McGee quits gaming commission post

Carl Stanley McGee, the newly appointed head of the state’s gaming commission, has resigned, citing the “growing distractions” created by the allegations of sexual abuse against him.

President Barack Obama was interviewed by Robin Roberts of ABC's Good Morning America in the Cabinet Room of the White House.

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In shift, Obama backs gay marriage

In a TV interview, President Barack Obama said same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, a departure from his previous stance.

Gay-marriage supporters in Mass. applaud Obama

For gay rights supporters in Massachusetts, President Obama’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage was cause for celebration — and pride.

Editorial

On gay marriage, Obama is on the right side of history

President Obama’s support for gay marriage marks the end of an evolution for the president and, to an extent, for the country.

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What mom wants for Mother’s Day

She’s always on the go and doing things for others. It’s time to spoil her a little.

Back Bay power outage traced to faulty power supply unit

NStar said today that Tuesday’s brief outage was caused when a power supply failed during ongoing repairs to an electrical substation that caught fire in March.

Fenway announcer Carl Beane killed in car crash

Beane, 59, was killed in a single-car accident in Sturbridge. He has been the public address announcer at Fenway Park since 2003.

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz, left, returns to the dugout past Kansas City Royals catcher Humberto Quintero (33) after striking out in the third inning a baseball game in Kansas City, Mo., Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)

Royals 4, Red Sox 3

Red Sox don’t have enough against the Royals

Red Sox pitchers kept the game tight, but it was their hitting that let them down this time, for the team’s eighth loss in 10 games.

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The New York Times best-selling author discusses his books “Bringing Down the House” and “The Social Network.”

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Top: Dan dan mein, noodles topped with a spicy pork and mushroom ragu.

Dining Out

Making the most of Moksa

Brian McGrory

Very friendly skies for insurance execs

Former students buoyed final days of Totenberg

Rajon Rondo (13 points, 6-of-17 shooting) ran out of time after stealing the ball in the final seconds, dribbling into a crowd, then failing to get off a shot or a pass as the Celtics lost Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics will not cough up this series
At Sizzling House of Kabab, Farhad Salemi offers Middle Eastern classics.

Cheap Eats

Sizzling House of Kabab offers kebabs for grown-ups, burgers for kids
Governor Patrick has objected to the Secure Communities program on grounds that it nets many immigrants with no criminal convictions.

Illegal-immigrant scrutiny tightens in Mass.

Dan Wasserman

Editorial cartoon: Mourning Maurice Sendak

Another NStar outage draws questions, outrage

Steve Wynn drops casino proposal
Aaron Kirley, cofounder of luggage shipping company Luggage Forward, in the company's Boston office.

Five Mass. companies on Inner City 100

Book Review

‘I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)’ by Stephen Colbert

To Grammar’s House

Hopefully, we’ll see it rarely

Sports

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Report: Josh Beckett played golf before missed start

The Red Sox pitcher, who missed a start last week, is alleged to have golfed at a local course two days prior to his turn, a radio station reported.

Metro

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An 8-year-old boy drove a BMW in reverse from his family's Mascot Street driveway into the front porch of a home accross the street.

Child, 8, drives car into Boston house

The 8-year-old was uninjured when he drove a car into a house this morning in Dorchester, Boston police said.

Columnists

Opinion | Derrick Z. Jackson

Obesity, a new kind of smoke

Jeff Jacoby

‘Never again’ is now in North Korea

Joanna Weiss

Women don’t need Obama’s ‘Julia’ avatar

Kevin Cullen

Street’s win is society’s loss
Rajon Rondo (13 points, 6-of-17 shooting) ran out of time after stealing the ball in the final seconds, dribbling into a crowd, then failing to get off a shot or a pass as the Celtics lost Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics will not cough up this series

Brian McGrory

Very friendly skies for insurance execs

innovation economy

Fledgling start-ups strut their stuff
Protesters demanding the release of Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng last week held signs and prayed in front of the White House.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

A tragedy or merely tragic?

Adrian Walker

Taking a pass on the future

JOANNA WEISS

Big drama and bigger egos in Edwards’ court

Bob Ryan

Football tests limits of our conscience
Bill Gates presents what was called a “tablet PC” at Microsoft headquarters in 2000.

jeff jacoby

Thanks, Obama, but wealth is not theft

Arts

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Galleries

Nancy Selvage’s “Navigation’’ at Boston Sculptors Gallery.

Paintings that go beyond the surface

Cate McQuaid surveys local gallery offerings, including Paul Shakespear’s “Corrientes” and Karl Baden’s “In and Out of the Car” at Howard Yezerski Gallery.

Politics

Kerry: Lugar’s loss in Indiana a ‘tragedy’ for Senate

John Kerry lamented Richard Lugar’s loss in the Indiana Republican primary as “a blow to the institution.”

Business

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In an interview, US Rep. Edward Markey said he would “seriously consider’’ supporting a proposal by Spectra Energy Corp. of Houston to expand the Algonquin Gas Transmission pipeline that delivers natural gas to New England.

Markey urges more investment in gas pipelines

US Rep. Edward J. Markey called for increased investments in domestic pipelines — which could boost recent efforts to expand a natural gas pipeline that serves New England.

Nation & World

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This Aug. 23, 1965 photo shows Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach in his office at the Department of Justice in Washington.

Kennedy, Johnson aide Nicholas Katzenbach dies

Katzenbach served in several government roles in the 1960s, including attorney general, and was involved in many of the government’s seminal events and issues.

Food & dining

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Scariest question a mother can face

It can strike terror in the hearts of mothers, who are tasked with preparing dishes and meals to satisfy a range of tastes: “What’s for dinner, mom?”

“It was only two months ago. How is it possible that it happened again? And will it be chalked up again as an unavoidable catastrophe?”

Pamela Ackers,  a Back Bay resident, on yesterday’s outage

Magazine

The cover for the May 6 2012 issue

Homes for sale for $250,000, $500,000, $750,000, and $1 million
The cover for the April 29 2012 issue

Dying wishes expected to be decided on November ballot
The cover for the April 22 2012 issue

144 free things to do around Boston
The cover for the April 15 2012 issue

In an artist’s garden

Opinion

“The health care costs of obesity have, by most accounts, surpassed the medical costs of smoking.”

Derrick Z. Jackson 

Ideas

“Officials deny they’re in competition, but as Asia’s economies expand, the record suggests that they are using space to demonstrate military power, technological might, and political prestige over their neighbors.”

James Clay Moltz