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People pay their respects at a memorial to the victims of the Robb Elementary School mass shooting on May 28, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

The delay in confronting the shooter — who was inside the school for more than an hour — could lead to discipline, lawsuits and even criminal charges against police.

In many states, gun restrictions have loosened since Sandy Hook

In the 10 years that passed between the slaughter of 26 children and adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School and the mass murder in Uvalde, Tex., on Tuesday, the lack of action on gun control became a perennial source of frustration — and fear — for millions of Americans.

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Ted Cruz confronted at restaurant over gun control after Uvalde shooting

‘Mild’ Omicron variant was highly lethal, study finds
Massachusetts experienced 1,975 excess deaths from last year's Delta surge over 6 months. But, in just 8 week last winter, Omicron likely killed some 2,294.

COVID was vanishing last Memorial Day. Cases are five times higher now.

For the third year, Americans are greeting the unofficial start of summer shadowed by the specter of the coronavirus amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across the country.

In Everett, some say alliances and allegiances control what gets done

This diverse gateway city of 49,000 runs on old friendships and bad blood, a thicket of political alliances controlled by a circle of white political leaders, a Globe review found.

Air travelers face over 1,000 flight cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

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Nate Eovaldi throws first-ever complete game as Red Sox split doubleheader with Orioles

The clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline.

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Brookline’s venerable, fiercely private The Country Club will host the US Open in June.

Seven things to watch when the Celtics and Heat meet in Game 7 on Sunday
When the Celtics have won, they've won big, but the results have not been as encouraging in close games.

How the Heat — and Jimmy Butler — were able to force a Game 7Gary Washburn: With a sloppy, lackluster performance, the Celtics simply didn’t take care of business

Kelin Funes, a senior at Boston International High school, poses for a portrait at school. An honors student and former English learner, Funes will attend UMass Lowell in the fall, with hopes for a career in biotechnology.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

After mastering English, bilingual students ace tests, including the MCAS

Among all Massachusetts students who took the MCAS exam as 10th-graders in 2019, former English learners had a higher passing rate on the English Language Arts portion of the test than any other group of students.

Maura Healey (pictured earlier this month in Fall River) is trying to become the first woman, and the first sitting attorney general, to be elected governor of Massachusetts.

Inevitability? Maura Healey doesn’t want to hear it.

The attorney general and gubernatorial front-runner says she’s taking nothing for granted.

“Part of what I hope to accomplish is to show how important a role Pius XII played,” in World War II and the rise of Nazism, said historian David Kertzer, shown in the library of the American Academy in Rome.

Deep in Vatican archives, a Brown University professor discovers ‘flabbergasting’ secrets

Using the Vatican’s own archives, the soft-spoken professor has become arguably the most effective excavator of the Vatican’s hidden sins, especially those leading up to and during World War II.

A woman hugs a girl during a vigil on Wednesday for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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We’ll move on. Uvalde won’t.

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Responses to school shootings should be based on the level of risk, not the level of fear

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Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

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‘He’s a hero’: Woman remembers father 75 years after his death as Boston firefighter
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Boston Calling shut down for about 2 hours by severe weather
Boston Calling Music Festival organizers asked concertgoers to leave its outdoor site in Allston for around two hours Saturday afternoon as severe weather passed through the area, the organization said.

Vice President Harris tells Buffalo mourners: Stand up for what’s right
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During a press conference at Uvalde High School on Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott spoke about the need for government "to find a way to target that mental health challenge and do something about it.”

Even if Congress won’t act on gun safety, states can

People mourn as they attend the vigil in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

State must be ready to act before the Supreme Court rolls back its gun control law

One pill, two pill, red pill, blue pill

Community members in Uvalde, Texas, embrace each other at a vigil on Wednesday for the 21 victims of the mass shooting at Rob Elementary School.

Gun violence is a disease. Health care can help.

Members of Gays Against Guns in New York City held pictures of individuals murdered in anti-gay violence.

