Court: Woman can’t be forced to be sterilized
The Massachusetts Appeals Court today reversed a probate judge’s decision to order a 32-year-old schizophrenic woman to undergo an abortion and to then be sterilized.
Carl Crawford has wrist surgery, may miss start of season
The Red Sox outfielder had surgery on his left wrist in Arizona today, general manager Ben Cherington said, but should be recovered to play “the bulk” of the season.
TELEVISION REVIEW
A view of General Custer, beyond the Little Bighorn
Why George Armstrong Custer was seen as a hero for nearly a century, and why that view came to change so radically, is examined tonight with skill and insight in “Custer’s Last Stand.’’
Alex Beam
Don’t call me ‘dude’
The D-word may be everywhere, writes Alex Beam, but he wants no part of it.
Mitt Romney says he’s been paying near 15% tax rate
Romney, who so far has declined to release his tax returns, said he has been paying “closer to the 15 percent rate” on his income taxes in recent years.
Ted Sutton
Animations easier than CliffsNotes
There is no longer any need to sneak out to a bookstore and fork over money for that CliffsNotes study guide. Just turn to your computer.
VIDEO: PLAYOFFS TODAY
Ravens-Patriots pits defense vs. offense
The Ravens’ stout defense is set to square off with New England’s explosive offense, and Christopher L. Gasper says the Patriots must be at their best.
“It begs the question: How do you walk out of a prison? It seems someone looked the other way.”
Former war crimes prosecutor David M. Crane, on Charles Taylor
Inside The Boston Globe
Columnists
Special section
With Gardner museum’s new wing, landscaping makes a statement
With fresh plantings, the museum grounds are treated like an art form.
Metro
Bird-watchers flock to winter Harbor Islands cruise
State and federal officials have teamed up with the owner of a whale-watching boat to offer what many New Englanders might consider to be an oxymoron: a winter cruise.
Nation & World
Captain refused orders to return to ship, help passengers
Divers discovered five more bodies today in the cruise liner that ran aground in Italy, and recordings reveal the ship’s captain ignored orders to help rescue passengers.
Politics
Political Notebook
For Paul, travel to home state has been largely first class
GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul has been spending large amounts on airfare as a congressman, flying first class on dozens of taxpayer-funded flights to his home state.
Business
Zappos warns customers about hacker
Online shoe seller Zappos.com says a hacker may have accessed the personal information of up to 24 million customers.
Sports
GLOBE 10.0 VIDEO
Are the Celtics really this bad?
The Celtics slumped to 4-8 after their latest loss to the Thunder. Globe columnist Dan Shaughnessy says the team must now consider trading Ray Allen.
Arts
FRAME BY FRAME
Picabia’s mischievous postcard view of Nice
Francis Picabia’s “Midi (Promenade des Anglais)’’ leapt out at the Globe’s Sebastian Smee while on show at the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven.
Lifestyle
G cover
Learning to restore balance
With advancing age come problems of unsteadiness and dizziness. Researchers are looking for ways to stop the falls.
Opinion
“What if we had fewer presidential elections? What if we freed the president from the pressures of politics? What if we had a single six-year presidential term?”
Farah Stockman
Ideas
“The problem, as Shoup and his allies see it, is that parking on the street is simply too desirable. Because spaces are so cheap, drivers have a powerful incentive to spend time hunting for them.”
Leon Neyfakh on the case for the $6 parking meter