Sheriff says fire at Calif. cabin was not deliberate

By Greg Risling and Tami Abdollah

Authorities said all evidence points to Christopher Dorner being killed after a shootout and fire at a cabin.

Carnival cruises cancels next trips for stricken ship

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti

Carnival Cruise Lines acknowledged the Triumph had been plagued by mechanical problems in the weeks before an engine-room fire left it powerless in the Gulf of Mexico.

Graduate student Megan Thode said the mediocre grade kept her from getting her desired degree and becoming a licensed therapist.

Applause, tears as pope offers last public Mass

By Nicole Winfield

With a humble ‘‘Grazie’’ as applause echoed through St. Peter’s Basilica, a frail Pope Benedict XVI began his long farewell.

Thai marines kill 16 insurgents during shootout

By Sumeth Parnpetch

Thailand’s military has struggled to control the insurgency since it flared in the country’s Muslim-majority southernmost provinces in 2004.

By Maria Danilova

Ukrainian officials sought to reassure the public that radiation levels were unaffected after a partial roof collapse at the exploded nuclear power plant.

Opinion | JOAN VENNOCHI

A strong message for Beth Israel

By Joan Vennochi

After a gender bias settlement, Beth Israel Deaconess acknowledged there were “lessons” for the hospital. But has it learned them?

Opinion | JULIETTE KAYYEM

Obama: The Master of Disaster

By Juliette Kayyem

Weather disasters will be a facet of President Obama’s second term, and the years beyond.

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How the US should handle Iran

By Nicholas Burns

The administration will need to use a complex and difficult strategy, requiring unusual American diplomatic dexterity, in its chess match with Tehran.

Family awarded $63 million in Motrin case

By Todd Wallack and Kay Lazar

A Plymouth-area girl nearly died in 2003 and was left legally blind after taking Children’s Motrin.

‘Whitey’ Bulger’s lawyer says mobster was never informant

By Shelley Murphy and Milton J. Valencia

James “Whitey” Bulger’s lawyer remains determined to prove that a former federal prosecutor promised him immunity for all of his crimes, including murder.

For Markey, a tale of two homes

By Noah Bierman and Frank Phillips

Representative Edward J. Markey said his home “is and always will be in Malden,” but he has a grander house, triple the size, in Chevy Chase, Md.

Family awarded $63 million in Motrin case

By Todd Wallack and Kay Lazar

A Plymouth-area girl nearly died in 2003 and was left legally blind after taking Children’s Motrin.

Tech Lab

Vine offers an easy entry into social video apps

By Hiawatha Bray

It takes six seconds to shoot a video using the marvelous new smartphone app.

By Robert Weisman

Venture capital firm Third Rock Ventures will put up $47 million to launch a cancer immunotherapy start-up based in Cambridge, Jounce Therapeutics Inc.

Giles E. Mosher; banker stepped in to help Boston College

By Bryan Marquard

Mr. Mosher, 80, helped Boston College, his alma mater, resolve its financial challenges in the early 1970s.

Charlie Morgan, gay soldier who sought benefits for wife

By Kathy McCormack

Ms. Morgan, 48, was in the New Hampshire Army National Guard and fought to repeal the law that bars her wife from receiving benefits to help care for their daughter.

By Ken Johnson

Mr. Artschwager, 89, was a painter and sculptor whose contradictory mixing of ­artistic genres made him one of the most critically admired artists in the 1960s.

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Celtics earn break after squeaking past Bulls

By Baxter Holmes

The depleted Celtics scraped out an ugly win and went into the All-Star Break having won 8 of their last 9 games.

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Jon Lester out to reprove himself

By Dan Shaughnessy

After the worst season of his career, the Red Sox starter wants to show that he can still be one of MLB’s best pitchers.

Glenn Ordway out at WEEI

By Chad Finn

Ordway, after 27 years at WEEI, remained upbeat after news emerged of his ouster and said he doesn’t intend to retire.

John Kenney and Bill Landay discuss new books, old dreams

By Bella English

Kenney and Landay were best friends at Roxbury Latin School and shared a loathing for writing assignments. Today the men — both novelists — laugh at the irony.

Leather leads the way at New York Fashion Week

By Christopher Muther

It almost feels like a requirement for designers to include at least one black leather piece in their collections for Fall/Winter 2013.

Movie Review

‘Beautiful Creatures’ conjures a little magic, lots of mischief

By Ty Burr

Adapted from the first of four “Caster Chronicles” novels, it may play better if you’re not a convert.

Snowstorm’s cost will take time to calculate

By Kathy McCabe and Kathy Shiels Tully

Fierce flooding heavily damaged sea walls, oceanfront homes were destroyed, and high tide turned some streets into 3-foot-high rivers.

By Terri Ogan, David Rattigan, Globe Correspondents, Kathy McCabe and Globe Staff

After the blizzard dragged animals out of their ecosystem, Marblehead residents were able to save some of the fish that had washed into the street.

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By Brenda J. Buote

A Winchester selectman is proposing to create a stabilization fund to act as a cushion against unforeseen needs like upgrading computers and other outdated equipment.

Despite powerful storms, home is where the sea is

By Jessica Bartlett

The Blizzard of 2013 did a number on the South Shore’s seawalls, breaching barriers in Scituate and Hull yet again. What will residents do now?

Much damage from the blizzard blamed on its high winds

By Johanna Seltz

The intense winds from the storm pushed seas toward the coastline, causing flooding, and toppled trees weighted with heavy snow onto power lines.

Duxbury

By Sarah Coffey

In contention for the Duxbury town manager position are the Norwell town administrator and Hanson town administrator.

The Boroughs — a hot place for business

By Calvin Hennick

Business executives are taking notice of what Marlborough, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough have to offer.

By Calvin Hennick

Here are examples of jobs created by companies who moved or expanded in The Boroughs.

Girl in famous Vietnam photo talks about forgiveness

By Kathleen Burge

Kim Phuc became emblematic of suffering in the Vietnam War in a photo taken of her at age 9 — naked, burned by napalm, and running away with other children.