Romney releases 2011 tax returns

By Matt Viser

Mitt Romney revealed Friday he paid an effective federal tax rate of 14.1 percent last year on $13.7 million in income, and also disclosed a 20-year snapshot of returns.

Congress departs Washington to hit campaign trail

By Andrew Taylor

The most partisan, least productive Congress in memory is bolting Washington for the campaign trail, leaving a pile of unfinished business.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at LAX after aerial tour

Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, the pair touched down about 1 p.m. after a nearly five-hour flyover.

Space shuttle Endeavour lands at LAX after aerial tour

Strapped to the back of a 747 jumbo jet, the pair touched down about 1 p.m. after a nearly five-hour flyover.

By Rod Nordland

As the troops head home about a week ahead of schedule, the US coalition and its Afghan partners are bedeviled by a host of problems.

Libyan protesters overrun militia compounds

By Abigail Hauslohner

Thousands of Libyans marched through Benghazi on Friday to demand the dismantlement of armed militias that have ruled the streets since the end of Khadafy’s rule.

opinion | Edward L. Glaeser

US foreign policy needs less Rambo, more Kissinger

By Edward L. Glaeser

Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney should recognize that our success in dealing with the world depends not just on strength but on sagacity.

Jennifer Graham

At the Big E, freedom is deep-fried

By Jennifer Graham

At the Eastern States Exposition fair in West Springfield, gluttony is still encouraged and admired.

lawrence harmon

By Lawrence Harmon

Neither the selection of the play nor the choice of venue — the city-owned Strand Theatre in Dorchester — happened by accident.

Brown sharpens attacks as Warren woos voters

By Michael Levenson and Andrew Ryan

A day after their first debate, Senator Scott Brown intensified his attacks, while Elizabeth Warren rallied voters after receiving the backing of Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Scientists have begun to tease apart how stress, social isolation, and deprivation early in life can harm children’s brains and lead to behavior and mental health problems later in life.

By Martine Powers

Congregants at Harvard Hillel have been asked to submit their own sins via Twitter with the hashtag ­#AlChetHarvard for the ­Jewish Day of Atonement.

By Jenn Abelson

Adidas reduced its long-term revenue forecast at Reebok as the Canton sneaker maker attempts to sharpen it focus on developing and selling fitness products.

Tech Lab

iPhone 5 is almost totally irresistible

By Hiawatha Bray

It’s larger and yet lighter than its excellent predecessor. And at last Apple has built a phone that works on 4G LTE data networks, so you can download music and video extremely fast.

For the faithful, debut iPhone worth celebrating

By Alli Knothe and Laura Finaldi

The iPhone 5 went on sale, and the buzz around Apple’s latest device once again drew huge crowds.

Carolyn Arond, teacher at Vietnam War camp

By Kathleen McKenna

Mrs. Arond, a longtime teacher in Boston and Chelsea elementary schools, spent three years as a teacher at a relocation camp in the central highlands of Vietnam during the war. She was 69.

Jerome Horwitz; researcher created first AIDS medicine

By Emily Langer

Dr. Horwitz, 93, created the chemical compound AZT, which emerged as a treatment for HIV/AIDS.

Ms. Carter, 94, was a stage actress who starred in the adaptation of the groundbreaking novel ‘‘Strange Fruit’’ on Broadway and later became an educator and author.

Patriots notebook

Patriots’ Moore making moment against Ravens last

By Michael Whitmer

The last time the Patriots played the Ravens, Sterling Moore broke up a last-minute touchdown pass to Lee Evans to help send New England to the Super Bowl.

Flags raised on NFL replacement referees

By Amalie Benjamin

Nearly every game last weekend featured a mistake by substitute officials, some with the outcome on the line.

ravens notebook

Ravens see improvement in Patriots defense

By Julian Benbow

Joe Flacco was able to pick apart the Patriots secondary in the AFC Championship, but the Ravens realize they are dealing with a different New England defense this season.

G Cover

Indie artists gather at Boston comics convention

By Ethan Gilsdorf

The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo marks a departure from the big business of behemoth comic book conventions.

From the Archives

The Great Hurricane of 1938

On Sept.21, 1938, a deadly, record-breaking hurricane hit New England. It had been several decades since the area had seen a major storm. This one hit hard, with sustained winds of 87 mph.

Photography review

Photographing the transition from girl to woman

By Mark Feeney

Two shows at BU’s Photographic Resource Center draw on the long, often disquieting, tradition of artistic renderings of girls as they approach womanhood.