Not long after the 10 p.m. curfew began, the police used pepper spray and made several arrests after a small group of protesters confronted officers, throwing rocks and bottles.
A freshly painted memorial to Freddie Gray on Saturday morning at the Gilmor Homes, where he was arrested.
History and the circumstances of the case against six police officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray indicate that securing convictions may not be easy.
There is a stalemate among the agency’s six commissioners, who are perpetually locked in 3-to-3 ties along party lines because of a fundamental disagreement over the commission’s mandate.
The Pennsylvania college’s board said it was “fully committed to addressing the threat of climate change” through means other than divestment from its $1.9 billion endowment.
As the federal indictments for the lane closings on the George Washington Bridge were announced, Gov. Chris Christie and his aides were reaching out to donors and supporters.
The city sees itself as pivotal in efforts to rekindle diplomatic ties to Cuba, a move that runs counter to the anti-engagement orthodoxy of Miami and Florida’s government.
Efforts to end prevailing wage laws are emerging in several states, raising questions of whether they will shrink budgets, union power and workers’ pay.
A lapsed seminarian, Mr. Chambers succeeded Saul Alinsky as leader of the social justice umbrella group Industrial Areas Foundation.
As Congress moves to take the government out of the business of bulk collection of domestic calling data, the National Security Agency is hardly resisting.
The six suspended Baltimore police officers charged Friday once lived lives of anonymous uniformed service, but now they have been thrust into the center of one of the nation’s most volatile police controversies.
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s pursuit of the liberal base has been met with desires for assurances that a progressive agenda will be followed to completion.
Industrial-scale farms in California — and their pollution — are at the center of a global debate about how to tackle global warming.
The Geller Law Group is determined to show that parents can nurture their professional ambitions while being fully present in their children’s lives.
Tesla, Volvo, Audi and Cadillac all plan to release vehicles that enable some hands-free driving within the next year, but few states have laws on the books.
The state’s top federal prosecutor closed his inquiry into claims that Christie administration officials threatened to withhold Hurricane Sandy relief aid unless Mayor Dawn Zimmer approved a project backed by the governor.
With a new publisher and plenty of news to report, the now-weekly newspaper is seeking to lure new readers with a more empowering narrative.
At the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Suzman’s signature accomplishment was the central role he played in creating a global network of surveys on aging.
The Affordable Care Act’s open enrollment period for health insurance expired on April 30, but people with special circumstances can still get coverage.
Migrating shorebirds are in steep decline. But we can help them.
It’s an award for courage, not cartoons.
Progressive Field’s concessions adopt a system that converts food waste to energy.
Even as President Obama sought support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership by acknowledging the downside of free-trade pacts, a report from his economic team cited their benefits.
A judge ruled that the federal government must pay for Hurricane Katrina damage caused by the failure of a canal built by the Army Corps of Engineers.
The USA Freedom Act, bipartisan legislation passed by the House Judiciary Committee, would reauthorize mass surveillance, but impose new limits on such programs.
Baltimore, gripped for days by anger over Freddie Gray’s death, was a scene of celebration over the prosecution of police officers, but some cautioned that charges do not guarantee a conviction.
Two-thirds of women said they faced retribution for reporting the sexual attacks, though two studies indicated a decline in such episodes over all.
Ms. Mosby, who on Friday announced criminal charges against six police officers in Mr. Gray’s death, took office only four months ago, elected with the backing of community activists.
Prosecutors in Baltimore described repeated mistreatment of a 25-year-old man whose death has set the city on edge.
With four senators now officially in the 2016 race, the Iran nuclear deal is shaping up as an early test of how they plan to use their congressional records on the campaign trail.
A rabbi spreads a Jewish ritual that helps people understand despair while still appreciating beauty.
Michael G. Vickers retired this week as under secretary of defense for intelligence.
Since December, nine people between 12 and 24 years old have killed themselves on the South Dakota reservation, and many others have tried.
The chief, Ronald J. Boyd, who was named in a federal grand jury indictment with charges of wire fraud, is to surrender to federal agents next week.
The bill requires the state health commissioner to approve each such program by declaring a public health emergency that must be renewed after a year.
Mr. Obama’s promise to about 30 Democrats reflected his intensifying push to win support for the Pacific Trade Partnership and “fast track” authority.
