McLaughlin probe takes aim at rigged inspections
Prosecutors are looking into whether federal officials or others tipped off former Chelsea housing chief Michael McLaughlin about “surprise” apartment inspections.
Broken City
Washington’s robust market for attacks, half-truths
A look inside an industry of distortion, where unnamed corporations pay richly to bend the debate their way.
Giant Powerball jackpot is sold in Florida
One ticket, sold in Zephyrhills, Fla., matched each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million.
Eel fishing has been a boon to many in Maine
Soaring prices have brought a welcome windfall to residents who net the slippery little fish. But warning signs are on the horizon.
Latest news
White House says Obama was not involved in IRS targeting
A White House adviser said President Obama did not know the Internal Revenue Service had targeted tea party groups even as Republicans pressed for more answers.
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For bombing suspect’s nurses, angst gave way to duty
The nurses assigned to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev at Beth Israel Deaconess did what they had to do, and did it well.
MGH guard brings his gifts to Haiti, his ancestral home
MGH guard brings his gifts to Haiti, his ancestral homeHarold Roy hopes to transform the security officers for Zanmi Lasante, the sister organization of the Boston-based charity Partners in Health, into first responders.
NHL playoffs | rangers at bruins | 3 p.m.
Rangers’ John Tortorella has always been intense
The 54-year-old Concord native and Rangers coach has matched his edgy personality with an insatiable appetite for practice and a relentless will.
summer arts previe | theater
For fringe theaters, summer is a season of opportunity
For fringe theaters, summer is a season of opportunityJoey C. Pelletier, artistic director of Heart & Dagger Productions, makes sure that each one of his fringe theater company’s seasons features a summer show.
Globe 100
Tech firms guiding stars for Mass. economy
Technology companies dominate the Globe 100 list again this year, but other sectors are following their lead.
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Sunday arts
Editor’s note: New expanded culture coverage
The Globe introduces a broadened Sunday Arts with new columns and weekly roundups.
Globe 100
Special section
The Boston Globe’s annual rankings of the best in Massachusetts business.
Sports
Red Sox 12, Twins 5
David Ortiz, Red Sox crush the Twins
The Red Sox DH drove in six with a pair of home runs to right field as the Red Sox beat the Twins, 12-5.
Metro
A look at the Boston Marathon wounded
An ongoing series in which the Globe profiles those injured in the Boston Marathon explosions.
Columnists
Nation & World
North Korea lofts short-range missiles into sea
The move was less provocative than what had been feared in the weeks after the country’s nuclear test in February.
Business
On the Hot Seat
Ask questions, do homework on for-profit colleges
Attorney General Martha Coakley is investigating about a dozen for-profit schools in Mass.
Travel
Travel
Berkshires inns offer high quality, higher costs
Two of the state’s top inns, Blantyre and its nearby rival, Wheatleigh, are internationally ranked and exorbitantly priced.
Books
Book review
‘Robert Oppenheimer’ by Ray Monk
In the new biography, Monk explores how well the developer of the atomic bomb understood himself.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | May 22
Inside the Marathon bombings
Inside the Marathon bombingsGlobe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.