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4 people are killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building and shooter is also dead, police say

A gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed four people Wednesday at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, police said, the latest in a series of deadly mass shootings across the country in recent weeks.

State to repay thousands of defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by disgraced chemists

The settlement, expected to cost the state about $14 million, resolves a lawsuit filed on behalf of 31,000 defendants caught up in the state drug lab scandal.

Georgetown police find no racial slurs at Roxbury Prep game; independent report pending

Georgetown police found no evidence the Roxbury Prep football team was taunted with racial epithets during a game at Georgetown High School in September, according to more than 60 pages of investigative documents.

Two trolleys collide on MBTA Green Line, 3 train operators taken to hospital
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the Green Line service was being suspended due to the crash, according to a tweet posted at 9:49 p.m. Wednesday.

Sonia Chang-Díaz knows what it’s like to be ‘other.’ It has shaped her and her bid for Massachusetts governor.
If elected, the barrier-breaker on Beacon Hill would be the first Latina and Asian American to serve in the office.

Red Sox 7, Reds 1

Red Sox solve flamethrower Hunter Greene, defeat Reds at Fenway

The Red Sox are off Thursday before beginning a three-game series in Oakland Friday night.

A couple of patients arrived by the emergency room entrance waiting for medical attention at South Shore Health in Weymouth.

ERs reach record capacity as hospitals are inundated with patients

Health systems say they are dealing with record emergency department volume, sicker patients, a compounding mental health crisis, and an ever-beleaguered workforce.

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It’s all about history with the Celtics, and the team’s old-timers feel connected to this group
Hall of Famers Bob Cousy and Tom Sanders are relishing the Celtics' latest trip to the NBA's championship round.

Jayson Tatum was the Eastern Conference finals MVP.

The Globe staff predicts the outcome of the NBA Finals

Five members of our NBA Finals coverage team like the Celtics, while the other four think the Warriors will prevail.

He was playing a song by The Lumineers on a public piano in Boston. Then a band member walked by and joined in
In a remarkable twist of fate, Jeremiah Fraites was walking through Downtown Crossing on his day off from touring Tuesday when he overheard Sam Spencer on the piano nearby, playing a song Fraites had co-written.

The Johnston Gate at Harvard Yard in Cambridge on May 4, 2017.

Draft report says Harvard holds remains of 19 possible enslaved people and thousands of Native Americans, according to Harvard Crimson

The leaked report, obtained by The Crimson, the Harvard student newspaper, comes as the university continues to reckon with its deep historical ties to slavery.

Jassy Correia photo, of her in her new orange jumpsuit, the night she went out to celebrate with friends in Feb. 2019. It was presented to jurors by federal prosecutors in the fatal kidnapping trial of Louis D. Coleman III.

Rhode Island man found guilty in fatal kidnapping of Jassy Correia

A federal jury in Boston found a Rhode Island man guilty Wednesday of fatally kidnapping Jassy Correia from a Boston nightclub in 2019, where she was celebrating her upcoming 23rd birthday with friends.

President Biden

Biden was the most experienced incoming president in US history. So why isn’t he better at this?

Pick a topic and Joe Biden “gets it.” But 16 months into his presidency, it is becoming increasingly clear that while he understands how we got here, he doesn't have a plan for what's next.

Opinion

Mayor Wu has said that she has read the complete file on former Boston Police officer Patrick M. Rose. But, like her predecessors, she has thus far refused to release it to the public.

Mayor Wu, don’t protect the culture that protected Patrick Rose

If Wu is the change agent she said she is, she should pull back the curtain on the one that protected Rose.

Kent Greenfield

Massachusetts should use Texas abortion law to bar assault weapons

IDEAS | YING GAO

A kind gesture from my father for which I didn’t have to say thanks

The world won’t end if we enact better gun laws

‘Great replacement’ theories, as old as America, have always been nonsense

Centering critical voices, debates, and evidence-based opinion to reframe the national conversation on racial equity and hasten a more racially just society.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage
Globe Live returns June 11-12 for two brand-new shows of original & adventurous nonfiction storytelling.

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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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Johnny Depp awarded $10m, Amber Heard $2m in split libel lawsuit verdict
A jury on Wednesday awarded Johnny Depp more than $10 million in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. The jury also found in favor of Heard, awarding her $2 million in damages.

4 homes tied to New England journalist hit with bricks, graffitied with spray paint
Since late April, there has been five attacks on homes tied to journalist Lauren Chooljian, all hit with the same two weapons: a brick and red spray paint.

Ex-Malden firefighter, accused of distributing drugs in department, to plead guilty, officials say
Joshua Eisnor, 43, was distributing drugs including Oxycodone, Adderall, and Klonopin to other Malden firefighters in exchange for cash or other drugs since at least 2017, according to court documents. He is due to plead guilty to drug distribution charges on June 23, the US Attorney's office said.

Amherst College picks Emory dean as its next president
Michael A. Elliot, an Amherst alumnus, suceeds Carolyn ‘Biddy’ Martin.

Wu hails opportunity at Allston railyard
The state, Boston, and Harvard University aim to straighten the Mass. Pike in Allston and open a former railyard for redevelopment.

