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Motive is unclear in school attack as grief engulfs Texas town

Gunman who killed at least 19 children, 2 adults had warned online he would shoot up school, governor said

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Living in a country where the unthinkable has become the predictable

We can be shocked by massacres like the one in Uvalde, but they are becoming all too common.

Jeneé Osterheldt

America, God take the guns from thee

We live with the carnage of gun violence because that’s what America wants

Share with us: Leave a voicemail with your thoughts on the recent mass shooting tragedies

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.

4 measures that could be taken now to curb gun violence — and why they’re not happening

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.

Senator Elizabeth Warren expressed her frustration with Senate Republicans on Wednesday over efforts to curb gun violence.

‘The most perverse version of Groundhog Day’: After another mass shooting, the Senate remains stalled on gun safety legislation

With what appeared to be still-solid Republican resistance to any sort of gun safety legislation, senators prepared to leave for their Memorial Day recess with little prospect of reaching a deal to expand background checks.

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.

game 5 | Celtics 93, Heat 80

Al Horford of the Celtics swatted the ball away from Heat center Bam Adebayo in the second quarter.

instant analysis

Celtics dominate Heat on the road in Game 5, and other observations as they near an NBA Finals berth

Boston can advance to the NBA Finals with a win Friday night back at TD Garden.

Jayson Tatum (22 points) came within one assist of a triple-double in Game 5.

Dan Shaughnessy

Game 5 was ugly, but the Celtics are sitting pretty against the Heat

Neither team shot well, but the Celtics pulled away in the second half, outscoring Miami, 56-38.

How it happened: Celtics get past sloppy first half, beat Heat 93-80 in Game 5
It would be the Celtics' first berth since 2010. Game 6 is Friday in Boston.

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.

School shooting adds urgency as Wu seeks to curb summer violence

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the city’s approach to ensure a safe and healthy summer for all residents, including the introduction of several new violence intervention and prevention programs.

Boston secures measures to crack down on school bus driver absences in new union contract deal

As part of an effort to ensure all of Boston’s school buses are on the road daily, drivers will no longer be able to take off time — without advanced warning or permission — under a new contract between their union and the school system’s transportation vendor.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Mild conditions are in the forecast as dry conditions continue

Thursday will see more sun and clouds, and temperatures in the 70s. Meanwhile, our lack of significant recent rain may mean some areas are in a drought.

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox strand a dozen base runners in narrow setback to White Sox
Sox saw their season-high winning streak halted at six games in 3-1 loss in Chicago.

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.

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.

Flags fly above Boston City Hall.

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.

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.

IDEAS | MICHAEL J. STERN

I am a gay man, and I sense danger coming

How can we keep living with this deadly gun culture?

David Hogg and John Rosenthal

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

IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC

The real reason nurses are burned out

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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‘It’s been a true privilege’: Harvey Leonard, longtime WCVB chief meteorologist, presents his final forecasts Wednesday
WCVB chief meteorologist Harvey Leonard will give his final daily forecast on Wednesday, capping a full-time career that spanned five decades, including more than 45 years forecasting New England’s fickle weather.

Volunteers plant over 37,000 US flags in Boston Common to remember war dead on Memorial Day weekend
In total, 37,360 flags were planted on Wednesday, and the remaining 388 will be planted at a ceremony Thursday to commemorate those lost in the wars since 9/11, officials said in a statement.

Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt on Wednesday signed into law the nation’s strictest abortion ban, making the state the first in the nation to effectively end availability of the procedure.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu tells graduating Harvard seniors: ‘Tell the truth when it’s hard’
“Your own deep truth sets the foundation for your happiness, health, and impact. Take care of yourself,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told a crowd of several thousand graduating Harvard seniors and family members.

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

Shortly after hundreds of rioters at the Capitol started chanting “Hang Mike Pence!” Mark Meadows told colleagues that former president Donald Trump had said something to the effect of, maybe Pence should be hanged, according to an account provided to the House committee investigating Jan. 6.

‘Trump is in the past’: Mounting losses show limits of power

Narrower focus helps Russia make gains in Ukraine’s east

As the fourth month dawns in the war in Ukraine, the battle has narrowed to a 75-mile-wide sliver of land in the heart of the eastern Donbas region, where Russia’s concentrated firepower and shortened supply lines are helping its forces make progress toward a handful of key cities.

Scars of war seem to be everywhere in Ukraine after 3 months

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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.

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People who rebound with COVID-19 after Paxlovid may be highly contagious, new studies suggest
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Voters elected Wu to fix the schools, and she deserves a chance to do it
Mayor Michelle Wu was elected to run city government, and the responsibility for fixing the schools should begin with her. It certainly shouldn’t be snatched away by the state, on some vague promise that it will do better.

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At the MFA, a camera-ready country

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

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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.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Speaking up before it’s too late

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.