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Registered traveling nurse Patricia Carrete, of El Paso, Texas, walked down the hallway during a night shift at a field hospital set up to handle a surge of COVID-19 patients in Cranston, R.I., on Feb. 10, 2021.

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Texas elementary school shooting: The latest

Uvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials

A gunman on Tuesday killed 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, which is located about 85 miles west of San Antonio. Here are the latest updates.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

After mastering English, bilingual students ace tests, including the MCAS

Among all Massachusetts students who took the MCAS exam as 10th-graders in 2019, former English learners had a higher passing rate on the English Language Arts portion of the test than any other group of students.

Boston Calling shut down for about 2 hours by severe weather

Boston Calling Music Festival organizers asked concertgoers to leave its outdoor site in Allston for around two hours Saturday afternoon as severe weather passed through the area, the organization said.

‘He’s a hero’: Woman remembers father 75 years after his death as Boston firefighter

Barbara Lima has few memories of her father, Charles A. Buchanan, a Boston firefighter who died just after she turned 5 while battling an early morning blaze in Brighton more than 75 years ago. But in a moving surprise Saturday, she was able to celebrate her father’s life and honor his sacrifice during a reunion of firefighters and their families at a firehouse in Roxbury.

Sports

Revolution midfielder Tommy McNamara (right) keeps the ball from Philadelphia’s Jose Martinez.

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Revolution squander another lead but keep unbeaten streak going with tie against Union

The Revolution are setting standards for futility this season, surrendering the lead in seven successive contests.

Michael Kopech has a 1.29 earned run average in eight starts for the White Sox in his first full season as a starter.

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White Sox’ Michael Kopech, part of trade for Chris Sale, is showing what Red Sox saw in him eight years ago

Kopech was the 33rd overall pick of the 2014 draft by the Red Sox.

Scottie Scheffler who had his only bogey of the week on No. 17 Saturday, is in charge at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club after three rounds.

Scottie Scheffler has the lead to himself at Colonial

He shot 2-under 68 to take a two-stroke lead over Scott Stallings and Brendon Todd.

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For the first time since 1991, East Boston is crowned Boston City League baseball champion

Cracking the code at America’s first country club: ‘We don’t talk about that’

Business

Air travelers face over 1,000 flight cancellations over Memorial Day weekend

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kickoff to the summer travel season. They’re also dealing with a pileup of flight cancellations.

President Biden decries gun violence, saying ‘we must stand stronger’

Biden addressed the University of Delaware commencement ceremony a day before he’s due to visit Uvalde, Texas, where a shooter who legally bought two assault rifles killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday.

Macy’s contract negotiations continue as contract expires

NRA speakers unshaken on gun rights after school shooting, protest roils

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Spiced Lamb Burgers With Feta and Tahini Sauce

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The Solid Sound festival at Mass MoCA features dozens of musical acts, including Wilco, in addition to comedy performances, food, and more.

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Susan Sforza Nico, 47, was working the stand around 3:30 p.m. when a vehicle careered into the checkout area, killing her and injuring a man and a child.

Newbury farmstand reopens after last weekend’s fatal crash

MIT holds special commencement ceremony for Classes of 2020, 2021

More lifeguards hired for this summer at state facilities, DCR says

sports

The Charlotte Motor Speedway grandstands were put to good use for Saturday's Xfinity race, but should be filled Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600.

Sold-out Charlotte Motor Speedway expecting biggest Coca-Cola 600 crowd in five years

Struggling Bobby Dalbec finally breaks through for homer No. 2

A sweet 16: Behind Alanis Toledano’s no-hitter, Latin Academy continues Boston City League softball dominance

business

A Texas State flag and the US flag are seen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on May 27, 2022.

Major stock indexes rose for the week for the first time in months

Expect to pay more for homeowners insurance. Here’s why.

In re-rebrand, construction giant Suffolk returns to its roots

politics

Kenny Wolfam open carried a pistol while counter-protesting a "Moms Demand Action" protest in response to a new Texas gun law on June 17, 2021.

