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Gun violence protests: The latest

Live updates from March for Our Lives rallies against gun violence in Boston and nationwide

March for Our Lives rallies are happening today in cities and towns throughout the country, including Boston, other locations in Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.
R.I. Representative Cicilline’s ‘Spare me the B.S.’ moment in gun debate sparks torrent of threats
Live Updates

Thousands stream to National Mall, take to US streets demanding action on gun laws

Ralliers are in Washington, D.C., and across the United States on Saturday in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, New York, that activists say should compel Congress to act.

March for Our Lives rallies in Boston and nationwide call for tough gun controls

At Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, where Saturday’s Boston demonstration was held, crowds had gathered by 3:30 p.m., toting signs that read “no more guns” and chanting “no more silence, end gun violence!”
NBA FINALS GAME 4: WARRIORS 107, CELTICS 97

Chad Finn
The Celtics could have had the Warriors on the ropes, but they again made things difficult for themselves
Boston should have won Game 4, but an exasperating performance ceded home-court advantage back to Golden State.

Tara Sullivan: A lost opportunity for the Celticse
Christopher L. Gasper

Stephen Curry’s greatness was on full display in Game 4, and there was little the Celtics could do
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

When it came time for big plays in Game 4, the Celtics panicked and stalled

Finals also became a battle of NBA generations between Draymond Green and Cedric Maxwell

From his early days in education, Mass. commissioner sought to level playing field
Jeffrey Riley jokes that his history as a middle school principal makes him impervious to rumors and insults, but some who know him see another reason for his sometimes blunt approach.

Officials identify mother who drowned trying to save children’s lives in Merrimack River

A Lowell mother who died Thursday in a valiant effort to save two of her young children from drowning in the Merrimack River was identified by authorities Saturday, as emergency crews continued their search for her son, who remains missing in the water.

50 years later, Watergate resonates again
The man at the center of the congressional Jan. 6 hearings — Donald Trump — is like nothing we have seen before in the nation’s highest office. Richard M. Nixon felt unique in that way too, in his day.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
In two congressional hearings, a portrait of an ailing democracy
Republicans’ inaction over mass shootings and their support for an attempted coup are parts of the same sorry story.

Jan. 6 panel puts focus on Cabinet discussions about removing Trump Ivanka Trump’s Jan. 6 testimony exposes family strain

As abortion right looks likely to fall, women’s economic prospects dim
If Roe is overturned, experts and advocates said that many women — especially women of color and those with low incomes — will take a significant economic hit, and the nation might as well.

At 200, Frederick Law Olmsted continues to shape public space
It’s impossible to imagine Boston without its Emerald Necklace, designed by the man considered the father of landscape architecture on principles that the city struggles to live up to today.

‘This is the story of a crime,’ father of boy who drowned at Martha’s Vineyard club tells court in video

An Edgartown tennis and pool club pleaded guilty Friday in the drowning death last July of a 3-year-old boy who was left unattended in a pool without flotation aids while participating in a summer program.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Here’s why Deshaun Watson and the Browns look like they are in trouble

Even if the 24 lawsuits against Watson come out in his favor, the NFL still has to come down hard.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Why are five sons of former major league stars playing in Brockton? For the love of baseball.

The Rox include the sons of David Ortiz (D’Angelo), Pedro Martinez (Pedro Jr.), Manny Ramirez (Manny Jr.), Gary Sheffield (Jaden), and Keith Foulke (Kade).
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Play it, Keith

The traditional capstone of Boston’s July Fourth celebration is an ode to the Russian military. The Boston Pops should play it anyway.
LETTERS

The Jan. 6 committee takes, and sets, the stage
MARCELA GARCÍA

The Proud Boys’ Latino connection, explained
RENÉE GRAHAM

A nation held hostage by Republican cowardice on gun reform
Alex Beam

Utah — This is the (happy) place
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.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance | on
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

150 years of The Boston Globe

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

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STAGE REVIEW
In the Huntington’s ‘Common Ground Revisited,’ Boston’s busing crisis is part of a much larger story
Kirsten Greenidge is the right playwright to tackle a tale as sprawling and tangled as the 1970s busing crisis — as well as what came before, and, crucially, what came after.

The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court
Businesses and residents have sued the city over a plan for 25 miles of separated bike lanes, saying lost parking spaces will hurt sales.

