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Hundreds of people attended a vigil for the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

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Students, friends, and family gathered to pray during a candlelight vigil for victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

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People attended a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.

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People held up candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.

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A woman cried during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.

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Hundreds attended a vigil in Parkland, Fla.

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Attendees raised their candles at a vigil for the victims.

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Students comforted each other at a candlelight vigil.

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Nikolas Cruz, 19, has been charged with murder.

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel (left), schools superintendent Robert Runcie (center), and Florida Governor Rick Scott (right).

A look at the victims of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting

Remembering some of the 17 people who lost their lives in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Suspect confessed to shooting, police say

After the rampage at a Florida high school that left 17 dead, the suspect headed to a Wal-Mart and bought a drink at a Subway before walking to a McDonald?s, officials said.

Florida suspect?s attorney says her client is ?sad? and ?remorseful?

Public defender Melisa McNeill described her client as ?remorseful? ? but she also choked up when speaking about the shooting that left 17 people dead.

In Massachusetts, fear and frustration at school

?It makes me not want to go school. . . Somebody here could be like, ?I?m mad at everybody. I?m going to shoot up the kids,? even though they?ve got nothing to do with it.?

Ground Game

The gun debate is probably tabled until 2020. But there?s one way it could happen earlier

Don?t expect any action on gun control soon. But under one unlikely scenario, it could happen.

Trump blames shooting on mental illness, but he signed bill making it easier for mentally ill to have guns

President Trump cut an Obama-era regulation that added to the national gun background check database the names of people who are receiving Social Security checks for mental illnesses.

Lilian Calderon cried at an ACLU news conference in Providence as she described her jailing. Luis Gordillo is her husband. — Michelle R. SmithAssociated Press

Judge demands answers from ICE on detention of young mother

A federal judge is demanding that immigration authorities explain why a Guatemalan was jailed while applying for legal residency.

AG Healey, legislators pile on cannabis commission

Political pressure on the state?s marijuana agency to slow down the roll out of recreational pot is growing.

Boston could see up to 4 inches of snow over the weekend, along with temperatures dipping below freezing, according to the National Weather Service. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Boston could get up to 5 inches of snow this weekend

Enjoy the warm weather while it lasts.

Man?s body found at scene of Chelsea brush fire

?The body was found in an area frequented by people who are homeless,? the Suffolk district attorney?s office said.

Cuts probably won?t end for Boston Herald under new owner

Digital First Media hasn?t yet made its vision for the Boston Herald public.

Red Line train doors jammed for four stops, trapping riders inside

The train was removed from service and sent to a maintenance facility to have the doors and emergency intercom inspected, an MBTA spokesman said.

Impact of severe flu season in the workplace varies

While some area businesses maintain they?ve been walloped by the flu and other ?bugs? this season, others say they haven?t had an extraordinary number of people calling in sick.

Setti Warren endorses Ayanna Pressley for Congress

The former Newton mayor and Democratic candidate for governor endorsed the five-term Boston City Councilor on Thursday.

Matt Pepin

Feeling ill, Mikaela Shiffrin in fourth after first run of slalom

The defending champion said she vomited before her first run.

Leslie Jones is back at the Olympics

With the ?Saturday Night Live? cast member on hand, the Games are about to get real.

Eduardo Nunez, Red Sox agree to one-year deal, but infielder must pass physical

Nunez ended last season with a sprained right knee and didn?t restart baseball activities until January.

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux announce separation

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux are separating after two and a half years of marriage.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

Make it stop: No more worshiping at the altar of the gun

The mass public shooting has become a defining phenomenon of our age.

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Meet the criminal who went undercover in the country?s largest MS-13 takedown

The FBI hatched a deal to bring Mako back from El Salvador in 2013, a year after he finished a lengthy prison sentence.

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STAT

R.I. offered all inmates addiction treatment. Overdose deaths plunged

The state runs a first-in-the-nation program offering medication-based treatment to all inmates.

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A cropped image of Rembrandt?s ?The Storm on the Sea of Galilee,? which was stolen in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist of 1990.

Man pleads guilty in online Gardner Museum heist ruse

Boston, MA - 2/14/2018 - Dainika Balan,17, a student from Boston Arts Academy, wears face paint similar to characters from the Black Panther comic book series during a discussion of the significance of the upcoming release of the live action

The ?Black Panther? hype is real ? and it?s a cultural moment for the region?s blacks

Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T, spoke at the Boston College Chief Executives Club luncheon at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Talking Points

Why AT&T?s CEO was smiling at his Boston appearance today

The City Council wants to meet with representatives of the transit system about what it considers inequitable service for residents.

MBTA pressed for answers from council on commuter rail fares

A concert venue that had been proposed - and now scuttled - in a parking garage at Hood Park in Charlestown.

Developer pulls the plug on plans for Charlestown concert venue

Who is on the James Beard list of semifinalists this year?

The theft of artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the subject of ?Empty Frames: A Heist Story.?

Ty Burr

Podcasts: the good, the bad, and the finding their groove

A screenshot of Amy Schumer's latest Instagram post of her wedding.

Names

Amy Schumer gets hitched to Martha?s Vineyard chef

Scott Lively (center) is a conservative Springfield minister best known for his inflammatory battles against what he calls the LGBT ?agenda.?

capital source

GOP candidate wants payback from state party for supporting Baker

Kilian Daugherty, 1, got his nose cavity swabbed for the flu by emergency department technician Jake Weatherford as his sister Madison (left) waited to be examined as well for flu symptoms at Upson Regional Medical Center in Thomaston, Ga. last week.)

When to worry if your child has the flu

From left to right, Alexander Soto, Julio Baez, and Danilo Soto.

One convicted, two acquitted in 2014 Charlestown murder

An MIT study, published Wednesday, determined that one of the most effective ways to stimulate children?s brains from a young age is back-and-forth conversation, said Rachel Romeo, one of the study?s lead researchers.

Conversing with your children spurs young brain development, MIT study says

Sports

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Rajon Rondo (9) and Los Angeles Lakers guard Isaiah Thomas (7) are separated by an official during the first half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Both players were ejected. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Former Celtics Isaiah Thomas, Rajon Rondo ejected after scuffle

Thomas said Rondo hit him three times and brought up his Celtics tribute video.

Olympics 2018

Women carrying dolls depicting Soohorang, the mascot of the PyeongChang Games, prepared for a medal presentation earlier this week.

Why are the medalists getting stuffed animals, not flowers?

The plush dolls are a touch more cuddly.

Metro

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Needham High students carried a banner to a makeshift memorial for two students who were struck and killed while crossing a road.

Needham is mourning ? and questioning pedestrian safety

The town of Needham continues to grieve for two teenagers who died after being struck while crossing a street Saturday.

Politics

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Senator Elizabeth Warren greeted Ernie Stevens, Jr., the Chairman and national spokesperson for the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), before she spoke at the Congress of American Indians on Wednesday.

Warren addresses claims of Native American heritage

Elizabeth Warren blasted President Trump?s derogatory nickname for her but did not apologize for her claims that her mother?s family had Cherokee blood.