The New York Times — Friday, July 28, 2023

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Trump Faces Major New Charges in Documents Case

The revised indictment added three serious charges against former President Donald J. Trump, including attempting to “alter, destroy, mutilate, or conceal evidence.”

The office of the special counsel accused the former president of seeking to delete security camera footage at Mar-a-Lago. The manager of the property, Carlos De Oliveira, was also named as a new defendant.

Justice Dept. Opens Civil Rights Investigation of Memphis Police

Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, announced on Thursday an investigation into the practices of the Memphis Police Department.

The department will examine allegations of pervasive problems with excessive force and unlawful stops of Black residents that were amplified by the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

Study of Elite College Admissions Data Suggests Being Very Rich Is Its Own Qualification

Elite colleges have long been filled with the children of the richest families: At Ivy League schools, one in six students has parents in the top 1 percent.

Amid Shared Pain Over Synagogue Massacre, Divisions on Death Penalty

Since the 2018 attack that left 11 people dead, Jews in Pittsburgh have weighed whether the government should seek the execution of the killer.

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