBA team announced.

The 25-year-old Green will have surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm, the club said on Saturday as it travelled to Toronto for an exhibition game against the Raptors.

Green is scheduled for an operation on Monday at the Cleveland Clinic. Doctors said he should be able to resume his career if the surgery goes as planned.

U.S. health regulators said they are still investigating a rare but serious problem with Boston Scientific Corp’s new heart stents and required the company to caution doctors about it when the device was approved last month. More >

Friday morning at 10 a.m., Bulls tickets for 2011-12 home games will be available for purchase through Bulls.com, by calling 1-800-4NBA-TIX, in-person sales at the United Center box office and via Ticketmaster.

If interested in either season or group tickets, fans can call the Bulls at (312) 455-4000.

In addition, Comcast SportsNet Chicago will broadcast 36 Bulls games this season, including Monday’s preseason game against the Indiana Pacers and the New Year’s Day home opener against the Memphis Grizzlies.
As the Bulls begin a season in which they are expected to contend for a title behind reigning league MVP Derrick Rose and a supporting cast that includes standouts Joakim Noah, Luol Deng, Carlos Boozer and the newly-acquired Richard Hamilton, whether it’s attending a game at the United Center or watching on Comcast SportsNet, don’t miss out on what promises to be an amazing season.