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Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church

The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church before police say he showed up for a potluck dinner, pulled a handgun, and fatally shot three of the elderly participants.

What we know so far about Ginni Thomas’s role in the effort to overturn the election
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and a conservative activist, has drawn more attention amid public hearings on the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Screams, threats as New Mexico counties certify vote

Commissioners in a New Mexico county have certified the results from their primary election after spurring a standoff over election integrity that was fueled by conspiracy theories.

7 arrested in House office building linked to Colbert show

US Capitol Police said Friday that officers detained seven unauthorized people in a congressional office building Thursday night and charged them with unlawful entry.

2 others join Dr. Anthony Fauci in testing positive for COVID-19 after Holy Cross reunion

Since Dr. Anthony Fauci tested positive for COVID-19 after attending his class reunion at Holy Cross in Worcester last weekend, two other attendees have also tested positive for the virus.

See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass. COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 are imminent. Here's what you need to know.

‘It’s just disrespectful’: Worcester activists question bishop’s decision to remove school’s Catholic status

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Red Sox have the stage now and the opener against the Cardinals, making a rare visit to Fenway, was special

All-around effort weathers near disaster in ninth, as Red Sox top division-leading Cardinals at Fenway

US OPEN

Collin Morikawa shot a 4-under-par 66 in the afternoon wave to share the lead at 5 under.

Could there be a better start to the US Open? A star-studded leaderboard, great weather, and zero controversy as we enter the weekend

Eight of the top 10 golfers in the world rankings made the cut, with No. 7 Collin Morikawa tied for the lead.

Tara Sullivan: MJ Daffue’s US Open journey has taken him from qualifier to leaderboard Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen lead after two rounds at the US Open. Live updates will return Saturday. LIV defector Dustin Johnson had The Country Club fans behind him

Under pressure from regulators on staffing, MBTA to reduce weekday service on Blue, Orange, and Red lines
Beginning Monday, weekday trains will operate with the same frequency as they do now on a Saturday, when riders have to wait longer between trips.

(L-R) Timothy Horan, MBTA Senior Project Manager Capital Programs; Governor Charlie Baker; and MBTA General Manager Steve Poftak listen as Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack speaks as they tour improvements being made to the MBTA's Blue Line on May 27, 2020.

Charlie Baker hasn’t fixed the MBTA. Why should we think he can fix Boston’s schools?

Can Charlie Baker do for the Boston Public Schools what he’s done for the MBTA? More to the point, would anyone want him to?

Tourists are back, but business travel is still slow. And Boston hotels want help.
The conferences and face-to-face meetings that once kept hotel rooms and restaurants filled seven days a week just haven’t rebounded to what they were before COVID, and it's putting a damper on the return of the tourism industry.

Greta Tilan danced at the Juneteenth weekend celebration kickoff party at Nubian Square.

Nubian Square celebrates Juneteenth with block party

Hundreds of residents gathered in Nubian Square’s Blair Lot on Friday afternoon for a Juneteenth block party, kicking off a weekend of festivities celebrating Black joy, solidarity, and liberation.

Celebrate Juneteenth at these 14 Boston-area events Jeneé Osterheldt: During Pride, Juneteenth, and the NBA Finals, it’s past time we get loud about freeing Brittney Griner

Harpoon Beer Hall in the Seaport. Harpoon's parent company said Friday it will acquire Vermont-based Long Trail Brewing.

Harpoon parent company buys Vermont’s Long Trail Brewing

Mass. Bay Brewing Co., headquartered in the Seaport District, will add Long Trail, as well as its Otter Creek and Shed brands, to its growing portfolio of beverages.

Robert Williams (left) scored 10 points and Grant Williams had 3 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

After this crushing setback, what does the future hold for the Celtics?

Losing to the Warriors will leave a scar, but the question is will they use it as a steppingstone to greater heights?

Bob Ryan: So, is Stephen Curry among the top 10 greatest players in NBA history? What about that Celtics fan who got a ‘2022 World Champions’ tattoo?

Opinion

Opal Lee stopped for water and a cool-down during her 2.5-mile commemorative trek through Fort Worth, Texas, on Juneteenth last year. She plans to make a similar journey this Sunday.

The war on Juneteenth

Don’t let the day that marked the end of slavery in 1865 be co-opted by corporate America or sterilized by right-wing anti-history campaigns.

MARCELA GARCÍA

What the T and the Boston Public Schools have in common

Mary Ann D'Urso

A man leaves his house, as he has for 40 years and, this time, doesn’t come home

IDEAS | MARIN LANGLIEB

Ever wonder why Mass. bridges are lit with different colors?