A Lowell middle school teacher charged for sending partially nude picture to 16-year-old boy

Jaryd Palmer, 34, of Andover, was arraigned on a charge of disseminating obscene matter to a minor Wednesday in Lowell District Court, officials said.

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Will Staats scanned the backcountry for moose sheds as he enters into an area where some of the trees had been rubbed over the winter by moose trying to shed their antlers.

Our greatest athlete is a 64-year-old moose antler hunter from Vermont

Over the last four decades, Will Staats has established himself as the premier moose shed hunter in New England with a simple strategy. He out-walks his competition. And one unsuspecting reporter.

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Despite their wealth, Boston and other cities’ political power is fading
The financial power of cities may be causing them to shed political power because of the economic and cultural chasm created in rural and suburban areas.

Malden taps COVID relief funds to provide $1,000 scholarships for all high school grads heading to college
The city of Malden is planning to use some of its federal pandemic recovery funding to give $1,000 scholarships to every high school graduate this year who is heading to college.

Green Line Extension to Medford was set to start service in December, then May, then this summer. Now? ‘Tracking for late summer,’ T says.
“Whether it’s late summer or early fall, we know it’s within sight,” said Medford resident and community advocate Laurel Ruma.

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Marcello Mastroianni as Fellini’s alterego Guido Anselmi in "8 ½."

The sins and cinematic genius of Federico Fellini

RM, center, was in Boston over the weekend visiting the "Philip Guston Now" exhibition at the MFA. On Tuesday, he and the rest of BTS were invited to the White House.

RM from BTS stops in Boston, tours MFA exhibit ahead of White House visit

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

I split open the fruits, took out the stones, and put the flesh in my mouth: crisp, fresh, sweet mixed with a bit of sour. I have never found a plum as delicious.

IDEAS | YING GAO

A kind gesture from my father for which I didn’t have to say thanks

A member of the National Rifle Association plugs his ears with his fingers as he walks past protesters during the NRA's annual meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on May 27.

The world won’t end if we enact better gun laws

"He Votado Hoy" (I voted today) stickers at a polling place in Philadelphia on May 21, 2019.

‘Great replacement’ theories, as old as America, have always been nonsense

Biden’s misguided faith in ‘rational’ Mitch McConnell on gun reform

This image supplied by the IIPA (Iran International Photo Agency) shows a view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr, southern Iran. There had been concerns that Iran were intending to use the plant to build a nuclear weapon, but due to international sanctions, the facility's uranium fuel will fell well below the enrichment level needed for weapons-grade uranium.

Biden shouldn’t let bad optics sink a restored nuclear deal with Iran

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

‘This monument honors a community’: After 125 years, the restored 54th Memorial is rededicated

In a solemn ceremony, the sacrifices of the famed Black Civil War regiment are remembered anew.

Students walk out of Pawtucket schools to protest school safety issues, gun violence

Student organizer Zachary Pinto, 17, said the effort was meant to show that students are tired and scared for their safety. But when students from William E. Tolman High School returned from their march to city hall, they found that they had been locked out of their school.

Meteorologist Kelly Bates, whose departure from Channel 10 sparked outrage in R.I., lands at Channel 6

“I’m the luckiest person in the world,” Bates told The Boston Globe Wednesday. “They say it’s darkest before the dawn. This is kind of proof of that.”

State to repay thousands of defendants who were convicted based on evidence analyzed by disgraced chemists

The settlement, expected to cost the state about $14 million, resolves a lawsuit filed on behalf of 31,000 defendants caught up in the state drug lab scandal.

Sports

Garrett Whitlock didn't strike out a single Red on Wednesday, but silenced them anyway.

ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox’ Garrett Whitlock turns back time with strikeout-less, pitch-to-contact gem

Whitlock finished with zero earned runs, walks, or strikeouts in six innings, the first pitcher to do so in nearly a decade.

Franchy Cordero (right) was the first to greet Alex Verdugo, who scored for the Red Sox on a single in the fourth inning.

Red Sox 7, Reds 1

Red Sox solve flamethrower Hunter Greene, defeat Reds at Fenway

The Red Sox are off Thursday before beginning a three-game series in Oakland Friday night.

Maverick Bourdeau (right) and Mike Maselli celebrate as Shawsheen's big sixth inning helped the Rams to the win over Diman.

WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Shawsheen baseball rallies in the sixth to beat Diman in State Vocational/Large School title game

Evan Galanis's bouncer up the middle got things started as the Rams pulled away with a five-run inning.

MIAA SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

State softball tournament: Seeds, schedule, and analysis for Divisions 1-5

Ukraine beats Scotland in World Cup qualifying playoff

Alex Speier I On baseball

Pitching staff will need to evolve for Red Sox to truly contend

Business

US job openings decline from record number, still remain elevated

The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, showed Wednesday that April's number of available positions decreased to 11.4 million in the month, a drop from an upwardly revised 11.9 million in March.

Biden administration begins trade dialogue with Taiwan

The Biden administration Wednesday said that it would pursue negotiations to strengthen trade and technology ties with Taiwan, a move that is aimed at countering China’s influence in the Asia-Pacific region and one that is likely to rankle Beijing.

