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Top News Patriot Act Faces Revisions Backed by Both Parties By JONATHAN WEISMAN and JENNIFER STEINHAUER The push for reform is the strongest demonstration of a shift from a focus on national security at the expense of civil liberties to a new balance in the post-Edward J. Snowden era. American Psychological Association Bolstered C.I.A. Torture Program, Report Says By JAMES RISEN The involvement of health professionals enabled the Justice Department to argue in secret opinions that the Bush-era interrogation program was legal. Police Killings Rise Slightly, Though Increased Focus May Suggest Otherwise By MICHAEL WINES and SARAH COHEN The use of police force against minorities and whites alike is poorly tracked, but what data does exist suggests the number of law-enforcement homicides have risen only slowly, if at all. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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Editors' Picks ARTS David Letterman Reflects on 33 Years in Late-Night Television By DAVE ITZKOFF As David Letterman leaves the stage, he shares his take on the industry, himself and the future. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor Black Culture Is Not the Problem By N. D. B. CONNOLLY Baltimore's troubles stem from the continued profitability of racism.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "When a judge goes home and he keeps thinking over and over that something's wrong, something is usually wrong." JUDGE JERRY W. BAXTER, of Fulton County Superior Court, who cut to three years the seven-year prison terms he had handed down to three former administrators in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case.

Today's Videos Video: Grateful for, and Wary of, Extra Force Residents of Baltimore's downtown areas largely view the influx of State Police and National Guard members positively. But blocks from where Freddie Gray was arrested, residents are much more wary. Related Article Video: App Smart | Gaze Upon a Star You don't need a telescope to do some amateur astronomy. With the right apps your phone can be a powerful educational window onto the night sky. Related Article Video: This Week's Movies: May 1, 2015 The New York Times film critics review "The Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Iris" and "Welcome to Me." Related Review: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Related Review: 'Iris' Related Review: 'Welcome to Me' For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

World Yemenis in Desperate Need of Food and Fuel After Weeks of Airstrikes By KAREEM FAHIM The Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen, combined with fierce fighting on the ground, has displaced an estimated 300,000 people and destroyed vital infrastructure. Tehran Journal In Iran, Fatal Porsche Crash Unleashes Middle-Class Anger at Elites By THOMAS ERDBRINK The recent deaths of two youths in a Porsche earned scorn, not sympathy, in Iran, where luxury cars are symbols of growing inequality between the one-percenters and the middle classes. Nepal Survivors Lay Amid Rubble and Bodies After Earthquake By ELLEN BARRY and GARDINER HARRIS After a cry from within the rubble, a boy was found trapped under a metal shutter. A concrete slab was poised above him - held up by a flattened motorcycle. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

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U.S. Baltimore Police Complete Initial Inquiry Into Death of Freddie Gray By ALAN BLINDER and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Investigators found that the police van carrying the 25-year-old after his arrest made a stop the authorities had not known about.  Timeline: What Happened to Freddie Gray When He Was Arrested by Baltimore Police? Plan Unveiled to Overhaul School System in Detroit By JOHN ELIGON Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan calls for one entity to manage debt and another to oversee day-to-day school operations. Injection Offers Option to Slim Down Double Chin Without Surgery By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS The Food and Drug Administration approved on Wednesday the new treatment, whose active ingredient, deoxycholic acid, dissolves fat. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US »

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Politics News Analysis Crime, Clinton and a New Era By AMY CHOZICK As the streets of Baltimore erupt in protests, and questions about race, poverty and the prison population tower over the political landscape, the halcyon years of the tough-on-crime Bill Clinton administration look less idyllic. Bernie Sanders, Long-Serving Independent, Enters Presidential Race as a Democrat By ALAN RAPPEPORT The Vermont senator's candidacy will inject a leftist voice into the contest and provide Hillary Rodham Clinton with her first official rival for the Democratic nomination. Chicago Said to Be Choice Over New York as Obama Library Site By JULIE BOSMAN and JONATHAN MARTIN From the earliest planning stages for President Obama's library, Chicago appeared to be the natural front-runner. The Obamas have personal ties to the city. For more political news, go to NYTimes.com/Politics »

Business Malta Offers Citizenship and All Its Perks for a Price By JENNY ANDERSON For $1.3 million, a foreigner can obtain a Maltese passport, residency with tax advantages and freedom to move throughout the European Union. F.A.A. Orders Fix for Possible Power Loss in Boeing 787 By JAD MOUAWAD The Federal Aviation Administration said operators of the Dreamliner jet were to shut down power periodically after a software problem was found. Common Sense Hank Greenberg Still in the Ring at 90, Battling A.I.G. Charges By JAMES B. STEWART Mr. Greenberg, soon to turn 90, is scheduled to take the witness stand in July after years of discovery and maneuvers in the fraud case that accuses him of accounting fraud. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business »

Technology Social Media Punished as Results Fall Short By VINDU GOEL and MIKE ISAAC The performances illustrate the way investors are questioning whether social media companies can keep their growth rates vigorous enough to justify their valuations. Grooveshark Shuts Down to Settle Copyright Infringement Suit By BEN SISARIO The free streaming site, which once had 35 million users, agreed to turn over its apps and intellectual property to a trade group representing the biggest record companies. Bits Blog Apple, IBM and Japan Post See Profit in the Old-Age Market By STEVE LOHR Apple, IBM and Japan Post are partnering to provide a technology service for older adults. The venture reflects the larger ambitions of each company. For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology »

