Freed: Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste, an Australian who spent 400 days in an Egyptian prison, was allowed to leave the country and go home today. Greste and colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were arrested while interviewing a leader …

Nation: Thirty-five years after the crime, the trial has started for a man accused of kidnapping and killing little Etan Patz, whose disappearance May 25, 1979 in New York has been one of the most notorious missing child cases in …

Finish Line: Former Massachusetts Gov.Mitt Romney, who has talked for months like The Man Who Would Be President, announced to his supporters this morning that he is not going to make a third run for the presidency, according to several …

Explosion: A gas truck blew up today outside a women and children’s hospital in Mexico City, destroying much of the building and killing at least three people. Fifty-four are reported injured. There’s no immediate explanation for the explosion. Deadline: The …

Wicked: That’s the description of the weather in New England, or as they say in some parts, “wicket.” Boston and other coastal cities all the way up into Maine are digging out today from at least two feet of snow. …

Whiteout: Snow is still falling in Boston and along the New England coast after a predicted “historic” storm struck a glancing blow in New York, leaving only about eight inches. The storm moved on a line 50 to 75 miles …

Whiteout: Forecasters are warning of a blizzard hitting the East Coast today with as much as two feet of snow falling in a stretch from New York City northeast through Hartford to the Massachusetts border. Its impact is being called …

ISIS Again: Japanese and American officials say they have not verified a video released on the Internet that purports to show the execution of a Japanese hostage by Islamic State militants. There’s no word about a Japanese journalist who has …

Softball: The NFL broke its silence on the Patriots ball scandal yesterday, saying 40 people have been interviewed and that the league has even hired a video/electronic forensic expert to find out who dunnit. Reports say 11 0f 12 Patriot …

Softball: New England quarterback Tom Brady yesterday said he hand picks every game ball for the way it feels, but didn’t notice that any of the balls in Sunday’s game against Indianapolis were soft by two pounds of air pressure. …