White Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Shooting Black Men After Hurricane Katrina
In 2005, Roland J. Bourgeois Jr., 55, opened fire at three young men crossing through his neighborhood to reach an evacuation site.
A Border Agent Detained Two Americans Speaking Spanish. Now They Have Sued.
The A.C.L.U. sued Customs and Border Protection after an agent told two women last year he was asking for their IDs because they spoke Spanish.
At 243 Pounds, Trump Tips the Scale Into Obesity
The president gained four pounds since last year, pushing his body mass index into the obese category, but the White House physician otherwise declared him in “very good health.”
On Politics With Lisa Lerer: This Quiet Change Could Be a Big Deal in 2020
Democrats are moving to create an organization to share voter data between national and state parties and PACs, closing an advantage Republicans have had for years.
New R. Kelly Sex Video Turned Over to Authorities, Lawyer Says
Michael Avenatti said he gave law enforcement officials in Chicago a tape showing the singer with a 14-year-old girl. Kelly’s lawyer denied any illegal conduct.
They’ve Taken America’s Temperature — and It’s Running High
Data from Kinsa, which makes internet-connected smart thermometers, indicates it’s a bad year for colds, but not the flu.
F.B.I. Opens Inquiry Into Ryan Adams’s Explicit Communications With an Underage Fan
The musician denies that he had inappropriate online sexual communications “with someone he knew was underage.” Agents from the Crimes Against Children Squad will seek to interview the woman.
Why Elliott Abrams and Ilhan Omar Tangled Over U.S. Foreign Policy
At a tense hearing, Representative Omar and Mr. Abrams, a newly appointed Trump administration official, clashed over his role in the United States’ past support of brutal leaders abroad.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Journalists Say Publisher Threatened Them in a Tirade
Employees said that John Robinson Block was “totally out of control” when he appeared in the newsroom on Saturday night. Management and workers are in the midst of protracted contract talks.
A. Ernest Fitzgerald, Exposer of Pentagon Waste, Dies at 92
Fired for testifying about a major Air Force project that far exceeded its budget, he got his job back and never stopped trying to trim Pentagon costs
Blaming Political Climate, Trumps Give Up on New Hotels
The Trump Organization has shelved plans for two hotel lines that the president’s sons once cast as part of the vision for “the next generation” of the company.
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