?To Kill a Mockingbird? author Harper Lee dies at 89

Harper Lee in 2007.

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Lee, who once aspired to be the Jane Austen of southern Alabama, won the Pulitzer Prize for her book ?To Kill a Mockingbird.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/oscarsmashup.jpg And the Oscar goes to. . .

Globe critics pick who will win, and should win, this year?s Academy Awards.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/sox21a.jpg In the Red Sox spring clubhouse, there?s a certain lay of the land

In baseball, it?s never a locker room. It?s the clubhouse.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2016-01-06T224751Z_299258606_TB3EC161RBGB5_RTRMADP_3_CALIFORNIA-ELNINO.jpg ?Tech bro? says homeless people are ruining San Francisco

Software developer Justin Keller?s open letter was not well-received.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/10/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner102215BIZ25kirsner26.jpg The war for tech talent escalates

The shortage of skilled technology workers has become the number one issue for many Massachusetts companies.

Opinion | Stephen Kinzer

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/AFP_7Z62S.jpg The media are misleading the public on Syria

The coverage of the Syrian war is one of the most shameful episodes in history of the American press.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/mag0927funA2-5775.jpg The Lawn on D, brought to you by Citizens Bank

The bank will pay $250,000 to plaster its logo across the park this year.

This South End home combines the look of the original (left) with the modern.

Peter Vanderwarker

Architecture review

Old and new in harmony in South End home

How do you insert an aggressively modern house into a famous historic neighborhood?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/5a8c02d7a9fd4e85951f1313a93e4b45-5a8c02d7a9fd4e85951f1313a93e4b45-0-7151.jpg Judge rules that jury can see SUV at issue in Aaron Hernandez case

A dealership that leased the vehicle to the former Patriot cannot get it back until after his double murder trial in Boston ends.

State fears backlog of unclaimed bodies

The state medical examiner?s office has nearly doubled the amount of money it offers funeral homes to bury unclaimed bodies.

The casket of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia arrived at the Supreme Court.

Justice Scalia?s casket put on view at US Supreme Court

Antonin Scalia, who died at a west Texas resort ranch last weekend at age 79, will lie in repose until 8 p.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/7b78f88d62c64863b51132ad521f14c1-7b78f88d62c64863b51132ad521f14c1-0[1].jpg Handful of GE job postings provide a peek at Boston recruiting

The company is advertising for a small number of corporate jobs in Boston, the first ripples of some 800 jobs expected.

Paul O?Mara, superintendent of operations at Amtrak, spoke to the media at South Station Friday morning.

Computer issues blamed for Amtrak signal issue

Officials say they are still trying to figure out why the computer system failed, causing widespread commuter rail delays Thursday.

The FBI raided the office of State Senator Brian Joyce in Canton on Wednesday.

Adrian Walker

Brian Joyce?s political fate may be sealed

A recent probe by the FBI and IRS, coming at the outset of an election year, could be the undoing of state Senator Brian Joyce.

More companies are installing productivity-monitoring software on their employees? computers to figure out how they spend their time.

Wesley Bedrosian for The Boston Globe

Is your boss watching you?

New technologies track image and music downloads, break down hours spent creating reports, and detect if someone is scrolling through Facebook.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Red%20Line%20train%20at%20Cabot.JPG Yes, some MBTA vehicles have actually become more reliable

Some trains and buses are running longer without needing repairs.

Boston rent hikes may soon slow

After climbing 4 percent last year, rents will grow at an average annual rate of 2.5 percent over the next four years.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Scott Kirsner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/scott_kirsner_150-5877.jpg Why entrepreneurs still bolt from Boston

The area must do a better job of retaining young entrepreneurs who feel the pull of California or New York.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

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Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_7V7GH.jpg Pope dons sombrero as he travels to Mexico

A Mexican journalist presented Pope Francis with a traditional hat as the pontiff departed from the Vatican Friday.

Globe Insiders

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bath.jpg Immersed in the View

A seaside location sets the tone for a free-flowing master bathroom with partitions and angles ? but no doors to restrict sightlines.