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Chief: 3 dead in Indiana mall shooting; witness kills gunman
Three people were fatally shot and two were injured Sunday evening at an Indiana mall after a man with a rifle opened fire in a food court and an armed civilian shot and killed him, police said.

Boston, Springfield begin to lift gun license restrictions after Supreme Court decision

In cities where officials have routinely restricted approved gun permits — saying, for example, firearms can only be taken to and from the range — the decision could mark a dramatic change in how guns are regulated.

Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck wed in Las Vegas drive-through
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were wed Saturday in a late-night Las Vegas drive-through chapel, culminating a relationship that stretched over two decades in two separate romances and headlined countless tabloid covers.

A police officer lost her job 10 years ago. She’s still fighting to get it back
“This is the culmination of a ten-year struggle of a determined and courageous woman to find justice after being hounded out of the Boston Police Department for having the audacity to complain about abusive treatment by a powerful senior officer," lawyers for Brenda James said.

376 officers but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions, Uvalde report says

The nearly 80-page report was the first to criticize both state and federal law enforcement, and not just local authorities in the South Texas town for the bewildering inaction by heavily armed officers.

Man rescued from Saugus pond in ‘grave condition’

July 4 parade funerals to conclude with tribute to slain dad

YANKEES 13, RED SOX 2

Chris Sale lasted just 24 pitches on Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, and his 2022 season is in danger of being finished after just two starts and not even six innings.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Chris Sale has a broken finger and the Red Sox are a broken team

With Chris Sale's season possibly over and it not appearing like the Sox could compete with any good team in October, it may be time to sell at the Aug. 2 trading deadline.

It’s one big loss after another as Red Sox limp into the All-Star break

Xander Bogaerts seems to despair after watching the Red Sox get pummeled again by the Yankees, 13-2, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium. Will he be a subject of trade rumors when the team returns from the All-Star break?

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Loss of Chris Sale should put Red Sox into sell mode at the MLB trade deadline

Teams have to earn upgrades at the trade deadline and the Red Sox haven’t shown they deserve them this season.

Red Sox take two more California high schoolers to open draft, Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey

Romero, 18, excelled at Orange (Calif.) Lutheran in 2022, showing an advanced lefthanded swing with modest power grades. Coffey was one of the better two-way prep players in the draft, but appears likely to enter pro ball as a shortstop.

Highlight reel of Red Sox first round pick Mikey Romero

Red Sox’ Chris Sale fractures little finger after taking liner to pitching hand against Yankees

Sale took a 106.7 mile-per-hour comebacker off his pitching hand, and immediately left the field. He suffered a fractured pinkie finger and will see a hand specialist Monday in Boston.

Adding to the threats facing horseshoe crabs, a controversial pharmaceutical company just started harvesting their blue blood on Cape Cod
A multibillion-dollar company received permission to harvest blood from horseshoe crabs in Massachusetts. The company says the blood will have critical medical functions; environmental advocates have grave concerns about the harvesting of so many of the endangered species.

Legislative leaders beefed up spending across the budget, including setting aside $150 million more for a trust fund to help cover the cost of a $1.5 billion school funding law passed in 2019.

Lawmakers strike deal for $52 billion budget, including more cash for embattled MBTA

The state budget bill would dedicate hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the MBTA, sock away more cash in the state’s savings account, and includes $1.8 billion more in spending than either the House or Senate initially approved, lawmakers said.

This 2022 photo provided by Julie Ann Nitsch shows her in a hospital in Texas, before surgery to remove her fallopian tubes.

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Abortion restrictions in a number of states and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade are having profound repercussions in reproductive medicine as well as in other areas of medical care.

From left, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., staff counsel Dan George, Rep. Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla., Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Vice Chair Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., staff counsel Candyce Phoenix, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., and Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., sit on the dais as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, July 12, 2022.

Jan. 6 panel to receive Secret Service texts after data loss

The House committee investigating the US Capitol assault expects to receive text messages it has subpoenaed from the Secret Service by Tuesday, panel member Zoe Lofgren said.

SEVEN WEEKS OF SUMMER ARTS GUIDE

Children play near the completed mural "Breathe Life Together" by Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs.

