For five years, a girl in limbo, while the state fumbled for answers

In a child protection system mandated to watch for every red flag, how did a little girl get so lost?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/507593388.jpg Centrist voters dismayed by the upheaval in Iowa

Said one voter in rural Iowa: ?Everything is so hysterical now. I just hope it mellows out.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_hillary_clinton_adel.jpg Ever-cautious Hillary Clinton counting on a win in Iowa

Whether Clinton beats Bernie Sanders on Monday will depend on convincing voters she can deliver on the promises she?s making.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cullen%20(2)-2113.jpg With MS-13, history is repeating itself

The localities where the gang?s presence is strongest are the places the Mafia once established itself.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/CristoferPerezdelaCruz.jpg After a perilous journey north, teen died at gang?s hands

Cristofer Perez de la Cruz?s life in the US, which came to an end Jan. 10, was brief and dangerous.

Students left Boston Latin School on Wednesday. Nearly half of Latin School?s students are white, compared to 14 percent districtwide.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Black enrollment at Boston Latin falls sharply

Boston?s most prestigious school is nearly half white ? in a district where 74 percent of students are black or Latino.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/25/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_escapees.jpg Saga of escaped inmates ends with San Francisco capture

Two of the men were arrested early Saturday, after the other escapee turned himself in on Friday.

General Electric's move to Boston

Mohamad Ali

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We should shift our focus to bridging the technical skills gaps keeping many Mass. firms from hiring.

Nun aids in man?s rescue from Wrentham wooded area

The nun heard the man, 74, yelling for help after he was trapped under a falling tree, and she called police.

winter arts guide

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/arts%20front%20winter%20guide585.jpg The best of the season?s arts

A guide to upcoming events in theater, art, music, dance, and television.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/507411452.jpg All-Stars dish out praise for Bruins? Patrice Bergeron

Players at the NHL?s showcase event touted Bergeron?s ability to make those around him better on the ice.

A season that began with much promise faded to black in Denver with missed opportunities, missed blocks, and mistakes.

JIm Davis/Globe Staff

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

It?s still hard to believe Patriots? season is over

A week after the loss in the AFC Championship game, the wound remains fresh.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-10488.jpg Addicts? parents also trapped by addiction

?There will not be a night for the rest of my life that I won?t dread that phone call,? one mother said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_becca_pizzi.jpg A marathon accomplishment for Belmont woman

Becca Pizzi, a single mother who works two jobs, is the first American to run seven marathons in seven days on seven different continents.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_margaret_mckenna.jpg Suffolk trustees criticize president on spending, style

School trustees said Margaret McKenna made unauthorized expenditures and hires and has an ?abrasive? manner.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/02122012_12wetrains4-8181267.jpg Making it that ?final mile? to work in suburbia

After you step off the train, you need to reach your office. Do you call a taxi? Request an Uber? Is there a shuttle bus?

Bob Ryan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ryan90-9069.png Unfortunately, the 3-pointer is here to stay

The Golden State Warriors? success means the game will only get more dependent on the long-range shot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/05136268.jpg ?Spotlight? wins best ensemble at SAG Awards

The film focuses on the Globe?s award-winning investigation of pedophile priests in the Catholic Church.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/29IOWA_LEDEgraphicWEB-10463-U621947540376EZD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Four things to watch in the Iowa caucuses and later

The state?s results can yield clues on how a candidate might be able to perform in other states later on the calendar.

The Big Picture

Felipe Dana/Associated Press

Zika virus spreading in Latin America

The virus has spread rapidly, transforming from a little-known ailment to an international public health concern.

Globe investigations

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A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

betaboston

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/2016-01-28/Boston-Parking-Tickets.jpg Boston changes app for parking tickets

Drivers in Boston are getting a new way to settle their parking tickets with a smartphone.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Crux

Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/26/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/c675252f9ab64e12b3eb396d87272d2c.jpg Pope Francis meets Iranian leader to discuss Middle East

The meeting marked the first time ranian President Hassan Rouhani has visited the West since a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran last year.

The Globe Collection Promo