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Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights

It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.

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Dunkin' Donuts jumps on gluten-free trend (+video)

Dunkin' Donuts will begin selling gluten-free doughnuts and muffins across the US this year. By selling gluten-free products, Dunkin' Donuts is joining the fast-growing gluten-free food industry, which drew in $19.7 billion in revenue in the last year, according to Nielsen.
Investigation begins after Connecticut commuter trains collide (+video)

On Friday, two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains collided just outside of Bridgeport, Conn., in what officials are calling a 'major derailment.' Seventy passengers were injured.
Will government probe of AP phone records cost Eric Holder his job?

Attorney General Eric Holder has alienated Republicans before. But the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone records is generating bipartisan concern.
Officials seize AP's phone logs: What are they looking for?

The Associated Press is now in the news as well as covering it: Justice Department officials secretly obtained two months of telephone records from AP reporters and editors.
Finished 2012 taxes? Plan for '13.

Before you close the books on 2012, spend a few minutes thinking about taxes for 2013. High-income taxpayers in particular will have to plan to ease tax bite.
USA Update Newtown family members entreat Congress over need for gun controls

Family members of the children and educators killed in the Newtown, Conn., school shooting are on Capitol Hill Tuesday, lobbying on behalf of Obama's push for gun control legislation.
Sandy Hook families on Air Force One: why it matters

In an unusual move, 11 family members of Sandy Hook victims will fly with President Obama back to Washington on Air Force One so they can lobby Congress on gun control.
Gun control: Can Obama use Colorado bully pulpit to accomplish anything?

President Obama is pushing gun control in Denver Wednesday and will do the same in Hartford, Conn., next Monday. It's not clear he can move the public to pressure Congress on gun legislation, but it's worth a try, some say.
Connecticut responds to Newtown with groundbreaking gun control laws

Connecticut's gun-control package includes a dangerous-weapon offender registry and a requirement to obtain 'eligibility' certificates to buy bullets, rifles, and shotguns.
Epic blizzard over, but Northeast is still reeling … and now rainy (+video)

As the Northeast digs out from an epic blizzard, rain poses new challenges: ice, slippery roads and paths, and – where wind has not already blown away much of the snow – collapsing roofs.
New York drivers spent fearful, chilly night stranded in snow

Hundreds of drivers in New York and Connecticut spent Friday night stranded on snowy highways. The Long Island Expressway was especially bad, with many drivers waiting 12 hours to be dug out.
Boston Top 5 winter storms ever: Blizzard of 2013 could top the list (+video)

A 2003 winter storm dumped a record 27.5 inches of snow in Boston. No. 5 on the list is a 2005 storm that dropped 22.5 inches. The Blizzard of 2013 looks likely to top that, at least.
Snowfall forecast for Blizzard of 2013 just got bigger. What changed?

Much of the region covered by blizzard warnings had been expected to get 18 to 24 inches of snow. Now the figure is 24 inches-plus. Features called snow bands are figuring into the calculus for Blizzard of 2013.
Difference Maker He loves maps and Vietnam. That may put him in the eye of a storm.

Thang Dinh Tran's passion for all things Vietnamese has combined with his passion for old maps, placing him at the center of a territorial dispute between Vietnam and China.
Winter storm Nemo: 2 feet or more of snow possible (+video)

Winter storm Nemo will hit New England Friday, dropping between 6 inches and 2 feet along the 95 corridor and blanketing a swath of the country from Pennsylvania to Maine.
Connecticut school shooting: Demolish or renovate Sandy Hook school?

Connecticut school shooting: Newtown residents are debating the future of Sandy Hook Elementary School where 20 students and six teachers were killed in a shooting. Options for the Connecticut school include making it a memorial, demolishing it, and renovating it.
Sports in 2012: here are some Monitor highlights

It’s impossible to list all the records set in 2012, but here’s a short rundown of some heralded highlights, plus 20 of our favorites, including some you might have missed.
Connecticut school massacre leaves 27 dead, according to reports

Law enforcement officials are unofficially saying that the gunman was a 24-year-old man, whose mother was a teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. It was reported that the gunman went to the principal's office first, then to his mother's kindergarten classroom.
Elementary school shooting in Connecticut, suspected gunman dead

An adult gunman is dead, and three people are being treated at the Danbury Hospital after a shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
Obama tax plan: Which cities would it hit hardest?

President Obama's plan to raise tax rates would hit the wealthiest Americans. Yet cities with the highest percentage of rich households are clustered in blue states.
Stir It Up! Election Cake: An American tradition

Election Cake has been served on Election Day since the early 1880s. This hearty fruit cake was traditionally baked to serve farmers who had left their fields for a few days to journey into town and vote.
Hurricane Sandy: Life without power

On Wednesday night 44 million in the Northeast still had no power. The scale of destruction brought by Hurricane Sandy has been beyond anything power companies have dealt with before.
Astronauts, family remember Neil Armstrong

Astronauts from the Apollo era and forward joined Neil Armstrong's family to celebrate the life of the first human to set foot on the moon.
In Gear Where do America's best (and worst) drivers live?

A new report ranks the drivers in America's major cities, from best to worst. Which metro cam out on top (and bottom)?
A literary road trip through New England

Take a trip through historic New England and visit the homesteads of famous literary figures.