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The Upshot
How Your Hometown Affects Your Chances of Marriage
People are less likely to marry if they grow up in certain places, especially liberal ones.
Magazine
The Last Day of Her Life
When Sandy Bem found out she had Alzheimer’s, she resolved that before the disease stole her mind, she would kill herself. The question was, when?
U.S.
Ivy Ziedrich, College Student, Warms to Role as Jeb Bush Critic on ISIS
Ivy Ziedrich told Jeb Bush, “Your brother created Isis,” and now she finds herself both a target and a hero on social media.
U.S.
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Gets Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing
The federal jury that convicted Mr. Tsarnaev last month of 30 charges had to decide whether he would receive the death penalty or life in prison.
Arts
B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89
Mr. King’s world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues.
Opinion
Fraternity of Failure
In the modern Republican Party, catastrophic error seems to have become a required credential.
Opinion
Wow, Jeb Bush Is Awful
As a presidential hopeful, Jeb’s most attractive feature used to be an aura of competence. But that changed this week.
N.Y. / Region
Witness Accounts in Midtown Hammer Attack Show the Power of False Memory
Two people who saw a police encounter on Wednesday reported different details; surveillance videotape showed that both of them were wrong.
World
Boat With Hundreds of Migrants From Myanmar Heads Farther Out to Sea
The vessel departed from Thailand’s waters after Thai authorities repaired its engine and provided supplies. Its destination remains unknown.
U.S.
College Student to Jeb Bush: ‘Your Brother Created ISIS’
“Your brother created ISIS,” a young college student tells Jeb Bush — creating the kind of confrontational moment that presidential candidates dread.
Sports
Patriots’ Rebuttal Is Foray Further Into Farce
The Patriots released a lengthy rebuttal to the Wells report, disputing many of its findings, and Brady appealed his four-game suspension.
The Upshot
The Best and Worst Places to Grow Up: How Your Area Compares
Children growing up in some places go on to earn more than they would if they had grown up elsewhere.
U.S.
Amtrak Says Shortfalls and Rules Delayed Its Safety System
The railroad said technical and regulatory roadblocks had delayed operation of the system, which might have prevented this week’s train derailment.
World
Ayelet Shaked, Israel’s New Justice Minister, Shrugs Off Critics in Her Path
Ms. Shaked has been called the Michele M. Bachmann of Israeli politics and the most prominent politician “who could star in a calendar hanging in garages.”
U.S.
George Stephanopoulos’s Gifts to Clinton Foundation Reinforce G.O.P. Doubts
The donations fueled accusations by conservatives that Mr. Stephanopoulos, the chief anchor at ABC News, is biased.
Movies
Review: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road,’ Still Angry After All These Years
This George Miller film, with Tom Hardy as the hero, has the spirit of a sequel to the original: Speed and efficiency are of the essence, leavened with nasty biker wit and distaste for authority.
U.S.
For Amtrak Engineer Brandon Bostian, Childhood Passion Became a Career
Friends of Mr. Bostian, the engineer in the fatal derailment in Philadelphia, recalled his fascination with trains. His lawyer said he did not remember the accident.
Opinion
The President, Fox News and the Poor
Obama was right to call out the media’s poverty narratives. There are people who want something for nothing — but they cut across the income spectrum.
Business Day
Decoding the Enigma of Satoshi Nakamoto and the Birth of Bitcoin
Conversations with those most deeply involved in Bitcoin yielded a quiet consensus about the possible identity of the virtual currency’s creator.
