Kansas gallery recalls presidential also-rans

By Matt Viser

Mitt Romney’s portrait is the most recent addition to the “They Also Ran Gallery,” above a bank lobby in Norton, Kansas.

‘American Sniper’ author shot to death in Texas

By Michael Schwirtz

Former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was shot to death on a shooting range by a former soldier he was trying to assist.

Archbishop Jose Gomez, in a letter to Los Angeles parishioners Sunday, described newly released files on clergy sex abuse as ‘‘terribly sad and evil.’’

Israeli strike in Syria damaged weapons lab

By David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt

Israel’s attack on Syria may have also included the country’s main research center for work on biological and chemical weapons.

The far-reaching package of measures was rushed through to satisfy public opinion in the wake of the horrific gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in December.

North Korea hints at nuclear test

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provided an indication that Pyongyang may be ready to conduct an atomic test at any time.

JOHN E. SUNUNU

By John E. Sununu

With less than four weeks remaining before a March 1 deadline and an ideological budget divide deeper than ever, automatic across-the-board budget cuts — known in Washington as sequestration — may be an idea whose time has finally come. But don’t expect anyone to be happy about it. When members of Congress say the sequester is going to happen, they’re trying to get used to something that once seemed unimaginable but not seems inevitable.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Hillary, Tina, and girls like them

By Juliette Kayyem

Within a 24-hour period, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Tina Fey, the star, producer, writer, and creator of NBC’s “30 Rock,” grandly left their respective stages.

JAMES CARROLL

By James Carroll

The conventional wisdom is that Latinos are just the latest round of newcomers, as President Obama put it in Las Vegas, to “face hardship . . . racism . . . ridicule.” If reform now opens wider paths to legal status and citizenship, well, that’s akin to what “each new wave of immigrants” has gone through before, right? Not exactly. While, apart from native peoples, all Americans descend from onetime newcomers. But it is wrong to think Latinos are trodding a path well worn by groups that precede them.

By Brian MacQuarrie

Crimes and injuries related to firearms have risen since the state passed a comprehensive package of gun laws in 1998.

One still critical after bus accident in Boston

By Travis Andersen, Derek J. Anderson and Jeremy C. Fox

At least one person who was injured when a charter bus slammed into an overpass Saturday night in Boston remained in critical condition.

Men finding new hobbies to help relax, socialize

By James H. Burnett III

More men are taking up what might seem surprising group experiences: Not just cooking groups, but book clubs, and even, yes, knitting.

Martha Coakley widens probe of for-profit schools

By Todd Wallack

The Mass. attorney general has broadened her investigation into recruiting and lending practices at for-profit colleges and trade schools.

Data from apps help athletes raise the bar

By Aaron Lester

The Boston area is developing a large family of companies that have created apps and Web programs to help usher in a new age of self-­measurement.

Planes still carry batteries that grounded 787s

By Joan Lowy

Pilots and safety advocates say if the Boeing 787’s battery system is too risky to allow the planes to fly, then it is too risky to ship those batteries as cargo on airliners.

Paul Phipps, 91; Hopkinton executive hosted marathoners

By Marvin Pave

Mr. Phipps was a respected World War II veteran, insurance executive, and supporter of the Boston Marathon.

Christopher Van Hollen, 90; was envoy to Sri Lanka

By Adam Bernstein

Dr. Van Hollen was a career State Department officer who became an authority in Southeast Asian affairs.

By Paul Vitello

Mr. Kudelski was the inventor of the first professional-quality portable tape recorder.

Ravens 34, 49ers 31

Ravens hold off 49ers to win Super Bowl

By Shalise Manza Young

The Ravens fended off a second-half comeback by the 49ers, and a momentum-killing stadium power outage, to win the championship.

Dan Shaughnessy

This Super Bowl was one of the greatest

By Dan Shaughnessy

Ray Lewis, Joe Flacco and the Ravens beat the 49ers in a game that had everything — including a 34-minute power outage.

On football

Jim Harbaugh wrong to blame officials

By Greg A. Bedard

The 49ers coach found plenty of fault with the officials in the loss to the Ravens, but he should have looked at his curious play-calling down the stretch.

Health

Finding the best therapist can be confusing

By Patricia Wen

Among the available mental health professionals comes a confusing blizzard of options — and terminology.

Q&A

Mother’s death prompts doctor to critique her care

By Karen Weintraub

In 2010, Dr. Jonathan Welch’s mother died after a medical error that he felt powerless to do anything about.

Daily Dose

Why mastectomies are on the rise

By Deborah Kotz

Surgeons have seen a surge in requests from breast cancer patients who opt to have both breasts removed, rather than removing just the malignant lump in one.