SJC rejects challenges to state gun licensing law

The state?s highest court on Wednesday rejected challenges on several grounds to parts of the law.

03/22/2012 - Cambridge, MA - The MBTA Red Line turns 100 years old on March 23, 2012. This is the Kendall Square outbound platform - intended to mirror an archival handout image. Topic: 23redline. Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

Report says MBTA financial system ?off the rails?

A watchdog group is calling for a halt to expansion funding, an independent audit, and more privatization of T services.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tag150-7903.jpg Man arrested for allegedly ?tagging? antique MBTA trolley

An official said the 19-year-old was responsible for ?hundreds? of vandalism cases in Boston and on the MBTA.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snow150-7884.jpg Temperatures may break 60 degrees today in Mass.

Winter will soon return with snowfall this weekend, with Boston potentially setting a new snowfall record.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/moulton150-7909.jpg Moulton to march in St. Patrick?s Day parade with gay veterans

Representative Seth Moulton, a former Marine, plans to march Sunday in the South Boston parade with the group OUTVETS.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty to 30 charges, including 17 that carry the possibility of the death penalty.

Crime scene testimony continues in Tsarnaev trial

An FBI agent took the stand to continue her testimony about evidence collection in the Marathon bombings.

Aaron Hernandez, 25, has pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in the June 2013 slaying of Odin Lloyd, 27.

SJC asked to step in, allow two witnesses in Hernandez case

Aaron Hernandez allegedly shot Alexander Bradley in the face in 2013, and Robert Paradis allegedly saw Hernandez with a pistol.

An Okaloosa County ambulance sits at the Eglin Air Force entrance in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday.

AP/Northwest Daily News/Devon Ravine

Seven Marines, four soldiers presumed dead after Fla. crash

Crews found human remains despite heavy fog hampering search efforts in waters off Florida, officials said.

Ben Volin | On football

Patriots have to start over at cornerback in 2015

The options on the roster to replace Darrelle Revis and free agent Brandon Browner are underwhelming, to say the least.

FLORHAM PARK, NJ - JANUARY 21: Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets addresses the media during a press conference to introduce new general manager Mike Maccagnan and head cowch Todd Bowles on January 21, 2015 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz /Getty Images)

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Tampering charge against Jets remains unresolved

Darrelle Revis landing in New York certainly seems to strengthen the Patriots? case against their rivals.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-6767.jpg With Darrelle Revis decision, Patriot Way wins again

You would have thought the All-Pro cornerback was a player the Patriots could not afford to lose. But there is no such player.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/mookie%20betts%20365-6732-U732036907123eeE--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Scouts say Mookie Betts poised for ?All-Star? year

Evaluators this spring say the young outfielder should be the Red Sox? top choice as leadoff hitter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/jeb150-7893.jpg Jeb Bush PAC hires 2 key New Hampshire operatives

Bush?s leadership PAC has hired two sought-after GOP operatives to aid his efforts ahead of what could be a run for president.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/parkplaza_16.jpg Once-glamorous Park Plaza gets a $95 million makeover

Opened in 1927, the historic property had fallen, with peeling wallpaper, cigarette-holed blankets, and faulty air conditioning.

Photograph by Jim Scherer / Styling by Catrine Kelty

Magazine

Recipes for Irish soda bread with oatmeal

A healthy dose of chewy steel-cut oats makes classic Irish soda bread so satisfying that it?s a meal in itself.

Amrheins.

Where to eat on St. Patrick?s parade day

Southie is rich with restaurants offering diverse culinary delights ? and shelter from the seasonal chill.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/forkschmadness-lo2go-U62713982935RjD--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Coming soon: 2015 Munch Madness

It is time again for the Globe?s annual restaurant competition.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Day 4: A look at Dzhokhar Tsarnaev?s writings

This interactive timeline highlights trial coverage and a podcast featuring Globe columnist Kevin Cullen and WBUR reporter David Boeri.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-1092.jpg The anachronism that is Daylight Saving Time

It?s a tradition that should have gone the way of spats and silent movies.

The Big Picture

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Big Picture

Return to Selma

A contingent from Boston made their way to Selma, Ala., on a 25-hour bus ride to retrace the steps of those who marched over the Edmund Pettus Bridge 50 years ago.