NBA chief bans Clippers’ Donald Sterling over racist remarks

The Clippers owner has been banned for life for making racist comments, NBA commissioner Adam Silver announced today.

Nick Caserio was the focus as he discussed the Patriots’ draft plans on Tuesday.

Patriots explain why they’re looking at QBs in NFL draft

Is the team looking for Tom Brady’s successor? Personnel chief Nick Caserio said it’s merely a normal part of their pre-draft process.

Frame by Frame

Edouard Manet’s ‘Victorine Meurent’ at the MFA

The Edouard Manet painting is one of the most arresting portraits in the Museum of Fine Arts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Copy%20of%20maeda_24hearing_met2-13112--90x90.jpg Roche resigns as child welfare chief

Olga Roche ended her year-long leadership of the agency, which has recently been rocked by the deaths of three children.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-12927.jpg The answer isn’t just pumping more money into DCF

We need a massive investment not so much in social work but in mental health care and recovery programs.

Daily Dose

A self-fulfilling prophecy for girls?

A new study suggests that labeling girls “fat” can lead to later obesity.

People line up in the rain outside of the US Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday.

Supreme Court seems wary on warrantless cellphone searches

A key question in two cases argued Tuesday is whether Americans’ cellphones are a private realm much like their homes.

Opinion

OP/EXTRA | JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-1808.jpg Do taxpayers care enough to pay up?

It will take more than Olga Roche’s head on a political platter to make things better for children protected by the state.