This summer, cool down with some art and culture

Got a lazy summer day you’re looking to fill? From Guston at the MFA to Rob "Problak" Gibbs’s mural for Dewey Square, here are some must-sees around the city.

With plenty of summer still ahead, TV is just getting warmed up
In the coming weeks, you'll be able to fill your downtime with mysteries and thrillers ("The Patient," "Surface"), epic fantasies ("House of the Dragon," "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power"), and some promising comedies ("Bad Sisters," "Uncoupled").

The best of the rest of summer movies
Almost all of this summer's high-profile releases have come out. Still to come: Jordan Peele's "Nope" and "Bullet Train" starring Brad Pitt and Sandra Bullock. Plus, Ben Affleck's 50th birthday.

Walking on sunshine with 25 of our favorite songs of summer
A great summer song can evoke the season, or it can just be the right song hitting in just the right way at just the right time. Here are some favorites chosen by Globe arts writers, editors, and contributors from summers past and present.

A guide to free, family-friendly events from now through Labor Day
These Massachusetts festivals, concerts, outdoor movies and more don't cost a thing to attend.

Summer comedy in Boston

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Seven Weeks of Summer: Explore the full guide

Opinion

"I am is who I am. And today I am a 60-year-old woman."

On turning 60

I used to take my birthdays for granted. But now each year feels like a kind of battlefield victory.

Attacks on pregnancy centers, like attacks on abortion clinics, should be intolerable

The US is still not prepared for the next pandemic

Joe Biden: the man, the moment, the muddle, the middle, the maybe

MARCELA GARCÍA

Demonizing migrants may be the GOP’s most consistent platform. Just ask Texas Governor Greg Abbott.

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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150 years of The Boston Globe

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

More recent stories

Baby safe after mother throws child out window of burning building

A 15-month-old baby was safely caught by an off-duty firefighter Sunday morning after his/her mother threw him/her out the second-floor window of their burning Hyde Park home, according to fire officials.

‘The ugly can turn into beauty’: Bottle trees on Brattle Street hold memory of the enslaved
The bottle trees, part of an art exhibit on the lawn of History Cambridge’s office that was inaugurated this weekend, are meant to commemorate the people who were enslaved in Cambridge in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Despite plenty of room to grow, Devens faces cap on development
A key lawmaker is moving to allow more commercial growth at the old military base, but the state agency that runs Devens and the towns it straddles are not yet in agreement on future plans.

One person suffers life-threating injuries in Mattapan shooting

Police arrived at the scene to find the victim with a gunshot wound, said Boston police spokesperson Andre Watson. The victim was taken to a hospital.

Jean Hannon, Red Sox fan with a championship life, dies at 96

Jean Hannon, who was 96 when she died in her Milton home, was surely one of the only people still alive who saw Ted Williams play in the World Series.

LOVE LETTERS

How do I pursue a long-distance work crush?
“Even though I don’t see him in person, I still interact with him virtually.”

Recommended reads

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke during a meeting about abortion rights and Roe v. Wade at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on June 14.

Kamala Harris steps into the spotlight on abortion rights, an opportunity for her and the movement

Harris has a difficult task before her, trying to organize and satisfy a demanding coalition of elected officials and activists facing steep odds of restoring abortion rights nationwide.

A boarding school in the Berkshires is banning smartphones for students and teachers
The Buxton School’s unique experiment comes at time when the pendulum may be swinging away from technology in education.

‘We’re not going to quit.’ In western Ukraine, strength and resilience endure
The Boston Globe spent eight days in western Ukraine speaking with people about how they’re coping amid the ongoing war and what’s next. This is the second in a series of dispatches from a nation under siege.

Boston health officials, citing COVID-19 data, urge people to take precautions
The Boston Public Health Commission warned that, as of Thursday, COVID-19 cases had increased by 38.9 percent over the past seven days, and daily hospital admissions and the amount of coronavirus in local wastewater were also up.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Catherine Kirk and Martell Ruffin in Kyle Abraham's "An Untitled Love."

At Jacob’s Pillow, Kyle Abraham’s sensual, joyful love letter to the songs of D’Angelo and The Vanguard

Maurice Sendak's design for battle scene, act 1 ("Nutcracker"), 1982-83

At the Gardner, Maurice Sendak’s journey from page to stage

New Kids on the Block perform at TD Garden Friday night.

