Mitt Romney provokes Palestinian outrage

By Matt Viser

The presumptive GOP nominee told a group of top-level donors in Jerusalem that Israelis’ culture had helped them become more economically successful than the Palestinians.

Suspect faces 142 counts in Colorado shootings

By Dan Frosch and Jack Healy

James E. Holmes was charged with 24 counts of murder and 116 counts of attempted murder — two for each of the 12 people killed and 58 wounded.

Student threatened ‘shooting’ on Twitter, ordered to avoid Kent State

A student accused of tweeting that he would be ‘‘shooting up’’ Ohio’s Kent State University was instructed to stay away from the school and its president.

Outage leaves 370 million without power in India

By Ravi Nessman

A power failure halted service to 370 million people in northern India for up to 15 hours, with officials saying a key electricity grid could not keep up with demand.

Floods follow drought in North Korea

The floods come on the heels of a severe drought, fueling renewed food worries about a country that already struggles to feed its people.

Investigators have confirmed an outbreak of the highly infectious disease in a remote corner of western Uganda, a health official said Monday.

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Tech goes downtown

By Paul McMorrow

In landing PayPal, Don Chiofaro is establishing a major technology beachhead in the domain of lawyers and bankers.

joanna weiss

By Joanna Weiss

In its willingness to focus on race and class, the show was ahead of its time — and ours.

farah stockman

By Farah Stockman

Romney’s claim to leadership rests on his business success, yet he doesn’t want to make details of his wealth public.

By Liz Kowalczyk

Legislative leaders announced a compromise that sets the stage for Mass. to become the first state to establish a target limiting how much providers and insurers spend on medical care.

Patrick rebuffed on amendment to 3-strikes bill

By Michael Levenson and Adam Sege

Lawmakers sent the controversial crime bill back to Governor Patrick after rejecting an amendment he had proposed that would have given judges some flexibility in sentencing.

Needham flips for Olympian Aly Raisman

By Billy Baker

The 18-year-old gymnast’s hometown is blanketed with congratulatory signs — and with media looking for anecdotes on the world’s newest Olympic star.

Ariad seeks quick approval of leukemia drug

By Robert Weisman

The Cambridge company is asking the FDA for priority review and accelerated approval of a treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia.

Boston Capital

Stocks, bonds paint different economic pictures

By Steven Syre

Stocks are registering double-digit growth, while bond yields paint a pessimistic picture, but neither extreme may tell the whole truth.

Olympic-level social media growing pains

By Hiawatha Bray

Twitter has become a worldwide platform for complaints about everything at the London Games, from TV coverage to ad sponsors.

Tony Martin, 98, romantic crooner, film actor

By Bob Thomas

Mr. Martin appeared in movie musicals from the 1930s to the 1950s and sustained a career in records, television and nightclubs from the Depression era into the 21st century.

Suzy Gershman, 64, author of ‘Born to Shop’ guides

By Dennis Hevesi

Mrs. Gershman, who wrote 16 ‘‘Born to Shop’’ guides, died of cancer last Wednesday in San Antonio.

Sebastian Coe sees hard work rewarded at Olympics

By Shira Springer

As the chairman of the London Games, Coe, a two-time gold medalist, has embraced preparing for an Olympics from a different perspective.

Missy Franklin, Matt Grevers swim away with gold for US

By Shira Springer

Franklin won her first gold medal of the London Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke, while Grevers swam the fastest 100-meter backstroke in the history of the Games.

Bob Ryan

For US shooter Matt Emmons, triumph and heartbreak

By Bob Ryan

Emmons, a gold medal winner in 2004 and cancer survivor, is trying to overcome some strategic mistakes that have kept him off the podium since.

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General rallying the troops of Pan-Mass riders

By Bella English

In 2007, General George W. Casey Jr. was named Army chief of staff. In 2011, he retired. On Friday, he will deliver the PMC keynote, and on Saturday, he’ll ride.

Photography Review

Images of both wit and seriousness

By Mark Feeney

This year’s “Juried Exhibition” at the Griffin Museum of Photography represents 58 photographers and demonstrates how well the one-from-each approach can work.

Stage Review

‘The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity’ lands telling blows

By Don Aucoin

This hilarious, highly physical satire uses the world of professional wrestling as a metaphorical folding chair with which to bludgeon modern American culture in general.