US lags in airing its old secrets

The failure to release more files by President Obama’s self-imposed deadline is blamed on several factors.

Pfizer says it won't make offer for AstraZeneca

The announcement comes a week after AstraZeneca’s board rejected a proposed $119 billion buyout offer from Pfizer.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chris_Gasper_150px-13654.jpg Red Sox lost the game and their composure

The Red Sox’ 8-5 defeat, their 10th straight loss, was replete with a silly seventh-inning altercation.

Fuel savings bring worry about gas tax

The rise in both fuel efficiency of vehicles and the popularity of hybrids threatens to undermine the effectiveness of the tax.

John L. Allen Jr.

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Pope Francis continued his tour through the Middle East today, making stops at sites holy to both Muslims and Jews.

Atlético Madrid fans celebrate in block party fashion on Paseo de los Melancolicos, Madrid, prior to the start of the UEFA Championship final on May 24, 2014.

Maria Amasanti for the boston globe

travel

Late goal gives Real Madrid life — and ignites a city’s passions

Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid faced off in the United European Football Association championship.

Herbert Colcord, a native of Quincy, visits the Plymouth grave of his squad leader, John Spurr, who died a week after the battle.

Memories of D-day

Herbert Colcord is part of an exclusive club, one for whom the holiday has added significance this year.

Community-sourced Back Bay mural to be unveiled

The enormous paint-by-numbers-type canvas will hang by the Boylston Street entrance to the Prudential Center.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/26memorial11.jpg A day to remember our fallen heroes

“May we remember the reason why we have Memorial Day,” Boston’s veteran services commissioner said in his remarks.

Opinion

opinion | mike ross

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A string of basketball success stories, like that of UConn’s Shabazz Napier, buoys a broader community.

Books

Book Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/23/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/St.Aubyn,Edward(C)TimothyAllen.jpg ‘Lost for Words’ by Edward St. Aubyn

Edward St. Aubyn leaves Patrick Melrose behind, focusing instead on the inner workings of the Elysian Prize, an annual fiction award resembling the Booker.