Putin defiant, US vows sanctions after Crimea move

“If you push a spring too hard at some point it will spring back,” Russia’s Vladimir Putin said, as Vice President Biden warned of more sanctions.

Mass. lawmakers join push to remove new opiate from market

Legislators say a high-potency drug called Zohydro could make a national epidemic of opiate drug abuse even worse.

President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 recipients, including three living awardees. They are, from left, Army Staff Sgt. Melvin Morris, Army Sgt. 1st Class Jose Rodela, and Army Spc. Santiago Erevia.

Obama gives Medal of Honor to 24 vets from 3 wars

The rare ceremony was meant to commemorate acts of bravery that the government concluded should have been recognized long ago.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Boghosian_MeninoReact24_MET--90x90.jpg Menino’s cancer of ‘unknown origin’ raises many questions

About 31,000 cancer patients in the US received a similar diagnosis to former mayor Thomas Menino last year.

A team of scientists announced that they have found the first direct evidence of cosmic inflation.

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Scientists describe ‘Aha!’ moments behind Big Bang find

When did the scientists who discovered primordial ripples in space-time from the Big Bang know what they had found?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/03/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Image12--90x90.jpg Gardner Museum teams with Google for virtual tour

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the first New England museum to use Google’s Street View, allowing viewers to virtually navigate its galleries.

In four years at UConn, Shabazz Napier has been a single-minded scoring prodigy, a life-of-the-party joker, a difficult teammate, and the face of the program.

Shabazz Napier ready to cap UConn career

At UConn, the Roxbury native has been a scoring prodigy, a life-of-the-party joker, a difficult teammate, and the face of the program.

Julian Edelman deal worth $17m over four years

Edelman’s new contract is for four years at $17 million, with $8 million guaranteed and $2 million in incentives.

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TOM KEANE

The symbols of Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations

Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day breakfast and even the parade were glimpses of a new city, yet vestiges of old Boston remain.