Aid in Dying Soon Will be Available to More Americans. Few Will Choose It.
By October, more than one in five U.S. adults will be able to obtain lethal prescriptions if terminally ill. But for those who try, obstacles remain.
California Today: How to Prepare for the Next Big Quake
Monday: What to know to get as ready as you can be. Also: The U.S. women’s soccer team triumphs again, and a song for California optimism
Following in the Wake of a Storybook Pony
With “Misty of Chincoteague,” Marguerite Henry launched the horse-mad dreams of millions of readers. One finally went to Pony Penning on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.
A ‘Second Chance’ After 27 Years in Prison: How Criminal Justice Helped an Ex-Inmate Graduate
Maurice Smith’s graduation from Goucher College illustrates the potential of a bipartisan effort to overhaul the criminal justice system.
As Democrats Demand Complete Mueller Report, Views Shift on Grand Jury Secrecy
Until recently, there was a broad consensus that federal judges have “inherent authority” to unseal grand jury records. That is changing.
‘Drag This Out as Long as Possible’: Former Official Faces Rare Criminal Charges Under Open-Records Law
Public officials who fail to comply with document requests covered by “sunshine” laws are hardly ever prosecuted. Misdemeanor charges against an aide to a previous mayor of Atlanta are a first in Georgia.
On Politics: Inside a Texas Detention Center
An investigation found nightmarish conditions at a detention center where hundreds of children are being held.
ICE Used Facial Recognition to Mine State Driver’s License Databases
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have analyzed millions of drivers’ photos without their knowledge, newly released documents show.
‘A Space Where You Could Be Free’: Puerto Rico’s L.G.B.T. Groups Rebuild After a Hurricane
Hurricane Maria doomed some of Puerto Rico’s safe spaces for L.G.B.T. groups. Now they’re opening new ones — and fighting new political fights.
Justice Dept. to Replace Lawyers in Census Citizenship Question Case
The change, which came on the heels of an extraordinary week in a yearlong clash to add the question, is all but unprecedented in legal battles as consequential as the one over the 2020 head count.
A Detroit Music Festival That Charged White People More Backtracks on Its Pricing
Afrofuture Fest initially planned to charge people of color $20 and “non-POC” $40. By Sunday evening, it announced a general admission fee of $20 for all.
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