Wu hails opportunity at Allston railyard

Hospitality workers rally against potential sale of Hynes Convention Center

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An illustration of a lone woman walking superimposed over a silhouette of New Hampshire's outline.

With Roe set to fall, we must pay more attention to New Hampshire’s new abortion law

What you can do when a loved one is overcome by grief. And what you can’t.

My ex cheated on me. Then sent me an e-mail about their great new life.

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

The Johnston Gate at Harvard Yard in Cambridge on May 4, 2017.

Draft report says Harvard holds remains of 19 possible enslaved people and thousands of Native Americans, according to Harvard Crimson

Georgetown police find no racial slurs at Roxbury Prep game; independent report pending

Submitting commentary to Globe Rhode Island

sports

Head coach Ime Udoka of the Boston Celtics huddles his team together during media day on Wednesday prior to the start of the NBA Finals at Chase Center on Thursday night in San Francisco.

The Celtics felt the influence of the Warriors dynastic title run

State baseball tournament: Seedings, schedule, and analysis for Divisions 1-5

Marcus Smart has earned the respect and admiration of the Warriors

business

Globe Live.

Come see Globe journalists live on stage

Care New England could strike another merger deal this summer, outgoing CEO says

Sun Life Financial buys DentaQuest

politics

President Biden

Biden was the most experienced incoming president in US history. So why isn’t he better at this?

Hinckley to get full freedom 41 years after shooting Reagan

Biden says US sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

Nation

Tulsa police responded to a shooting at the Natalie Medical Building on Wednesday.

4 people are killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building and shooter is also dead, police say

Pfizer seeks authorization of a coronavirus shot for children under 5

Uvalde school police chief says he’s still cooperating with investigators

World

Crowded with people, the Mall in London was decorated in preparation for start of the Platinum Jubilee weekend.

Platinum Jubilee: a possible last bash for Queen Elizabeth II, the party Britons need

Platinum Jubilee: A last bash for Queen Elizabeth II and the party Brits need

Western nations vow to send more, better arms to Ukraine

opinion

Biden’s misguided faith in ‘rational’ Mitch McConnell on gun reform

May I have a word: What to call the familiar strangers in your midst?

Rollins picks a fight worth fighting

lifestyle

Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith talks about hair-loss ‘shame,’ outcome of Oscar slap

RM from BTS stops in Boston, tours MFA exhibit ahead of White House visit

A COVID case overseas causes trouble at home

food & dining

Drag queen Harlow Havoc (Justin Petrie) has a cocktail as she hosts a watch party for "RuPaul's Drag Race" at Blend in Dorchester.

7 standout restaurants to eat at this Pride Month

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

A 12-year-old named Porter, raising money for cancer, and sweet peach tea

travel

Experience western Newfoundland’s rugged coastline, towering fjords, and unique rock formations from a new inn nestled in a forested hillside beside Gros Morne National Park.

An upscale motor lodge, luxury in Newfoundland, and a portable cooler for adventuring

Canceled flights mar first weekend of summer for US travelers

On Cuttyhunk Island, dwindling year-rounders look to recruit newcomers

Arts

Suzanne Moseley, "Woven Together," two-sided, repurposed clothing, woodblock, cyanotype and digital prints, and deer mesh.

Things and ‘thneeds’ — and what they say about us

Gorgeous trash and radical recycling at ICA’s Watershed

At the MFA, a camera-ready country

Books

"Golden: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise" was published in May.

A new book considers what silence is and how it can enrich us

Rachel Zegler to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel

A deadly silence

Movies

Marcello Mastroianni as Fellini’s alterego Guido Anselmi in "8 ½."

The sins and cinematic genius of Federico Fellini

‘Crimes of the Future’: What’s a body to do?

Rachel Zegler to star in ‘Hunger Games’ prequel

Television

Meteorologist Kelly Bates has joined Channel 6.

Meteorologist Kelly Bates, whose departure from Channel 10 sparked outrage in R.I., lands at Channel 6

‘Slow Horses’ on fast track at Apple TV+

Let the silliness — and satire — continue in season 2 of ‘Girls5eva’

music

Jeff Tweedy performs with Wilco during the band's headlining set on Saturday at the Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA.

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

Metallica emphatically brings Boston Calling to a close

Theater/Dance

Eddie Shields (left) and Jared Reinfeldt in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s "The Inheritance."

In SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance,’ a history filled with suffering is a tale that must be told

Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ is a spellbinder

A high-profile dance fest rises again

globe local

Jared Wang and Diego Mobarak play improvisational jazz music in front of the Newton City Hall May 27 as part of a demonstration to keep Newton South’s Jazz Combo.

Newton South students, parents rally to save school’s Jazz Combo

‘We’re here to listen’: Newton reaches out with forum on mental health awareness

‘Stranger Things’ features Emerson College in its new season. One student is raising thousands for Uvalde victims as a result.

Obituaries

Ms. Colotti Ferrie, with her husband, Kevin.

Stephanie Colotti Ferrie charted a voyage for her family through illness and life

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

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