Monan took BC from financial turmoil to growth

From left, Rev. Donald Monan; Judge David S. Nelson, and House Speaker Thomas P.

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The Rev. Monan was president of Boston College for 24 years and led the school through an unprecedented period of academic and financial growth.

Metro

Rockland, Mass., man dies in Vermont crash

The 30-year-old was a passenger in the car when it missed a turn and struck a tree in Killington, state police said.

Passenger dies after cab is struck in Attleboro

A Roslindale man was arrested after allegedly slamming into the taxi while driving drunk on Interstate 95 early Saturday, police said.

Lawyer, 68, dies after fire at Winthrop home

Charles Balliro was pulled from the second floor of his beachfront home after a passing motorist spotted smoke.

The Trump administration

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 17: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) holds a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on March 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. The two leaders discussed strengthening NATO, fighting the Islamic State group, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and held a roundtable discussion with German business leaders during their first face-to-face meeting. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump tweeted that meeting with Merkel was smooth, but he added a zinger

President Trump and Germany?s Angela Merkel met at the White House on Friday and missed a chance for a handshake. Trump tweeted a response Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/03c72c40-fa47-4a92-aa17-2975f8091ac3.jpg Emails hint at court pick?s view of presidential power

Judge Neil Gorsuch?s Supreme Court confirmation hearing is set to start Monday.

Janet Yellen, president of the Federal Reserve Board, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin talk to each others during the G20 finance ministers meeting in Baden-Baden, southern Germany, Friday, March 17, 2017. (Uwe Anspach/dpa via AP)

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Trump administration pushes back and wins at G20 finance meeting

The world?s top economic powers wanted a statement that opposed protectionism, but the Trump administration wants trade to benefit Americans.

Preet Bharara, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.

Short list for high-profile US attorney jobs in New York

GOP politicians in New York have been putting together short lists of potential candidates to replace the top US prosecutors in New York City.

A Watertown firefighter hugged a fellow firefighter as the body of fallen Watertown firefighter Joseph Toscano arrived at the State Medical Examiners Office.

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Fallen Watertown firefighter is saluted in solemn procession

Fire and police officials from across the region escorted the body of Joseph Toscano to the medical examiner?s office in Boston on Saturday morning.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/170317_MJ_021.jpg Sentenced to life, a killer of six wants to go free

Richard Steeves, 75, a purported serial killer in Maine who has been released only once in the last 51 years, says he has been rehabilitated and wants the governor to set him free. The last time he went free, in 1984, he killed for the sixth time.

Arts

The picture frame that held a Rembrandt, ?Storm on the Sea of Galilee,? stolen 25 years ago.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

An open letter: Return Gardner Museum treasures

To whom it may concern,

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gardner%20museum%20painting%20heist-245182-ZZFZ.jpg Six theories behind the stolen Gardner Museum paintings

On the 27th anniversary of the $500 million Gardner Museum heist, we take a look at six theories behind the stolen paintings.

BUZZSAW | Matthew gilbert

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/15/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Homeland_212_1694-001.jpg Making ?Homeland? grate again

I?m beginning to feel like Peter Quinn, dragging myself through the story in a stupor, trying to remain interested in something, anything.

Sports

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/609844220.jpg The Patriots have had a busy offseason so far. How will they look in 2017?

Most of the team?s signings and trades can be classified as ?classic Patriots.?

GARY WASHBURN I SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/c5cc938bc74647f0ac47f6c0eea699c2-c5cc938bc74647f0ac47f6c0eea699c2-0.jpg LaVar Ball on fatherhood and how he?s raised his three sons

?If I?m not a good role model or good leader, who does he have to count on?? LaVar Ball said.

Chicago, Il-Sept. 19, 2016-Globe Staff Photo by Stan Grossfeld- Chicago Cub President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein at Wrigley Field

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

A Cubs-Red Sox World Series? It?s not too early to talk about it

Theo Epstein will try to engineer a Cubs repeat. He may run into his old team in pursuit.

Munch Madness

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/munch-madness-og-1.jpg Round 1 of Munch Madness ends tonight!

What are your favorite Boston-area restaurants? Vote in our March Madness- style bracket to pick the most universally loved local place to eat.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | MIchael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-2825.jpg The GOP has become the party of white nationalism

The uncensured remarks of congressman Steve King underscore the racism in the Republican Party.

Newsletters

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Our weekly digest on buying, selling, and design, with expert advice and insider neighborhood knowledge.

Special reports

SPOTLIGHT FOLLOW-UP

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-5331asdf-10484.jpg Star surgeon is scrutinized on concurrent procedures

New York authorities are probing how a famed prostate specialist manages his vast patient load.

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/17/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Dr.%20Khodadoust.jpg A virus, fished out of a lake, may have saved a man?s life

Dr. Ali Khodadoust earned a place in medical history after having 100 million viruses placed inside his chest.