Boston Marathon bombing trial

Many debate death penalty for Tsarnaev

The case has triggered soul-searching about the appropriate punishment for someone who showed such callousness.

Games opposition apparent on other side of the pond

Hamburg and Rome, cities competing with Boston for the 2024 Olympics, seem to have their fair share of critics.

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Shirley Leung

Winners, losers in Baker?s MBTA report

Governor Baker?s special commission provided a roadmap for how to fix the beleaguered system. Who stands to benefit most?

Associated Press

Tornado kills 1, injures 7 in Illinois

At least one large tornado touched down Thursday night in Illinois, and others were reported in Iowa and Missouri.

Spc. John M. Dawson.

Whitinsville soldier killed in Afghanistan recalled as ?great kid?

John Dawson, 22, died in Jalalabad after he was attacked by an Afghan soldier who ?turned traitor? on American allies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/daycare150-8476.jpg Day care director pleads not guilty in sex abuse case

Judith Ritacco is accused of failing to act on multiple complaints about accused molester Kyle Loughlin.

Police cruiser video released by S. Carolina shows chase

The video shows Walter Scott, the man fatally shot by a police officer, get out of his car and then run away.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Without the cellphone footage of a police shooting in South Carolina, there might not have been a path to justice.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 09: Starting pitcher Justin Masterson #63 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the second inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on April 9, 2015 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

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RED SOX 6, PHILLIES 2

Red Sox defeat Phillies with six-run third inning

The Sox? uprising against Phillies starter David Buchanan included a bases-loaded triple by Xander Bogaerts.

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 05: Starting pitcher Jon Lester #34 of the Chicago Cubs is taken out of the game against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fifth inning by manager Joe Maddon #70 as Mike Olt #20 and David Ross #3 (R) watch during the Opening Night game at Wrigley Field on April 5, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Jon Lester still getting settled in Chicago

Lester?s Cubs debut didn?t go well last Sunday, and now he?s answering critics about his lack of pickoff throws.

Bell tolls to recall end of Civil War

Bells were rung throughout the country, including at the Old South Meeting House, to recognize the 150th anniversary.

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Perspective

Just say yes (to legalizing recreational marijuana)

Massachusetts can either make it happen now and get the law right, or wait and get it wrong.

Christopher, the Franklin Park Zoo?s lion, roared from atop his heated rock in 2011.

Franklin Park Zoo?s beloved lion roars no more

The zoo said it humanely euthanized the lion, Christopher, on Thursday because of his various age-related health issues.

The son of an MBTA bus driver from Jamaica Plain, Harvard sophomore Ted White helps lead the First Generation Student Union, pushing for a better understanding of challenges financially disadvantaged students face. // Dina Rudick/Globe staff Freshman Alejandro Claudio navigates a different world at Brown. ?If I fail, I?m going back to poverty, to working in a factory,? he says. // Dina Rudick/Globe staff Brown is just a 15-minute ride from the apartment in Providence?s West End where Alejandro Claudio?s parents, Alejandro and Maribel Claudio, live. // Dina Rudick/Globe staff Esther Maddox from Princeton, Jasmine Fernandez from Harvard, and Kujegi Camara, also from Princeton, attended an open dialogue session at Brown?s 1vyG conference for first-generation students in February. // photograph by Gretchen Ertl

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Magazine

What it?s like to be poor at an Ivy League school

High-achieving, low-income students, often the first in their families to attend college, struggle to feel they belong on elite campuses.

Superior Court Judge E. Susan Garsh.

Hernandez judge says TV station harassed jurors

A judge barred a WHDH cameraman from the courthouse after he admitted following a bus with jurors on board.

In ?White God,? Zsófia Psotta (above) stars as a young teen who is separated from her dog; (at left) street dogs fight back.

movie review

In stunning ?White God,? dog bites back

The drama from Hungary starts as a parable about a girl and her dog and expands into an apocalyptic vision of canine revenge.

ART

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/09/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/10MFADirector02.jpg MFA picks an inventive new director

Matthew Teitelbaum will succeed Malcolm Rogers, whose tenure of more than 20 years will end when Teitelbaum starts Aug. 3.

Marathon trial podcast

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This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

Ayaan Hirsi Ali

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/29facial13A.jpg We must revisit how Marathon bombers became extremists

Why did the Tsarnaev brothers feel compelled to build two explosive devices and detonate them in a crowd of spectators?

The Big Picture

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Record-breaking drought in California

Governor Jerry Brown ordered cities and towns to cut water use by 25 percent in an unprecedented mandate.

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