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Matt Fitzpatrick climbed to the top of the golf world after winning the US Open trophy.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes the shot of his life out of a fairway bunker on 18 to win the US Open

Fitzpatrick made an improbable shot, hit the green, and two-putted for his first major championship.

Here's how the action unfolded Masters champion Scottie Sheffler again done in after the turn Despite seventh-place finish, Keegan Bradley felt like a hometown hero at the US Open

Matt Fitzpatrick, US Open trophy in hand, headed up from the 18th green to the clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline. The Briton won the tournament Sunday by one stroke over Will Zalatoris.

For US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, friends became family

Fitzpatrick has found a home with the Fulton family.

Will Zalatoris burned the left edge with a birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have forced a playoff with Matt Fitzpatrick on Sunday, and was left to again take second place at a major.

Will Zalatoris gracious, but can’t hide his pain after another almost in a major

Matt Fitzpatrick (center) celebrates his US Open win with his brother Alex (right) and dad Russell.

Matt Fitzpatrick’s brother flew home because he thought Fitzpatrick couldn’t win the US Open

Kinzinger warns that more violence is coming after receiving letter threatening him and his family
“There is violence in the future, I’m going to tell you,” said Representative Adam Kinzinger on ABC’s “This Week.” “And until we get a grip on telling people the truth, we can’t expect any differently.”

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence pauses while speaking during the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Mike Pence, Ginni Thomas

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her role in the illegal plot to overturn the 2020 election.

Bala Venkat Muthukaruppan (left) and Catherine Carney talked at Immuta's office in Boston's Seaport District.

For some companies, there’s no escaping the office. So they’re changing it.

Firms that signed big leases right before COVID are trying to design an office worth coming back to.

The Fed will put the economy in a coma if that’s what’s needed to whip inflation

Central bank chairman Jerome Powell intends to break the back of inflation by any means necessary.

Yellen says high inflation is locked in for 2022

At Texas GOP convention, loyalists embrace far right, anti-gay rhetoric
Thousands of Republican activists meeting in Houston this weekend for the state’s party convention agreed to a resolution that rejects the outcome of the 2020 presidential election and refers to Joe Biden as an illegitimate president.

Does COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affect the fetus? As mothers worry, early research offers no clear answers.

One preliminary study found a higher risk of neurodevelopmental delays in offspring of infected mothers; another found infection made no difference, but stress does harm.

Massachusetts lawmakers have 6 weeks to wrap their work. Court rulings, tax talks are complicating it.

Red Sox 6, Cardinals 4

Nick Pivetta deals again as Red Sox break it open in the eighth to take series from Cardinals

The Inaugural Juneteenth Emancipation Observance parade marched to the the National Center of Afro-American Artists on Sunday.

Juneteenth parade, speeches mix reflections on Black history with appeals for better future

The parade and the late afternoon speakers at the Juneteenth Observance offered a dual message: a celebration of Black history paired with calls for a more equitable future.

Jeneé Osterheldt: Our Blackness. Our brilliance. Black people, you are the revolution.

Brad Stevens will have some offseason moves to ponder to get the Celtics over the top.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

After falling just short, Celtics face a critical offseason in chase for the franchise’s 18th championship

Among the apparent needs following the NBA Finals loss to the Warriors are more scoring off the bench, and backup help for Marcus Smart at point guard.

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.

Here’s something I didn’t know: One day you’ll put your child down from a piggyback ride, and then you’ll never pick her up again.

Opinion

The need to hold the former president accountable for any crimes he may have committed in office has never been clearer or more urgent.

There is no question: Merrick Garland must put Trump on trial

If the former president and his allies can get by with nary a scratch after plotting an overthrow of the US government, then what message will that send?

With Juneteenth, some hope in a time of racial strife

‘Red-flag’ laws raise some red flags

IDEAS | REBECCA SWANSON

The thousandth time he told me

IDEAS | MARIN LANGLIEB

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

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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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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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

My dad, 83, had been sitting on a bench at the Branch Brook transit station, waiting for the Number 92 bus when his heart gave out.

Mary Ann D'Urso

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

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.

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Where have Boston’s children gone?

Metro

Boston Fire Commissioner Dempsey to retire at month’s end

City officials said the search for a new fire chief is ongoing and the interview process is underway.

PrideFest and Parade return to Providence for 2022

From the early-in-the-afternoon festivities to the iconic Illuminated Night Parade, festival-goers came prepared to celebrate. Here’s what the party was like.

Juneteenth parade, speeches mix reflections on Black history with appeals for better future

The parade and the late afternoon speakers at the Juneteenth Observance offered a dual message: a celebration of Black history paired with calls for a more equitable future.

Jean Entine, activist and ally for Boston’s women of color, dies at 79

A longtime activist in Cambridge and the founder of the Boston Women's Fund, Jean Entine helped direct money to organizations ignored by larger philanthropic groups.

