Bishop transcript raises new questions

Newly released testimony does not reveal why Amy Bishop was released without charges 20 minutes after being arrested for murdering her brother.

Yvonne Abraham

Spinning deadly lies

Even if the prosecution’s key witness in the Mattapan shootings that left three adults and a toddler dead is telling the truth about what happened, he has trafficked in fiction.

Obama apologizes for burning of Koran

The president sent a letter of apology to Afghanistan’s president for the recent burning of the Islamic holy book at a US military base.

Three people were injured this morning after explosions and a fire ripped through a Cape-style house in Winthrop.

Three hurt in fire, explosions at Winthrop house

A man and his two adult stepdaughters were in the house during an explosion, but had gotten out by the time rescuers arrived.

Kyle T. Webster for The Boston Globe

How the French are influencing a generation of helicopter parents

After years of over-scheduling their kids, some moms and dads are taking cues from the French and backing off.

How Callista Gingrich makes her hair stay still

Callista Gingrich uses Kenra Volume Spray 25 to keep her hair in place. Beth Teitell tests it out.

During last night’s debate, Mitt Romney accused Rick Santorum of supporting wasteful spending.

Romney attacks Santorum over earmarks

Mitt Romney, fighting to reclaim his front-runner status before Tuesday’s primaries, accused Rick Santorum of supporting wasteful spending during last night’s debate in Arizona.

‘‘While I was fighting to save the Olympics, you were fighting to save the bridge to nowhere.’’

Mitt Romney to Rick Santorum 

Globe Insiders

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Globe editorial page editor Peter S. Canellos moderates a discussion with Globe writers Scott Helman, Scot Lehigh, and Frank Phillips on the Republican presidential candidate.

Inside The Boston Globe

Offering ‘Ashes to Go’ in Beverly
Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks threw a pitch last year.

Bobby Jenks details frightening operation

Companies buying, renting art to warm office space

Conductor withdraws from BSO concerts

Screenplay site’s clout grows

PHOTOS

Scenes from Red Sox spring training
While a handful of designers time traveled to the 1960s for their shows, Ralph Lauren expressed his love for ‘‘Downtown Abbey’’ by taking inspiration from the 1910s and ’20s. In case the tweedy looks weren’t enough to reveal his inspiration, he began his show with the theme song for ‘‘Abbey.”

A clear-eyed look back at New York Fashion Week trends

STAGE REVIEW

‘The Little Foxes’ redux, with a Ryan Landry slant

names

Welker, Brady, Bundchen on vacation
David Ortiz prepared to hit under the blue Florida sky.

On baseball

Questions remain about chicken-and-beer fiasco

G cover

What happened to Bon Savor?
After an 18-year legal battle that pitted neighbor against neighbor, this house at 74 Rubier Road in Marblehead was razed today. The neighbors said the house, valued at $1.5 million, reduced their access to light, views and air.

Home razed after neighbors’ 18-year legal battle

Columnists

An attendee uses the Samsung Galaxy Note to draw a portrait at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012. The 2012 CES trade show, which runs through Jan 13, features more than 2,700 global technology companies presenting consumer tech products and is expected to draw over 140,000 attendees. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Tech Lab

Galaxy Note misses mark

Yvonne Abraham

Spinning deadly lies

Joan Vennochi

BU hockey team needs to change its jock culture
Rajon Rondo’s suspension after an incident in Sunday’s game raises questions about his maturity.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo may not be a building block

Brian McGrory

A new light on a Kennedy line

Kevin Cullen

Rooting for Jeremy Lin

Juliette Kayyem

A dramatic shipwreck, a daring rescue

Adrian Walker

Genetic clue carries hope

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Headphones to help increase your focus

Dan Shaughnessy

A ‘sorry’ from Red Sox would be nice

Gareth Cook

The brain, weaponized

Joan Vennochi

Will DiMasi tell all?

Metro

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Brown supports women in combat

Senator Scott Brown urged the secretary of defense to allow women to serve in combat, saying the nation has an “obligation’’ to provide greater opportunities for female troops.

Business

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No end to iPad clash

Proview, a debt-ridden Chinese company, is alleging that it is the rightful owner of the trademark for the name of one of Apple’s signature devices.

Nation & World

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A police officer inspected a damaged vehicle after a bomb attack in Baghdad's Karrada district today.

Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill 50 people

The attacks targeted mostly security forces in what appeared to be a vicious strike by Al Qaeda militants bent on destabilizing the country.

Politics

Political Notebook

Dutch media blast Santorum comments on euthanasia

The facts and figures quoted by Rick Santorum appear to be exaggerated, outdated, or not backed by evidence.

Sports

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On baseball

David Ortiz prepared to hit under the blue Florida sky.

Questions remain about chicken-and-beer fiasco

It was impressive to hear that David Ortiz at least spoke up, but you have to wonder, where were the rest of the players? Where was management?

Style

How the French are influencing a generation of helicopter parents

After years of over-scheduling their kids, some moms and dads are taking cues from the French and backing off.

Arts

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theater REVIEW

Erica Spyres, Jeremiah Kissel, Barlow Adamson, and Laura Latreille in the Lyric Stage production of “Time Stands Still.’’

‘Time Stands Still’ records toll of war

The play at the Lyric Stage Company explores the fissures in the relationship between two journalists as they settle back into their Brooklyn loft after covering the Iraq war.

Magazine

The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected
The cover for the February 12 2012 issue

Boston wedding venue guide
The cover for the February 5 2012 issue

What if the lights go out?
The cover for the January 29 2012 issue

Reversing a restaurant curse

Opinion

“The recent allegations of sexual assault sound like extreme examples of an obnoxious jock culture that is dangerous to women.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“Rich people have a harder time connecting with others. They are less charitable. They are less likely to help someone in trouble. And if you think you’d behave differently in their place, you’re wrong.”

Britt Peterson, on the psychology of being rich