New Kids and friends bring a block party to TD Garden

Sarah Newhouse as Edith Wharton in "Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets" at Gloucester Stage Company.

In ‘Mr. Fullerton,’ the seduction of Edith Wharton

Special Projects

Back to Boston

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

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Massachusetts can lead democracy back from the brink

A sign in Santa Cruz Papalutla reads "Happy trip. Come back soon. Your family awaits you."

IDEAS | SABITH KHAN

Going home: What happens to migrants when they return to the country they left behind?

In this photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit, as officials and media visit the site, near Arak, 150 miles southwest of the capital Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 23, 2019.

The world can’t miss a last chance on the Iran deal

Learning how to just be

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

We’re all tired of COVID. But it’s not done with us.

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

Gerald Shargel, criminal defense lawyer for the mob, dies at 77

More often than not, he combined cogent legal scholarship with shrewd courtroom theatrics to vindicate a roster of white collar clients and Mafioso, including John Gotti.

Maxime Cressy defeats Alexander Bublik in Newport for first ATP Tour title

Cressy wrenched his left knee and had to take an injury timeout before the final point of the third and final set.

Lawmakers strike deal for $52 billion budget, including more cash for embattled MBTA

The state budget bill would dedicate hundreds of millions of additional dollars to the MBTA, sock away more cash in the state’s savings account, and includes $1.8 billion more in spending than either the House or Senate initially approved, lawmakers said.

‘Are we making ourselves sitting ducks?’ Local drag performers voice safety concerns amid increase in threats.

The heightened concerns come as anti-LGBTQ rhetoric ratchets up and a growing number of conservatives champion restrictions on what schools can teach students about sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sports

Gold medalist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (center), silver medalist Shericka Jackson (right), and bronze medalist Elaine Thompson-Herah celebrate Jamaica's sweep in the women's 100.

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Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a 35-year-old mother, wins fifth world title

Fraser-Pryce, mother of a 4-year-old son, Zyon, led all the way and crossed the line in 10.67 seconds.

Highlight Reel of Red Sox First Round Pick Mikey Romero

Christopher Bell steers into Turn 4 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.

Christopher Bell wins Ambetter 301 to move into prime position for spot in NASCAR playoffs

He was just one of three racers in playoff position without a 2022 win and was just scraping by in last place of the top 16.

Maxime Cressy defeats Alexander Bublik in Newport for first ATP Tour title

Red Sox take two more California high schoolers to open draft, Mikey Romero and Cutter Coffey

Peter Abraham | On baseball

Loss of Chris Sale should put Red Sox into sell mode at the MLB trade deadline

Business

Despite plenty of room to grow, Devens faces cap on development

A key lawmaker is moving to allow more commercial growth at the old military base, but the state agency that runs Devens and the towns it straddles are not yet in agreement on future plans.

Jan. 6 panel to receive Secret Service texts after data loss

The House committee investigating the US Capitol assault expects to receive text messages it has subpoenaed from the Secret Service by Tuesday, panel member Zoe Lofgren said.

Pakistan’s ruling coalition, Imran Khan face off in by-elections

United Arab Emirates earmarks $820 million to build satellites, fund space plan

magazine

40 tiny, perfect things about summer in New England

My wife wants to move closer to my stepsons. I won’t go.

Libraries can save the summer. And maybe democracy, too.

Grilled Broccoli With Pistachio and Citrus Vinaigrette

Recipes: Charring broccoli, corn, and other vegetables on the grill

metro

The Boston Police Department headquarters.

Boston, Springfield begin to lift gun license restrictions after Supreme Court decision

Marc is happy, affectionate, and loves to cuddle

Aspiring Eagle Scout helps to protect monarch butterflies at Salem school

sports

Druw Jones, the No. 2 overall pick in Sunday's draft, joined his father Andruw at an A's-Braves game last month in Atlanta.

2022 MLB Draft: Bloodlines run deep as Jackson Holliday, Druw Jones taken with top two picks

Chris Sale has a broken finger and the Red Sox are a broken team

Mike Trout joins Bryce Harper among voted All-Star starters who won’t play

business

Jesse Duarte speaks during the 54th national conference of the African National Congress party in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 17, 2017.