Sports Jameis Winston Is No. 1 in N.F.L. Draft as Talent Trumps Worry By KEN BELSON and BEN STRAUSS The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who finished 2-14 and badly need a quarterback, overlooked Winston's off-the-field problems. Jets Surprisingly Select a Defensive Lineman, Leonard Williams, With Their Top Pick Giants Draft Ereck Flowers, Not the Offensive Lineman They Wanted Watching the N.F.L. Draft From a Fantasy Football Perspective By MATTHEW SCHWIMMER, MOE KOLTUN and MATT COTT The rookies chosen Thursday night can become the underrated picks who can win a fantasy football championship. Alex Rodriguez Is Back at Fenway. Let the Booing Begin. By DAVID WALDSTEIN Rodriguez, who made his career debut in Boston in 1994, will resume his tempestuous relationship with Red Sox fans this weekend, when the Yankees visit for three games. For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

Arts Books of The Times Review: Kate Atkinson's 'A God in Ruins' Offers Lives Skipping Among Eras By JANET MASLIN Ms. Atkinson's latest novel uses circular chronologies to tell a multigenerational family story. Art Review Review: 'Discovering Japanese Art' Presents Collections at the Met By KEN JOHNSON This gorgeous exhibition includes more than 200 works spanning 16 centuries, grouped by the collections the museum acquired, including those of Frank Lloyd Wright and American tycoons. Art Review Review: 'Embracing Modernism: Ten Years of Drawings Acquisitions' at the Morgan Runs a Gamut By ROBERTA SMITH This show of nearly 100 drawings is a partial report on the health of the Morgan itself. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »

Movies Review: 'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Gets the Superband Back Together By MANOHLA DARGIS The new installment in the "Avengers" franchise adds characters, including the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, even as its familiar heroes fight battles terrestrial and galactic. Review: 'Far From the Madding Crowd,' the Rom-Com By A. O. SCOTT Carey Mulligan stars in Thomas Vinterberg's adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel, with Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge and Michael Sheen as her Victorian suitors. Review: Kristen Wiig as a Bipolar Lottery Winner in 'Welcome to Me' By A. O. SCOTT Ms. Wiig's character decides to spend a major financial windfall on buying her own talk show in this dark comedy directed by Shira Piven.

New York Mayor De Blasio Defends Police Response to Freddie Gray Protests in New York By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and AL BAKER A day after 143 people in Manhattan were arrested during demonstrations, city officials said any escalation on the part of the police was provoked by protesters who sought to cause trouble. Murder Charge for Woman Who Said Fiancé's Kayak Capsized in Hudson River By JASON GRANT and BENJAMIN MUELLER Angelika Graswald, 35, told the State Police that Vincent Viafore had slipped under the frigid surface near Cornwall, N.Y., when his kayak capsized during a weekend excursion. Eric Garner Case Goes Largely Unmentioned as Prosecutor Runs for Congress By ALEXANDER BURNS In an election to fill a vacant House seat, which the Staten Island district attorney, Daniel M. Donovan Jr., is favored to win, the Garner case has not been a central concern. For more New York news, go to NYTimes.com/NewYork »

Men's Style John Mayer's Wrist Is a Wonderland By ALEX WILLIAMS The singer and songwriter talks about his passion for watches and his collection, which he estimates is valued "in the tens of millions." Rites of Passage Prenuptial Jitters in the Woods By ADAM ROSS A week before the big day, a New Yorker and his Tennessee-born bride-to-be go camping. What could go wrong? Encounters John Slattery's Unsentimental Goodbye to 'Mad Men' By LAURA M. HOLSON Mr. Slattery walks the streets of the Village neighborhood where he and his wife once lived -- and walks away from Roger Sterling. For more men's style news, go to NYTimes.com/mensstyle »

Obituaries Jozef Paczynski, 95, Dies; Spent 5 Years as Auschwitz Inmate By SAM ROBERTS Mr. Paczynski was one of the concentration camp's longest surviving inmates and served as the personal barber to its Nazi commandant Rudolf Höss. Richard Suzman, Who Influenced Research on Health, Aging and Economics, Dies at 72 By DAVID LEONHARDT As a longtime official at the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Suzman's signature accomplishment was the central role he played in creating a global network of surveys on aging. For more obituaries, go to NYTimes.com/Obituaries »

Editorials Editorial Picking Up the Tab for Low Wages By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A business model based on inadequate pay has essentially turned public aid into corporate welfare. Editorial How to Hold the Police Accountable By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Bills in Maryland to improve investigations and the flow of information about misconduct cases must become law. Editorial American Beauty, Wherever It's From By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The Whitney Museum's inaugural exhibition defines American art as inclusive, even when America itself is not. For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

Op-Ed Op-Ed Contributor Why Old Nazis Are Still Useful By ANNA SAUERBREY Men like Oskar Grönning remind Germans why they can never forget. Op-Ed Columnist The Nature of Poverty By DAVID BROOKS Our efforts to fight urban poverty will continue to fail unless we change the fundamental lens through which we view the problem. Columnist Page Op-Ed Columnist Ideology and Integrity By PAUL KRUGMAN If character is going to be a part of the 2016 campaign, let's make sure to focus on the right things. Columnist Page For more opinion, go to NYTimes.com/Opinion »

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