Cyntoia Brown Is Granted Clemency After 15 Years in Prison
Ms. Brown, 30, who as a teenage trafficking victim killed a man who had picked her up for sex, will be released in August after serving 15 years in prison.
These Whales Are Serenaders of the Seas. It’s Quite a Racket.
Why do whales sing? Scientists still aren’t certain, and maybe the whales aren’t, either.
Former Uber Driver Pleads Guilty to Killing 6 in Michigan Shooting Rampage
Jason B. Dalton pleaded guilty to murder in the shootings around Kalamazoo, Mich., in 2016. The attacks occurred between rides Mr. Dalton gave Uber passengers.
Trilobites: Free Trees? Many Detroit Residents Say No Thanks.
It’s not that residents don’t like trees, a recent study found. They just don’t quite trust the city to take care of them.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments
A court spokeswoman said the justice would participate in the cases by reading briefs and argument transcripts. She had never missed an argument in 25 years on the court.
California Today: California Today: What to Expect at Gavin Newsom’s Inauguration
Monday: A new governor takes the reins; what you need to catch up on the Golden Globes; and the onscreen goofs involving California you remember most
With Elizabeth Warren Visit, Iowans Get the First Taste of 2020: ‘I’m Ready to Be Convinced’
Though other, more diverse states have long complained of Iowa’s influence, its voters take pride in being good judges of political sensibilities.
Sidebar: He Disparaged the Police on Facebook. So They Arrested Him.
The case of a New Hampshire man raises questions about criminal libel laws, which about half of states have and under which prosecutions are not uncommon.
New York Firefighter Dies After Falling 50 Feet From Overpass
The firefighter, Steven H. Pollard, was responding to a car accident on the Mill Basin Bridge. He fell through a gap between the eastbound and westbound spans.
Democrats Faked Online Push to Outlaw Alcohol in Alabama Race
A prohibitionist campaign appeared to be led by supporters of the Republican Senate candidate in 2017. But it was created by progressives — the second such secret effort to be unmasked.
Los Angeles Braces for Major Teachers’ Strike
After months of failed negotiations, teachers are expected to walk off the job on Thursday, in a show of frustration in the second-largest school system in the country.
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