Jessie Duarte, former special assistant to Nelson Mandela, dies at 68

Russia steps up attacks across Ukraine’s north, east, south

A boarding school in the Berkshires is banning smartphones for students and teachers

politics

Arizona Republican Governor Doug Ducey.

GOP establishment steps up push to block Trump ally in Arizona

Trial expected to begin for ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon

Biden’s realism approach runs head-on into liberal pressure

Nation

Law enforcement officials outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, following the mass shooting on May 24.

Report on Uvalde shooting finds ‘systemic failures’ in police response

376 officers but ‘egregiously poor’ decisions, Uvalde report says

July 4 parade funerals to conclude with tribute to slain dad

World

A man runs on the waterfront of Thessaloniki on June 23.

Extreme heat continues its march across Western Europe

Ukraine’s Zelensky fires top security chief and prosecutor

Biden says he confronted Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi. How true is that?

opinion

Michael Cox, right, who has been named as the next Boston police commissioner, faces reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, looks on during a news conference, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

New police commissioner needs City Hall backup

Massachusetts can lead democracy back from the brink

Learning how to just be

lifestyle

People walked down Centre Street during the Boston Open Streets event in Jamaica Plain.

Celebrate community spirit at these upcoming Boston Open Streets events

How do I pursue a long-distance work crush?

Somerville’s ArtBeat festival emphasizes community, inclusivity

food & dining

Row 34 co-owners Shore Gregory and Chef Jeremy Sewall with first lady Jill Biden.

First lady Jill Biden makes return visit to Row 34 in Boston’s Seaport

For the love of butter: Chef Jeanie Roland on pushing the culinary boundaries in a small New England town

At Parla, swanky drinks where you least expect them

travel

The Pickering House Inn in Wolfeboro, N.H.

Travel + Leisure’s ‘World’s Best Awards’ are out for 2022, and there’s a lot to celebrate in New England

Actress Elizabeth A. Davis on her favorite vacation destination

Try a city triathlon in Boston, just for fun

Arts

Auguste Rodin, "Monument to Balzac," original model 1897, this casting 1954. Seen as part of "Rodin in the United States: Confronting the Modern" at the Clark Art Institute.

At the Clark, proof that Auguste Rodin is still the man

This summer, cool down with some art and culture

At the Gardner, Maurice Sendak’s journey from page to stage

Books

The view from above in ‘Imagine a City’

Jamil Jan Kochai likes to binge different authors

A very bad trip

Movies

Daniel Kaluuya in "Nope."

The best of the rest of summer movies

‘Madame Web’ movie filming transforms Boston into retro NYC

Review: ‘Both Sides of the Blade,’ three sides of a triangle

Television

Aida Osman and KaMillion in "Rap Sh!t."

Coming this week: the debut of ‘Rap Sh!t,’ a six-part profile of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, and more Jan. 6 testimony

Fifth season of ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ arrives in September

With plenty of summer still ahead, TV is just getting warmed up

music

New Kids on the Block perform at TD Garden Friday night.

New Kids and friends bring a block party to TD Garden

Walking on sunshine with 25 of our favorite songs of summer

Classical music events to catch before the summer is over

Theater/Dance

Sarah Newhouse as Edith Wharton in "Mr. Fullerton, Between the Sheets" at Gloucester Stage Company.

In ‘Mr. Fullerton,’ the seduction of Edith Wharton

Throughout New England, the stage is set for theatergoers who are eager to explore

The season’s overflowing with dance of all types, from Jacob’s Pillow in Becket to a quarry in Vermont

globe local

Jayden Cannon (l) and Julia Nambalirwa-Lugudde, co-director of The Greenhouse School set new plans in the butterfly garden bed on Saturday.

Aspiring Eagle Scout helps to protect monarch butterflies at Salem school

Is the state’s multi-family zoning requirement in MBTA communities good policy?

Make way for the feisty northern water snake

Obituaries

Mr. Shargel represented Mafia bosses, corrupt politicians, and celebrities in hot water among more than 125 jury trials.

Gerald Shargel, criminal defense lawyer for the mob, dies at 77

Jean Hannon, Red Sox fan with a championship life, dies at 96

Lily Safra, star-crossed socialite and philanthropist, dies at 87