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Two Texas Troopers light a candle at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Desperation turned to heart-wrenching sorrow for families of grade schoolers killed after an 18-year-old gunman barricaded himself in their Texas classroom and began shooting, killing several fourth-graders and their teachers.

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What measures could be taken to curb the scourge of gun violence in America — and why has so little changed despite the continued onslaught of mass shootings? Here are steps federal and state leaders could take now.

Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is running against Greg Abbott for governor in 2022, interrupts a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Beto O’Rourke interrupts Texas officials’ news conference about elementary school shooting

Beto O’Rourke was escorted out while members of the crowd yelled at him, with one man shouting profanities at O’Rourke. The Democrat is challenging Governor Greg Abbott in this year's election.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott once said he was ‘embarrassed’ Texans weren’t buying enough guns. Now he says he’s mourning the ‘horrific loss’ from the Uvalde shooting.

Here’s what Abbott and other Texas politicians have said about guns in the past, and after the Uvalde shooting.

President Biden spoke as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, sat in the chair after Biden signed an executive order in the East Room of the White House on Wednesday.

President Biden signs policing order on anniversary of George Floyd’s death: ‘Healing the soul of this nation is ongoing’

Most of the order is focused on federal law enforcement agencies — for example, requiring them to review and revise policies on use of force. It would also create a database to help track officer misconduct, according to the White House.

Fugitive in slaying of Vermont cyclist traveled to NYC, authorities say

Kaitlin Armstrong, an Austin, Tex., woman and fugitive accused of killing Vermont cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, may have fled to New York in the days following the May 11 fatal shooting, according to the US Marshals Service.

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Debate around rent control heating up at Boston City Hall

The Wu administration kicked off a "listening session" ahead of likely push to pass rent control in Boston.

Police investigate behind 21 Emery St. in Medford, where the body of Barbara Novaes, 61, was found Monday in a recycling bin underneath a porch.

Police had been called multiple times to Medford home where woman was found dead under porch

Police were called to the Medford home of Barbara Novaes for multiple reasons in recent months, records show.

The TD Garden scoreboard reflected another blowout in progress as the Celtics raced to a big early lead in Game 4.

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The top two teams in the conference have been playing a series of one-sided games. Explanations are hard to come by.

Employees at Seaport-based America's Test Kitchen have moved to join the Communication Workers of America.

America’s Test Kitchen thrived during pandemic. Now workers there want a union, to share the wealth.

Workers at America's Test Kitchen have moved to form a union, the latest in a string of local companies where workers are organizing.

Opinion

A child crossed under caution tape at Robb Elementary School on Wednesday in Uvalde, Texas.

There is nothing left to say

You’ve heard it all before. We’ve said it all before. After the latest school shooting tragedy in Texas, this editorial is composed entirely of past editorials calling for gun control.

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Emergency personnel gather near Robb Elementary School following a shooting on Tuesday, in Uvalde, Texas.

David Hogg and John Rosenthal

When it comes to gun control, our children are Generation Abandoned

Voters fill out their ballots in the Georgia primary at the Metropolitan Library on May 24.

Georgia voters expose the ‘Jim Crow’ smear as a lie

A guard holds the door as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, walks out of the West Wing of the White House on May 25, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

America let George Floyd’s death fester in vain

In a joint news conference with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan in Tokyo on Monday, President Biden indicated that the United States would use military force to defend Taiwan if it were ever attacked by China.

Biden takes the ‘ambiguity’ out of defending Taiwan

Alexander Vindman appeared before the House Intelligence Committee during President Trump's impeachment hearings in 2019.

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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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Newton city councilors call on mayor to use more federal aid money to avoid school job cuts

A near-unanimous Newton City Council Monday night passed a resolution calling on Mayor Ruthanne Fuller to avoid middle and high school job cuts by tapping pandemic federal aid money to close a projected budget gap.

