Authorities storm Ala. bunker, rescue boy, 5

By Tamara Lush and Kate Brumback

Authorities stormed an underground bunker in Alabama on Monday, freeing a 5-year-old boy who had been held hostage and killing his captor.

Ohio’s Republican governor will push for expanding Medicaid, a move which sets up a potential fight with Republicans in the state Legislature.

A Catholic hospital arguing in a Colorado court that twin fetuses that died in its care were not human beings said it was ‘‘morally wrong’’ to make the argument.

On first day, Kerry vows to protect diplomats

By Bryan Bender

On his first day as secretary of state, John Kerry vowed to ensure the safety and security of American diplomats abroad.

Cambodia grieves during cremation of former king

Cambodians bade goodbye with tears, chanting, and fireworks to Norodom Sihanouk, who led them through half a century of political tumult.

A suicide bomber struck a group of anti-Al-Qaeda fighters north of Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 22 people and wounding 44.

PAUL MCMORROW

By Paul McMorrow

If a housing recovery is occurring, it’s doing so in an unstable, highly unequal manner.

FARAH STOCKMAN

The hazards of optimism

By Farah Stockman

Was the financial crisis caused by the unrealistic thought that bad things won’t happen?

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Partnering up to battle TV violence

By Joanna Weiss

Yes, media violence is the diversionary tactic of choice for the NRA, but TV violence is actually a broad, bipartisan complaint.

GOP is finding few takers for Mass. Senate race

By Frank Phillips

Republicans will have to field a relative unknown in what the party had hoped would be a pitched battle for John F. ­Kerry’s former seat.

Rep. Stephen Lynch changes tone on abortion rights

By Michael Levenson

Lynch, who has consistently described himself as an antiabortion legislator, said he believes abortion should be legal but rare.

Bridge at site of crash lacked height warning

By Akilah Johnson

On Saturday, a bus ferrying high school students slammed into the Western Avenue bridge, at a spot once slated to get a rubber warning sign but never did.

Taxi app Hailo to expand service

By Michael B. Farrell

Hailo, a smartphone taxi dispatch service, has received $30.6 million in funding to expand its service across the US and globally.

N.H. law gives nanobreweries a larger standing

By Brandon Gee

As the first state to license nanobrewery operations, New Hampshire has given the small industry a lot of room to grow.

By Hiawatha Bray

Database giant Oracle Corp. will pay $29.25 a share in cash, 22 percent higher than Acme Packet’s closing stock price on Friday.

Bishop John M. D’Arcy, 80; warned against transfer of pedophile to new parish

By J.M. Lawrence

Bishop D’Arcy was a Brighton native who was the only son of Irish immigrants and a lifelong Red Sox fan.

Northeastern 3, BU 2

Kevin Roy’s hat trick gets NU into Beanpot final

By Amalie Benjamin

The Huskies took a 3-2 win over BU in the first game of the Beanpot, with all of Northeastern’s goals by Roy, a freshman.

On college hockey

Northeastern ends 25 years of misery against BU

By John Powers

Before Monday, the last time Northeastern beat BU in the Beanpot, none of the players on the team were even alive.

BC 4, Harvard 1

BC reaches fourth straight Beanpot final

By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell

Sophomore Quinn Smith scored BC’s first two goals as the Eagles beat Harvard, 4-1, to advance and play Northeastern for the coveted trophy.

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A labor, and legacy, of love

By Bella English

After 25 years, a Brookline candy shop’s legacy is about lending a hand and reaching across borders.

Photography REVIEW

Remembering Ochlik through the Arab Spring

By Mark Feeney

The work of Rémi Ochlik, a French photojournalist who died on assignment, is a tribute to the chronicler.

Jimmy Kimmel takes earlier time slot in stride

By Sarah Rodman

After a decade of chasing laughs in the midnight hour on ABC, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” moved up to the 11:35 p.m. slot.