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Slain doctor targeted in Tulsa mass shooting had Boston hospital, Harvard Medical School ties

One of the doctors killed in a mass shooting at a Tulsa medical office graduated from Harvard Medical School and had fellowships at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital, records show.

Tulsa shooting suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for back pain, police say

2,561 confirmed cases and 24 deaths. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

White House: First COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21 Mass. reports 6,106 new coronavirus cases among public school students Only 17.5 percent of those 50 and over in Mass. have gotten their second booster shot

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Former BPS employee convicted of child rape

Jose Melendez, 55, was convicted on five counts of aggravated statutory rape of a child under 14 and is scheduled to be sentenced on June 17, the Suffolk district attorney’s office said in a statement Thursday.

Police: Multiple victims in Wisconsin cemetery shooting

Two 14-year-old boys allegedly take over PA system on MBTA Orange Line train and then assault a passenger, officials say

A massive power plant across the street from Encore Casino in Everett and neighboring gas tanks owned by ExxonMobil are slated for redevelopment over the next few years in a move that promises to remake the industrial area on Boston's northern doorstep.

Developer set to buy 95-acre tank farm site near Encore casino in Everett

A prominent Boston development firm has a deal in place to purchase ExxonMobil's massive tank farm in Everett, near Encore Casino.

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Celtics-Warriors Game 1 is the natural next step in the progression of Jayson Tatum
The Celtics' clear-cut star once questioned if he was the right player to lead the team, but landing the NBA Finals is proof he was up to the task.

Your guide to the 2022 NBA Finals: When Celtics-Warriors tips off, how they got here, and more Predictions: Will the Celtics win out? Or will the Warriors prevail? Find out what we think. Analysis: 10 things to watch in this star-filled Celtics-Warriors Finals series

Two manhole explosions reported in downtown Boston near South Station
Two manhole explosions were reported in downtown Boston on Thursday morning near South Station in the Financial District, forcing the evacuation of two buildings in the area, authorities said.

President Joe Biden addressed the nation following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas last week.

President Biden to urge Congress to act on guns in prime-time address

President Biden is delivering an address to the nation Thursday night about the latest wave of mass shootings, attempting to increase pressure on Congress to pass stricter gun limits after such efforts failed following past outbreaks.

House panel swiftly takes up gun bill after mass shootings

Neil Nissenbaum moved among the shelves of parts. Nissenbaum’s Auto Recycling Centers is closing shop.

Junkyard turns to gold in Somerville development boom

The family name still adorns the business Jacob Nissenbaum started over a century ago. But this unvarnished slice of Somerville near Union Square is about to vanish as the area is transformed by the Green Line Extension and a boom in biotech development.

The Howard Johnson's Restaurant in Lake George, N.Y., was the nation's final outpost of the once-popular fast-food joint.

Farewell, Howard: The last HoJo’s has closed for good

The final outpost of the South Shore-born 20th-century restaurant empire has shut its doors in upstate New York.

Opinion

Senator Joe Biden, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, holds a TEC-9 semi-automatic weapon during a hearing of the committee on Capitol Hill, Aug. 3, 1993, as the committee holds hearings on combating the proliferation of assault weapons. Biden denounced the sale of guns whose “only real function is to kill human beings at a ferocious pace.”

On guns, history shows that progress is hard but not impossible — and that cumulative changes matter

But can today’s US Senate rise to the challenge?

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

The power of five robed Supreme Court justices

IDEAS | HOLLY ROBINSON

Grappling with a shaky sense of security in America

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

IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

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.

Travel & Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

Warm weather is almost here, and the weekends are brimming with opportunities for fun. Here’s how to get outside and experience the season in every New England state.

10 ways to make it a true New England summer

The man behind the cone. Canteen Creemee Company owner Charlie Menard holds a classic maple creemee.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Vermont’s creemees are a uniquely delicious summer treat

In the interest of good creemee journalism, I put on my best pair of elastic waist shorts, got in my car, and made a creemee crawl through Vermont. Here's where it took me.

Ocean Terrace.

These are some of the Cape’s best waterfront bars

Location is everything, especially when you’re lazing on a sunny afternoon.

4 fabulous rail trails in New England

The Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland is one of many food-inspired events across New England this summer.

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

From the perfect oyster to heavenly ribs, these road-trip-worthy food festivals around the region will delight your taste buds throughout the summer.

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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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Student arrested for bringing loaded gun to Chelsea charter school

A 16-year-old student was carrying a loaded 9mm handgun and was disarmed by an administrator at Phoenix Charter Academy, Chelsea police said. There were no threats to students or any injuries, the school said in a statement.

Green Line and Blue Line service resumes after Wednesday night collision between two trolleys near Government Center

The crash comes after a series of safety troubles at the T in the last year. “The incidents are so severe, so frequent, there’s so little sign of progress or positive trajectory, in fact I think we’re seeing the opposite,” one advocate said.