As the streets of Baltimore erupt in protests, and questions about race, poverty and the prison population tower over the political landscape, the halcyon years of the tough-on-crime Bill Clinton administration look less idyllic.
The joint House-Senate nonbinding budget plan promises to balance the budget in nine years through more than $5 trillion in spending cuts.
A thousand demonstrators had snarled traffic in Center City before skirmishes erupted when the police tried to keep them off a Center City expressway.
Saying he was “not comfortable” with the original seven-year prison terms he imposed, Judge Jerry W. Baxter cut them to three years.
Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan calls for one entity to manage debt and another to oversee day-to-day school operations.
Local officials attended a convention held by Cities United, a national organization dedicated to ending violence among African-American men and boys.
Alejandro Mayorkas conceded that his actions created an impression of political favoritism, but said he interfered to “to make sure we were adhering to the law.”
The push for reform is the strongest demonstration of a shift from a focus on national security at the expense of civil liberties to a new balance in the post-Edward J. Snowden era.
Two New York Times correspondents, Patrick Healy and Maggie Haberman, discussed Mr. Sanders’s remarks about his priorities for the country and his challenge to Hillary Rodham Clinton for the 2016 Democratic nomination.
The police say that Mr. Gray was not in a seatbelt, making some wonder if he was hurt by being taken on a “rough ride,” a longtime means of retribution for the police.
Investigators found that the police van carrying the 25-year-old after his arrest made a stop the authorities had not known about.
After rioting in the city, critics old and new questioned Martin O’Malley’s record as mayor, and the effects of the “zero tolerance” brand of policing he introduced.
Commonly known as the police officers’ bill of rights, among its provisions is giving officers 10 days before they have to talk to investigators.
The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department have announced in recent months that they will no longer use the practice of civil forfeiture, though the repeal does not apply retroactively.
A look at where Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont stands on key issues as he seeks the Democratic presidential nomination.
The Vermont senator’s candidacy will inject a leftist voice into the contest and provide Hillary Rodham Clinton with her first official rival for the Democratic nomination.
The involvement of health professionals enabled the Justice Department to argue in secret opinions that the Bush-era interrogation program was legal.
Mr. Alger, who served five terms from Texas, led Republican women in a confrontation with Lyndon B. Johnson that may have cost Richard M. Nixon the 1960 presidential election.
The use of police force against minorities and whites alike is poorly tracked, but what data does exist suggests the number of law-enforcement homicides have risen only slowly, if at all.
From the earliest planning stages for President Obama’s library, Chicago appeared to be the natural front-runner. The Obamas have personal ties to the city.
Greenwood wants to replace memorial plaques that list war dead by race. But state law requires legislative approval, which the city does not have.
The former Democratic governor of Maryland — and potential presidential candidate — on running against Hillary, the value of negative ads and playing guitar in an Irish rock band.
Whether we’re talking about food, politics or morality, we can’t agree on a definition.
The former Baltimore mayor and Maryland governor addresses criticism of his legacy in the wake of Freddie Gray’s death.
North Korea said that Joo Won-moon had been detained after crossing into the country from the Chinese town Dandong.
Personal stories about student loans painted a picture of clueless teenagers, frazzled parents and college administrators who may not question students about their debt levels.
Officials suspect the professor, Waheed ur Rehman, was the target of the attack, the second this month on an academic in Karachi.
An interactive map shows how much California residents could be forced to cut daily water consumption under a preliminary plan released by state officials.
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The oil rig count fell by 24 this week to 679 active rigs, the smallest drop since early April, after 31 and 26 rigs were shut down in the previous two weeks.
Nearly 17 million chickens and turkeys in the state are dead, dying or scheduled to be killed because of the disease.
Most recent drug development in the U.S. has been done through specially approved pathways, and two more may be added.
On “The Wire,” the struggling city was our set, and a place I called home.
Ignore the experts. Remember how to trust yourself.
A year after it was fully in place, the Affordable Care Act has largely succeeded in delivering on President Obama’s main promises, even as it fell short in some ways and gave birth to a new and powerful conservative movement.
For the past year, The New York Times has asked readers to share their experiences purchasing and using health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. Here is a selection of their stories.
The Times would like to hear from Americans who have signed up for health care under the Affordable Care Act.
