Chemist’s Misconduct Is Likely to Void 20,000 Massachusetts Drug Cases

By JESS BIDGOOD April 18, 2017 BOSTON — About 20,000 drug cases tied to a disgraced former state chemist appear headed for dismissal, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union and public defenders said Tuesday as they combed through legal filings...

Gunman, Thought to Be Targeting Whites, Kills 3 in Fresno, Police Say

By MATTHEW HAAG April 18, 2017 A homeless man who voiced a hatred of white people and of the government shot and killed three white people on the streets of Fresno, Calif., on Tuesday before surrendering to the police, the authorities said. The shooting...

This fundamental global problem touches everything from farming to technology

Bone-thin, malnourished kids in the developing world staring blankly into the camera have become the poster children of nearly every campaign to end world hunger. Yet despite evidence suggesting enough food is produced to feed every mouth on the planet, that global...

In Arkansas, a Tempered Victory for Death Penalty Opponents

By ALAN BLINDER and MANNY FERNANDEZ April 18, 2017 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Barely a dozen hours had passed since a pair of execution warrants had expired. The two men the State of Arkansas had wanted to put to death on Monday night remained...