Video of Walter Scott Shooting Reignites Debate on Police Tactics

Video of Walter Scott Shooting Reignites Debate on Police Tactics
Museums Begin Returning Artifacts to India in Response to Investigation
North Charleston Residents Express Disgust, but Not Surprise, at Police Shooting
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Guilty on All 30 Counts in Boston Marathon Bombing
Open Source: Toronto Orchestra Drops Pianist Over Tweets About Ukraine
Obama to Call for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth
Kenya Struggles Over Best Response to University Attack
Padua Journal: Italian Artisans’ Revival After Economic Crisis Reflects Resilience of Small Industry
In the Gritty New York of the ’70s and ’80s, Not Exactly a Model Life
Phone Cameras and Apps Help Speed Calls for Police Reform
Piling Sand in a Disputed Sea, China Literally Gains Ground
First-Generation Students Unite
Marine Le Pen, Leader of France’s National Front Party, Splits With Her Father, Its Founder
When the World Went Pop
Shorter Stature May Pose Higher Risk of Heart Disease
2 New Ebola Vaccines Pass Important Early Test, Researchers Say
Gadgetwise: HBO Now Makes ‘Game of Thrones’ Easier to See, if Not Follow
U.S. Deports Salvadoran General Accused in ’80s Killings
State of the Art: Dear Diary: My Week Wearing an Apple Watch

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 08:27 PM PDT

Evidence provided by a bystander with a camera phone clearly shows Officer Michael T. Slager firing eight times as Mr. Scott tried to flee after a traffic stop.

Museums Begin Returning Artifacts to India in Response to Investigation

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 06:22 PM PDT

Several American museums have begun returning possibly stolen artifacts to India in response to a federal investigation into the activities of a dealer awaiting trial in India.

North Charleston Residents Express Disgust, but Not Surprise, at Police Shooting

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 06:09 PM PDT

For many in a city where the relationship between the police and black residents has long been troubled, a video was proof of a pattern of abuse.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Is Guilty on All 30 Counts in Boston Marathon Bombing

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 05:54 PM PDT

The verdicts set the stage for a second, more contentious phase of the trial in which the same jury will decide whether to sentence him to life in prison or death.

Open Source: Toronto Orchestra Drops Pianist Over Tweets About Ukraine

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 05:53 PM PDT

Officials in Toronto decided that Twitter comments by Valentina Lisitsa, a Ukrainian pianist, had crossed a line into "intolerance."

Obama to Call for End to ‘Conversion’ Therapies for Gay and Transgender Youth

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 05:51 PM PDT

Mr. Obama's decision on the sensitive issue is the latest example of his continuing embrace of gay rights.

Kenya Struggles Over Best Response to University Attack

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 05:32 PM PDT

Opposition leaders demanded that troops be pulled from Somalia and accused the president of trying to emasculate the judiciary by flouting a court order and calling up 10,000 police recruits.

Padua Journal: Italian Artisans’ Revival After Economic Crisis Reflects Resilience of Small Industry

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 04:41 PM PDT

Editoriale Zanardi, a prestige book printer, was brought to its knees by the economic crisis. But employees invested their unemployment and severance payments to create a cooperative and start producing again.

In the Gritty New York of the ’70s and ’80s, Not Exactly a Model Life

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 04:12 PM PDT

In his new memoir, "Smash Cut," Brad Gooch recalls a wilder time and the partner who helped him make sense of it all.

Phone Cameras and Apps Help Speed Calls for Police Reform

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 03:27 PM PDT

People who support police reform say watchdog smartphone apps are evidence of the power of tech weapons in the fight.

Piling Sand in a Disputed Sea, China Literally Gains Ground

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Satellite photos show the speed, scale and ambition China has exerted to assert ownership over South China Sea islands, far from the mainland.

First-Generation Students Unite

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 03:03 PM PDT

These young pioneers, the first in their families in college, speak out about who they are, where they come from and the income inequality on campus.

Marine Le Pen, Leader of France’s National Front Party, Splits With Her Father, Its Founder

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 02:53 PM PDT

Ms. Le Pen called recent comments by her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, "political suicide" and an attempt to harm the far-right party.

When the World Went Pop

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 02:51 PM PDT

A new exhibition at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis examines the global reach of a movement mainly associated with the United States.

Shorter Stature May Pose Higher Risk of Heart Disease

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 02:01 PM PDT

After gathering genetic data from nearly 200,000 people worldwide, researchers found that each extra 2.5 inches of height brings a 13.5 percent reduction in heart disease risk.

2 New Ebola Vaccines Pass Important Early Test, Researchers Say

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 01:39 PM PDT

The vaccines protected monkeys from the virus that has killed thousands in Africa. Tests in humans will probably begin this summer.

Gadgetwise: HBO Now Makes ‘Game of Thrones’ Easier to See, if Not Follow

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 01:32 PM PDT

The HBO Now app, which lets viewers see the network's shows without a standard cable plan, represents a big change from just a few years ago.

U.S. Deports Salvadoran General Accused in ’80s Killings

Posted: 08 Apr 2015 12:30 PM PDT

The expulsion of Gen. Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova is part of a battle by rights advocates to hold him accountable for his role in the 1980 murders of four American churchwomen.