Mitt Romney’s run evokes pride, fear in Mormons

By Matt Viser

With Romney steps away from a presidential nomination, Mormons have a nagging fear that their beliefs will again be subjected to scrutiny on a national scale.

Political Notebook

Mitt Romney promises world’s strongest military

The Republican presidential candidate promised to maintain a US military ‘‘with no comparable power anywhere in the world.”

New approach for hypertension

By Lauran Neergaard

In a high-stakes experiment at dozens of hospitals, scientists are burning away some overactive nerves deep in the body that can fuel rising blood pressure.

By Joby Warrick

A plot to kill employees of the US Embassy in Azerbaijan, or members of their families, was uncovered as part of a broader campaign by Iranian-linked operatives, officials say.

Egyptian contenders soften tone heading to runoff vote

By Hamza Hendawi

The vote for Egypt’s next president will pit the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate against the last prime minister to serve under Hosni Mubarak, according to official results.

Election officials from the West Bank arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday, taking a key step toward repairing a five-year rift between Palestinians.

editorial

“Food deserts” — areas in inner cities that lack easy access to fresh produce — aren’t as common as feared, and that means that fighting obesity is more complicated than simply getting vegetables into urban stores.

Opinion | Farah Stockman

Baseball diplomacy

By Farah Stockman

Can baseball, as popular in Taiwan as it is in the US, be the key to warmer relations between that island nation and mainland China?

Fred Salvucci

By Fred Salvucci

Because it has greatly benefited from the Big Dig, Massport has a moral obligation and a practical responsibility to help solve the MassDOT/MBTA financial crisis.

By Chelsea Conaboy

The state’s largest business groups, which came together for the 2006 health care law, are now divided over how to handle health costs.

For this comic, US history book no joke

By Billy Baker

Mike Donovan, 57, a stand-up comedian, Southie guy, and history madman, is ready to publish a tome of 1.6 million words that took three decades to finish.

Prominent defense lawyer faces US charges

By Milton J. Valencia

Federal prosecutors accuse Robert George of conspiring to help a former client launder drug money, and of restructuring bank deposits in violation of tax laws.

US agency scrutinizes Shreve’s pay practices

By Jenn Abelson

As Shreve, Crump & Low tries to rebuild its business after years of financial struggles, the Boston jeweler is facing a federal investigation over accusations of wage law violations.

By Katie Johnston

A New Balance program aimed at fighting desk-bound drowsiness found that employees who moved more throughout the day not only had more energy but felt better about their jobs.

Two projects to revitalize Roxbury boulevard

By Casey Ross

Melnea Cass Boulevard is due for a dramatic change that will result in new shops, a supermarket, a hotel, and dozens of homes.

By J.M. Lawrence

During 30 years as president of Somerville Hospital, Normand E. Girard, who died May 20 in Winchester, oversaw expansion while making health care for the poor a priority.

Johnny Tapia, 45; tragedy marked life of boxing champ

Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression, and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday in his home.

Game 1 | Heat 93, Celtics 79

Celtics can’t keep up with Heat

By Frank Dell’Apa

LeBron James (32 points) and Dwyane Wade (22 points) upped the velocity in the second half and the Celtics simply stagnated in Game 1.

On basketball

Celtics must blame themselves

By Gary Washburn

Don’t blame the officials. The Celtics wasted an opportunity to steal the opening game against the Heat with their ineptitude.

Dan Shaughnessy

Celtics fans should stop crying about refs

By Dan Shaughnessy

Green Teamers and talk-show callers will say the five technicals contributed to the Celtics’ loss, but the truth is, they were overwhelmed.

G Cover

The broke generation

By Joseph P. Kahn

Boston’s millennials say between the high cost of living and student loan debt they are barely scraping by - and that’s bad for all of us.

G force

Rooted in world music

By Erica Thompson

Mehmet Ali Sanlikol is the director of DÜNYA, a nonprofit organization concerned with developing and learning about world music.

Stage Review

Connections, lost and found, in ‘Love Person’

By Jeffrey Gantz

Like love itself, the play, which is is getting its Boston premiere from Company One, is a bit of a mess. But that doesn’t mean you want to do without it.