* Amid steelworker negotiations, Shell announces plan to deploy scabs at refineries nationwide by summer. * An al Qaeda founder-turned-spy tells how he indoctrinated new Islamist recruits and how theology drove him to leave. * Air pollution concerns spur talk of a "Silent Spring" in China—but the air
* Hillary Clinton used only personal email to conduct government business during her Secretary of State tenure. * Kurdish Workers Party attracts Western volunteers in ISIS fight—some are loath to accept its leftism. * Forty percent of Syriza condemn austerity deal; many in Greece believe the Euro is worth saving. * Cuba remains
* Jewish Democrats are stuck in the middle. * Arizona conservatives petition US Supreme Court to strike down independent review of redistricting. * A chronological visualization of all 1,175 people killed by police in the US in 2014. * Reneging on promises, France has yet to provide reparations to Algerians affected by nuclear
Niagara Falls is known as the perfect place for a romantic honeymoon, or a spectacular death. Rebecca Bird’s paintings capture arrested motion with poise, mystery, and careful attention.
* German lawmakers expected to pass a four-month extension of Greece’s bailout plan. * Ski resorts experiment with variable pricing, rewarding customers for committing early. * Environment committee chairman and noted climate-change denier throws snowball on the Senate floor to make a point. * "Rich white boy" New Orleans
* Clinton Foundation accepted millions from seven foreign governments while Hillary was Secretary of State. * Two ISIS fighters explain why they joined. * ISIS lays waste to Mosul's cultural heritage, including UNESCO sites and rare books. * Americans are approaching a consensus on immigration, and in a very different place than
* Chicago's incumbent mayor Emanuel fails to win more than 50% of the vote despite big advantages. * Chicago police found to be operating a "domestic black site," where detainees are abused in secret. * Perhaps predictably, David Brooks thinks Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton at the Public Theater
Our urban future is upon us, city planners tell us, but residents’ on-again, off-again relationship with their surroundings makes them want to say goodbye to all that.
A look back at the dethroned NBC Nightly News anchor’s storied history, in his own words.
* Obama to veto legislation today, without "a lot of drama or fanfare," that would approve the Keystone XL pipeline. * Fifteen former students of for-profit Corinthian Colleges go on debt strike. * No end in sight for Venezuela's condom shortage. * Two-day uprising at Texas immigrant detention
