South Carolina Officer Gets Murder Charge in Man’s Death
A white police officer in North Charleston, S.C., has been charged with murder after a video surfaced showing him shooting and killing an apparently unarmed black man while he fled.
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Paul Is Trying an Untested Route to the White House
Senator Rand Paul’s conservative message threaded with a contrarian strain of libertarianism is perhaps the most unconventional route to assembling a winning coalition.
Iran’s Establishment Closes Ranks in Support of Accord
For perhaps the first time, conservatives opposed to a nuclear deal with the West seem to have become disconnected from the power structure in Iran.
Kansas Bans a Second Trimester Abortion Procedure
The state became the first to pass a law that bans a typical dilation and evacuation method, redefining it as “dismemberment abortion.”
After Beating ISIS, Iraq’s Next Step: Seize Sunni Bastion
In Anbar Province, Sunni leaders balk at the idea of Shiite militias, which were vital in Tikrit, playing a substantial role in an offensive against the ISIS militants.
One Perk Silicon Valley Rarely Offers: Family Time
The technology industry highlights the difficulties that the American economy has had adapting to modern family life.
Funerals Held for 2 Killed in East Village Explosion
The ceremonies for Moises Locón Yac, 27, and Nicholas Figueroa, 23, whose bodies were pulled from the rubble, concluded nearly two weeks of agony for their families.
California’s Water Conservation Slowed in February
Amid a continuing drought, water use in the state declined by only 2.8 percent in February, officials said, well short of a reduction target of 20 percent.
BOOKS OF THE TIMES
Judith Miller’s ‘The Story: A Reporter’s Journey’
Ms. Miller, a former correspondent for The New York Times, recounts her coverage of the search for weapons in Iraq and her jailing for protecting a source.
In Newark, Indoor Farm Helps Anchor Revival
AeroFarms, which produces vegetables and herbs indoors, is transforming an old steel factory into a $39 million, 69,000-square-foot complex in the Ironbound section.
In a Finals Brawl, Duke Scores the Knockout
This was a heavyweight fight of a college championship game, with two fine teams, Wisconsin and Duke, trading right crosses, hooks and uppercuts.
Even for de Blasio, College Costs Are Burden
Not even Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, is immune to seeking relief from the high cost of higher education for his son, Dante, and his daughter, Chiara.
The Opinion Pages
Can Rand Paul Win With His Principles?
To win on the national stage, he will have to embrace some extreme Republican social positions.
OP-ED | D. D. GUTTENPLAN
Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of London?
True, there’s much he could do — starting with the trans fats in fish and chips.
COUCH
Do You Google Your Shrink?
Everyone seems to. And it’s changing therapy.