Springfield police officer shot to death

The officer was killed while responding to a domestic call, officials said. The suspect, who died of a self-inflicted wound, also allegedly shot his wife, who is hospitalized.

Neighbor recalls aiding teen in Cambridge slaying

Neighbors said Charlene Holmes, 16, was killed while walking past a house on Willow Street Sunday night.

Flooding threat continues due to high tides, wind

Sections of the Massachusetts coast may see minor to moderate flooding through early Tuesday, forecasters say.

Some 38 Studios employees to be hired by Epic Games

The North Carolina company has agreed to hire many of the people who worked for the failing video game maker’s Baltimore, Md., office.

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After Scott Brown voted for the 2010 Wall Street overhaul, he worked to shield financial firms from some of its tough provisions.

Rapper Rick Ross, shown performing last year in East Rutherford, N.J., played a 30-minute set Saturday in Mansfield.

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Music Review

Strong sets with softer swagger at Summer Jam

Presented by radio station Jam’n 94.5, Summer Jam is part ritual, part survey of trends in mainstream hip-hop and R&B.

Sports health center brings latest in imaging to amateur athletes

The new Massachusetts General Orthopaedics Sports Performance Center’s 3-D imaging helps injured weekend warriors regain their form.

Runaway black hole offers rare glimpse of cosmic eviction

Harvard-Smithsonian astronomers have observed a gigantic black hole speeding away from its home galaxy, a rare phenomenon in action.

Dean Soucie of Oliver Ames High School in North Easton watched the award ceremony after his team lost to Concord Carlisle in the High School Super Bowl in Foxborough. (Dec. 3, 2011)

Photo gallery

Award-winning photos by the Globe’s John Tlumacki

Tlumacki, a longtime Globe staff photographer, recently scored his first portfolio win from the Boston Press Photographers Association for these images.

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Justin Colamaria with his mom, Tina Foye, and the breathing machine that helps his sleep apnea.

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Overcoming sleep disorders in children
The Celtics now stand two victories from what would be the most unexpected trip to the Finals in the team’s 66-year history.

Bob Ryan | Celtics 93, Heat 91 (OT)

Celtics didn’t make it easy in Game 4 win

Opinion | jennifer graham

Women are up against the grass ceiling
Rob DeRosa, Boston’s superintendent of waste reduction, at the site of the tainted compost in Mattapan.

Lead content ruins Boston’s cherished compost

opinion | John E. Sununu

Private-sector propulsion
Steve Winwood, shown performing in Chicago in 2010, played a 100-minute set in Boston.

Music Review

Winwood riffs on classics from genre-busting career

Daily Dose

Five sun safety mistakes to avoid

Perspective

Losing the real soul of Fenway Park
A self-portrait Arnold Schoenberg painted in 1910.

‘Ears of the Future’: Schoenberg’s ‘Pierrot Lunaire’ at 100
The transit of Venus — which will be visible from 6:03 p.m. until the sun sets in the Boston area — is an exceedingly rare event.

Scientists prepare to observe rare alignment of Venus

Globe wins 7 regional Emmy Awards

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Alfredo Aceves didn’t knuckle under in the ninth, getting his 14th save - which pleased catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

Bobby Valentine excels at running bullpen

The Red Sox manager’s bullpen looks a lot different from the one he thought he’d have, but currently may be the best in baseball.

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Margaret Catyb was a volunteer at her church.

Billerica woman killed in Florida crash

Margaret Catyb, 77, died when a vehicle driven by a 15-year-old pulled into the path of the car she was riding in.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

Confident Wis. GOP looks ahead to Nov.

JEFF JACOBY

Tax-avoidance emigration is logical, lawful

Joanna Weiss

Fifty Shades of Obamacare

Scot lehigh

Brown should accept debate challenge
The Celtics now stand two victories from what would be the most unexpected trip to the Finals in the team’s 66-year history.

Bob Ryan | Celtics 93, Heat 91 (OT)

Celtics didn’t make it easy in Game 4 win

Opinion | JULIETTE KAYYEM

Advice to women writers on the fifth ‘F’

Bob Ryan

Kevin Garnett’s greatness always worth notice

JOAN VENNOCHI

The persistence of politics as usual
Instead of eating his school fund-raising prize, Francis Shea parlayed it into a money-maker for another charity.

Yvonne Abraham

A giant candy bar, and a bigger heart

Beverly Beckham

Loving them still, despite the gifts
After IBM’s Watson computer beat “Jeopardy’’ contestants, Nuance said it would partner with IBM.

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Nuance fights to maintain edge in speech recognition

Joan Vennochi

Democrats played hardball with DeFranco

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A bicycle display shows heart rate and speed.

E Ink hunting for the next big thing

The Cambridge company is searching hard for new inventions that use its unique technology, before tablet computers like the iPad render it obsolete.

Politics

Joseph P. Kennedy III goes big with signature collection

Kennedy has turned in over 7,000 certified voter signatures to gain a spot on the September primary ballot.

Nation & World

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Assad denies government role in Syrian massacre

President Bashar Assad used his first speech in five months to reiterate that the violence in Syria was fomented by foreign instigators.

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Book Review

“Island Practice” by Pam Belluck.

‘Island Practice’ by Pam Belluck

The book weaves together tales of Dr. Tim Lepore’s almost 30 years of residence and medical practice on Nantucket Island.

Health and wellness

G Force

“Soldiers who need the help the most are least likely to seek help, because they’ve been trained to be so independent and not weak in any way,” Dr. John A. Parrish said.

Finding the way home

Dr. John A. Parrish has just written a book about the traumatic legacy of his service in a military field hospital in Vietnam.

“Even during the primary days [Utah] was a big asset for us. It was one of the number one states in the country for phone banking.”

Sarah Nelson,  Romney’s West Coast director

Magazine

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40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
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What does it take to become a Disney star?
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Best beaches guide for New England
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At a tiny Provincetown house, a sweet terrace

Opinion

“The John Deere tractor has yet to be feminized, and should not be, out of simple compassion.”

Jennifer Graham 

Ideas

“To screen soldiers for PTSD, some experts believe, is to pretend war is something it’s not.”

Paul Kix