Texas elementary school shooting: The latest

Biden says he’ll travel to Texas in the coming days to meet with victims’ families

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.

‘It’s opening up the doors’: Advocates push to make remote participation in public meetings permanent

Now that cities and towns across Massachusetts are holding many meetings in person again, there’s a growing movement to continue virtual access to local boards and commissions.

As Governor McKee signed the marijuana legalization bill into law, the lawmaker behind the bill called for gun reform

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The Mavericks have staved off elimination three times this postseason, with Luka Doncic scoring 98 points and pulling down 35 rebounds in the three wins.

Warriors are back home and looking to close out Mavericks in Western Conference finals

In Game 4 Tuesday night in Dallas, the Mavericks avoided a sweep by getting off to a fast start and never letting up in a 119-109 win.

Al Horford and the Celtics will once again try to shut down Bam Abedayo.

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Deshaun Watson showed off his right arm with tight spirals in practice with the Browns.

Deshaun Watson practices with the Browns as legal storm swirls around him

The NFL is moving closer to ending an investigation into whether Watson violated its personal-conduct policy.

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Colin Kaepernick reportedly has private workout with Las Vegas Raiders

Colin Kaepernick to work out for Raiders

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Congressional Budget Office says inflation to last into 2023

The nonpartisan agency expects that the consumer price index will rise 6.1 percent this year and 3.1 percent in 2023.

Elon Musk boosts equity component of Twitter bid to $33.5 billion

The Tesla chief executive is continuing to seek additional financing commitments to fund the $44 billion deal, including having discussions with Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey and other investors about rolling their equity into the private company.

TikTok rolls out livestreaming subscription service to compete with Twitch

Google keeps growing its presence in Kendall Square

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Anania Williams just finished his bachelor’s degree at Emerson College, and is planning to move to New York City to look for work on the stage. But he’s already making a decent living as a social media influencer.

College & Careers

Lots of young people dream of being an influencer. He’s really doing it.

College & Careers

The 4 fastest growing jobs for college graduates in 2022

Love Letters

I have a crush on the person I carpool with. At risk: My heart and my ride.

This week's daters: Desire' and Kevin.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He has a dog who was popping in and out of the Zoom’

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This male Eastern box turtle, photographed in northeast Massachusetts in 2016, was named "Handsome Fellow."

Biologists work to bring back the box turtle

Should Massachusetts ban Native American school mascots?

Boston police honor officer who was killed by burglar in Kenmore Square 60 years ago

sports

“As I wind down and get toward the end, I can’t think of a better way to finish out the back nine than having both of my kids here and having my youngest daughter on the team." MIKE VITELLI, Bishop Feehan girls' lacrosse coach, flanked by his son, Brady (left), and daughter Brenna (right).

For Bishop Feehan girls’ coach Mike Vitelli, lacrosse is a family affair

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business

Flags fly above Boston City Hall.

Debate around rent control heating up at Boston City Hall

Fed officials signal rates may head to ‘restrictive’ levels

America’s Test Kitchen thrived during pandemic. Now workers there want a union, to share the wealth.

politics

A view of the US Supreme Court Building on May 20 in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court is poised to expand gun rights

Trump said to have reacted approvingly to Jan. 6 chants about hanging Pence

‘We built a barrier around gun rights.’ Here’s what Texas politicians have said about guns in the past, and after the Uvalde shooting.

Nation

Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who is running against Greg Abbott for governor in 2022, interrupts a news conference headed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in Uvalde, Texas Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Beto O’Rourke interrupts Texas officials’ news conference about elementary school shooting

Texas gunman warned online he was going to shoot up school, governor says

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World

Ukrainian officials said they expect Russian forces to attempt a repeat of the devastating siege tactics they employed in Mariupol as they try to capture Sievierodonetsk, the easternmost city still under Ukrainian control.

