MBTA employees out 57 days of year, report says

The panel found that T workers were absent 11 to 12 percent of the time in 2014, roughly twice the rate reported by other transit systems.

Boston teachers urged to discuss race, gender

Boston schoolteachers and administrators should abandon a ?color-blind? approach to educating students.

State Treasurer Deb Goldberg told the applicant to inform Adoptions With Love of her job search, her aide said.

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Adoption worker blames state Treasurer Goldberg for job loss

The former adoptions coordinator said that the incoming treasurer?s access to records is a breach of ethics.

Boston Marathon bombing trial

Aloke Chakravarty delivered the prosecution's closing argument in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

Prosecutors, defense close as Tsarnaev case goes to jury

The jury of seven women and five men is slated to begin deliberations Tuesday morning.

Walsh unveils $2.86 billion budget plan

The mayor?s proposed operating budget would increase spending for public school students and revive the police cadet program.

Aaron Hernandez (second from left) and attorney Charles Rankin viewed an image of bubble gum and a bullet shell during the trial Monday.

Hernandez trial heads to closing arguments

Lawyers for the former Patriots star rested their case Monday after calling just three witnesses.

Tom Shields and his daughters (from left) Carmel Shields, Erin McCarthy, Siobhan Quinn, and Colleen Griffin.

Thomas F. Shields, at 83; philanthropist

Mr. Shields was the founder and chief executive of Shields Health Care Group whose donations funded scholarships and bolstered colleges.

?This has been a magic book for me,? said Noah Gordon about his medieval medical-adventure saga, ?The Physician,? which he wrote 30 years ago.

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Noah Gordon is widely read and honored ? just not here

Millions around the world have been drawn into a sprawling medieval medical-adventure saga created by a gentle, soft-spoken resident of NewBridge on the Charles in Dedham.

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Tewksbury had joined the list of police departments victimized by ?ransomware,? an insidious form of Internet crime that is crippling computers.

A young female marijuana plant.

Continued delays threaten medical marijuana firms

The mounting costs have pushed back the opening of the first dispensaries, with some owners saying they are unlikely to be ready until late this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki-bostonflowerexchange_metro751}.jpg Bidding war erupts over Boston Flower Exchange

Three new developers have matched or exceeded a $35 million offer made last year on the Albany Street property in the South End.

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City seeks cultural tenant for prime Pier 4 property

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is soliciting proposals to find a tenant for civic space in the bottom two floors of the new Pier 4 tower.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/JTaylor_40375-BTW_RGBA.jpg James Taylor set to release new CD in June

The 67-year-old singer/songwriter confirmed Monday that his new CD, ?Before This World,? is finished and will be released June 16.

Freshman Tyus Jones, who scored 23 points, hugs Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski after they won the national title.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Duke proves college hoop is a young man?s game

Four fabulous freshmen gave Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski his fifth national title.

Shortstop Hanley Ramirez is congratulated by hitter David Ortiz after hitting a home run against the Philadelphia Phillies.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Everything went according to Red Sox? plan

The Red Sox hit four homers off Cole Hamels and Clay Buchholz dazzled the Phillies on three hits over seven innings.

Frame by Frame

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What is known about the artist who painted this bizarre vision, on display at the Harvard Art Museums, is almost comically little.

Marathon trial podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/28/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Advance/Images/podcast.jpg Episode 16: Tsarnaev?s defense rests

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

Opinion

Jessica Stern

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Many are drawn by the lure of avenging wrongs. But they are also seeking adventure and a more glamorous life.

The Big Picture

Attack in Kenya

The alarming attack at Garissa University was the deadliest in the country since 1998.