Top IRS official was first told of targeting in 2012
The Internal Revenue Service says acting IRS Commissioner Steven T. Miller was first informed in May 2012 that tea party groups were inappropriately targeted for scrutiny.
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US obtained AP phone records in secret probe
The news cooperative’s top executive called it a ‘‘massive and unprecedented intrusion’’ into how news organizations gather the news.
Abortion doctor guilty in deaths of 3 babies
Dr. Kermit Gosnell was accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy Philadelphia clinic.
New Mass. report suggests ‘foreclosure crisis is over’
The Warren Group, which tracks local real estate, said there was a sharp drop in foreclosure activity in March.
Bruins vs. Maple LEafs | Game 7, 7 p.m.
Maple Leafs’ Lupul says pressure is on the Bruins
Toronto winger Joffrey Lupul and several other members of the Maple Leafs looked relaxed and well-rested heading into tonight’s deciding game.
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on hockey
Bruins back themselves into corner yet again
Nothing says desperate like uh-oh. And uh-oh is where the Bruins find themselves now in a winner-take-all Game 7 with the Maple Leafs.
JULIETTE KAYYEM
Pentagon’s sexual assault conundrum
The only real solution will come with the complete integration of women into an armed services that has, for too long, treated them as second-class citizens.
interactive graphic and essay
Panorama: The Boston Marathon memorial
An interactive panorama of the impromptu memorial to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings set up in Copley Square.
James Carroll
Thunderbirds of prey
Fears of a hollowed-out military always trumped fears of hollowed-out schools, inner cities, civic infrastructure, and moral value.
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More coverage of the bombings
Slain bombing suspect knew Watertown terrain well
On at least a dozen occasions, Tamerlan Tsarnaev had visited friends at a home on Boylston Street, just a few blocks from the scene of his violent death.
Sports
Avery Bradley makes NBA All-Defensive second team
The Celtics’ third-year guard earned the defensive honor for the first time in his career.
Metro
Salem State to honor slain MIT officer Sean Collier
The university is celebrating the life of alumnus Sean Collier, who was allegedly killed by the Boston Marathon bombers on April 18.
Columnists
Nation & World
Death toll in Bangladesh collapse at 1,127
The search for the dead ended Monday at the site of the worst disaster in the history of the global garment industry.
Politics
John McCain to raise money for Gabriel Gomez in Boston
The US senator from Arizona will be in Boston next week for a high-dollar fund-raiser for Gomez, a fellow Navy veteran.
Business
Amtrak hopes locomotives will pull it into a new era
Amtrak Cities Sprinter locomotives will replace engines that have been in use for 20 to 30 years.
Arts
Music Review
Yeah Yeah Yeahs aim to please at House of Blues
More than a decade removed from the self-titled EP that announced their fierce arrival on New York’s indie-rock scene, the band played a sold-out House of Blues Sunday.
Health and wellness
Daily Dose
Want brain power? Doctor says to mind your diet.
Dr. Neal Barnard believes avoiding all animal products will help protect the brain from developing dementia.
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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.