It’s been eight months since a T escalator maimed riders. The machine remains out of service.
The MBTA still doesn’t have an answer for why the escalator at Back Bay station catapulted backward on Sept. 26, 2021, injuring nine. Its website says the escalator is “unavailable due to maintenance.”

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children under 6 is effective in preventing symptomatic infection without causing worrisome side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday night.

3 Mass. counties have high levels of COVID-19, down from 5 last week, per CDC

What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting Justin Bieber?
Justin Bieber has revealed that he is suffering from a rare condition that has paralyzed one side of his face.

$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high
The national average price of gasoline Saturday was $5, up 60 cents from a month ago. A year ago, gas sold for $3.08, according to the AAA motor club.

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2022 US Open

How will golf pros approach The Country Club’s course? We played all 18, and here’s what we found.

To prepare for June’s US Open, which will be the 10th to be held in Massachusetts, the Globe explored the historic course. And we want to take you along for the journey.
With a pro caddie to guide us, we played The Country Club. Here’s the hole-by-hole report. How The Country Club toughened up: Larger greens and trickier putts await in the US Open

Summer Reading 2022
Whether your summer plans include beaches or backyards, exploration or relaxation, you’ll need something juicy and absorbing to read. We asked some of our favorite critics to recommend the best summer reads, a blend of old and new books you can bring along with you — and that just might transport you when you do.

Globe Magazine
Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
When our baby was diagnosed with fatal Tay-Sachs disease, we decided to celebrate Havi with a lifetime’s worth of birthdays.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘I think the most romantic moment was between me and the burrata’
Will their most intense connection be with a menu item?

video

Culture & Lifestyle

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

At this year’s Tonys, diversity wins

In ‘Dark Winds,’ a vivid portrait of Indigenous culture elevates a murder mystery

Special Projects

Welcome Back to Boston

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Margaret H. Marshall and Joan Lukey

The end of Roe v. Wade could put Mass.-based employers in a tough spot
EDITORIAL

Justice demands a look-back at felony-murder cases
SCOT LEHIGH

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates
Joan Ilacqua

The changing face of Pride
EDITORIAL

Topless beaches on Nantucket? Sure. But how about a sandy spot for the modest among us too?
IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Gun violence protests: The latest

Live updates from March for Our Lives rallies against gun violence in Boston and nationwide

March for Our Lives rallies are happening today in cities and towns throughout the country, including Boston, other locations in Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C.

Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84

Don Perkins rushed for 6,217 yards in 107 games with the Cowboys from 1961-68 and his 42 rushing touchdowns rank fifth in team history.

Nancy Clark Reynolds, a player in Reagan’s Washington, dies at 94

Nancy Clark Reynolds's life as a Washington insider stretched from the 1930s, when she arrived as the daughter of a New Deal congressman, to her role as a confidante to Ronald Reagan and, finally, to her prominence as one of the city’s best-connected lobbyists in the 1980s.

Officials identify mother who drowned trying to save children’s lives in Merrimack River

A Lowell mother who died Thursday in a valiant effort to save two of her young children from drowning in the Merrimack River was identified by authorities Saturday, as emergency crews continued their search for her son, who remains missing in the water.

Sports

Red Sox notebook

Red Sox interested in seeing if righthander Tanner Houck can claim the closer’s role

After Houck came out of the bullpen to protect a 4-3 lead Friday night in Seattle, Sox manager Alex Cora would prefer to use him two or three times a week for one inning as opposed to long relief.

Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84

Don Perkins rushed for 6,217 yards in 107 games with the Cowboys from 1961-68 and his 42 rushing touchdowns rank fifth in team history.
CELTICS

‘This group will never get this moment back:’ Damon Stoudamire wants Celtics to hear his cautionary tale

The Celtics assistant believed time was at least on his side when his Portland team lost the second of back-to-back trips to the Western Conference finals in 2000. It wasn't, as is so often the case in the NBA.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Finals also became a battle of NBA generations between Draymond Green and Cedric Maxwell
Golf

Matthew Fitzpatrick gets a warm welcome on his return to The Country Club
Peter Abraham | On baseball

J.D. Martinez tries to get back into the swing of it in search of his missing power stroke

Business

$5 gas is here: AAA says nationwide average hits new high

The national average price of gasoline Saturday was $5, up 60 cents from a month ago. A year ago, gas sold for $3.08, according to the AAA motor club.

