N. Korea says it conducted nuclear bomb test

If confirmed, it would be a huge jump in Pyongyang?s quest to improve its still-limited nuclear arsenal.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung_20131018.jpg Clear lessons offered in delivery debacle

We?ve stumbled, but now it?s time to learn from our failure and make it right.

The Boston Globe has rehired a former distribution partner to help fix its delivery problems.

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Globe turns to former distributor to get back on track

After more than a week of problems, The Boston Globe has hired its former distribution partner to handle about half of its deliveries.

Thomas Farragher

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-9562.png In death, Roxbury Latin students get a lesson in life

James McDermott died alone, but on the day of his burial, he was surrounded by a ?family? of exceptional young men.

Ford chief executive Mark Fields said Tuesday at International CES that his company was moving to become ?an auto and mobility company.?

Carmakers embrace a digital, disruptive future

The same technologies that have transformed computing and telecommunications are now changing the auto industry.

St. George?s School assault accusers demand outside review

The prestigious prep school released its own report last month, but accusers want a more in-depth probe.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Fake%20Steve%20Jobs%204-6279077.jpg Feds drop HubSpot probe, but many questions remain

What?s unknown: what the former HubSpot employees may have done in pursuit of an unpublished manuscript about the company.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/03122008_13randpicone-6522493.jpg Some would pay less under proposed MBTA fare changes

The cost of an express bus pass would drop significantly, while a local bus pass would cost 19.5 percent more.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_06derail11_MET-001.jpg Despite cold-weather woes, T says it?s ready for winter season

Track failures on subway and commuter lines dominated the commute Tuesday, the coldest day in Boston in 11 months.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Powerball%20Jackpot%20Thi_DiNa-1.jpg Tonight?s Powerball jackpot expected to reach $450 million

A win would be life-changing, but don?t get too excited: the odds are stacked against you.

Smoked trout and wild rice salad is a healthy alternative for dinner.

Dina Rudick/Globe Staff

cooking with gordon Hamersley

Cooking to counteract those holiday calories

January is not a time to generally think of making cold stuff for dinner, but hearty, main course salads are filling and packed with flavor.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/11111111maeda_04nolandmark_no3-13738.jpg N.H. restaurant eyeing Hilltop site in Saugus, report says

Tuckaway Tavern and Butchery of Raymond, N.H., may be considering the Route 1 spot as it mulls an expansion.

Peter Abraham | Beat Writer?s Notebook

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/487020736-8497-8505.jpg Despite offseason strides, Hanley Ramirez?s presence still an issue

Red Sox baseball czar Dave Dombrowski has made good moves, but can?t really ?win? the offseason unless Ramirez is gone.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/prouty.jpg Children?s doctor says name misused in Globe ad on Prouty Garden

John Meara, the hospital?s chief plastic surgeon, said that he did not consent to have his name used in Tuesday?s full-page ad.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/122015_MillCityGrow_037.jpg Advocates press Baker for healthy foods initiative funding

The Massachusetts Food Trust wants to bring supermarkets to ?food deserts? and create jobs in low-income neighborhoods.

stat

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/TaylorxxSTATZhang_picHealthScience011A-1024x576-255.jpg Advances in gene editing, and hype, underlie Editas bid to go public

The move by Cambridge-based Editas underlined the lightning speed with which the gene editing is progressing.

First graders in Maria Simon?s first grade class took part in a mindfulness meditation at Birch Meadow School in Reading.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

Learning Curve

In Mass. schools, a focus on well-being

Across the state, schools are devoting more time to address students? social and emotional health.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/510e5612997149129a9fead98d0dc151-4c51279db8a145228f729ea048045694-0-9552-kM7H--90x90@BostonGlobe.com-9610.jpg Camille Cosby deposition delayed in Bill Cosby lawsuit

The comedian?s wife won a partial victory in a lawsuit in Springfield brought by seven women accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault.

build

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/04build-hong-lok07.jpg For seniors, Hong Lok House?s old door leads to new digs

The facade of the historic building was preserved and serves as entrance to the new low-income apartment complex.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Was8992254.jpg Obama tightens background checks on sales of guns

Wiping away tears as he recalled the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, Obama called his plans ?common sense reforms.?

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/wiggs_weaponds_22147-181--90x90.jpg How tight is gun control in Massachusetts?

Massachusetts, with its strict laws, has about 70 percent fewer gun deaths than the national average.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/a763a67dee3f4785b9b9d31253f1f921-a763a67dee3f4785b9b9d31253f1f921-0.jpg NRA responds to Obama?s gun control remarks

The National Rife Association came out strongly against President Obama?s gun control measures.

Letter from the publisher

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/kreiter_globiesdeliver22_met-1471.jpg We apologize to our loyal readers

We recognize that you depend on us, and that we?ve let you down. We?re working around the clock to solve this.

Note to subscribers

To our subscribers,

As many of you know, last week we transitioned to a new home delivery partner, which is causing disruption to our delivery service.

We have added extra staff to our call center and are working around the clock to improve our responsiveness.

If you are having problems with delivery, please visit our customer service website, BostonGlobe.com/ConsumerUpdate. Scroll down on the page to report a delivery issue and get detailed instructions for accessing your account. Of course, you will not be charged for papers that you do not receive.

We thank you for your continued patience as we work through this disruptive but important transition.

Opinion & Ideas

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/ramos-1483.jpeg When fans expect music for free, who gets paid?

Spotify once looked like a savior for the beleaguered recording industry. Today, it?s an obvious target for musicians? ire.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160104_KDB_TRUMP_014.jpg GOP candidates fighting for 2nd place

With Donald Trump holding a solid lead in the polls, it appears his competitors have conceded the caucuses.

Globe Santa

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/25/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/santa_logo[1]-U80342642589InF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Donate to Globe Santa

Globe Santa delivers holiday gifts to local children in need.

Globe investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight150x150-165.jpg Globe investigations and Spotlight reports

A look at high-impact investigations from The Boston Globe, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning report on abuse in the Catholic Church.

The Big Picture

 Cats crowd the harbor on Aoshima Island in the Ehime prefecture in southern Japan, Feb. 25. An army of cats rules the remote island in southern Japan, curling up in abandoned houses or strutting about in a fishing village that is overrun with felines outnumbering humans six to one. (Thomas Peter/Reuters)

Thomas Peter/Reuters

The Big picture

The year 2015 in pictures: Animals

A selection of some of the best animal images from photographers around the world.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight-9497.jpg Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight?

?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

BetaBoston

betaboston | tech lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hiawatha-Bray-5753.jpg Dear FCC: Don?t fight Internet freebies

The FCC is casting a suspicious gaze on some US telecom firms that are handing out free Internet bandwidth to their customers.

Crux

crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/Francesca-Chaouqui.jpg Woman at heart of Vatileaks 2.0 sees herself as martyr for reform

Francesca Chaouqui believes she?s been a target since being named to a reform panel independent of the Vatican bureaucracy.