State lags on death exams

Massachusetts? understaffed medical examiner?s office has been conducting examinations that do not meet national standards.

Rachel Davis, a junior at MIT, writes a blog about campus life.

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MIT students, officials look to lighten the pressure

The suicides of four students within the past year have prompted soul-searching among those at the university concerning stress.

Jeremy Brown, at one of his jobs at a lobster pound in Eastport, Maine, relies on a federal discount to keep his health insurance.

Health care ruling could be a blow to Maine, N.H.

Thousands of people in Maine and New Hampshire would lose insurance subsidies if the Supreme Court upends ObamaCare.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

KEVIN CULLEN

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Testimony Monday in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev painted a riveting picture of the confrontation in Watertown.

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Officers described the shootout in normally quiet Watertown and how Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ran over his brother in an SUV.

Partners in Health to stay in W. Africa despite Ebola scare

The Boston charity plans to expand its operations in West Africa, even as one of its workers battles Ebola.

The roughly 170,000-square-foot block of space at the base of the Hancock will be renamed 120 St. James, with a separate lobby and entrance.

Sean Proctor/Globe Staff

Hancock Tower seeking high-tech tenants

The tower?s low-rise section will get a youthful face lift to hopefully attract young hipsters through the doors.

From the start, 500 Boylston, designed by Philip Johnson, was a controversial project.

500 Boylston in Back Bay to fill in its courtyard

The owner of the building said it wanted to fill the ?underutilized? oval-shaped courtyard with office and retail space.

A couple enjoyed a bench together along the Charles River.

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Weary of snow, Boston begins spring cleaning

City officials said they are shifting focus from snow removal to clearing debris from streets and paths and removing garbage from overflowing bins.

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The effort follows a winter marked by feuds as shovelers reserved spots beyond the traditional two-day grace period.

FORT MYERS, FL - MARCH 16: Joe Kelly #56 of the Boston Red Sox throws a pitch during the first inning of a spring training game against the New York Mets at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 16, 2015 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Are Red Sox starters built to finish?

The single biggest unknown facing the 2015 Red Sox: do they have a starting rotation that is built to last or just built for another last place finish?

Evan Turner and the Celtics had a huge step on Luc Mbah a Moute and the 76ers all night.

Celtics 108, 76ers 89

Celtics defeat 76ers for fifth straight win

This surging team entered Monday night in the thick of a playoff race, improbable as that may sound.

The VOTERS system collects 50,000 data points per second.

Northeastern engineers go looking for potholes

The engineers will use a truck crammed with GPS, radar, digital cameras, and microphones that can detect and record every pothole and crack.

Ty Burr | Critic?s Notebook

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What does it say about the state of our culture when the news of Durst?s arrest was greeted with dismay in various online outposts as a ?spoiler??

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1057.jpg Maura Healey has Beacon Hill on alert

She?s a 5-foot-4-inch force to be reckoned with ? and, for some, that also means she?s a force to be contained.

Mitt Romney said he would step into the ring with Evander Holyfield May 15 in Utah, in an event to raise money for charity.

Romney to take on Holyfield in boxing match

Mitt Romney said he would face former heavyweight champ Evander Holyfield in a charity bout May 15 in Utah.

Marathon trial podcast

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

Opinion

Juan Enriquez

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0317oped_enriquez2.jpg Changing the principles of evolution

It?s humans, not nature, who largely determine what lives and dies as well as what gets a chance to evolve and how.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

A historic winter

A look at how Boston?s snowiest winter on record changed the region?s landscape.