Teenager Who Urged Friend to Kill Himself Is Guilty of Manslaughter

By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and JESS BIDGOOD June 16, 2017 TAUNTON, Mass. — A young woman who sent a barrage of text messages to another teenager urging him to kill himself was found guilty Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a case that...

In Congressman’s Shooting, a Like-Minded Gunman Shakes a Liberal Enclave

Shocked residents of Del Ray in Alexandria, Va., are grappling with an outsider who shattered the neighborhood’s quiet charm.

Shooting Is Latest Eruption in a Grim Ritual of Rage and Blame

By ALEXANDER BURNS June 14, 2017 The violence has come regularly for years, in one politically charged spasm after another. A member of Congress shot through the head in Tucson. Assaults on the Holocaust Museum, a Planned Parenthood office and the Family...

39 Members of MS-13 Are Arrested, Authorities Say

The brutal gang, with roots in Central America, is thought to be responsible for 17 murders since 2016 in Suffolk County, on Long Island.

Georgia Escapees Steal Second Vehicle as Manhunt Continues

The authorities have increased their reward to $90,000 as they search for Donnie R. Rowe and Ricky Dubose, who they say killed two prison guards.

On Washington: Shaken Lawmakers Soften Partisan Tone While Uniting in Concern

Party labels weren’t the defining trait as Democratic and Republican members of Congress assessed where the harsh political climate had led them.