How DNA evidence points to DeSalvo

Advances in analyzing degraded DNA and the ability to trace genetic markers allowed the police to gather evidence in the “Boston Strangler” case.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano.

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to resign

Napolitano told senior staff she is resigning to take a post in the University of California system.

National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden (center) met with rights activists, including Sarah Harrison of WikiLeaks (left) at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on Friday.

Snowden seeks asylum in Russia, lawmaker says

NSA leaker Edward Snowden is willing to stop sharing information as a trade-off for being allowed asylum, according to a Russian parliament member.

Live updates | Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Wife of alleged Bulger victim testifies

Patricia Donahue’s husband, Michael Donahue, was allegedly killed by Bulger in 1982.

Arthur S. Demoulas (right) is trying to oust his cousin, Arthur T. Demoulas, as CEO of the Market Basket grocery chain.

Market Basket CEO faces revolt led by his cousin

The latest battle among the strong-willed personalities in the family that built the chain has Arthur T. Demoulas fighting an ouster led by his cousin, Arthur S. Demoulas.

Patrice Bergeron new contract could keep him in Boston through 2022.

Bruins lock up Patrice Bergeron in 8-year deal

Bergeron will continue to be the heart and soul of the Bruins after agreeing to a $52 million extension through 2022.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick talked with Aaron Hernandez, left, at a training camp practice last year.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots’ risky decisions haunting them now

Bill Belichick took gambles on players like Alfonzo Dennard and Aaron Hernandez in pursuit of wins, and now those gambles are major embarrassments for the Patriots.

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The end of ‘a hidden life’

June Larner spent 78 years in the Wrentham Development Center, making a new family when hers was no longer there for her.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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John Barros is not necessarily a front-runner in Boston’s mayoral race, but this smart, substantive community leader is a very impressive guy.

Globe exclusives

An old surveillance photo showed reputed mobster James

Boston mysteries coming to a close

Nicole and Mike Condon of Jamaica Plain shopped for produce inside the food bus at City Hall Plaza.

Mobile Start-up

Food bus offers a fresh take on fruits, veggies

Anthony Gideika was charged with fatally beating 3-month-old Chase Gideika, who died on Tuesday.

Patrick backs DCF after baby’s death
Four assaults on women have occurred in the Beacon Hill area in less than two months.

Beacon Hill residents on alert after a spate of assaults

Album review

Jay-Z’s grand gestures don’t elevate ‘Magna’
From left: David Spade, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, and Kevin James in “Grown Ups 2.’’

Movie Review

Growing up is hard to do

Trial of ‘Whitey’ Bulger

Expert describes condition of bodies
Teresa Heinz Kerry spoke at the United Jewish Communities 2004 International Lion of Judah Conference.

Heinz Kerry moved to Spaulding
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Menino, Suffolk Downs finalizing major deal on casino
A watchdog group has sued the National Archives and Records Administration for failing to respond to repeated requests for records of Robert F. Kennedy.

National Archives sued over sealed Kennedy records
Governor Deval Patrick formally issued a veto threat over the Legislature’s transportation finance plan.

Patrick vows to veto transportation finance plan
“We can take off in any one of a number of directions and do it wholeheartedly,” says Los Lobos’ Steve Berlin (far right), on the wide range of the band’s music.

Los Lobos fit in at Outside the Box

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Will Middlebrooks has had ups and downs in Pawtucket since his demotion from the Red Sox.

Will Middlebrooks ‘humbled’ in Pawtucket

Middlebrooks knows he must stay motivated. “If I sit here and pout about it and be a bad teammate, I’m going to stay here,” he said.

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Governor Deval Patrick said he will not block the repeal of a state mandate for employers to provide health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty.

Repeal of employer mandate moving forward, Patrick says

Governor Patrick said he will not block the repeal of a state mandate for employers to provide health insurance to their workers or pay a penalty.

Columnists

John Barros announced his campaign for mayor of Boston in April.

SCOT LEHIGH

This long shot merits a close look

JOAN WICKERSHAM

A tale of two supermarkets

Tech Lab

Recording the saga of your life

Yvonne Abraham

Change now, pay later.
German TV presenter Tina Kaiser sat in a cage wearing a bikini and a fur coat and with her legs and arms painted red in Munich, Germany.

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The PETA enthusiast

Kevin Cullen

Bulger’s defense wins a Pyrrhic victory

Kevin Cullen

The mentor and his muscle
Eliot Spitzer spoke to reporters at a campaign event in New York on Monday.

JOANNA WEISS

Authenticity and scandals

JEFF JACOBY

Life tenure no longer serves Supreme Court
Opponents of Mohammed Morsi danced during a rally outside the Presidential palace in Cairo on Sunday.

Farah Stockman

How does this movie end?

JOSHUA GREEN

A GOP case against immigration reform
District Attorney Daniel Conley, left, and Police Commissioner Edward Davis addressed the media in October.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Hop off the top-cop bandwagon

Nation & World

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Investigator Doris Singleton of the Sanford Police Department, a key law enforcement witness in the trial of George Zimmerman, and Officer Brian McIntosh spoke with a resident during public outreach on Thursday.

Prosecutor says Zimmerman ‘went over the line’

Bernie de la Rionda said George Zimmerman saw himself as a cop and Trayvon Martin as a hoodie-clad criminal in an encounter that ended with the teen’s death.

Politics

Democrats abandoned an effort to restore student loan rates to 3.4 percent. If no deal is reached, students returning to campus this fall will face a rate of 6.8 percent.

$22b cost poses hurdle for student loan proposal

An emerging deal to lower interest rates on student loans hit a major obstacle Thursday after lawmakers learned of the price tag.

Business

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Eone Timepieces, aims to solve that problem with the launch of its first tactile wristwatch, which went on sale for $128 Thursday through a Kickstarter fundraising campaign.

Thanks to Kickstarter, tactile watch debuts

Eone Timepieces has raised $40,000 so far to sell a tactile wristwatch for the blind, which features two metal ball bearings in place of traditional hands.

Arts

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Stage review

Ellen Adair onstage as Silvia in the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona.”

‘Two Gentlemen,’ Sinatra-style

The swaggering ghost of Frank Sinatra hovers over the enjoyably jazzed-up production.

Movies

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From left: Rinko Kikuchi, Idris Elba, and Charlie Hunnam are project members tasked with stopping monsters from the deep called Kaiju.

‘Pacific Rim’ a rock-’em, sock-’em revelation

“Pacific Rim” is, hands down, the blockbuster event of the summer — a titanic sci-fi action fantasy with a heart, a brain, and something like a soul.

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Rethinking the golden years
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The bee keepers
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Last of their kind
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Seaside haven

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Full Globe coverage of the gangster’s ongoing trial, life on the run, and notorious legacy in Boston.

Ideas

“Advocates of a regional visa program say millions of people around the world want to move to the United States, and many parts of the country would love to welcome motivated new residents.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on regional immigration