Milestone reached as world powers, Iran agree on deal

The framework agreement creates parameters for three more months of negotiations over technical details and unresolved issues.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry followed Iran?s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, and European Union High Representative Federica Mogherini as the trio arrived to deliver statements after nuclear talks at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne on Thursday.

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Opinion | John F. Kerry

A critical deal with Iran, but more work to be done

We have an opportunity for a comprehensive plan to block every pathway Iran might use to build a nuclear weapon.

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The Olympics are supposed to be a feel-good event, but not here. Instead, the Games are toxic.

Beyond red-tailed hawk, students push obscure state symbols nationwide

Legislatures all over the country are both charmed and plagued by children trying to pass bills into law.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will host a fundraiser at Fiore in the North End on April 23.

Chris Christie to hold Boston fundraiser

The fundraiser, fetching $5,000 for ?co-hosts? and $2,500 for ?sponsors,? is scheduled for April 23 at Fiore in the North End.

?Roberson?s administration has done enough damage,? said Ruth Keifson, an English professor and co-chair of the faculty union.

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Faculty, students protest at Roxbury Community College

The rally focused on President Valerie Roberson and the ?culture of fear and intimidation? some say she has created.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/EEL_09984.jpg ?While We?re Young? takes aim at the old and the new

?While We?re Young,? starring Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts, is about Gen X hipsters realizing they?re no longer hip.

Outfielders  Jackie Bradley Jr. and Rusney Castillo will start the season in Pawtucket.

Red Sox send Rusney Castillo, Jackie Bradley Jr. to minors

Manager John Farrell said Castillo took the news well: ?He?s a young guy who?s on a mission.?

Governor Charlie Baker?s push to end the nine-year-old film tax credit is facing mounting opposition in the House of Representatives.

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Baker?s plan to end film tax credit faces opposition in House

The move marks the Democrat-controlled Legislature?s first significant break with the Republican governor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bridgewater150.jpg Bridgewater State day care director on leave amid abuse claims

After a mother voiced concerns that her son had been assaulted, the director allegedly told a teacher to ?keep this confidential.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2015-04-02T213457Z_1890254141_TM3EB421CL601_RTRMADP_3_USA-SECURITY-NEW-YORK.jpg N.Y. women allegedly planned Boston Marathon-type attack

Two women were arrested on charges they plotted to wage violent jihad by building a bomb like the ones used in the Boston attacks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Par8138692.jpg Islamic militants kill 147 in attack at Kenya college

At least 79 were injured and more than 500 students were rescued after heavily-armed militants attacked the campus.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/officer150-8267.jpg Boston officer indicted in Uber assault case

Michael Doherty faces charges for allegedly assaulting and hurling ethnic slurs at an Uber driver earlier this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/seder1.jpg For Mass. state senator, White House Passover event a tradition

On Friday, as he has in years past, state Senator Eric Lesser will break bread ? matzo, actually ? with President Obama.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed%208.45.11%20AM.jpg Ad firm removes gun violence signs amid protest

After donating billboards in support of firearms laws, Clear Channel said it did not intend to take sides on gun control.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/aaron150-8149.jpg After detailing Odin Lloyd?s wounds, prosecution rests

A medical examiner testified that Lloyd was shot multiple times before the prosecution rested in the trial of Aaron Hernandez.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense rests

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Par8138864.jpg Outline of Iran deal offers the best chance to thaw relations

It is now up to Congress to give the negotiators the time they need to finalize the agreement.

The Big Picture

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Globe photos of the month for March

Here?s a look at just some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.