Police officers shot in N.H., 1 killed

A police officer was killed Thursday and four others hurt during a drug raid in Greenland, N.H., Attorney General Michael Delaney said.

People watched TV news images at a Japanese airport on Friday that showed North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.

N. Korean rocket launch fails after liftoff

Defying international concerns, North Korea fired a long-range rocket Friday that broke up over the Yellow Sea shortly after takeoff, South Korean and US officials said.

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Tarek Mehanna, the Sudbury man convicted in December of supporting Al Qaeda, was sentenced today in federal court after delivering a defiant speech.

Evidence suggests accidental fall in Franco Garcia case

Garcia, the missing BC student whose body was found Wednesday in the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, showed no signs of injury, pathologists found.

opinion | Joan Vennochi

IBM head’s sad silence on golf course

Virginia Rometty, IBM’s first female CEO, took a pass on speaking out about Augusta National’s antiquated membership policy.

GENERAL MARTIN E. DEMPSEY

World more dangerous, top general says

Army General Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told Harvard students Thursday that looming security threats put the US at risk.

Bruins center Chris Kelly celebrates after scoring the game winner in overtime.

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NHL Playoffs: Game 1 | Bruins 1, capitals 0 in OT

Bruins take first step in Stanley Cup defense

The Bruins defeated the Washington Capitals, 1-0, on an overtime slapshot by Chris Kelly, in the opener of their first-round playoff series.

“Bully” follows students from the classroom to the school bus to town hall meetings

Movie Review

‘Bully’ a powerful, shaming film

Lee Hirsch’s documentary applies a gloss of lyricism to the ugliness of adolescent torment.

Joan Baez plays at Club 47 in 1959.

‘Club 47’ documentary explores heyday of famed Cambridge folk hub

The story of how Club 47 went from humble Cambridge coffeehouse to nationally known folk music mecca is a fascinating one. And yet it has never been told in such panoramic detail as this.

1930: Clarence De Mar finished the race. Later that same year, the veteran marathoner made news again when he ran 38 miles from Harrison, Maine, to Portland, in the middle of the night, after he missed his train. He was able to keep his speaking engagement the next morning at the 12th annual Farmers and Homemakers Week.

From the Archives | Photos

The Boston Marathon

April 16th marks the 116th running of the Boston Marathon. Around 27,000 runners are expected, up from the 15 who ran in 1897. Take a look at scenes of marathons past.

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Dan Shaughnessy moderates a panel including Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphys and former pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee.

Inside The Boston Globe

Will Sasso (Curly), Chris Diamantopoulos (Moe), and Sean Hayes (Larry) in “The Three Stooges.”

Movie Review

‘Three Stooges’ much better than a poke in the eye

VIDEO | BOSTON MARATHON

Running in memory of her late siblings
The photo of Hillary Clinton texting that exploded on the Internet.

Hillary Clinton shows her new style and goes viral

UMass Amherst takes new shot at license plate
A dash of late-career celebrity will not spoil Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, nor make him abandon his commitment to faith and family.

What makes Tim Thomas tick?
Kevin Daniels (as Magic Johnson) and Tug Coker (as Larry Bird) play the two great basketball rivals who grow to become friends in “Magic/Bird.”

Stage Review

‘Magic/Bird’ misses the mark on Broadway
Rob Van Sickle and Deb Gregg started making treats for their dog Pearl, who they nicknamed “Polka Dog.”

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Polka Dog Bakery is in the spotlight

Insurer’s ex-CEO reveals 2011 pay

New Balance plans Back Bay ‘Experience’

Temple Place latest downtown Boston revival

Matchups critical as Bruins take on Capitals
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House unveils budget plan

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A pilot whale circled inside of a small marina Thursday in New Bedford Harbor.

Pilot whale lurking around New Bedford Harbor

The whale, which was first spotted in the harbor at about 8 a.m., appeared to be about 14 to 15 feet in length.

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Robert Cahoon put up signs indicating his BP gas station in Dedham was out of gas.

Some BP stations run out of gas due to distribution problems

More than 200 BP gas station owners in the region have been struggling for the last few weeks as their gasoline supplier cut back on deliveries.

Columnists

Juliette Kayyem

Ozzie Guillen: Why this controversy, now?

Yvonne Abraham

Time to end hazing crisis

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Pricey Spectre oozes cool; performance is lukewarm

Jeff Jacoby

Augusta’s business

opinion | Joan Vennochi

IBM head’s sad silence on golf course

opinion | scot lehigh

Court women voters with facts, policy

Dan Shaughnessy

Terry Francona wants no part of Fenway’s celebration

Brian McGrory

Red Sox tickets anyone?

opinion | Joanna Weiss

‘Texts from Hillary’ meme shows Clinton in charge

BOSTON CAPITAL

Profit growth expected to take breather
Josh Beckett may have been smiling on Thursday, but he wasn’t when his first start on Saturday resulted in a 10-0 loss.

Tony Massarotti

Who is to blame for the Red Sox’ many failures?

INNOVATION ECONOMY

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George Zimmerman (center) appeared with his attorney, Mark O'Mara (right), during a court hearing Thursday.

Zimmerman makes first court appearance on murder charges

A judge set a May 29 arraignment hearing for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

Politics

Michelle Obama weighs in after Ann Romney flap

The First Lady offered her support for mothers after a Democratic strategist suggested Mrs. Romney, a stay-at-home mother, had never “worked a day in her life.”

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On baseball

Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox have opened the season 1-5.

Red Sox’ slump not as bad as it seems

Unlike last year’s team that started 0-6, the 2012 Red Sox have the desire to win. They just don’t have luck and execution in synch.

Style

Do these bright jeans make me look fat?

Movies carry ratings to warn viewers what they’re in for. Why not jeans?

Arts

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Stage Review

Kevin Daniels (as Magic Johnson) and Tug Coker (as Larry Bird) play the two great basketball rivals who grow to become friends in “Magic/Bird.”

‘Magic/Bird’ misses the mark on Broadway

The production about Larry Bird and Magic Johnson floats along the surface, giving off a strong whiff of authorized biography.

“The party politician who moves to the middle does it with a wink: ‘You know where my heart is.’ In this case, people don’t know where his heart is.”

Stephen Hess,  on Mitt Romney

Magazine

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Are fat baseball players a problem?
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45 best breakfast joints around Boston
The cover for the March 25 2012 issue

Snorkeling vacations you can’t miss
The cover for the March 18 2012 issue

Grover Norquist: Emperor of no

Opinion

“There is something desperate about the continuing protests against Ozzie Guillen, despite an honest apology and an unpaid suspension.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“Rami Genauer’s project is a kind of experiment — one that asks what happens when you set the powerful urge to watch lawless, explosive violence on a collision course with the blunt tyranny of math.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on bringing stats to ultimate fighting