On Pro Basketball LeBron James and Michael Jordan Now Have Another Thing in Common: The Shot The buzzer-beaters, 29 years apart, have striking similarities. Just ask two players instrumental in the original play who witnessed the eerie echo. By SCOTT CACCIOLA
Yankees 4, Twins 3 After a Wild Twist, Yankees Walk Off With a Series Sweep After worrying about being no-hit, the Yankees celebrated another win over the Twins on Gary Sanchez’s three-run, game-ending home run. By WALLACE MATTHEWS
Scott Pruitt, on Capitol Hill, Deflects Blame for Ethical Lapses The E.P.A. chief said that decisions regarding illegal actions by his office had been made by his staff members without his knowledge. By CORAL DAVENPORT and LISA FRIEDMAN
7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead. By LAUREL GRAEBER
Facebook Faces Tough Questions in Britain That It Avoided in the U.S. Facebook’s chief technology officer testified before a British panel in a hearing that stood in stark contrast to the efforts of American lawmakers. By ADAM SATARIANO
Ssion, a D.I.Y. Hero of the Technicolor Underground, Returns Refreshed The artist and musician Cody Critcheloe is releasing his first album in seven years, featuring a wild new blend of genres, eras and pop culture references. By JIM FARBER
Contributing Op-Ed Writer Meet the New Boss. Actually Quite Different From the Old Boss. President Trump has overturned the Republican establishment, but at what cost? By THOMAS B. EDSALL
Ronny Jackson, Golden State Killer, Bill Cosby: Your Thursday Briefing Here’s what you need to know to start your day. By CHRIS STANFORD
Yankees 7, Twins 4 Another Middling Outing by Sonny Gray Is Enough for the Yankees Gray, whose early-season struggles have been a concern for the Yankees, showed slight improvement, but it was the offense that carried the day against the Twins. By WALLACE MATTHEWS
Bill Cosby’s Fate Rests With Jury as It Begins Deliberations After 12 days of testimony, seven men and five women began considering whether Mr. Cosby is guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. By GRAHAM BOWLEY and JON HURDLE
Jeering, at Least From the Press Box, as Mike Francesa Returns Mr. Francesa’s retirement from WFAN lasted four months, and his return is being greeted with less enthusiasm than the comebacks of Michael Jordan or Mr. Met. By SARAH MASLIN NIR
Iran Arrests 3rd British Citizen as Tensions Rise Over Nuclear Deal An Iranian-British scholar has been under arrest since April 15, the third dual citizen from Britain to be imprisoned in Iran. By RICK GLADSTONE
Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Is Dead at 95 She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics. By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Op-Ed Contributors Cars Are Ruining Our Cities That’s why more and more towns are deciding to wrest control of their streets from the tyranny of the automobile. By JUSTIN GILLIS and HAL HARVEY
The Shift Workers of Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Organize Employees in the tech industry have an unusual power: They can make their companies act more responsibly. All they have to do is speak up. By KEVIN ROOSE
Nonfiction A Professional Troublemaker’s Guide for Young Activists With her memoir, “Make Trouble,” Cecile Richards — the outgoing president of Planned Parenthood — has written a blueprint for effecting change. By KATHA POLLITT
Mets 6, Cardinals 5 | 10 innings Matt Harvey, Demoted to Bullpen, Shows Little Growth in Mets’ Win Harvey made his first relief appearance, throwing two mediocre innings and giving up a run before the Mets’ offense produced two crucial hits to eke out a win. By JAMES WAGNER
Review: Screwball Eggheads Tear Up the Library in ‘Travesties’ This exuberant revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1974 comedy of the intellect, starring Tom Hollander, is one of the sweetest and strangest defenses of art. By BEN BRANTLEY
Off the Menu Cocktails, Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Alike, in Greenwich Village A fifth Boqueria for New York, Mediterranean with an Italian twist in Gowanus, Brooklyn, and other restaurant news. By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Why Won’t We Learn from the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster? After more than 1,100 people were killed in the horrific building collapse, hundreds of factories in Bangladesh were shuttered. Five years later, the garment industry looks set to return to business as usual. By DANA THOMAS
