Panel advises against routine prostate test

A government panel recommended against the PSA blood test, concluding the harm outweighed its benefits.

Historian Thomas H. O'Connor in 2002.

Thomas H. O’Connor, ‘dean’ of Boston’s historians, dies at 89

O’Connor, a fixture for more than six decades on the Boston College faculty, died Sunday in his Milton home.

State allows pharmacies to offer more vaccines

A new policy grants pharmacists the authority to administer 10 adult vaccines in addition to the annual flu shot they already can give.

Loophole in state law protects some drunk drivers

Attorney General Martha Coakley and state legislators are seeking to tighten Melanie’s Law to prevent lax treatment of admittedly drunk drivers whose cases are continued.

Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi.

Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days in jail in webcam case

Dharun Ravi was convicted of intimidation after filming his roommate kissing a man days before the teen committed suicide.

Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, left to right, are now in their fifth season together in Boston.

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Bob Ryan | Celtics vs. 76ers, 7 p.m.

Celtics finding success on borrowed time

It’s Year 5 of the three-year plan for the Big Three. So don’t be greedy. Just be thankful the Celtics are still so competitive.

Connections

What makes a great commuter rail conductor?

Frank Teague gets his passengers to look up from their reading, notice the people around them, and laugh.

Memorable guest stars on “House” included Elle Fanning (with star Hugh Laurie).

Television

On ‘House,’ patients were a virtue

When the show ends Monday night, people will praise star Hugh Laurie. But the unsung heroes of “House” are often the actors who play patients.

Jennifer Graham

Mail fowl

If you want to save the Postal Service from bankruptcy, consider chicken.

Boston Globe ePaper

ePaper

What is an ePaper?

The complete print edition, in its exact layout. Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.

Globe Insiders

Globe Talk | May 23, 6 p.m.

//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.”

BostonGlobe.com exclusives

In his first season with the Blue Jays organization, Koby Clemens hasn’t hit with the same authority as he did as an Astros prospect.

Koby Clemens still pursues dream
Goliath, the new ride at Six Flags New England (shown earlier this month), was undergoing numerous safety tests.

Engineering a relocated coaster

Globe 100

Rankings the top 100 companies in Mass.
Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett of the Celtics celebrated during their Game 1 victory over the 76ers on May 12.

Dan Shaughnessy | Online exclusive

Celtics should be embarrassed

G cover

The science behind sin
Nicki Minaj will perform at JAMN 94.5’s Summer Jam June 2 at Comcast Center.

Summer Arts Preview | Sortable Table

Critics’ picks: What to see this summer
Sheryl Sandberg has been with Facebook since 2008.

editorial

Sheryl Sandberg: Flex-time billionaire

Tennis Hall not acting on Hewitt
Iris Apfel worked on her exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum in 2009.

Fashion icon leaves trove to Peabody Essex
Health care

SUBMIT your view

How should Mass. bring down health care costs?

BC star to enter Jesuit novitiate
Senator Scott Brown is shown meeting with Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell. But Brown is also known for reaching across the aisle.

Brown ran into Senate reality

Sports

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Relief pitcher Alfredo Aceves and Jarrod Saltalamacchia bumped chests after the final out was made against the Phillies yesterday.

Orioles series a big deal for Red Sox

A sweep would tighten the AL East and send a message to the first-place Orioles that they are not as good as their record suggests.

Metro

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Six wheelchairs blocked Beacon Street at the corner of Park and Beacon streets.

Wheelchairs block street in protest of MBTA fare hikes

Activists in wheelchairs blocked a busy street in front of the State House in downtown Boston.

Columnists

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Europe’s other challenge: immigration
Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo, left to right, are now in their fifth season together in Boston.

Bob Ryan | Celtics vs. 76ers, 7 p.m.

Celtics success on borrowed time

JEFF JACOBY

In politics, two parties are enough

Innovation Economy

Winning the competition for ideas

yvonne abraham

A long time coming

JOAN VENNOCHI

History, a la Obama

JOANNA WEISS

A voice of change on abortion

Love Letters

Game-changer or gray area?

lawrence harmon

‘Nightclub apartheid’

Boston Capital

Schilling’s cash and credibility crisis
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joan wickersham

The invasion of the garden snatcher
Manchester,NH 12/05/07: During a presidential campaign event held in the auditorium of the Derryfield School, republican candidate Sen. John McCain was joined by Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section:metro slug:06notebook Library Tag 03062008 Names / library tag 09042009 op-ed

brian mcgrory

Schilling a hypocrite about smaller government

Business

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Facebook

Facebook shares fall 11%

Shares in the social networking site fell below its $38 offer price in its second trading day.

Politics

Political Notebook

Boehner keeps hard line on debt ceiling

House Speaker John Boehner maintained his call for linking spending cuts and a debt ceiling hike.

Nation & World

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Yemen bombing

Suicide bombing rocks Yemen

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal in Yemen’s capital, killing 96 soldiers.

Arts

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Book Review

In “Engines of Change” Paul Ingrassia takes a look at iconic cars.

‘Engines of Change’ by Paul Ingrassia

In this new book, Ingrassia traces the history of some iconic cars and how those models reflected shifts in politics, culture, and technology.

Health and wellness

Daily dose

Increased risks of sleepwalking

A recent survey showed that nearly one-third of 19,000 American adults said they’d been caught sleepwalking at some point in their lives.

Globe 100

From Sunday’s Globe | Globe 100

Left to right: Monalisa Smith of Mothers for Justice and Equality, David Hunter of REBIScan, Hugh Herr of iWalk, and David Cancel of HubSpot.

The most innovative people in Massachusetts

These 12 pioneering individuals embody the creativity and ambition that distinguish our state.

“We’ve been challenged this year, not only academically but socially. This semester we’ve been on the news a lot, for a lot of bad reasons.”

Gregory Marcellin,  a graduating senior at BU

Magazine

The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England
The cover for the May 13 2012 issue

Things to do in and around Boston this week
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

Opinion

“States with a competitive and productive workforce, limited government, and lower taxes simply perform better economically.”

John E. Sununu 

Ideas

“A question is more than the simple thing we might think it is — it’s a unique and potentially sophisticated instrument.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the power of questions