Rites for Boston firemen will draw global outpouring

An estimated 10,000 firefighters will take part in two days of mourning for two Boston firefighters killed last week.

Abdulrahman Alharbi says his reputation was ‘‘substantially and severely damaged’’ as a result of Glenn Beck’s statements tying him to the bombings.

Marathon victim sues Glenn Beck for defamation

A Saudi Arabian man injured in the bombings is accusing Beck of saying on the air that the plaintiff was “the money man” behind the attack.

GM CEO Mary Barra will testify Tuesday.

GM, safety agency to face Congress over recalls

CEO Mary Barra and the head of the nation’s auto safety watchdog will testify about a defect linked to 13 deaths.

Developers urge Mayor Walsh to clarify BRA process

Those who drive development say they are unsure who in the administration is responsible for making key real estate decisions.

Boston likes to call itself a world-class city, but it often approaches new buildings with a small-town Puritan attitude.

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How tall will a new BRA go?

A new administration at City Hall may mean taller buildings downtown.

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Red Sox feted at White House

President Obama honored the 2013 world champions.

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As a top state official two decades ago, Charlie Baker confronted a crisis similar to the current problems facing the agency.

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Rather than going for poetic or ambiguous farewell gestures, the writers opted to be quite specific about each of the characters’ fates in the series finale.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/anita150-13522.jpg Anita Hill steps back into the spotlight in documentary

Hill was a central figure in the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991.

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Opinion | phillip niemeyer and jay ruttenberg

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/niemeyer_1956--90x90.jpg 100 years of humor on April Fools’ Day

A look at the epitome of what was funny for each year in the past century.