See photos from Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration
Celebrations began Thursday in London to honor Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch, as she marks her 70th year on the throne.

Queen Elizabeth II to skip Friday events due to ‘discomfort’

STAGE REVIEW

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale
Matthew López’s 6½ hour Tony-winning drama examines the dreadful toll taken by the AIDS epidemic, while ensuring the next generation understands the meaning of all those lives lost. The production continues its Calderwood Pavilion run through June 11.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.
Attorney General Maura Healey is the front-runner in the Massachusetts governor’s race. If she wins, her lived experience would bring crucial representation to the state’s highest office.

Mass. Democrats set to gather for convention, hopes high to expand their grip on power this fall

Police seek driver of vehicle parked near Concord, N.H., site where couple was found slain
New Hampshire authorities are seeking the driver of a vehicle that was parked by a trail in Concord where Stephen Reid, 67, and Djeswende Reid, 66, were both shot to death in April in a case that remains unsolved.

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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.

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.

From stagflation to the ‘misery index,’ some economists fear a 1970s redux
Misery was plentiful in the ’70s, and the index was a rough way to measure the nation’s slide into stagflation and adds together two major indicators that speak to the nation’s economic strength: the monthly consumer price index and unemployment rate.

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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Ringo Starr spoke after accepting his honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on Thursday.

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

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

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale

Bryan Collier's illustration for "All Because You Matter" by Tami Charles.

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

Max Bard's “Red Flag” is part of Studios Without Walls' "The Ground We Walk."

Art among the trees in Brookline’s Riverway Park

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A coffin containing portraits of some of the children killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

IDEAS | HOLLY ROBINSON

Grappling with a shaky sense of security in America

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

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu spoke at a Board of Education meeting on May 24 in opposition to a state takeover of Boston Public Schools.

Striking a deal to fix Boston’s schools

Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a gun control bill mimicking the private bounty framework of the Texas Heartbeat Act, and the California legislature advanced the bill in the hours after the Uvalde shooting. Massachusetts should catch up.

Kent Greenfield

Massachusetts should use Texas abortion law to bar assault weapons

Emergency personnel respond to a call for a drug overdose in Paterson, N.J., March 24, 2020.

Abdullah Shihipar, Alexandria Macmadu, and Alexandra Collins

Drug overdoses spiked during the pandemic. Here’s what states need to do.

East Main Street, the site of an 1892 lynching in Port Jervis, N.Y.

IDEAS | Philip Dray

Breaking the silence about a lynching in the North

Metro

Mass. reports 6,106 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 1,941 among staff

The 8,047 total cases represent a drop of 4,682, or nearly 37 percent, than those reported last week, according to data published by the state.

UMass Amherst chancellor to step down in summer 2023

Since Kumble Subbaswamy became chancellor in July 2012, the university has improved graduation rates, attracted a more diverse student population, and conducted research that has real-world effects, according to a statement from the university.

Which hospital systems want to merge with R.I.’s Care New England?

Some observers and political leaders said Mass General Brigham, formerly known as Partners HealthCare, might be interested in making another deal.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.

Attorney General Maura Healey is the front-runner in the Massachusetts governor’s race. If she wins, her lived experience would bring crucial representation to the state’s highest office.

Sports

American teenager Coco Gauff won the French Open's girls' championship four years ago.

Coco Gauff reaches first Grand Slam final with victory over Martina Trevisan

She reached the championship without conceding a set through six matches, while contesting the women’s doubles event with fellow American Jessica Pegula,

Emma Abramson of Sandwich got off to a fast start to her round, then hit a key putt on No. 18 to share medalist honors.

MIAA GIRLS' SOUTH GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS

Emma Abramson of Sandwich, Jennie Grogan of Monomoy roll to share of medalist honors

The juniors each shot 3-over-par 75 at Falmouth Country Club, while Duxbury won the team championship by six shots over Monomoy.

Jeff Van Gundy (center, with Mark Jackson and Mike Breen) will miss Game 1.

ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Breen, Kendra Andrews, and Woj out for Game 1 of Celtics-Warriors

ESPN/ABC will be without two-thirds of its No. 1 NBA broadcast team for Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday night.

For young Arlington fan who beat cancer, Celtics are a way of life

Blake James says he plans to be BC’s athletic director ‘through retirement’

One thing to know about each of the players on the Celtics’ NBA Finals roster

Business

Goulston & Storrs settles ‘legal malpractice’ lawsuit filed by construction company owner John Fish

He alleged that a top Goulston attorney secretly advised Stephen Weiner, his partner in an $800 million condo project, as Weiner sought to back out of the joint venture.

