Baton Rouge Officer Is Fired in Alton Sterling Case; Another Is Suspended
The disciplinary actions are the first serious consequences for both men after state and federal officials declined to bring criminal charges.
Video Explainer: Breaking Down the 27 Words of the Second Amendment
Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times, explains what he calls “the most cryptic part of the United States Constitution.”
U.S. Says It Can Pay for 100 Miles of Wall on 2,000-Mile Border
The Trump administration called the money for building new and replacement barriers a first step in the president’s promise for a border wall with Mexico.
‘It’s Factory North America,’ but Trump Could Hobble It
What the journey of a Union Pacific locomotive reveals about Trump’s plans for the North American economy.
Caught Up in a Killing Spree, and Facing Charges
In mass rampages, even when the suspects were killed, law enforcement officials carried out exhaustive inquiries that led to charges against family and friends.
Transgender Woman Shot Dead in Motel is 7th Killed in U.S. This Year, Rights Advocates Say
The death of Amia Tyrae, 28, in Baton Rouge has been ruled a homicide. Violence against transgender people disproportionately affects women of color like her.
Census Bureau’s Own Expert Panel Blasts Decision to Add Citizenship Question
The panel, the Census Scientific Advisory Committee, said the addition of the citizenship question would depress the response to the census.
Coffee Drinkers Need Cancer Warning, Judge Rules, Giving Sellers the Jitters
A decision by a California judge could force Starbucks and other coffee companies to warn about acrylamide, a chemical that has been linked to cancer.
Stephon Clark Was Shot 8 Times From Behind or the Side, Family-Ordered Autopsy Finds
A lawyer for the family said the findings proved that Mr. Clark could not have been moving in a threatening fashion toward Sacramento officers when they opened fire.
How to Get $29 Million for Classroom Projects? Just Ask
The founder of DonorsChoose.org convinced a cryptocurrency company to fulfill every request on the website — more than 35,000 from teachers nationwide. All he had to do was email the C.E.O.
Anita Shreve, 71, Best-Selling Novelist Who Wrote ‘Weight of Water,’ Is Dead
Her career took off in 1999 when Oprah Winfrey chose “The Pilot’s Wife” for Oprah’s Book Club.
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