At least 5 dead in Cairo bombings

On the eve of the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising, three car bombs were set off in the Egyptian capital.

Olga I. Roche, Department of Children and Families chief, was grilled for four hours.

DCF found to have missed many visits

The report said DCF’s failure to regularly check on families may be widespread, a lapse at the center of the case of a missing 5-year-old Fitchburg boy.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen_20131018.jpg An anchor of a golden era

Chet Curtis’s death has touched off a wave of nostalgia, a longing for when newscasters were stars and local celebrities.

Some homeless men found space on the floor of a Pine Street Inn facility, and other shelters also faced overflow crowds as the temperature outside fell Thursday night.

Bitter cold drives homeless to shelters

The arctic temperatures are not expected to moderate until Saturday morning.

“Who wants to sit in Boston traffic in the winter?” asked Greg Ralich, who’d rather be pedaling.

Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff

Welcoming the winter cycle

While many riders hang up their bikes during the cold months, on any given winter day people are taking as many as 14,000 trips around Boston.

dan shaughnessy

Red Sox offseason has been quiet . . . too quiet?

The Sox can lose their starting center fielder, shortstop, and catcher and hear nothing but applause.

shirley leung

Path to BRA transparency is a bit unclear

When it comes to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, will the new mayor be Ray Flynn — hands-off — or Tom Menino — too involved?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/131028reinharz0105.jpg Brandeis paid ex-president millions more

Jehuda Reinharz’s pay sparked controversy after the Globe reported he earned more than $600,000 in 2011 to serve part-time.

Opinion

Joan wickersham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/joanWickersham_150px.jpg How to boil water — and heat a college campus

When discussing biomass as a heating method, consider not just what the principle or law or technology is, but how it is being applied.

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