A former judge’s devastating verdict on Donald Trump’s scheming against American democracy

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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‘Frantic and confusing’ back-and-forth over Medford’s budget has officials scrambling as deadline looms

First, officials expected federal dollars to cover the costs of key services. Then, they learned they would receive much less funding than expected. Now, Medford's new finance head says it was all a miscalculation, but the mayor is still proposing significant cuts in her budget.

Lowell gathers at City Hall to remember 3-year-old boy found dead in pond
Candles and blue and white balloons lined the steps outside Lowell City Hall as family, officials, and community members came together Friday evening to remember 3-year-old Harry Kkonde, whose body was found two days earlier after a massive search of the Pawtuckettville neighborhood where he disappeared.

Pride events targeted in surge of anti-LGBTQ threats, violence
The surge in right-wing hate-mongering against LGBTQ people is spilling into violence, with high-profile attacks this month casting fear over Pride celebrations throughout the country.

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk
Musk has fired several SpaceX employees involved in an open letter that blasted the billionaire for his behavior, according to media reports.

As crypto crashes, this Boston company’s ‘stablecoin’ holds steady
A digital currency created by Boston-based Circle Internet Financial has become a safe haven of sorts for investors scrambling to sell off their holdings in volatile cryptocurrencies.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

In honor of Father’s Day, advice to live by
What’s the best advice your dad ever gave you? I asked readers that question, and they responded with a medley of quotable quotes, both profound and pithy (and, OK, a few not fit for print). Here are some of the highlights.

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The Vendome Fire Memorial in the Back Bay, commemorating victims of the Hotel Vendome fire, which included nine firefighters. At its 50th anniversary, the Hotel Vendome fire remains the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history.

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Fifty years later, the Vendome fire still casts a tragic shadow

The nine firefighters who died at the Hotel Vendome a half-century ago Friday remain the largest loss of life in the history of the Boston Fire Department. For the families of the deceased, for former firefighters who knew the fallen, and for new recruits who are shown the site, their sacrifice endures.

Photos: The Hotel Vendome fire was Boston Fire Department’s deadliest call ‘God bless these heroes:’ Ceremony marks 50th anniversary of Hotel Vendome fire, which killed 9 firefighters

KEVIN CULLEN

Gun violence visits a small, idyllic Vermont town
Woodstock is one of the last places in Vermont — in America, even — you’d expect to hear gunfire.

With efforts stalled in Congress, local officials weigh reparations
Boston is one of a small but growing group of local and state governments attempting to do what federal officials have not: make up for anti-Black racism and the legacy of slavery through some form of compensation to Black Americans.

We’re in ‘crypto winter.’ Here’s what locals think about the future of the industry.
While the crypto market has been tanking, wiping out billions of dollars in wealth and causing tech and business leaders to question the industry’s future, major crypto players have remained optimistic — for now.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Hank Willis Thomas, the artist behind "The Embrace," the long-awaited memorial to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at the ICA Wednesday as part of The Embrace Ideas Festival.

‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings

Looking for home in ‘Hurricane Girl’

Visiting Walden Pond for a hike, a swim, or a little relaxation is the perfect way to spend Father's Day.

7 fun ideas to celebrate Father’s Day in Greater Boston

Jon Urquhart in his home office where he creates the majority of his videos for TikTok.

‘People think that a deaf household is quiet, but it’s not’: Foxborough native uses TikTok to share his experiences as a CODA

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Hospitals like this one in Germany are full of machines that make incessant noise.

IDEAS | Michael Schutz

Medical devices that are music to our ears could save lives

Ted’s Diner (a.k.a. The Breakfast Club) in North Allston, taken by photographer Edward Boches for his “Postcards from Allston” exhibit at Harvard University’s Ed Portal gallery.

Greetings from Allston! Wish you were (still) here.

An MBTA Red Line train derailed at the JFK/UMASS station in September of 2019, causing severe delays for passengers north and south of the city while also adding to traffic slowdowns on the Southeast Expressway when State Police closed the Exit 15 ramp.

The train kept a-rollin’. Too bad it wasn’t supposed to.

An unidentified student carries flowers as she arrives at Heath High School in West Paducah, Ky., on Dec. 2, 1997. The previous day, A 14-year-old freshman boy shot and killed three students and injured five others during a student prayer group meeting.

Katherine S. Newman

What we know about rampage school shooters

During the pandemic, Shriya Srinivasan, who had been working on prosthetic limb development, switched to engineering ventilators, redesigning these life-saving devices so they could treat more than one patient at a time.

