on baseball
Red Sox attendance streak is finally over
The streak is no more, folks. Whether you thought the run of sold-out games was bogus or not, you never have to wonder again.
Barry Chin/Globe Staff
GOP Senate debate gets personal
The Republican US Senate candidates flung accusations during the primary’s second televised debate.
A rescue, a death, and a firefighter’s haunting connection
A15-year-old girl, who was rescued by a firefighter who was her friend’s father, died Wednesday morning.
Josh Reynolds for The Boston globe
New look planned for Cambridge courthouse
A new plan for the old Middlesex Courthouse in East Cambridge would replace the concrete with glass and add homes, stores, and restaurants.
Mark Pollock’s journey from extreme athlete to spinal-cord injury patient
Blind since the age of 22, Ireland’s Pollock was accustomed to facing challenges when he suffered a setback that left him broken in body, if not in spirit.
yvonne abraham
A glaring absence in Boston’s mayoral race
You may have noticed something odd about the field forming to succeed Mayor Tom Menino: Eight men. No women.
A party rift on Obama budget
Senator Elizabeth Warren and other Congressional Democrats oppose the cuts to Social Security and Medicare included in the president’s budget.
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Sports
Orioles 8, Red Sox 5
Sox blow lead in ninth, lose
The Red Sox were one batter away from winning when a series of errors by closer Joel Hanrahan made things unravel.3
Metro
Cannabis sales are months away
Though egulations for the medical marijuana use in Mass. are scheduled to be adopted in May, dispensaries likely won’t open for many months.
Columnists
Nation & World
Knife attack at Texas college random, sheriff says
A man accused of stabbing more than a dozen people at a community college said he had fantasized about such an attack since he was 8 years old.
Politics
Walsh enters race for Boston mayor
State Representative Martin J. Walsh said his candidacy will resonate in the Boston’s diversity.
Business
Partners’ deal to acquire South Shore Hospital advances
The trend toward consolidation of Mass. hospitals continues as Partners passed the first step to become sole corporate owner of the hospital.
Arts
Book Review
‘Here I Am’ by Alan Huffman
Huffman investigates the significant life of war photographer Tim Hetherington.
Food & dining
Smother pork in gravy, then make Italian sandwiches
Smothered pork is a traditional Southern recipe in which chops are smothered with gravy and onions.
Globe Insiders
Editorial Event | April 17
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina Rudick
Editorial Event: Video tips with Dina RudickAttend a session on photography and videography with the host of BostonGlobe.com’s “Back Story” series.