Dallas shooting

Dallas shooter used vest, military-style rifle

Melinda Martin, from Dallas, visits a makeshift memorial at Dallas Police Headquarters two days after a lone gunman ambushed and killed five police officers at a protest decrying police shootings of black men, in Dallas, Texas, U.S., July 9, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

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Micah Johnson, an Army veteran, amassed an arsenal at his home that included bomb-making materials, rifles, and ammunition, officials said.

A woman places flowers at a memorial outside the Dallas Police Headquarters on Friday.

Details emerge about Dallas officers who died

?We?re hurting, our profession is hurting,? said David O. Brown, the Dallas police chief.

Protesters denounce fatal shootings by the police of two black men across the country during a demonstration, in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. July 8, 2016. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

Protests occur across nation in response to shootings of blacks

Demonstrations against police shootings of black people happened in cities across the US on Friday.

Boston Ma 07082016 Rev. Pastor Dorlimar Lebron (cq) middle during a prayer at a Boston Interfaith gathering at the Twelfth Baptist Church. Boston clergy came together to pray for the families of police officers killed and injured in Dallas, and for the families of two men who were shot by police this week. Globe/Staff Photographer Jonathan Wiggs

In wake of violence, Boston faith leaders band together

They came together Friday to pray for the families of police officers shot to death in Dallas and of African-American men fatally shot by police.

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Mark Hughes attended Thursday?s demonstration against excessive use of force by police as an activist of open-carry.

Jasmine Ruiz writes a note at a make-shift memorial in front of the Dallas police department on Saturday.

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OPINION | JIM SLEEPER

It?s not the killers? problems; it?s our own

We can?t curb the killing until we curb the commercial acceleration of our violent culture.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

Retired Boston cop says he wouldn?t want to be a police officer today

There?s power and poignancy behind those words when you consider who Bob Faherty was when he wore the uniform of the Boston Police Department.

SCOT LEHIGH

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What?s more important to Republicans: their hatred of Hillary Clinton or their professed devotion to equal treatment under the law?

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Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is launching a task force to re-examine the state?s byzantine alcohol rules.

Two men killed, one injured in Lawrence crash

Two men died and one was seriously injured when their car rolled over on Interstate 495 in Lawrence Saturday morning.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Serena Williams of The United States celebrates victory following The Ladies Singles Final against Angelique Kerber of Germany on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Serena Williams wins title at Wimbledon

Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3 to win the Wimbledon final for her 22nd major title.

Selling agent Jay Cleary greeted realtor Corie Nagle of Jack Conway Real Estate at a two-bedroom Boston condo for sale.

Photo by Katherine Taylor for The Boston Globe

House-hunting in Greater Boston? Good luck.

For years, starter homes in Greater Boston have become scarce. But now, they?re really running out.

Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Brad Ziegler throws a pitch to Colorado Rockies' Trevor Story in the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 23, 2016, in Denver. The Diamondbacks won 7-6. (AP Photo/)

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Red Sox trade for Arizona Diamondbacks? Brad Ziegler

Two Single A prospects, righthander Jose Almonte and infielder Luis Alejandro Basabe were sent to Arizona in the deal.

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The governor, House speaker and the Boston mayor spoke against the plan at a high school for kids struggling with addiction.

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For decades, the Johnson Building was a serious contender for Boston?s most depressing reading spot.

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Thoroughbred racing is poised for something of a resurgence this summer.

HBO?s ?Last Week Tonight With John Oliver.?

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Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

Ten reasons to love TV this summer

It?s time to welcome the months formerly known as ?Rerun Season.?

Suit challenges use of taxpayer funds for churches

Spending Community Preservation Act money on two historic Acton facades violates the separation of church and state, the complaint alleges.

Opinion & Ideas

OPINION | PENIEL E. JOSEPH

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The senseless violence in Dallas will make it more difficult to bring about change in police departments.

Globe investigations

The Desperate and the Dead

The state?s closure of psychiatric hospitals has had unintended consequences.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.