Eric and Wendy Schmidt

How to spur scientific breakthroughs

IDEAS | WILL AUSTIN

Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Lowell gathers at City Hall to remember 3-year-old boy found dead in pond

Candles and blue and white balloons lined the steps outside Lowell City Hall as family, officials, and community members came together Friday evening to remember 3-year-old Harry Kkonde, whose body was found two days earlier after a massive search of the Pawtuckettville neighborhood where he disappeared.

‘Frantic and confusing’ back-and-forth over Medford’s budget has officials scrambling as deadline looms

First, officials expected federal dollars to cover the costs of key services. Then, they learned they would receive much less funding than expected. Now, Medford's new finance head says it was all a miscalculation, but the mayor is still proposing significant cuts in her budget.

Nubian Square celebrates Juneteenth with block party

Hundreds of residents gathered in Nubian Square’s Blair Lot on Friday afternoon for a Juneteenth block party, kicking off a weekend of festivities celebrating Black joy, solidarity, and liberation.

Charlie Baker hasn’t fixed the MBTA. Why should we think he can fix Boston’s schools?

Can Charlie Baker do for the Boston Public Schools what he’s done for the MBTA? More to the point, would anyone want him to?

Sports

Red Sox starter Michael Wacha worked into the sixth inning and gave up one run.

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Red Sox have the stage now and the opener against the Cardinals, making a rare visit to Fenway, was special

Everywhere you looked, there was something to appreciate, and the timing was right with the Celtics recently eliminated.

Kelsey O'Brien (3) and Jane Hilsabeck (9) celebrate after Notre Dame (Hingham) topped Duxbury in a Division 2 state semifinal.

FRIDAY'S MIAA GIRLS' LACROSSE ROUNDUP

Medfield girls’ lacrosse rallies around fallen teammate, then fends off Bromfield rally

Kelly Blake scored seven goals for the No. 2 seed Warriors, who overcome a broken wrist to senior Grenne Campbell and held off the No. 3 Trojans.

Cameron Young is trying to make the cut.

‘By some miracle it went in’: Cameron Young aces hole-in-one at The Country Club, only the 48th in US Open history

You don’t see that every day!

FRIDAY'S MIAA BOYS' LACROSSE TOURNAMENT ROUNDUP

After long wait, it was finally time for Billerica boys’ lacrosse against Duxbury

RED SOX 6, CARDINALS 5

All-around effort weathers near disaster in ninth, as Red Sox top division-leading Cardinals at Fenway

MIAA SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Road to a Division 1 repeat for Taunton girls’ softball starts and finishes with Liv Mendonca

Business

SpaceX reported to fire employees critical of CEO Elon Musk

Musk has fired several SpaceX employees involved in an open letter that blasted the billionaire for his behavior, according to media reports.

Harpoon parent company buys Vermont’s Long Trail Brewing

Mass. Bay Brewing Co., headquartered in the Seaport District, will add Long Trail, as well as its Otter Creek and Shed brands, to its growing portfolio of beverages.

Tourists are back, but business travel is still slow. And Boston hotels want help.

As crypto crashes, this Boston company’s ‘stablecoin’ holds steady

magazine

In the main cottage (left), the first-floor primary bedroom, main living space, and the three second-floor bedrooms all have lake views, as do the sleeping porch and living area of the guest cottage (right). The owners’ grandchildren frolic among the trees.

Up to 22 relatives stay at these Maine cabins, a treasured family heirloom

The bittersweet triumph of a Juneteenth national holiday

This week's daters: Mary and Ryan.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I thought she was fun, interesting, smart, and thoughtful’

The writer and his family on a visit to York, Maine, in 2014.

When I was a new dad, everyone said it would go by so fast. I get it now.

metro

Worcester Bishop Robert J. McManus spoke during a conference at Assumption College in Worcester in 2012.

‘It’s just disrespectful’: Worcester activists question bishop’s decision to remove school’s Catholic status

3 dead owls in Arlington spark community grief, elevate poison concerns

2 others join Dr. Anthony Fauci in testing positive for COVID-19 after Holy Cross reunion

sports

Collin Morikawa shot a 4-under-par 66 in the afternoon wave to share the lead at 5 under.

Could there be a better start to the US Open? A star-studded leaderboard, great weather, and zero controversy as we enter the weekend

Hayden Buckley, one stroke off the lead, never expected to be playing golf

Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen lead after two rounds at the US Open. Live updates will return Saturday.

business

Representative Teresa A. Tanzi, lower center, and Vanessa Baker join members of the union representing workers at Rhode Island's two casinos during a State House rally in May calling for a ban on smoking in those workplaces.

