Car Smart: Jaguar sports some new spots

At first glance, there's not much that distinguishes the Jaguar XF from a Ford Fusion or a Volvo S80, but all you need to do is hop inside to see and feel the difference. Luxury comes from the interior and the driving experience, not the exterior. Long...

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Victims’ lawyer blasts GM, FEDS

A Texas lawyer representing the families of more than 60 people killed and 600 seriously injured in accidents allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches in General Motors vehicles criticized the automaker and the federal regulatory agency that fined...

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Home Smart: By the banks of the river Charles

This Dover home sits high above the Charles River and takes full advantage of the views from a living room, sunroom, bedroom and outdoor rear decks. While the 1953 clapboard home has a blocky-looking exterior, the home's interior was completely renovated...

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Obama to trumpet tourism at Baseball Hall of Fame

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he's heading to the Baseball Hall of Fame to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying American jobs. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama announces that he'll visit the hall of fame in Cooperstown,...

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Legos ready for Assembly

More than 3 million Lego pieces went into the building of the Legoland Discovery Center Boston opening next Friday at Somerville's Assembly Row. Among Merlin Entertainments' 11 Legolands, the 44,000-square-foot attraction has the largest Miniland —...

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The Ticker

Massport OKs Logan garage space fundsThe Massachusetts Port Authority board yesterday approved a partial project budget of $20 million to fund work on adding up to 2,050 parking spaces at Logan International Airport. Massport will start construction...

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FCC passes proposed rules for Web ‘fast lane’

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday voted to take the first step to set new rules that would allow Internet service providers to charge companies for faster delivery of their content. The 3-2 vote on the proposed rules governing net neutrality...

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Foes: Casino panel colluded

Casino opponents say a lawyer for the state Gaming Commission colluded with Mohegan Sun to torpedo the Hub's claim as a host community, an assertion the commissioner leading the deliberations on the Boston-area casino license called "absurd." "The idea...

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City Council OKs ‘Level 4’ infection research at BU biolab

A controversial Boston University lab got the go-ahead from the Boston City Council yesterday to conduct research on the most dangerous life-threatening infectious diseases such as Ebola. The council voted 8-5 not to bar BU's National Emerging Infectious...

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Riots in Vietnam leave 1 Chinese dead, 90 injured

HANOI, Vietnam — A 1,000-strong mob stormed a Taiwanese steel mill in Vietnam overnight, killing at least one Chinese worker and injuring 90, Taiwan's ambassador said Thursday, the first deadly incident in a wave of anti-China protests prompted by Beijing's...

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Abramson replaced as NYT executive editor

NEW YORK — The New York Times on Wednesday announced that executive editor Jill Abramson is being replaced by managing editor Dean Baquet after two and a half years on the job. The company didn't give a reason for the change. Abramson and Baquet had...

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Markets muted after soft European growth figures

LONDON — A disappointing batch of economic growth figures out of Europe kept global stock markets in check Thursday as well as weighing on the euro. Eurostat, the EU's statistics office, said the economy of the 18 countries that share the euro saw economic...

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Asia shares rise on new S&P high, Europe meanders

TOKYO — Asian stock markets were boosted Wednesday after the S&P 500 rose above 1,900 for the first time, but European markets meandered ahead of a likely flat start to U.S. trading. Germany's DAX slipped 0.1 percent to 9,746.37 and France's CAC...

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Sears considering selling its Canadian operations

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears is considering selling its Canadian operations as the retailer continues with efforts to turn around its business. Its stock rose more than 7 percent in Wednesday premarket trading. The retailer, which runs its namesake...

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Massachusetts wants more solar energy projects

BOSTON — The Patrick administration is hoping to encourage the growth of solar energy projects on landfills, "brownfield" sites, and residential rooftops in Massachusetts. The initiative is part of a larger program designed to reach 1,600 megawatts...

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Samsung apologizes to sickened chip workers

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. apologized and promised compensation to chip factory workers who suffered cancers linked to chemical exposure, a rare win for families and activists seven years after the death of a 23-year-old employee from...

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Site is mother’s little helper

A locally grown social network for moms is rapidly expanding as about 20,000 mothers have been matched up with new friends on Mom Meet Mom (mommeetmom.com). "Our goal would be that no mom — whether it's a new mom, a mom of a teen or a mom of a child...

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Pasta maker settles false-advertising lawsuit

FARGO, N.D. — A company accused of falsely advertising the health benefits of its nationally distributed Dreamfields Pasta has agreed to pay $5 million to consumers as part of a class-action settlement. The complaint accuses Carrington, North Dakota-based...

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Feds seek prison for rural Washington pot growers

SPOKANE, Wash. — The green-cross storefronts of medical marijuana dispensaries are common in much of Washington, and the state is plowing ahead with licensing people to grow and sell recreational pot to adults. But a federal trial scheduled to begin...

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Cape expects hot summer

The Cape Cod summer season is heating up, with rental property prices seeing the largest year-over-year increases in nearly 20 years, according to a company that matches vacationers with 
homeowners. Summer bookings are up 5.1 percent from last year...

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