IDEAS | CLARA YIM BOLDUC

The real reason nurses are burned out

Metro

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.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Mild conditions are in the forecast as dry conditions continue

Thursday will see more sun and clouds, and temperatures in the 70s. Meanwhile, our lack of significant recent rain may mean some areas are in a drought.

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Legal weed is nice. Now it’s time for Rhode Island to get serious about guns.

Public sentiment is almost never enough to force the hand of Senate and House leadership in Rhode Island. That should change on guns this year.

How mass shootings traumatize even those miles away

Often, those who have the strongest reactions can identify in some way with the victims.

Sports

Marcus Smart drives to the basket on Heat guard Gabe Vincent during the second quarter.

How it happened: Celtics get past sloppy first half, beat Heat 93-80 in Game 5

It would be the Celtics' first berth since 2010. Game 6 is Friday in Boston.

Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for more than three months.

Brittney Griner’s wife makes plea for WNBA star

Cherelle Griner wants President Joe Biden to secure her partner’s release, doing whatever is necessary.

Red Sox starting pitcher Rich Hill went 5.0 innings and allowed two hits, including a 3-run homer to White Sox DH Jake Burger in the bottom of the fifth inning on Wednesday night in Chicago.

White Sox 3, Red Sox 1

Red Sox strand a dozen base runners in narrow setback to White Sox

Sox saw their season-high winning streak halted at six games in 3-1 loss in Chicago.

Dan Shaughnessy

Game 5 was ugly, but the Celtics are sitting pretty against the Heat

Adam Himmelsbach I Instant Analysis

Celtics dominate Heat on the road in Game 5, and other observations as they near an NBA Finals berth

NYCFC 1, Revolution 0

Revolution shut out by New York City FC, knocked out of US Open Cup in extra time

Business

Russia takes steps to bolster army, tighten grip on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he currently sees no willingness on the part of Russia to resume earnest negotiations on ending the three-month war.

E. Gerald Corrigan, who helped ease ‘87 stock crash, dies at 80

Dr. Corrigan used his prerogatives as a regulator to help resolve national and global financial crises and to remedy some of the causes of episodic market instability.

Congressional Budget Office says inflation to last into 2023

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

magazine

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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Boston, MA

Boston secures measures to crack down on school bus driver absences in new union contract deal

School shooting adds urgency as Wu seeks to curb summer violence

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

sports

Jay Devaiah (center), his brother Deven (left), and Dhevin Nahata were in a spirited mood after Brookline finished off its 18-0 regular season.

Net result: No. 1 Brookline boys’ tennis finishes off 18-0 regular season with 78th straight victory

Rafael Devers, once overshadowed by fellow prospect Yoán Moncada, is now a superstar for the Red Sox

Texas school shooting was a tragedy that hit home for Red Sox reliever Matt Barnes

business

TikTok has invested heavily in livestreaming content over the past two years. It has set its sights on competing with the Goliath of online livestreaming platforms, Twitch.tv, with the Thursday launch of their own new subscription option within their TikTok Live service.

TikTok rolls out livestreaming subscription service to compete with Twitch

Google keeps growing its presence in Kendall Square

Debate around rent control heating up at Boston City Hall

politics

Mourners attend a prayer vigil in Houston for victims of the school shooting that left at least 19 children dead in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

A timeline of failed attempts to address US gun violence

‘The most perverse version of Groundhog Day’: After another mass shooting, the Senate remains stalled on gun safety legislation

Uvalde shooting dominates hearing for Biden’s pick to run the ATF

Nation

Members of the community gathered at the City of Uvalde Town Square for a prayer vigil in the wake of a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

Motive is unclear in school attack as grief engulfs Texas town

The NRA, mired in scandal, is gathering in Houston this weekend

Oklahoma governor signs the nation’s strictest abortion ban

World

A medical worker took a swab sample from a resident to be tested for COVID-19 at a swab collection site in China. Amid public opposition to current coronavirus restrictions, Chinese government has continued to impress upon its people the importance of testing.

China pushes for regular mass testing in ‘zero-COVID’ pursuit

Narrower focus helps Russia make gains in Ukraine’s east

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

opinion

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

Harvey Leonard.

‘It’s been a true privilege’: Harvey Leonard, longtime WCVB chief meteorologist, presents his final forecasts Wednesday

Things to do on Memorial Day weekend in Boston

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

food & dining

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

It’s National Wine Day 2022. Visit one of these Rhode Island vineyards

How to get rid of fruit flies — and stop them before they appear

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

travel

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

globe local

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 make box turtles feel more at home in Massachusetts

Obituaries

Dr. Corrigan worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co. after he retired from the Fed.

E. Gerald Corrigan, who helped ease ‘87 stock crash, dies at 80

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

Simon Preston, Acclaimed Organist and Conductor, Dies at 83