Latin School headmaster in spotlight amid racial controversy

Boston Latin School?s headmaster faces scrutiny following allegations that she failed to act on students? racist comments.

Boston, MA: 02-10-2016: Participants in vigil supporting Black Lives Matter listen to speakers before linining Centre St. in silence, in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Mass. February 10, 2016. The vigil was held in front of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. Photo/John Blanding, Boston Globe staff story/ , Metro( 11black )

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Black Lives Matter holds vigil in Jamaica Plain

The gathering of about 40 people was the third consecutive monthly event in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_BailHearingl632954-11207.jpg After 30 years, man?s conviction is overturned

George Perrot was released after 30 years behind bars at an emotional bail hearing Wednesday.

Officials respond to complaints about nursing homes

Health regulators will conduct unannounced inspections, and they will impose fines on problem-plagued facilities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kleinr_07sjc(1)_11.png Retirements mean Baker will reshape state?s high court

Governor Charlie Baker has a chance to put his influence on the Supreme Judicial Court, one of the most influential state courts in the country.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryan_powerplant1_biz.jpg South Boston power plant to be sold, redeveloped

Exelon Corp. has put the old Boston Edison power plant up for sale, and likely for re-development.

020115latenight - Late night T riders exit the train at the Red Line Park Street Station. A one year experiemental trial is about to expire to leave the MBTA service run from midnight until 3am. (Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe)

Kieran Kesner for The Boston Globe

MBTA employees criticize effort toward privatization, layoffs

The MBTA said it wants to privatize several departments, a move that could eliminate 250 jobs.

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Among the Big Air competitors will be 2014 Olympic silver medalist Gus Kenworthy.

Michelle Belliveau helps Jeff Hoogenboom with a batch of homebrew.

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?Friends?-style living on the rise among 30-somethings

With housing costs reaching exorbitant levels, a slew of 30-somethings are increasingly willing to share a living space as a way to offset housing costs and ensure prime location.

yvonne abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-11231.jpg Bloomberg, put those presidential dreams to bed

You?re not going to help things by getting into this race, Mr. Bloomberg.

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders met with the Rev. Al Sharpton in Harlem on Wednesday, a day after Sanders? double-digit win in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

Democrats, Republicans look down long road to the nomination

New Hampshire?s primary results produced deep uncertainty about the parties? trajectories.

Hooksett, NH - 2/9/2016 - Hillary Clinton gestures as she speaks to supporters beside her husband Bill and daughter, Chelsea, at her Primary Night Party in Hooksett, New Hampshire February 9, 2016. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff Topic: 10nhdems Reporter:

After N.H., supporters fear Clinton is out of touch

Hillary Clinton?s stinging 22-point loss in New Hampshire prompted fretting among the Democratic Party elite.

MANCHESTER, NH - APRIL 12: Donald Trump signs autographs after speaking at the Freedom Summit at The Executive Court Banquet Facility April 12, 2014 in Manchester, New Hampshire. The Freedom Summit held its inaugural event where national conservative leaders bring together grassroots activists on the eve of tax day. (Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

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Trump, Sanders tested their N.H. messages in 2014

The seeds of the New Hampshire primary?s stunning conclusion can be traced back to a single day nearly 22 months ago.

Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/deadpool-DMC_2670_v068_matte.1045_rgb.jpg ?Deadpool? and Ryan Reynolds get it right

The film serves up giddy, boundary-pushing mayhem so true to the comics? sophomoric spirit, the irreverence is infectious.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/vangogh.JPG Airbnb offers a starry night in Van Gogh?s bedroom

The room is a stunningly accurate representation of the artist?s ?The Bedroom,? an 1889 work.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-8912.jpg Is Paul Pierce one of the top five Celtics of all time?

The first four are easy: Russell, Bird, Cousy, Havlicek. The fifth, is it McHale or Pierce?

Ground Game

ANALYSIS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_nhvotes2_met.jpg N.H. sends message to the next states in line

Granite State voters rejected the two foremost political dynasties in modern US politics in favor of anti-establishment candidates.

The Big Picture

Mardi Gras and Ash Wednesday 2016

Historians say Mardi Gras dates back to Roman times, when the newly converted Christians retained vestiges of a pagan festival as a period of celebration before the penance of Lent.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

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/2011-2020/2016/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/masschallenge.jpg MassChallenge program for entrepreneurs opening in Mexico City

The Boston-based accelerator program that gives office space and grants to emerging companies is opening its fifth location.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?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/2011-2020/2016/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Peter-Saunders-C-717x450-1298-ksp--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Vocal member of Vatican abuse panel to depart

An outspoken member of an abuse commission headed by Cardinal Sean O?Malley said he won?t leave unless the pope asks him to.

Globe Insiders

Design New England

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/bath.jpg Immersed in the View

A seaside location sets the tone for a free-flowing master bathroom with partitions and angles ? but no doors to restrict sightlines.