By Tim Jones

In a few short years, attitudes about same-sex marriage are changing in the industrial Midwest.

The $46.6 billion pension fund for New York City school teachers has sold its stock in companies that make guns and ammunition.

1 charged in abduction of girl from Philadelphia school

By Patrick Walters

A 19-year-old day-care worker was formally charged in the abduction of a 5-year-old girl from her Philadelphia elementary school last month.

Islamists rally in Cairo against opposition

By Aya Batrawy

Several thousand hard-line Islamists rallied in Cairo on Friday against a recent wave of violent anti-government protests.

Photos of Hugo Chavez shown after 2-month absence

By IAN JAMES

The world got its first glimpse of Hugo Chavez since he underwent a fourth cancer-related surgery more than two months ago.

Sunnis stage mass protests in Iraqi cities

By Sinan Salaheddin

Tens of thousands of Sunni Muslims rallied on Friday to protest what they describe as unfair treatment by the country’s Shi’ite-led government.

Lawrence Harmon

Degrees of disappointment

By Lawrence Harmon

Boston’s community colleges need strong leaders to reverse dismal graduation rates.

Joseph E. Aoun

Giving students an enterprising path to start on

By Joseph E. Aoun

Teaching students to be entrepreneurs will promote innovation and accelerate economic growth over the long term.

Sven-Eric Fikenscher

By Sven-Eric Fikenscher

To engage Russia in arms control talks, Obama should reconsider the US plan to install a missile defense shield in eastern Europe.

Ex-Chelsea housing chief will plead guilty, assist probe

By Andrea Estes and Sean P. Murphy

Michael E. McLaughlin faces four charges of concealing his inflated salary from federal and state investigators, but could potentially avoid jail time.

Snow parking becomes a tense game around Boston

By Billy Baker

What was once a South Boston tradition — staking claim to a shoveled parking space — has spread across the city, bringing with it heated battles.

Parents of child injured in $63m Motrin case speak out

By Bella English

Lisa and Richard Reckis said their daughter Samantha “just wants a normal life.”

Utilities’ storm response seen as improved

By Erin Ailworth

The handling of the hundreds of thousands of outages caused by the winter storm last weekend was largely improved compared with other recent storms, officials said.

Residential tower pitched for the Fenway

By Casey Ross

A developer is proposing a 22-story residential tower with 320 residences and stores at the corner of Brookline Avenue and Boylston Street.

By Beth Healy

Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments said its operating income dropped last year as revenues slipped and expenses rose.

John Nelson; halted hostile takeover, aided TJX expansion

By Katherine Landergan

Mr. Nelson, 81, was a longtime Worcester business executive who also formerly served as chairman of TJX Cos. in Framingham.

Frank DiPaolo; R.I. political fixture, mentor to Patrick Kennedy

By Michelle R. Smith

Mr. DiPaolo, 106, was involved in Rhode Island politics for nearly 85 years.

Rem Vyakhirev; billionaire led gas company

By Andrew E. Kramer

Early in the post-Soviet period, Mr. Vyakhirev, 78, seized on the possibilities of exploiting the sheer power and scale of the Russian natural gas industry.

Sabres 4, Bruins 2

Sabres seize control in third, beat Bruins

By Kevin Paul Dupont

The Bruins came out for the third period as curious spectators, unable to match the Sabres for shots, for effort, and especially for urgency.

Dan Shaughnessy

Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez still complaining about Boston

By Dan Shaughnessy

Crawford and Gonzalez are gone, but haven’t let go of their hard feelings about playing for the Red Sox.

John Farrell brings a different tone to Red Sox camp

By Peter Abraham

The difference in style between the new manager and Bobby Valentine is hard to miss.

Somerville video festival celebrates cats

By Eugenia Williamson

The Copy Cat Festival will include screenings of videos, a photo montage and readings from local authors — all featuring cats.

From the Archives

From Globe archives: Boston potholes

New England traffic has always had to negotiate the effects of our repetitive freeze-thaw cycle, which leaves roads a gantlet of potholes. That same cycle bursts water lines beneath roads, forming sinkholes to menace traffic as well. A torturous winter season always has the ability to make Boston’s roads as much an obstacle course as they are transportation infrastructure.

99 Bottles

Sea Legs Baltic Porter and Battle Road’s 1775 Tavern Ale

By Gary Dzen

Sea Legs Baltic Porter lives up to the brewing company’s description, and Battle Road’s 1775 Tavern Ale invites you back for another pint.