A Veteran Defender Is Selected for Guantánamo’s 9/11 Trial
David Bruck, described as a pioneer in the community of death penalty defense lawyers, has represented a white supremacist, the Boston Marathon bomber and a woman who drowned her young children.
The Slur I Never Expected to Hear in 2020
As an Asian-American, I’ve been conditioned to a certain kind of unspoken racism. This pandemic has unmasked how vicious it really is.
Ruth B. Mandel, a Voice for Women in Politics, Dies at 81
Her experience fleeing the Nazis on the doomed “Voyage of the Damned” informed her faith in democracy as head of the Eagleton Institute of Politics.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Total Number of Confirmed Deaths in U.S. Surpasses Italy
For the first time, the government has declared all 50 states a major disaster for the same event. Some pastors plan to hold Easter services despite stay-at-home guidance.
India to Extend Lockdown Against Coronavirus, While Spain Eases Work Rules: Live Coverage
China is delaying medical equipment exports for quality checks. A Times investigation examines President Trump’s delays in facing the crisis. Murders fall in Latin America.
Joe Biden Wins Alaska Primary
Alaska, which switched to all-mail voting because of the coronavirus outbreak, was the first primary since Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race.
Man Charged in Scheme to Sell 125 Million Nonexistent Masks
Christopher Parris tried to secure orders from the Department of Veterans Affairs for personal protective equipment that would have amounted to more than $750 million, the authorities said.
Fight Over Texas Abortion Ban Reaches Supreme Court
State officials say the pandemic requires restricting abortions, while clinics say the state is cynically using the crisis to achieve longstanding goals.
Cities Close Streets to Cars, Opening Space for Social Distancing
Boston, Minneapolis, Oakland and other cities have temporarily banned through traffic on streets, giving pedestrians and cyclists extra elbow room during the coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Jobless Claims Surpass 16 Million; Aid Package Stalls in Senate
The virus is sickening workers at chicken and beef processing plants, and 799 New Yorkers were killed — a single-day record for the state.
OPEC and Russia Are Said to Agree to Cut Oil Production
The cuts for May and June were smaller than some investors and analysts had expected, and oil prices gave up earlier gains.
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