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Downing Street parties ‘represent a serious failure,’ report says

Russian rockets hit eastern Ukrainian town of Pokrovsk

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Demonstrators march through downtown Minneapolis near the Hennepin County Government Center on June 25, 2021, after former police officer Derek Chauvin's sentencing.

We know Black people get killed by the police. Now, let’s talk about brutality in the hospital

Georgia voters expose the ‘Jim Crow’ smear as a lie

America let George Floyd’s death fester in vain

lifestyle

The kids from two Wayland families enjoy their ice cream on a warm day at Kimball Farm.

Things to do on Memorial Day weekend in Boston

Harvey Leonard, longtime WCVB chief meteorologist, to present his final forecast Wednesday

Grammy-winning musician Lupe Fiasco to teach rap at MIT next spring

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Glasses of wine sit on a table in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Delini Gelato shop owner is back from Paris with fresh ideas and a reopened shop

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People look on as firefighters battle a fire at The Wayfinder Hotel in Newport on Monday.

After a four-alarm fire, what’s next for the Wayfinder Hotel in Newport?

When it comes to summer vacations, Maine has Massachusetts beat, according to US News & World Report

A music fest in Lowell, a wellness fest in Sun Valley, and a speaker to go

Arts

Unknown, "Photographer and Sitter with Dog," 1907

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

You can judge an album by its cover

MFA hires curator of folk art, a first for the museum

Books

Feeding on fairy tales in ‘How to Be Eaten’

‘Either/Or’: When the college novel deserves a second look

Peter Swanson: reading scary books at a young age

Movies

Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Chris Evans, in "Lightyear."

Summer’s hottest movies, from ‘Top Gun’ to ‘Nope’

9 spots around Boston to see a drive-in movie

‘Hold Your Fire’: finding high drama in ‘dynamic inactivity’

Television

A 1972 photo of members of the Janes, Chicago activists who provided illegal abortions in the days before the Roe v. Wade decision. The group is the subject of an HBO documentary premiering in June.

With Roe hanging in balance, ‘The Janes’ takes on added significance

For ‘SNL,’ veterans’ departures may signal fresh start for younger cast members

This week’s TV: The end of ‘This Is Us,’ the return of ‘Stranger Things,’ the arrival of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

music

Baritone Brian Major (L) and baritone Markel Reed (R) portrayed prizefighter Emile Griffith at different stages of his life in Boston Lyric Opera's production of Terence Blanchard's "Champion."

Overcoming COVID obstacles, ‘Champion’ is a winner

A Del Fuegos reunion rewinds to the 1980s and the heyday of the Channel

Under new leadership, Phoenix takes on Mahler and Schreker

Theater/Dance

From left: Nael Nacer, John Kuntz, and Marianna Bassham in "People, Places & Things." The SpeakEasy Stage Company production won three Elliot Norton Awards, including Bassham as outstanding actress in the midsize theater category.

SpeakEasy, Huntington, Gloucester Stage lead the honorees at a virtual Norton awards ceremony

ArtsEmerson’s 2022-2023 season leans into social justice

In connecting the busing era to today, ‘Common Ground Revisited’ follows a long, complicated path to the stage

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Newton teachers and their supporters held a protest outside of City Hall in March to express their opposition to proposed cuts to the schools' budget.

Newton city councilors call on mayor to use more federal aid money to avoid school job cuts

‘It’s opening up the doors’: Advocates push to make remote participation in public meetings permanent

Biologists work to bring back the box turtle

Obituaries

FILE - Joe Pignatano, newly signed baseball catcher for the New York Mets, poses for a photo July 14,1962, at the Polo Grounds in New York. Pignatano, who made his major league debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957 and later was a coach for the Mets, died Monday, May 23, 2022, in Naples, Fla. (AP Photo/Harry Harris; File)

Ex-Brooklyn Dodgers catcher, Mets coach Joe Pignatano dies at 92

Simon Preston, Acclaimed Organist and Conductor, Dies at 83

Urvashi Vaid, pioneering LGBTQ activist, is dead at 63