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says

Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for children under 6 is effective in preventing symptomatic infection without causing worrisome side effects, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday night.
RI FOOD & DINING

Mocktails aren’t just for the ‘always-sober.’ Check out these R.I. restaurants offering zero-proof cocktails

FDA advisory committee unanimous in support of Bluebird Bio’s two gene therapies
magazine
Globe Magazine

Our daughter had a year left to live. We had to do something wonderful with the time she had left.
Globe Magazine

A Boston husband headed to the wild west for a divorce. He ended up with two wives.
LOVE LETTERS

I inherited a house. My wife says she needs to be on the deed — or else.
Cooking

Recipes: We figured out the perfect Father’s Day menu. It starts with steak.

metro

R.I. to improve civics education to resolve federal lawsuit

In two congressional hearings, a portrait of an ailing democracy

From his early days in education, Mass. commissioner sought to level playing field

sports

Game 60: Red Sox at Mariners lineups and notes

US judge dismisses Cristiano Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas

Stephen Curry’s greatness was on full display in Game 4, and there was little the Celtics could do

business

The Cambridge bike lane battle is heading to court

Belgian trade mission tours Somerville, Cambridge, and Beacon Hill

Health insurance companies seeking R.I. approval of rate increases of 7 to 14 percent

politics

As abortion right looks likely to fall, women’s economic prospects dim

Thousands stream to National Mall, take to US streets demanding action on gun laws

50 years later, Watergate resonates again

Nation

The shadow race is underway for the Republican presidential nomination

What is Ramsay Hunt syndrome, the condition affecting Justin Bieber?

Moderna’s COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA says

World

Family of suspect in Amazon disappearance: ‘He is innocent’

Royal shipwreck from 1682 is found off the coast of England

‘We are still in shock’: A month trapped by Russian forces in a basement

opinion

New twist in tangled path toward returning recovery services to Long Island

Long past time to lift veil on sordid history of state institutions

The Kennedy Institute and Senators Sanders and Graham hope to rekindle real Senate debates

lifestyle

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events

King Boston’s Embrace Ideas Festival to deliver five days of education, discussion, and togetherness across the city

At 30, men fall into three categories

food & dining

Classic diners are Rhode Island’s little-known legacy

Check out these new restaurants and cafés in Providence

Swanky cocktail bars and speakeasies in Rhode Island

travel

A splashy waterfront resort in Maine, a youthful music fest, and Juneteenth in New Orleans

This solo cruise was like stepping into a postcard that served really good food

She loves Ireland, vegan food, and taking it all in

Arts

Everything’s scary — but don’t let it break you

Power and prototypes: Matthew Angelo Harrison at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Documenting Amazonia — and the amazing resilience of the earth

Books

Summer Reading 2022

David Duchovny — yes, that David Duchovny — writes a tale for our time

A debut from Donna Gordon, the 10th anniversary of the Nantucket Book Festival, and awards for Maine authors

Movies

Sins of the father, a son’s recollections, and the near extinction of a seminal band

‘Hustle’: Adam Sandler stars as a scout in this NBA-heavy Netflix drama

I never liked ‘E.T.’ as a kid, but 40 years later I’ve changed my mind

Television

‘American Rust’ to return for second season

Eight ‘beach reads’ you can watch this summer

The Tonys bring energy missing from other awards shows

music

In a scene of electric guitars and drum kits, a Berklee-trained string quartet stands out

At BAMS Fest, a celebration of culture and community on and off stage

With big feelings and guitars, emo bands line up for Vagrant Records’ anniversary show in Worcester

Theater/Dance

In the Huntington’s ‘Common Ground Revisited,’ Boston’s busing crisis is part of a much larger story

At the Opera House, ‘Wicked’ still casts a spell

2022 Tonys: Who will win, who should win, and other predictions

globe local

Brockton ‘Rox’ baseball with famous names and fun

Should Massachusetts raise welfare benefits?

Cheers for unstoppable Lucy, as she graduates from high school

Obituaries

Don Perkins, 6-time Pro Bowl RB with Cowboys, dies at 84

Nancy Clark Reynolds, a player in Reagan’s Washington, dies at 94

Sean Thackrey, creator of eccentric California wines, dies at 79