In many states, gun restrictions have loosened since Sandy Hook

Massacres test whether Washington can move beyond paralysis

As US mourns shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

Nation

Texas Highway Patrol Troopers stand at attention in front of a memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 27, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas.

As shooting continued, officers questioned commander’s decision to wait

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

Uvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials

World

A Ukrainian soldier was on sentry duty in a trench system along the front line near Izium in northeast Ukraine on Friday.

Russia edges closer to seizing key city in Eastern Ukraine

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

An Irish national treasure gets set for a long-needed restoration

opinion

Barack Obama, then a senator, waved during a rally for his presidential campaign in Philadelphia on Oct. 11, 2008.

Obama’s campaign ‘gaffe’ now seems prophetic

The real threat to our schools

Even if Congress won’t act on gun safety, states can

lifestyle

Sixteen years on, I think she was the one

‘I want to be in school forever’: Maggie Rogers graduates from Harvard Divinity

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to return to the Esplanade July Fourth

food & dining

Celtic burger at R.F. O’Sullivan & Son in Somerville.

12 Boston-area burgers you need to eat right now

At Assembly Row’s Salt + Stone, something for everyone, with a smile

Faccia Brutta opens on Newbury Street; Telegraph Hill returns to Southie

travel

The US border station in Blaine, Wash., south of Vancouver. Entering the United States by air requires a negative coronavirus test. Some people who can't provide one are using a workaround: flying to Canada or Mexico, then entering via a land border.

Testing positive and using the ‘backdoor’ to get into the US

A Beaux-Arts bash in Providence, a stylish base camp in N.H., and a Grand Canyon getaway

Her travel advice? Keep your papers safe, ‘mind your manners,’ and eat like vacation calories don’t count

Arts

Installation view of "Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms," currently at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston's Watershed in East Boston. Left, Ebony G. Patterson, "...and the dew cracks the earth, in five acts of lamentation ... between the cuts ... beneath the leaves ... below the soil...," 2020; center, Madeline Hollander, "Heads/Tails: Walker & Broadway 2," 2020; right, El Anatsui, "Area B," 2007.

Gorgeous trash and radical recycling at ICA’s Watershed

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

You can judge an album by its cover

Books

A deadly silence

Three books on Stalin that shed light on Russian history

Toni Bentley: reading everything by Edith Wharton

Movies

Bob Belcher (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) in 20th Century Studios' "The Bob's Burgers Movie."

Out of the frying pan into a film for ‘Bob’s Burgers’

‘The Bob’s Burgers Movie’ has heart — and (mostly) hits the spot

‘Goodfellas’ actor Ray Liotta dies at 67, reports say

Television

Jodie Foster (pictured at the Cannes film festival in 2021) will star in “True Detective: Night Country.”

Jodie Foster to star in Alaska-set fourth season of ‘True Detective’

In most TV medical dramas, doctors are heroes. This isn’t one of them

Kristen Wiig says hi, hi (to) ‘Mrs. American Pie’

music

Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails perform the closing set at Boston Calling Friday. The band returns as Saturday's headliner in place of the Strokes, who were forced to cancel because of a COVID case.

Highlighted by HAIM and Nine Inch Nails, Boston Calling gets back on its feet

The Strokes cancel Boston Calling performance after member tests positive for COVID-19

Two Boston Calling artists connect over careers, guitars, and the view from the festival stage

Theater/Dance

Viktorina Kapitonova and Lasha Khozashvili in Boston Ballet's presentation of "Swan Lake."

Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ is a spellbinder

A high-profile dance fest rises again

Out of the past and onto the Broadway stage

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Fans cheered as Avril Lavigne performed during the first day of the 2022 Boston Calling music festival on Friday.

Boston Calling shut down for about 2 hours by severe weather

New England news in brief

Safety at the beach and around the barbeque paramount this Memorial Day weekend, state officials say

Obituaries

Cardinal Angelo Sodano arrives for a meeting at the Vatican in 2013.

Angelo Sodano, once-powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Morton L. Janklow, agent for best-selling authors, dies at 91

Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60