Harvard cheating inquiry raises concerns

Students say the drawn-out process has brought nerve-racking uncertainty.

Republican Scott Brown has yet to declare his intentions for the special election to fill John Kerry’s US Senate seat.

Brown still silent on Senate run

There is growing anxiety among Republicans that Scott Brown may sit out the contest to fill John F. Kerry’s seat.

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Democratic Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa.

Senator Harkin of Iowa won’t seek re-election in 2014

The 73-year-old Tom Harkin, a leading liberal in the Senate, said “It’s just time to step aside.”

Group claims hacking of US government website

The group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the US Sentencing Commission to avenge the death of Aaron Swartz.

Norman Stone of the Somerville Boxing Club helped Kourtney Yurko wrap her hand before her workout.

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Once-endangered boxing gyms having a renaissance

The sport is growing more popular as both men and women come for competition and for fitness.

Robert Parish, shown at his North Carolina home, said Kevin McHale and Larry Bird have not helped him in his quest to crack into the NBA coaching ranks.

Robert Parish yearns for NBA coaching job

The former Celtics great, who says he needs money and sold his NBA title rings, says Larry Bird and Kevin McHale have not helped him get back in the league.

Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 10 rebounds, but fouled out in the loss.

Hawks 123, Celtics 111

Celtics blow 27-point lead, lose in double OT

The Celtics suffered a humiliating sixth straight defeat, losing a 9-point lead in the final 3:39 of regulation.

The Momogoose, Bon Me, and Clover food trucks operated in the South Station area of Boston.

Boston food truck industry expands

By April, Boston will have 56 food trucks, up from just 15 when the city first cautiously kicked the tires of the trend in July 2011.

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Karen Cooper of Wayland and daughters Lily, 4, and Hannah, 5, read a PJ Library book.

Giving away millions with good cause
Gemma Arterton plays Gretel and Jeremy Renner is Hansel.

Movie Review

Beyond the gingerbread house
Wade Preston (left, with his Movin’ Out Band) says playing the Piano Man on Broadway “opened a lot of doors for me.”

Q&A with Wade Preston of the Movin’ Out Band
Stan Musial, left, and Ted Williams, two members of what Bob Ryan calls baseball’s Mount Rushmore, were together at the 1960 All-Star game.

Bob Ryan | Sunday Preview

Stan Musial’s death ends era of MLB’s Mount Rushmore
Diane O’ Meara (left), whose image was used for the fictional Lennay Kekua, and alleged hoax victim Manti Te’o (right).

The Word | Sunday Preview

Catfish: How Manti Te’o’s imaginary romance got its name
The Patriots running backs, including Stevan Ridley, left, and Danny Woodhead, did not produce when needed against the Ravens.

Christopher L. Gasper

What’s missing for Patriots? The run
Grab a cozy fireside seat at James’s Gate in Jamaica Plain

Exclusive Sunday Preview | Magazine

9 things to do in Boston to beat winter’s chill
Boston Bruins forward Shawn Thornton and the Rangers’ Mike Rupp went at it in the NHL season opener at TD Garden.

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Globe photos of the week
Contrasting scenes at a Shaw’s in Plymouth and at a nearby Stop & Shop.

Shaw’s struggles against lower-priced competition
Iraq War veteran Christopher Carter searched for jobs online at his Lenox home. He applied to Walmart’s hiring program.

Easing veterans’ job plight
Boston Police officer Billy Traft (right) is a headliner on Saturday’s TD Garden card.

Boston police officer part of boxing’s revival
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray had asked state regulators to investigate whether the former Chelsea Housing Authority chief violated laws while campaigning for him.

Timothy Murray under fire over campaign funding

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Bruins 4, Islanders 2

Patrice Bergeron provides some breathing room, beating goalie Rick DiPietro with a nifty move in the third period.

Chara, Bergeron spark third-period rally for Bruins

Zdeno Chara scored the go-ahead goal and Patrice Bergeron punched in an insurance goal to give the Bruins a 4-2 win over the Islanders.

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Ethen Harrison, 23, was arraigned Friday in New Bedford District Court on multiple charges in the 9-month-old’s death.

Man faces charges after infant’s death

A 9-month-old New Bedford girl died and her mother’s boyfriend has been charged with assault and battery in connection with the attack, police said.

Columnists

Derrick Z. Jackson

Obama’s more perfect union
Shirley Clarke’s son Gabriel was shot in the stomach Jan. 11.

LAWRENCE HARMON

Is it safe to walk to church?
NRA chief executive Wayne LaPierre heads the largest gun-rights organization in the United States.

SCOT LEHIGH

The gun lobby’s long reach

Joshua Green

GOP should embrace deficit reduction

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The joy of re-reading

Kevin Cullen

Here’s an out worth taking

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Invest in Massachusetts, but don’t play Robin Hood
Bill Belichick now must contemplate what his 2013 roster will look like.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots must change ways and personnel
Beyonce performed at President Obama’s second inauguration.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Unlike Beyonce, Hillary faces the music
Facebook is testing a service called Graph Search, which may help it compete with Google Plus social network.

Tech Lab

With new Facebook search, there’s nowhere to hide

Yvonne Abraham

A parent’s child-care nightmare
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Clinton’s reality check

Nation & World

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Residents viewed damage to rebel vehicles on Friday after French airstrikes in recently liberated Diabaly, Mali.

Militants blast bridge in Mali near Niger

Islamist extremists have destroyed a bridge near the Niger border, marking the first use of explosives by insurgents.

Politics

President Obama said Denis McDonough has played a key role in all his major national security decisions.

Trusted Obama aide named chief of staff

New Chief of Staff Denis McDonough, a longtime aide and close friend of the president, is known for “straight talk.”

Business

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After the holidays, many face the task of whittling down the mountain of often high-interest credit card debt before it gets out of control.

6 tips to get out from under holiday debt in 2013

Now that the holiday bills have arrived, many face the task of whittling down the often high-interest credit card debt.

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‘Wedsites’ are becoming must-haves for today’s engaged couples

Once only for cutting-edge couples, wedding websites are now interactive, full of multimedia, and everywhere.

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The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

My friend Tito
The cover for the January 13 2013 issue

Alfresco fabulous
The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012
The cover for the December 23 2012 issue

Bostonians of the Year: Raisman and Harrison

Opinion

“It’s ungodly that so many families need to work this hard to stay safe.”

Lawrence Harmon 

Ideas

“With just a few exceptions, the majority of gun deaths in the United States have been self-inflicted every year since at least 1920.”

Leon Neyfakh on the gun toll we’re ignoring 

“In my case, I don’t have any friends. I saw Kevin [McHale] at an event; he said he was going to call me. He never called. I called Larry [Bird] twice when I was at the Indiana Pacers; he never returned my call.”

Robert Parish,  on trying to get an NBA job