Four boys, ages 2 to 8, died in a mobile home fire in Louisiana and their mother was charged Sunday with four counts of negligent homicide for allegedly leaving them alone.

The head of a House panel investigating an alleged Secret Service prostitution scandal predicted more firings as the inquiry continues.

Political Notebook

Rubio doesn’t rule out possible spot on GOP ticket

In a TV interview aired Sunday, Senator Marco Rubio did not repeat his position last week that he does not want to be vice president.

Sudanese armed forces launched an attack more than six miles inside South Sudan’s border, days after the South announced it was pulling its troops from a border town.

Myanmar opposition objects to oath

Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will not attend Monday’s opening session of parliament because her party objects to wording in their oath of office.

China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs.

juliette kayyem

By Juliette Kayyem

Women are underrepresented not because of pervasive sexual assault, but because they are still formally excluded from the most coveted role of them all, the combat soldier.

james carroll

Eisenhower memorial overstates president’s innocence

By James Carroll

The design for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s memorial exhibits the very American impulse to elevate the image of innocence over experience.

Margaret Dore of Seattle, who is critical of assisted-suicide laws, should visit some of these nursing homes; get close to some of the patients who have lived in them for years; help wash them, dress them, feed them, cut their nails, and change their diapers; soothe them when they go through their periodic bouts with terror; and listen to their frequent cries for help and escape from their situations, writes Mandy Reynolds.

ROCKPORT

The search for 2-year-old Caleigh Anne Harrison on Long Beach in Rockport, put on hold for Monday because of the weather, is expected to resume with divers Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts State Police.

LOWELL

A pedestrian died after he was struck by a vehicle in Lowell, police said.

WALPOLE

Walpole residents who live just yards away from the site of a proposed casino may not have any say in whether it is built, but they may get some compensation for its impact.

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By Bill Carter

Across the television landscape viewing for all sorts of prime time programming is down this spring — chiefly among the most important audience for the business, younger adults.

By Annie Lowrey

Meetings of finance ministers and central bankers here over the weekend started with a pledge by wealthy nations to significantly increase the lending capacity of the International Monetary Fund to defend against the possibility of worsening economic conditions in the debt-laden eurozone. But they ended on Sunday without a consensus on just how to speed up the economic recovery, stamp out the European debt crisis or lower unemployment around the world, officials said. Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the monetary fund and a former French finance minister, had called for a “Washington moment’’ - a shared sense of purpose about the magnitude of the challenges facing world leaders, and building momentum to tackle those challenges.

Bert Weedon; British guitarist wrote ‘Play in a Day’ manual

By Matt Schudel

Bert Weedon, a British guitarist whose popular “Play in a Day’’ instructional manual introduced a generation of rock-and-roll stars to the power of the guitar, died April 20.

George Cowan, 92; detected evidence of Soviet nuclear test

By Martin Weil

George Cowan, a pioneer in nuclear chemistry, patron of the arts, and a persuasive figure, died April 20.

Teddy Charles, 84, vibraphonist and charter boat captain

By Douglas Martin

Teddy Charles, a gifted vibraphonist who teamed up with many of the musicians who revolutionized jazz in the 1940s and ‘50s, died Monday.

Kenyans run away with London

By Rob Harris

Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany coasted to victory in the London Marathon to virtually assure themselves of selection for the Olympics.

By Dave Skretta

Hamlin managed to hold off a late charge by Truex to win for the second time this season.

Sports Log

Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb, 6-3, 6-1, Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth consecutive year and end a run of seven straight defeats to his rival in title matches. Nadal was hardly troubled by Djokovic in this one ...

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By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

Athletes dined and socialized all around Boston over the weekend.

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Bee Gees star Robin Gibb has colorectal cancer and remains in intensive care after waking from a coma, his doctor said Sunday.

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Tom Brady, Gisele Bundchen at Rag & Bone

By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein

The Patriots QB and Bundchen were the VIP guests at Friday night’s opening party for Rag & Bone on Newbury Street.