Local plumber sentenced to prison for overcharging customers

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

OPEC+ agrees to bigger increase in oil supply, but prices keep rising

Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts

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Summer Entertainment

31 outdoor events in New England to fill every summer weekend with fun

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.

Carrot-lime soup with cilantro

Recipes: Transform your garden vegetables into refreshing summer soups

metro

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says that on the campaign trail, she often meets LGTBQ youth whose parents bring them along or pull them out of school to meet her.

Maura Healey could be the nation’s first openly lesbian governor. Here’s how her identity has shaped her.

Mass. Democrats set to gather for convention, hopes high to expand their grip on power this fall

Vintage chic, at just the right price

sports

Joona Koppanen will get a chance to compete for a depth role with the Bruins in training camp.

Bruins sign forward Joona Koppanen to one-year, two-way deal

Five key moments from the Celtics’ wild season

New minor league housing policy is putting Red Sox prospects at home on and off the field

business

Demonstrators walked to Capitol Hill during a nationwide rally in support of abortion rights in Washington, D.C., on May 14.

Support for abortion rights is rising after leaked court opinion

Biden to urge Congress to act on guns in prime-time address

Developer set to buy 95-acre tank farm site near Encore casino in Everett

politics

Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago.

First COVID-19 shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21, White House says

President Biden to urge Congress to act on guns in prime-time address

House panel swiftly takes up gun bill after mass shootings

Nation

The CDC recommends that people 50 and older get a second booster. But there hasn't been much interest in Massachusetts so far.

CDC has recommended booster shots for those 50 and over. But only 17.5 percent of those eligible in Mass. have gone ahead and done it.

How the Proud Boys gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party

Texas senator: School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls

World

Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Kent watched from the balcony during the Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade in London on Thursday.

Queen Elizabeth II to skip Friday events due to ‘discomfort’

See photos from Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebration

In concession to Poland, EU opens door to frozen funds

opinion

Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a gun control bill mimicking the private bounty framework of the Texas Heartbeat Act, and the California legislature advanced the bill in the hours after the Uvalde shooting. Massachusetts should catch up.

Massachusetts should use Texas abortion law to bar assault weapons

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

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

lifestyle

Is he ignoring me because he likes me?

Author Jasmine Guillory on her new Cali-surf-infused ‘Beauty and the Beast’ retelling

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

food & dining

Jennifer Matta and Brian Kingsford, co-owners of Otra on South Main Street in Providence.

From the owners of Bacaro, Otra brings authentic flavors of the Iberian Peninsula to Providence

The Boston Public Market plans for a cocktail bar; Serafina opens in the Seaport

10 New England food festivals guaranteed to leave you satisfied

travel

Debbie Gibson in London in 2019.

Debbie Gibson on her jet-setting dog, used bookstores, and bringing her own hot plate

Vrbo host canceled 24 hours before I arrived. What am I owed?

4 fabulous rail trails in New England

Arts

Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs worked on his Dewey Square mural called "Breathe Life Together." It's the first time a Black Boston artist has painted this wall for the Greenway Conservancy.

When a mural is a mirror: In Dewey Square, Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs pays tribute to youth around the city

I don’t know how we should talk to kids about difficult topics. I just know that art can help.

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

Books

Looking at a horse, from all the angles

A parade of ex-boyfriends in Sloane Crosley’s ‘Cult Classic’

Diane Seuss on reading philosophy, art, and poetry

Movies

“Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story”

Extraordinary animals, an extraneous wall, a musical celebration

See Jane run (an underground abortion network) in ‘The Janes’

‘Benediction’: in war and love and well beyond

Television

Devin Way and Jesse James Keitel in "Queer as Folk."

‘Queer as Folk’ warning latest example of TV addressing tragedy

The shows and stars that Emmy voters shouldn’t forget

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

music

Ringo Starr spoke after accepting his honorary degree from Berklee College of Music on Thursday.

Ringo Starr receives honorary degree from Berklee College of Music

At Solid Sound, Wilco contemplates a ‘Cruel Country’

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87

Theater/Dance

Lissa deGuzman joined the "Wicked" tour as Elphaba in March.

Lissa deGuzman had always hoped to play Elphaba in ‘Wicked.’ Now she is that girl.

‘What does it mean to be a gay man today?’: SpeakEasy’s ‘The Inheritance’ tells an important tale

Boston Ballet’s ‘Swan Lake’ is a spellbinder

globe local

The Second Glance thrift store in Gloucester is popular with bargain hunters such as Monica Grant and her brother Gerald Gilraine.

Vintage chic, at just the right price

Should the MBTA be seen as a civic space for ‘community conversations’?

At 80, Miriam Yorks is the Boston Celtics’ ‘Halo Mom’

Obituaries

David C. MacMichael served in the Marine Corps at several junctures of his life.

David C. MacMichael, CIA whistleblower on Nicaragua, dies at 95

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

Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly road warrior, is dead at 87