Pilgrim’s 20-year license backed

The staff at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recommended that commissioners vote to renew the license of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth.

Patrick urges Covelle to resign

The governor’s call for Medford housing director Robert Covelle to resign comes amid an intensifying investigation into alleged favoritism in hiring at the agency.

Harvard panel pushes benefits of free journals

An advisory council called the rising price of academic journals “fiscally unsustainable” and urged faculty to submit their work to “open access” online journals.

Paul Kapteyn/Telegram and Gazette

BP gas station operators sue supplier after weeks without gas

More than 30 operators of BP gas stations have filed a lawsuit against gasoline supplier Green Valley Oil LLC after weeks without deliveries caused many to run out of gas.

Co-Owners Derrick Cheung, left, and Howard Travis sold clothing on Newbury Street out of their mobile retail truck.

lawrence harmon

No-innovation district

If Boston really wants entrepreneurs, it should ease up on street vendors.

From humble roots to top of income ladder

Tax returns released Friday by Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren show both have generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in income in the last several years.

Scott Brown, on a tour of Roslindale village businesses Friday, reached out to Jean Reilly.

DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF

Scott Brown, on a tour of Roslindale village businesses Friday, reached out to Jean Reilly.

Elizabeth Warren met Rodney Johnson Thursday at a job training center in Dorchester.

JONATHAN WIGGS/GLOBE STAFF

Elizabeth Warren met Rodney Johnson Thursday at a job training center in Dorchester.

Scott Brown, in Roslindale, autographed his book for Peggy Kordis-Hinton.

DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF

Scott Brown, in Roslindale, autographed his book for Peggy Kordis-Hinton.

Elizabeth Warren spoke with reporters during a stop in Dorchester.

Elizabeth Warren spoke with reporters during a stop in Dorchester.

Liberty Mutual’s Kelly explains pay

Edmund F. “Ted’’ Kelly, under fire for receiving $50 million a year from the insurance giant, said that an “accounting issue’’ made his compensation appear larger than it is.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/04/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/28stand_photo1.jpg Antiracism rally cites hockey tweets

Two days after an outpouring of racist tweets followed a Bruins game, an annual rally against racism in downtown Boston took on stronger purpose.

On Football

Chandler Jones possesses Giant potential

Jones is the type of rare athlete that offenses have to game plan around and who can flip a game with one athletic play in a key spot.

Sports

Tags in this section:

Bruins need depth in 2012-13

Given how Washington’s airtight net-front play stymied Boston’s attack, it’s clear the Bruins will be in the market for forward help heading into next season.

Arts

Tags in this section:

Dance Review

Misa Kuranaga (right) and Jeffrey Cirio during a dress rehearsal for the Boston Ballet’s production of “Don Quixote.”

‘Don Quixote’ is crowded but pleasing

This Boston Ballet production — staged by Maina Gielgud — of Rudolf Nureyev’s farcical tale, based on the novel by Miguel de Cervantes, will make you laugh with delight, and even tear at your heart.

Business

Tags in this section:

Ford reports income drop

Ford took a beating from plummeting European sales and weaker results in Asia and South America. It also started paying more in taxes.

Nation & World

Tags in this section:

Soyuz capsule carrying 3 lands safely

The capsule carrying two Russians and an American touched down safely Friday in central Kazakhstan, ending the men’s 163-day stay on the International Space Station.