Afghan crisis deepens after killing of 16 civilians

Officials said a US Army staff sergeant shot dead 16 civilians, mostly women and children, in an incident that Afghan President Hamid Karzai called an “assassination.”

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The country paused Sunday to remember the 19,000 people who were killed and to take stock of the monumental tasks ahead.

Newt Gingrich reiterated Sunday that he will not drop out of the race.

Gingrich counting on a Southern surge

Newt Gingrich is setting his sights on beating Rick Santorum in the Southern states that vote on Tuesday.

Minority banks are struggling, even with bailouts

Some longtime supporters of minority-owned banks are questioning whether they are still viable and can thrive in today’s banking environment.

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Taking a break from eating

New research is looking at short-term fasting as a way to boost healing and fight diseases such as Alzheimer's and cancer.

Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker, center, and his Harvard Crimson team will play in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday.

Breaking down the brackets

The Globe’s Joe Sullivan looks ahead at the matchups in the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Jeff Jacoby

Medallion system shackles cabbies

A lawsuit aimed at improving cabbies’ difficult lot was filed in Suffolk Superior Court last week, and it shows how shackled they are by rents, middlemen, and regulations most workers would find intolerable.

“I know people don’t necessarily believe it, but we’re not all about revenue. We look at tickets as a deterrent.”

Thomas Tinlin,  commissioner of Boston’s transportation dept.

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The season’s freshest fashion feels airy and easy — think fluttery shapes, pretty prints, and nothing too structured or serious.

Inside The Boston Globe

The Lakers scored the final eight points in their 18th victory in 19 home games this season.

Lakers 97, Celtics 94

Lakers rally past Celtics
Pittsburgh’s Pascal Dupuis scored against Marty Turco in the third period Sunday for the game’s final goal as the Penguin’s cruised to a 5-2 win.

Penguins 5, Bruins 2

Bruins are punished in Pittsburgh

globe magazine | Perspective

Why Mitt Romney is going the distance

Drivers get a break as parking tickets decline
Former A’s closer Andrew Bailey once thought he was headed to Wall Street, but that was before he detoured to the All-Star Game and now Boston.

For Andrew Bailey, an unlikely road to Red Sox

Education-tech ecosystem grows in Boston

Steve Wynn’s bold designs

ART REVIEW

Impressions of Debussy

Hammitt clutch from Moxie.

Runway Rundown

Pastels: A primer
Pad See Ew with handmade rice noodles at Long Grain in Camden, Maine. (Jonathan Levitt for The Boston Globe)

explore new england

10 meals worth the mileage

Q&A

Why Republicans and Democrats will never agree
César Alvarez at a rehearsal of ‘‘Futurity: A Musical by the Lisps,’’ which premieres Friday at Oberon.

theater review

Civil War meets sci-fi in rock musical ‘Futurity’

Metro

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Howard Lowell stood on shore near the site of the legendary battle between the Confederate ship Virginia and the USS Monitor, an ironclad led by his great-great-great-grandfather, John Lorimer Worden.

Battle of the ironclads tested their metal

A century and a half ago, a historic battle took place that changed the course of naval warfare. And Boston played a role.

Business

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Big-box retailers shrinking floor space to reduce costs

Brands such as Staples, Old Navy, and Kmart are downsizing their footprints to cut costs following a long period of tepid consumer spending and steady growth in online shopping.

Columnists

Innovation Economy

Boston dreams head west

Joanna Weiss

Contraception, the economic miracle drug

GARETH COOK

Community chest
Although paralyzed, shooting victim Marcus Hurd, questioned by attorney John Amabile in Suffolk Superior Court last week, says he accepts the code of the streets.

Joan Vennochi

As victims accept ‘code,’ more victims are created

Jeff Jacoby

Medallion system shackles cabbies

LOVE LETTERS

Her boyfriend’s ex keeps calling and calling and calling...

Christopher L. Gasper

Seguin is causing idol talk

Adrian Walker

Church, lender need to talk

SCOT LEHIGH

Maybe it’s not Mitt’s fault
John Barros is both a School Committee member and head of a nonprofit which supplies school services.

LAWRENCE HARMON

A little too close for comfort

Boston Capital

Markets rebound. Now what?

Brian McGrory

The politics of panic

Nation & World

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Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun, second from right, introduced UN envoy Kofi Annan to other religious figures in Damascus Sunday. Annan, the former UN chief, held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but departed without an agreement to end the violence.

International push to end Syrian conflict stalls

U.N. peace envoy Kofi Annan departed Syria on Sunday without an agreement from President Bashar Assad to end the conflict, and Syrian forces kept up an offensive against rebels.

Sports

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Tiger Woods reacted Sunday after hitting a shot on the sixth hole in Doral, Fla.

Tiger Woods withdraws from Cadillac Championship

The golfer had to leave the tournament due to an apparent left leg injury. Woods has had four surgeries on his left knee dating to when he was at Stanford.

Arts

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“If we’re onstage and play the entire concert safe, that’s not what jazz is about,’’ says Gregory Porter.

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter sings from the soul

As a boy in a big family with no father in sight, Gregory Porter found succor in the warm, embracing balladry of Nat “King’’ Cole.

Travel

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Ireland

Ireland’s Aran Islands are a bastion of native culture

The country’s roughest seas and 1,000 miles of ancient stone walls have successfully preserved Celtic tradition within their spellbinding shores.

Books

BOOK REVIEW

‘When Politics was King in Irish Boston’ by Gerard O’Neill

How an immigrant group grew in power and influence for the better - and worse.

Magazine

The cover for the March 11 2012 issue

Stoughton’s Lori McKenna is writing her heart out
The cover for the March 4 2012 issue

Putting college degrees to work
The cover for the February 26 2012 issue

24 hours in Kendall Square
The cover for the February 19 2012 issue

Renovated Newport firehouse is calm, cool, and collected

Opinion

“Changing the conversation — from gender to money, from shame to sanity — would do everyone a world of good.”

Joanna Weiss, on birth control

Ideas

“The best-selling board game today is the board game that was the best-selling board game in 1936. That is Monopoly.”

Game publisher Eric Hautemont