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What We're Following This Morning
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Jeff Chiu / AP Lyft Drivers Still Aren't Employees, but What About Uber Drivers?
Under a settlement reached Tuesday, the car service will give better benefits to people who drive but will continue to consider them independent contractors.
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Matt Rourke / AP Will the Government Finally End the Tyranny of Cable Boxes?
A new FCC proposal could make it a lot cheaper and easier to watch TV.
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Rick Bowmer / AP A Dramatic Turn in the Oregon Standoff: Eight Arrests and a Death
The militia leaders Ammon and Ryan Bundy were taken into custody and their spokesman, LaVoy Finicum, killed after an encounter with the FBI and state police.
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Alessandro Bianchi / Reuters Who’s Covering Up the Italian Statue Cover-Up?
Unknown parties obscured nude figures in Rome during a state visit by the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.
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What We're Following This Afternoon
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Andy Kropa / AP How Rihanna's ‘Work’ Works
Her hugely hyped single with Drake embraces the joy of repetition.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Donald Trump Goes to War With Fox
The Republican frontrunner, the top conservative news channel, and Ted Cruz are squaring off in a carnival of performative masculinity.
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Jae C. Hong / AP Bernie Sanders Bids for Jewish History
The Vermont senator isn’t religious, but a victory in Iowa or New Hampshire would be the first ever for a Jewish presidential candidate.
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Oswaldo Rivas / Reuters What’s Next for the Zika Virus?
The CDC is warning pregnant women against traveling to 22 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, and some of those countries are urging their own citizens to avoid conception.
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What We're Following This Morning
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Aaron Josefczyk / Reuters Cleveland Cop Michael Brelo: Acquitted but Fired
Six officers involved in the November 2012 shooting of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell will be dismissed.
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AP How William 'Refrigerator' Perry Changed Betting Forever
Thirty years ago, the Chicago Bears defensive tackle’s famous Super Bowl XX touchdown altered the gambling universe.
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Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters Shutting France Down Over Uber
Widespread protests over ride-sharing services in French cities have been marked by burning tires, multiple arrests, and impenetrable traffic.
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What We're Following This Afternoon
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Roger Schneider / AP The Private Sector Is Now Providing Basic Services to Flint
A huge donation of bottled water from Walmart, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, and PepsiCo to Flint schools represents the displacement of government by corporations.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Obama's Executive Actions on Solitary Confinement
The president has announced new measures to reduce the use of restrictive housing in federal prisons.
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What We're Following This Morning
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Susan Walsh / AP A Retroactive Break for Juvenile Offenders
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that those serving mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed while under age deserve the chance to prove they’ve changed.
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Chris Keane / Reuters Is North Carolina's Strict Voter-ID Law Constitutional?
A judge began hearing a second challenge to the state’s restrictive new voting laws, passed in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County decision.
