White House highlights travel disruptions

By Jonathan Weisman and Jackie Calmes

The White House warned of potentially severe disruptions in air travel if spending cuts take effect in less than a week.

National parks plan for service cuts

By Tracie Cone

As the clock ticks toward forced spending cuts and the vacation season nears, the National Park Service is gearing for the potential effects.

Fired Utah trooper had false arrests, suit says

By Brady McCombs

During a decade as a Utah state trooper, Lisa Steed built a reputation as an officer with a knack for arresting drunken motorists.

By Hwaida Saad and Rick Gladstone

Antigovernment activists in Syria said the military fired Scud missiles into at least three rebel-held districts of Aleppo.

Raul Castro talks of stepping down

Cuba’s president, Raul Castro, has unexpectedly raised the possibility of leaving his post, saying Friday that he is old and has a right to retire.

Egyptian opposition denounces elections

By Aya Batrawy and Sara El Deeb

Egypt’s president set parliamentary elections to begin in April — a decision that an opposition leader denounced Friday as ‘‘a recipe for disaster.’’

Lawrence Harmon

For Boston’s students, assignment plans are a lost opportunity

By Lawrence Harmon

Unfortunately, none of the four proposed student assignment plans is likely to lead to quick or dramatic changes to the current system.

RENÉE LOTH

Boston prepares for future superstorms

By Renée Loth

If Sandy’s storm surge had hit Boston at high tide, flood maps show that more than 6 percent of Boston would have been under water.

Hurling itself off successive cliffs, Congress shows dysfunction

By Linda Bilmes

The so-called sequester is the latest fiasco as the country lurches from one budget crisis to the next.

By Eric Moskowitz

Former US attorney Michael J. Sullivan lacks the organizational muscle of the Democratic machine and the paid staffers hired by his Republican opponents.

Fujita said police won’t find a weapon, cousin says

By Evan Allen

Nathaniel Fujita told his cousin that police searching his home wouldn’t find anything connecting him to his former girlfriend’s slaying.

By Peter Schworm and Zachary Sampson

The storm, which should arrive Saturday afternoon and intensify overnight, could bring up to 6 inches of snow within Route 128, and 10 inches in hilly areas near Worcester.

Globe staff briefed on plans to sell paper

By Beth Healy

New York Times Co. vice chairman Michael Golden told Globe employees the company has a duty to seek the highest bidder but aims to leave the newspaper in responsible hands.

Industrial landscape has holes, MIT says

By Megan Woolhouse

A new report urgently recommends that the nation rebuild its “industrial ecosystem” of manufacturers, suppliers, research, and skilled labor.

Workers at Cambridge power plant threaten strike

By Sarah Shemkus

Utility workers at the 64-year-old Kendall Square power plant want the owner meets their demands about staffing and safety.

Buck Biggers, 85; created Underdog, Tennessee Tuxedo

By Daniel E. Slotnik

Mr. Biggers with his partner, Chet Stover, created the 1960s cartoon “Underdog” and wrote its infectious theme song.

Petro Vlahos; special effects pioneer behind green screens

By Anita Gates

Mr. Vlahos, 96, developed the blue-screen and green-screen process that creates the illusion that actors and settings filmed separately are in the same place.

Alan Westin, 83, foremost US scholar on privacy

By Emily Langer

Dr. Westin was one of the first and most widely respected scholars to explore the dilemmas of privacy in the information age.

Celtics 113, Suns 88

Celtics embarrass Suns with balanced effort

By Baxter Holmes

The Celtics gave Kevin Garnett the night off, plugged in a couple of green newcomers, and then rolled to their biggest win of the season.

Junichi Tazawa made major upgrade for Red Sox

By Peter Abraham

Over 44 innings last season, Tazawa allowed 37 hits with five walks and 45 strikeouts. His fastball, once an average pitch, jumped to 95 and 96 on occasion.

On Basketball

Jeff Green’s talent put on display for Celtics

By Gary Washburn

Green delivered his best performance as a Celtic with 31 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, and 5 blocked shots Friday.

Web sleuths help solve cold cases

By Deborah Halber

The Internet has sparked a growing army of volunteers who are helping bring closure to families and spurring law enforcement to reopen the most frigid of cold cases.

From the Archives

From Globe archives: Sledding of yore

During February vacation when kids are flocking to the hills, we look back at least 80 years to see young ones enjoying the same winter entertainment.

Stage Review

Lyric Stage cuts to the heart of ‘Stones in His Pockets’

By Jeffrey Gantz

In this two-actor, 15-character production directed by Courtney O’Connor at the Lyric Stage Company, there’s plenty to think about as well as laugh at.