On Pro Basketball LeBron James and Michael Jordan Now Have Another Thing in Common: The Shot The buzzer-beaters, 29 years apart, have striking similarities. Just ask two players instrumental in the original play who witnessed the eerie echo. By SCOTT CACCIOLA
Yankees 4, Twins 3 After a Wild Twist, Yankees Walk Off With a Series Sweep After worrying about being no-hit, the Yankees celebrated another win over the Twins on Gary Sanchez’s three-run, game-ending home run. By WALLACE MATTHEWS
Scott Pruitt, on Capitol Hill, Deflects Blame for Ethical Lapses The E.P.A. chief said that decisions regarding illegal actions by his office had been made by his staff members without his knowledge. By CORAL DAVENPORT and LISA FRIEDMAN
7 Things to Do With Your Kids in NYC This Weekend Our guide to cultural events in New York City for children and teenagers happening this weekend and in the week ahead. By LAUREL GRAEBER
Facebook Faces Tough Questions in Britain That It Avoided in the U.S. Facebook’s chief technology officer testified before a British panel in a hearing that stood in stark contrast to the efforts of American lawmakers. By ADAM SATARIANO
Ssion, a D.I.Y. Hero of the Technicolor Underground, Returns Refreshed The artist and musician Cody Critcheloe is releasing his first album in seven years, featuring a wild new blend of genres, eras and pop culture references. By JIM FARBER
Contributing Op-Ed Writer Meet the New Boss. Actually Quite Different From the Old Boss. President Trump has overturned the Republican establishment, but at what cost? By THOMAS B. EDSALL
Ronny Jackson, Golden State Killer, Bill Cosby: Your Thursday Briefing Here’s what you need to know to start your day. By CHRIS STANFORD
Yankees 7, Twins 4 Another Middling Outing by Sonny Gray Is Enough for the Yankees Gray, whose early-season struggles have been a concern for the Yankees, showed slight improvement, but it was the offense that carried the day against the Twins. By WALLACE MATTHEWS
Bill Cosby’s Fate Rests With Jury as It Begins Deliberations After 12 days of testimony, seven men and five women began considering whether Mr. Cosby is guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting a woman. By GRAHAM BOWLEY and JON HURDLE
Jeering, at Least From the Press Box, as Mike Francesa Returns Mr. Francesa’s retirement from WFAN lasted four months, and his return is being greeted with less enthusiasm than the comebacks of Michael Jordan or Mr. Met. By SARAH MASLIN NIR
Iran Arrests 3rd British Citizen as Tensions Rise Over Nuclear Deal An Iranian-British scholar has been under arrest since April 15, the third dual citizen from Britain to be imprisoned in Iran. By RICK GLADSTONE
Vel Phillips, Housing Rights Champion in the ′60s, Is Dead at 95 She broke racial and gender barriers on her way to spearheading open-housing legislation in Milwaukee and was a voice in Democratic national politics. By RICHARD SANDOMIR
Op-Ed Contributors Cars Are Ruining Our Cities That’s why more and more towns are deciding to wrest control of their streets from the tyranny of the automobile. By JUSTIN GILLIS and HAL HARVEY
The Shift Workers of Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Organize Employees in the tech industry have an unusual power: They can make their companies act more responsibly. All they have to do is speak up. By KEVIN ROOSE
Nonfiction A Professional Troublemaker’s Guide for Young Activists With her memoir, “Make Trouble,” Cecile Richards — the outgoing president of Planned Parenthood — has written a blueprint for effecting change. By KATHA POLLITT
Mets 6, Cardinals 5 | 10 innings Matt Harvey, Demoted to Bullpen, Shows Little Growth in Mets’ Win Harvey made his first relief appearance, throwing two mediocre innings and giving up a run before the Mets’ offense produced two crucial hits to eke out a win. By JAMES WAGNER
Review: Screwball Eggheads Tear Up the Library in ‘Travesties’ This exuberant revival of Tom Stoppard’s 1974 comedy of the intellect, starring Tom Hollander, is one of the sweetest and strangest defenses of art. By BEN BRANTLEY
Off the Menu Cocktails, Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Alike, in Greenwich Village A fifth Boqueria for New York, Mediterranean with an Italian twist in Gowanus, Brooklyn, and other restaurant news. By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Why Won’t We Learn from the Survivors of the Rana Plaza Disaster? After more than 1,100 people were killed in the horrific building collapse, hundreds of factories in Bangladesh were shuttered. Five years later, the garment industry looks set to return to business as usual. By DANA THOMAS