BU students killed in crash abroad

Three Boston University students studying in New Zealand were killed and five other students from the school were injured when a van they were riding in swerved off the road.

Regulators rip NStar for 2nd Back Bay outage

State officials demanded Friday the electric company provide a full account of what is being done to prevent another blackout.

Dustin Pedroia

Red Sox 7, Indians 5

Dustin Pedroia, Clay Buchholz lead Red Sox

Pedroia had three hits and three RBIs to back a solid outing by Buchholz, and the Sox snapped a three-game skid Friday night.

Mother sentenced in underage drinking case

Tiffany Clark, of Beverly, was sentenced to six months in jail and six months of house arrest for permitting her daughter’s friends to consume alcohol she provided in her home.

opinion | joanna weiss

My dream for the Time cover

The reaction to Time magazine’s breastfeeding cover, carefully calibrated to freak out the most people possible, represents a high-water mark for parental exhibitionism.

Bernie Fitzgerald, chief of probation in Dorchester District Court, is retiring after 41 years.

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‘Believe in redemption’

Globe columnist Lawrence Harmon spoke with Bernie Fitzgerald, the current chief of probation in Dorchester District Court who is retiring after 41 years of service.

Luigi “Louie” Manocchio in 1999.

Former New England mob boss gets more than 5 years in prison

Luigi “Louie” Manocchio, 84, has been sentenced in federal court for extorting protection payments from strip clubs.

Benji Barnett, 5, got a close look at a painted lady butterfly Wednesday from assistant teacher Livi Rubin at the Jewish Preschool of Lexington.

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The best photos taken this week by Globe staff photographers, as chosen by the Globe’s photo desk.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/05/04/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/mag0513 Waterfront A11.jpg The Boston waterfront has arrived

It feels like the newest, coolest, and most vibrant part of the city, pulsating with activity, suddenly crammed with tourists — and even longtime Boston residents.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2011/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05books1.jpg A conversation with Ben Mezrich

The New York Times best-selling author discusses his books “Bringing Down the House” and “The Social Network.”

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Liberty Mutual CEO’s $4.5 million office makeover

For 112 years, firefighting family has kept watch
Max in his wolf suit in “Where the Wild Things Are.”

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Maurice Sendak: No backstory required
Paul Pierce was all smiles with fans after closing out the Hawks on Thursday.

Bob Ryan

Celtics get surprise visit from Sixers now

Opinion | Martha Coakley

Cure for unnecessary foreclosures
Top: Colin Fyffe and Brittany Onesti enjoy a drink at the bar before their meal arrives at Happy’s. Above right: Chef/owner Michael Schlow cooks up some mac and cheese.

Dining

Happy’s Bar + Kitchen

Once-embattled Brighton school reborn as community center
Law enforcement agents searched the home of alleged Connecticut mobster Robert Gentile in Manchester, Conn.

Conn. home search may be tied to Gardner theft
“Edgar Degas: Self Portrait,” at the Portland Museum of Art.

Art Review

An intimate look at the ‘Private Impressionist’
Elizabeth Warren

Records shed light on Warren’s minority status

Gambling panel director McGee quits amid uproar
In this photo released by The White House, President Barack Obama participates in an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 9, 2012, in Washington. Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. (AP Photo/The White House, Pete Souza)

Gay marriage stance could fuel fund-raising boost

Sports

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Lebron James is winning the Most Valuable Player award for the third time in four seasons.

AP: James wins 3rd MVP award in 4 years

A source told The Associated Press that Lebron James will be announced Saturday as this year’s winner of the league’s top individual honor.

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Parents question Newton schools amid porn case

Since his arrest on child pornography charges, a number of incidents involving David Ettlinger’s behavior have surfaced.

Columnists

Joshua Green

Obama’s evolution, Romney’s devolution on gay marriage
Sean Eklund (arms raised) is Dicky Eklund’s nephew.

carlo rotella

In the ring with tough guys from Lowell

boston capital

Fidelity fund star an early Facebook fan

yvonne abraham

Debasing the debate

Brian McGrory

Liberty Mutual CEO’s $4.5 million office makeover
Paul Pierce was all smiles with fans after closing out the Hawks on Thursday.

Bob Ryan

Celtics get surprise visit from Sixers now

opinion | Joan Vennochi

Elizabeth Warren fights the ‘out of touch’ charge

Jeff Jacoby

‘Never again’ is now in North Korea

Opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

Obesity, a new kind of smoke

opinion | Juliette Kayyem

A plot foiled, but a US agency rift exposed

Joanna Weiss

Women don’t need Obama’s ‘Julia’ avatar

Kevin Cullen

Street’s win is society’s loss

Arts

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Movie Review

Juliette Binoche (left, with Anaïs Demoustier) plays a journ­alist researching an article on student prostitutes.

‘Elles’ review: Juliette Binoche delivers

Binoche plays a bourgeois Paris housewife and freelance journalist researching an article on two university students who moonlight as prostitutes.

Politics

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Obama raps Romney’s claim of boosting auto industry

President Obama said Mitt Romney is having an “Etch-A-Sketch moment’’ when he claims credit for the industry’s revival.

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Coakley joins e-book price-fixing suit against Apple

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is joining counterparts in 32 other states in a suit against the technology giant.

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The jury convicted 31-year-old William Balfour after three days of deliberations.

Hudson family slayings suspect found guilty

A jury convicted Jennifer Hudson’s former brother-in-law of murdering her mother, brother, and young nephew, for which he faces life in prison.

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MOVIE REVIEW

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‘Dark Shadows’ a bloody good time

In this big-screen revamp of the late-’60s Gothic soap opera, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp recapture the show’s doomy vibe with blissful comic precision.

“Lowell’s a good fight town. It’s a good thing [Micky Ward and Dicky Eklund are] bringing boxing back.’’

Art Ramalho,  owner of the West End gym

Magazine

The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot
The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston
The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden

Opinion

“Maintaining his opposition to marriage equality would only have exacerbated an awkward divide on an issue of mounting importance to his party.”

Joshua Green, on President Obama

Ideas

“Officials deny they’re in competition, but as Asia’s economies expand, the record suggests that they are using space to demonstrate military power, technological might, and political prestige over their neighbors.”

James Clay Moltz