Report: Smoking bans no longer a threat to casino revenue

Vince McMahon will step down during WWE misconduct probe

SpaceX fires workers who criticized Elon Musk in open letter

politics

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots, White House says

YouTube removes clip of Jan. 6 hearings because of Trump comments

Official in election standoff avoids prison in Capitol riot

Nation

A police officer walks outside St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Ala., on Friday, June 17, 2022.

Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama church

Screams, threats as New Mexico counties certify vote

Pride events targeted in surge of anti-LGBTQ threats, violence

World

Huge fire breaks out at Sinopec’s Shanghai complex, leaving 1 dead

European Commission Recommends EU Candidacy for Ukraine and Moldova

Japan top court: Government not responsible for Fukushima disaster

opinion

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a blown-up bridge over the Lozovenka River near the village of Ruska Lozova near Kharkiv on June 16 as the Russian-Ukraine war enters its 113th day.

It is shameful how we are allowing the destruction of Ukraine

A former judge’s devastating verdict on Donald Trump’s scheming against American democracy

The link between freedom and golf’s biggest event, the U.S. Open

lifestyle

Jack Bienvenue's 2022 Celtics World Champions tattoo. He got it at Hotline Tattoo in Hyannis by artist Taylor Lindley.

So what about that Celtics fan who got a ‘2022 World Champions’ tattoo?

Are we more than friends?

In honor of Father’s Day, advice to live by

food & dining

The Pine Bar has opened inside the Boston Public Market.

Pine Bar opens at Boston Public Market; Somerville gets a speakeasy

Thai marketplace and takeout shop Boon Noon Market is a boon to East Arlington at any hour

Owner of Providence’s Old Canteen restaurant looks back on a legendary, 66-year run

travel

A cooked lobster is served on a picnic table in New England.

8 must-attend food and wine festivals in Rhode Island this summer

Grab that towel: These sandy strands have been named the best beaches in Massachusetts

A sunflower maze, a new Lake Placid hotel, and thousands of books on the go

Arts

Hank Willis Thomas, the artist behind "The Embrace," the long-awaited memorial to Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King Jr., spoke at the ICA Wednesday as part of The Embrace Ideas Festival.

‘In the heart of their hug’: Hank Willis Thomas on his ‘Embrace’ tribute to the Kings

At PEM, Zachari Logan’s ‘Remembrance’ finds beauty in ambiguity

In ‘History Is No Mystery,’ artist Shea Justice draws parallels between American racism past and present

Books

Ada Calhoun is the author of a new memoir, “Also a Poet.”

A daughter’s tale in ‘Also a Poet’

Looking for home in ‘Hurricane Girl’

He listens to gardening books while he gardens

Movies

Chris Evans made a surprise visit to the AMC Theater in Boston.

Chris Evans makes surprise appearance at ‘Lightyear’ screening in Boston

Nantucket Film Festival showcases colorful characters

Documentary highlights from this year’s Roxbury International Film Festival

Television

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones."

Jon Snow — and Kit Harington — to return in ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff

‘Abbott Elementary’ tops Television Critics Association nominations

‘Downton Abbey’: A franchise for the rest of us

music

Singer-actress Mandy Moore will perform at Royale on June 19.

Mandy Moore reclaims her past, looks toward the future with ‘In Real Life’

With a little help from his friend, Yo-Yo Ma stages surprise pop-up in Nubian Square

A Ukrainian jazz pianist’s ode to Odesa

Theater/Dance

From left: Teresa Langford, Michael_Wood, Ann Dang, and Jordan Pearson in Gloucester Stage Company’s production of “Gloria."

A workplace comedy goes to some very dark places in ‘Gloria’ at Gloucester Stage

‘A Beautiful Noise’ aims to tell Neil Diamond’s story, inside and out

With ‘The Orchard,’ the Arlekin Players return Chekhov to the digital frontier

globe local

Athene Wilson, a soul and R&B singer from Dorchester, performs with David Fuller on drums, Daniel Day on bass, and Rollins Ross on keys at The Porch Southern Fare and Juke Joint in Medford.

Live music is now on the menu around Greater Boston

Luna moths grace the landscape at Mount Auburn Cemetery

Drones disappear from store shelves

Obituaries

Dorothy Smith, a feminist scholar and sociologist, spoke at the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health in 2018.

Dorothy E. Smith, groundbreaker in feminist sociology, dies at 95

Donald Pippin, conductor on Broadway and beyond, dies at 95

Shauneille Perry Ryder, pioneering theater director, dies at 92