Sullivan accepted pay raise, special pension
Senate candidate Michael J. Sullivan, a strong advocate for curbing fiscal excesses, has been collecting a state pension of $27,492 a year for the past three years.
Executive perks still alive and well
Private jets, chauffeurs, financial planning services, Red Sox tickets. Executive extras have survived in an era of corporate cutbacks.
Globe staff photo illustration
Kenyan marathoners dominate Boston and the world
Twenty-five years after a Kenyan man first won the Boston marathon, the country has won 20 of the 25 races, and has come to dominate the sport around the globe.
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Yale beats UMass-Lowell for berth in NCAA title game
The UMass-Lowell men’s hockey team lost 3-2 in overtime to Yale in the Frozen Four on Thursday night.
Parents get competitive about college
If bragging has a season, this is it. With elite schools accepting record lows for applicants and “safety schools” no longer a safe bet, parents feel pressure.
Cat, woman reunited after fire, rescue, revival and search
Cat, woman reunited after fire, rescue, revival and searchModupe Oshikoya’s cat, Rosie, went missing in Dorchester on March 27 when she escaped after firefighters saved her.
Kevin Cullen
TJ and Finbarr: a friendship made in the desert
With the help of photojournalist Finbarr O’Reilly, Randolph’s TJ Brennan is in the middle of an extraordinary transition, from Marine to journalist.
Upper Crust franchisees cutting ties
After years of painful sales declines and bad publicity, former franchisees with the troubled pizza chain decided to go it alone.
Stage review
‘The Book of Mormon’: a testament to song, dance, and lunacy
The national touring production of “Mormon’’ has settled in at the Boston Opera House, presented by Broadway.
Globe exclusives
Sports
Orioles 3, Red Sox 2
Orioles strike late, take series from Red Sox
Alfredo Aceves worked five sound innings, navigating calmly through turbulence, but the Red Sox lost their second straight game to Baltimore.
Metro
Cuban Missile Crisis the focus of exhibit at JFK Library
Secretly recorded excerpts from White House discussions are the centerpiece of an exhibit at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library that opens Friday .
Columnists
Nation & World
North Korea may be able to make nuclear missile
A new assessment has concluded for the first time that North Korea has learned how to make a nuclear weapon small enough to be delivered by a ballistic missile.
Politics
Council’s Ross joins Boston’s mayoral field
City Councilor Michael P. Ross’s candidacy had been anticipated and his formal announcement marked an early turning point as the field of candidates started to settle.
Business
Nurses walk out at Quincy Medical Center
Hundreds of nurses struck for 24 hours to protest staffing levels at the hospital, while officials called the demands unrealistic.
Arts
Television Review
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In ‘Demons,’ da Vinci as a visionary hero
The new Starz series is a costume drama, but it’s so filled with adventure and eccentricity that it never feels stuffy.
Movies
Movie Review
‘Upstream Color’ a bizarre, hypnotic thriller
When Shane Carruth’s seductive film is over the real questioning begins.
Globe Insiders
Editorial Event | April 17
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina Rudick
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina RudickAttend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.