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    1. PhotoThe Hennepin County Government Center, where the trial of the former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin took place.
      CreditAaron Nesheim for The New York Times

      Jurors Who Convicted Derek Chauvin Are Identified for First Time

      A judge also released questionnaires that the jurors had filled out before they were selected for the trial, which ended with Mr. Chauvin being imprisoned for murdering George Floyd.

      By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

  1. Rodney Reed Should Not Be Retried in Texas Murder Case, Judge Says

    The judge said that new evidence, including witness testimony, was not sufficient to warrant a new trial for Mr. Reed, who was sentenced to death in the 1996 murder of a 19-year-old woman.

    By Eduardo Medina

  2. Jurors Who Convicted Derek Chauvin Are Identified for First Time

    A judge also released questionnaires that the jurors had filled out before they were selected for the trial, which ended with Mr. Chauvin being imprisoned for murdering George Floyd.

    By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

  3. Linwood Holton, 98,Virginia Governor Who Pushed for Racial Equality, Dies

    The first Republican governor of the state in almost a century, he seemed to herald a new, post-racial South. He later became disillusioned with his own party.

    By Clay Risen

  4. Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

    A reporter in South Africa shares her experience with the country’s battle with AIDS.

    By Jonathan Wolfe and Amelia Nierenberg

  5. Democrats’ Bill Would Cover Poor Uninsured Adults, Up to a Point

    The $1.85 trillion social policy bill would provide free private health insurance for more than two million adults locked out of coverage, but only for four years.

    By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

  6. A White House official says the Pfizer pediatric vaccination program is set to be ‘at full strength’ next week.

    “We are planning on some vaccinations towards the end of this week,” said Jeffrey D. Zients, a top White House official, adding that the government will deliver a total of 15 million doses “across the next week or so.”

    By Sharon LaFraniere

  7. As Youngkin Tries to Finesse Trump, McAuliffe Conjures His Comeback

    Barnstorming Virginia, the candidates for governor hammered away at their core arguments. For the Republican: parents’ involvement in schools. For the Democrat: Trump redux.

    By Reid J. Epstein

  8. A judge blocks Chicago from enforcing its vaccine mandate for police officers.

    The city can require officers to report their vaccination status and be tested, but a Dec. 31 deadline to be vaccinated cannot be enforced until an arbitrator weighs in, the judge ruled.

    By Mitch Smith

  9. Manchin Raises Doubts on Safety Net Bill, Complicating Path to Quick Vote

    Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a crucial Democratic swing vote, demanded more time to evaluate the economic and fiscal impact of the $1.85 trillion bill.

    By Emily Cochrane, Jonathan Weisman and Margot Sanger-Katz

  10. What is Ex Parte Young, much-discussed in the Texas abortion case?

    The 1908 case held that state officials could be sued in federal court to prevent them from enforcing unconstitutional laws.

    By Charlie Savage