Doctor barred for ‘spiritual diagnosis’
A psychiatrist at Boston Children’s Hospital became convinced his 16-year-old patient suffered from “evil spirits.”
Boston merchants hope bombing not labeled terrorism
The Marathon bombings are presenting the first major test of an insurance law passed after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks to regulate coverage.
red sox 5, blue jays 0
Jon Lester, nearly perfect, dazzles Jays
Lester was a pitch away from perfection for the Red Sox in a 5-0 victory Friday night.
Dan Shaughnessy
Bruins take the hard road again
We should know by now that the Bruins never, ever do it the easy way. They rarely get the job done in five games. It’s usually seven.
Virginia woman’s help led to burial site for Tamerlan Tsarnaev
“I don’t see what good it does to stand outside and protest against a dead body.” said Martha Mullen. “It’s an exercise in hatred and bigotry.”
derrick z. jackson
The decency to bury a body
We came to view the Marathon bombing as a unique event, and Tamerlan Tsarnaev as uniquely evil, which justified a sense of anger so vast that it was self-poisoning.
Drivers find place for spiritual, philosophical growth
The Aladdin Auto Repair Gallery in Cambridge is as much a place to contemplate philosophy and faith as it is a garage and art gallery.
Cardinal O’Malley says he’ll boycott BC graduation
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley will not attend because Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland, who supports narrow abortion rights, is speaking.
Globe exclusives
More coverage of the bombings
Marathon bombing suspect buried in Virginia
A day after the controversy swirling around the burial of Tamerlan Tsarnaev subsided in Worcester, it engulfed a rural Virginia hamlet.
Sports
Maple Leafs 2, Bruins 1
Bruins come up short in Game 5
The Bruins came close to tying it, but the Leafs scratched out a 2-1 win to send the series back to Toronto with the Bruins up, 3-2.
Metro
Officials confirm Stoughton tornado
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado briefly touched down in Stoughton during a fast-moving storm Thursday afternoon.
Columnists
Nation & World
Survivor emerges 17 days after factory collapse
The rescue of Reshma Begum has offered a temporary respite from the gloom of removing bodies from the building in Bangladesh and a startling tale of resilience.
Politics
State Department sought to change Libya talking points
Political considerations influenced the talking points that UN Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, Libya, according to department e-mails.
Business
Changes urged for fueling power grid
The Northeast needs a more diverse mix of fuel to generate power, and more pipeline and transmission capacity to bring the energy here, officials said.
Arts
Book Review
‘A Guide to Being Born’ by Ramona Ausubel
“A Guide to Being Born,” contains elements of fantasy juxtaposed against starkly realistic elements, and the fantastic casts the realistic into relief.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | May 22
Inside the Marathon bombings
Inside the Marathon bombingsGlobe reporters and editors talk about the horror and heroic efforts of a story that has touched us all.