Sports

Beaudein Waaka, greeting fans after an earlier match against New York, provided all New England's offense Sunday.

major league rugby | New York 24, New england 16

New England Free Jacks fall short in Major League Rugby Eastern Conference title game

Beaudein Waaka scored all 16 of the Free Jacks’ points, but it wasn't enough against Rugby New York.

Rory McIlroy hasn't won a major title since 2014.

Rory McIlroy close, but major drought continues as he finishes tied for fifth at US Open

“The game’s there,” said McIlroy, who finished the US Open at 2 under par and hasn't won a major title since 2014. “It’s there. It’s close. I just have to stay patient.”

Matt Fitzpatrick, US Open trophy in hand, headed up from the 18th green to the clubhouse at The Country Club in Brookline. The Briton won the tournament Sunday by one stroke over Will Zalatoris.

For US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, friends became family

Fitzpatrick has found a home with the Fulton family.

Jim McCabe | On Golf

Major championship might have been even sweeter for longtime caddie Bill Foster

How it happened: Matt Fitzpatrick holds off Scottie Scheffler, Will Zalatoris to win US Open at The Country Club

Will Zalatoris gracious, but can’t hide his pain after another almost in a major

Business

Jan. 6 committee setting its sights on Mike Pence, Ginni Thomas

Members of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot said Sunday they may subpoena former Vice President Mike Pence and are waiting to hear from Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, about her role in the illegal plot to overturn the 2020 election.

Juneteenth celebrations emphasize ending racial disparities

A year after President Biden signed legislation making June 19 the nation's 12th federal holiday, people across the US gathered at events filled with music, food and fireworks.

The Fed will put the economy in a coma if that’s what’s needed to whip inflation

For some companies, there’s no escaping the office. So they’re changing it.

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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

Researchers around the country are investigating whether COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affects the developing fetus, but have no firm answers.

Does COVID-19 infection during pregnancy affect the fetus? As mothers worry, early research offers no clear answers.

Massachusetts lawmakers have 6 weeks to wrap their work. Court rulings, tax talks are complicating it.

As transformational chancellor departs, UMass Amherst takes stock of its newfound prestige

sports

Matt Fitzpatrick climbed to the top of the golf world after winning the US Open trophy.

Matt Fitzpatrick makes the shot of his life out of a fairway bunker on 18 to win the US Open

After falling just short, Celtics face a critical offseason in chase for the franchise’s 18th championship

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler again done in after the turn at The Country Club

business

Cambridge based Bluebird Bio is developing gene therapies for rare genetic conditions including the blood disease beta-thalassemia

A vote of confidence for gene therapies

Yellen says high inflation is locked in for the rest of 2022

Lightening the load for warehouse workers

politics

Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse on the Northside of Pittsburgh, June 1, 2022.

Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP

Despite growing evidence, a prosecution of Trump would face challenges

Some red state police want gun safety. Will Republicans listen?

Nation

A Yellowstone National Park ranger is seen standing near a road wiped out by flooding along the Gardner River the week before, near Gardiner, Mont., June 19, 2022.

Yellowstone aims for quick opening; flooded towns struggling

At Texas GOP convention, loyalists embrace far right, anti-gay rhetoric

Kinzinger warns that more violence is coming after receiving letter threatening him and his family

World

According to preliminary results, Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and a longtime senator who has pledged to transform Colombia's economy, won Sunday's election.

Petro wins Colombian election, becoming country’s first leftist president

Russian forces tighten noose around important cities in Ukraine’s east

Macron loses strong majority to opposition surge, a blow for his second term

opinion

Lincoln Did Not Free the Enslaved. They Freed Themselves.

Lincoln didn’t free the enslaved. They freed themselves.

Is Love a Luxury or a Necessity?

House committee seeks the enemies within

lifestyle

I’m having doubts about moving in with him

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

Are we more than friends?

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

Mr. Lamming, speaking at the University of Miami’s Center for the Humanities in 2011.

George Lamming, a Caribbean writer who explored the end of colonialism, dies

Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor of powerful reserve, dies at 91

A daughter’s tale in ‘Also a Poet’

Movies

Mr. Trintignant acted in more than 130 films over seven decades.

Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor of powerful reserve, dies at 91

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

Nantucket Film Festival showcases colorful characters

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

Bonnie Raitt appears in concert at the Leader Bank Pavilion in the Seaport Friday night.

At Leader Bank Pavilion, Bonnie Raitt’s excellence is no surprise

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

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

Jean Entine with her granddaughter Abigail in Berkeley, Calif.

Jean Entine, activist and ally for Boston’s women of color, dies at 79

George Lamming, a Caribbean writer who explored the end of colonialism, dies

Jean-Louis Trintignant, French actor of powerful reserve, dies at 91