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Mourners paid their respects at a memorial outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Saturday.

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

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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Gun deaths in America are even more common than you might realize.

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.

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.

‘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.

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

Red Sox 5, Orioles 3

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

The clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline.

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

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 7 Gary Washburn: With a sloppy, lackluster performance, the Celtics simply didn’t take care of business

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, a victim of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

Vice President Harris tells Buffalo mourners: Stand up for what’s right

Saturday’s funeral for 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield, the oldest and last of the victims of a gunman’s racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket to be laid to rest, became a call for action and an emotional plea to end the hate and violence that has wracked the nation.

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.

Opinion

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

We’ll move on. Uvalde won’t.

The pernicious ripple effects of mass school shootings.

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

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

How middlemen mucked things up

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

The ‘Star Trek’ movie that makes a case against pursuing perfection

Obama’s campaign ‘gaffe’ now seems prophetic

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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More lifeguards hired for this summer at state facilities, DCR says
The state Department of Conservation and Recreation has hired 630 lifeguards for this summer season, compared to 580 last summer. The state is still recruiting for the summer season, officials said.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

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.

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Highlighted by HAIM and Nine Inch Nails, Boston Calling gets back on its feet
The three-day festival returned Friday for the first time since 2019 with news of the last-minute cancellation of Saturday headliners the Strokes. But Day One felt like a return to normalcy, ending with a ferocious closing set by Nine Inch Nails.

People were ‘pouring out’ of four-alarm blaze in Taunton early Saturday, according to fire officials

There were “quite a few” people illegally living inside the building, according to Taunton Fire Lieutenant Jonathan Nunes, but no reported injuries as of 1:15 p.m.

Russia takes small cities, aims to widen east Ukraine battle

Russia asserted Saturday that its troops and separatist fighters had captured a key railway junction in eastern Ukraine, the second small city to fall to Moscow’s forces this week as they fought to seize all of the country’s contested Donbas region.

Drones. Crutches. Potatoes. Russians crowdfund their army.

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Metallica (pictured in February at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas) headline Boston Calling on Sunday and will close the three-day festival.

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Boston Calling returns to the Harvard Athletic Complex this Memorial Day Weekend with 51 bands and artists, including 20 performers with local ties.

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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.

IDEAS | MICHAEL J. STERN

I am a gay man, and I sense danger coming

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

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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 that 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.

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

Long a power broker in the church, late in his Vatican career, Mr. Sodano’s church legacy was tarnished by his staunch championing of the Rev. Marcial Maciel, the deceased Mexican founder of the Legion of Christ, a religious order, who was later revealed to be a pedophile.

Newbury farmstand reopens after last weekend’s fatal crash

A family farm stand in Newbury reopened this weekend after a fatal crash left one dead, and two injured last Saturday.

Sports

Olivia McSharry (center) received a hero's welcome at home plate from her Latin Academy teammates after her three-run homer in the fifth inning Saturday at Sweeney Field.

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

The junior struck out 16 as the Dragons (13-10) added to their run of city tournament championships by knocking off East Boston.

Iga Swiatek celebrates match point in her win over Danka Kovinic.

No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek maintains focus at French Open amid 31-match win streak

Swiatek navigated a couple of tricky spots in her third-round victory over hard-hitting Danka Kovinic at Roland Garros on Saturday.

Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said it is impossible to ignore the changing reality.

College sports eye gambling money amid safeguard concerns

With sports betting legal in more than half the states, college conferences are starting to explore ways to cash in.

Alex Speier | On baseball

Nate Eovaldi can finally say one aspect of his career is complete

Avalanche reach Stanley Cup semifinal for first time since 2002

Jimmie Johnson flashes speed, charm in first shot at winning Indy 500

Business

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.

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.

Macy’s contract negotiations continue as contract expires

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

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Liuginsa Rosa (left) and Ersen’S Joseph.

College & Careers

These students saved big money on their college degrees. Here’s how.

Perspective | Book Excerpt

Charlie Baker: What happened to reaching across the aisle to get things done?

Spiced Lamb Burgers With Feta and Tahini Sauce

Recipes: Take your cookout to the next level with these spicy burgers

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

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do in and around Boston, May 23-June 5

metro

Lifeguard trainees did some sprints at Nantasket Beach in Hull Friday before jumping into the frigid water during a mock swimmer rescue.

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

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

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

sports

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema (right) and Dani Ceballos celebrated a Champions League title.

Real Madrid defeats Liverpool in Champions League final to remain king of European soccer

Jeremy Swayman, Team USA fall to Finland in semifinals of World Hockey Championship

The Heat — and Jimmy Butler — heard all the doubters. That’s one reason Miami was able to force Game 7.

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

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, a victim of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.

Vice President Harris tells Buffalo mourners: Stand up for what’s right

Police inaction moves to center of Uvalde shooting probe

In Los Angeles, a tree with stories to tell

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

globe local

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