Toddler’s death heartbreaking for 2 guardians

Authorities are investigating Lucas Braman’s death on Thursday. The toddler was found unresponsive in his crib.

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The death of the child, who was found unresponsive in his crib Thursday morning, remains under investigation.

A Newton six-year-old appeared to have mixed emotions about the snow.

Blizzard conditions expected Saturday

Forecasters cautioned that driving will be hazardous as heavy snow piling 6 to 10 inches mixes with blustery winds.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ks021114_newton_01.jpg Communities taking frank approach after teen suicides

More schools are confronting the issue explicitly, guided by specialists who say an open discussion can help support troubled students.

A123 owner wins auction for bankrupt Fisker Automotive

The owner of the local battery maker won with a bid worth roughly $149 million, according to a lawyer representing creditors.

Obama links Calif. drought to climate change

President Obama said the US must rethink the way it uses water as he announced new federal aid to California.

opinion | Ward Sutton

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/0214sutton1-728.jpg Vladimir Putin’s Olympics

The Russian president enforces some changes at the Sochi Games in Ward Sutton’s editorial cartoon.

Dispute rages over unexcused school absences for travel

With winter break upon us, teachers, parents, and experts disagree over the wisdom of pulling kids out for school for longer trips.

Opinion

opinion | H.D.S. Greenway

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Nic6269131.jpg In Middle East, who’s David and who’s Goliath?

Israel may look like a Goliath to its neighbors, especially to the Palestinians, but to the Israelis themselves, they are always David.

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Colin Farrell and Jessica Brown Findlay (top) as Gilded Age mansion burglar and resident, and Eva Marie Saint (above) as an acquaintance Farrell runs into in modern day.

‘Winter’s Tale’ fails to go with flow of Mark Helprin novel

Writer-director Akiva Goldsman takes Helprin’s book — a work overflowing with events, ideas, characters, passions — and pounds away at it until it’s mush.