LA church files show a slow abuse response

By Jennifer Medina and Laurie Goodstein

Over four decades, parishioners in the nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese repeatedly tried to alert church authorities about abusive priests in their midst.

By Walter Berry

A lawyer wounded by a gunman in a Phoenix office shooting this week has died, the second of three people hit by gunfire in the attack.

By Matthew Daly and Scott Sonner

Th policy comes in response to a growing public outcry over alleged abuse during roundups of thousands of mustangs in recent years.

Attack at US Embassy kills Turkish guard

By Tim Arango and Sebnem Arsu

The Obama administration called the attack an act of terror and warned American citizens to temporarily avoid its diplomatic missions in Turkey.

By ISMAIL KHAN and SALMAN MASOOD

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack about 70 miles west of Peshawar in Hangu, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

By Rukmini Callimachi and Baba Ahmed

Three suspected jihadists arrested in the days since the liberation of Timbuktu said Malian soldiers were torturing them with a method similar to waterboarding.

Editorial

It would be unfortunate if viable Republicans passed up the Senate race out of fear of losing.

Derrick Z. Jackson

A troop before its time

By Derrick Z. Jackson

Maria Henley was ahead of her time in 1998 when she gave easy acceptance to the son of two gay women who walked up to her at a meeting of Boys Scouts of America.

Andrew J. Bacevich

Once a duty, military service recast as a right

By Andrew J. Bacevich

The Pentagon decision to allow women to serve in combat ratifies a decades-old process that has made military service an issue of personal preference.

Brown opts not to run for Kerry’s seat, stuns his party

By Frank Phillips, Noah Bierman and Stephanie Ebbert

Scott Brown’s decision not to seek John F. Kerry’s Senate seat delivered a major blow to Republican leaders who saw in him their best chance to win the June 25 election.

What does the groundhog have in store for us?

Will the rodent prognosticators sentence us to spend six more weeks in winter’s frigid, snowy grip?

Use of The Ride plummets since fare increase

By Martine Powers

Some senior and disabled patrons said the cost of The Ride has left them virtually house-bound.

By Megan Woolhouse

The Dow Jones industrial average closed above 14,000 for the first time in more than five years, propelled Friday by reports of a steadily improving job market.

Corn-wrapped success in Everett tortilla bakery

By Alison Arnett

Jamie Mammano, inspired by a visit to a Tijuana tortilla bakery, founded Tortilleria La Niña, an Everett company that makes corn tortillas without preservatives.

Thermo Fisher chief sees hard work ahead

By Robert Weisman

While it posted sales of $12.5 billion last year, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will have to work harder to continue increasing its profit and revenue.

Ed Koch, mayor, author, TV judge, and more

By Robert D. McFadden

Mr. Koch, 88, parlayed shrewd political instincts and plenty of chutzpah into three tumultuous terms as mayor of New York.

Stephen Simon, 75, conductor and expert on Handel

By Alex Kane Rudansky

Mr. Simon became a leading specialist in the compositions of George Frideric Handel and founded musical ensembles in Washington and New York.

Hiroshi Nakajima, 84; led WHO in controversial stint

By Douglas Martin

As leader of the World Health Organization, Dr. Nakajima started campaigns to fight malaria and other infectious diseases but was marred by repeated accusations of mismanagement.

Dan Shaughnessy

Bill Parcells’ legacy with Patriots still strong

By Dan Shaughnessy

Parcells, a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this season, helped save the Patriots franchise in the 1990s and is the godfather of the team’s success since 2001.

Celtics 97, Magic 84

Depleted Celtics patch together third straight win

By Gary Washburn

Without Rajon Rondo and Jared Sullinger, the Celtics went out and again took care of business, beating the Magic 97-84.

Gold medalist provides novice instruction in pole vaulting

By Shira Springer

Globe reporter Shira Springer tries pole vaulting with help from Jenn Suhr, the world’s top-ranked female.

Companies cultivating urban-farming initiatives

By Patricia Harris and David Lyon

Though still in their infancy, urban farming firms hope their sustainable initiatives yield profits and public good.

Stage Review

In ‘Jersey Boys,’ the songs tell the story

By Terry Byrne

What makes this story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, now playing at the Colonial Theatre, rise above the others is the four men who made it.

Stages

‘Legally Dead’ finds life at Boston Playwrights’

By Joel Brown

New playwright Dan Hunter thinks he may have gotten it right this time with “Legally Dead.”