To better protect scripts, casting decisions, budgets and other sensitive files, filmmakers are turning to new tools to thwart hackers and block prying eyes.

Secrecy on the Set: Hollywood Embraces Digital Security

Fan reaction to Rodriguez has been mixed this spring, with a good helping of boos greeting his at-bats — even at Steinbrenner Field, where he has mostly been well received.

So Far, So Good: Alex Rodriguez Has Been on His Best Behavior

Thousands of homeowners who stopped paying mortgages years ago may have an out as statutes of limitations expire, though banks are fighting back.

Foreclosure to Home Free, as 5-Year Clock Expires 

Mr. Bush and Mr. Walker are becoming prominent exponents of dueling visions of how a Republican can retake the White House: by extending the party’s reach, or by energizing the base.

Jeb Bush and Scott Walker Point G.O.P. to Contrary Paths

Andreas Lubitz, in deliberately crashing a plane, has upended Germany’s well-ordered world and challenged other assumptions built into German life.

Jet Crash Tests Germany’s Faith in Its Precision

With a negotiating deadline on Tuesday, Iranian officials have backed away from a critical element of a proposed nuclear agreement, saying they are no longer willing to ship their atomic fuel out of the country.

Iran Backs Away From Key Detail in Nuclear Deal

“Twelfth Night (or What You Will)” and “What You Will (or Twelfth Night)” create worlds in which sexual desire and gender are always changing direction.

Review: ‘Twelfth Night,’ in Two Plays, Blurs Identity

The action comes after the New York State attorney general’s office accused GNC and three other major retailers of selling herbal supplements that were fraudulent or contaminated with unlisted ingredients that could pose health risks to consumers.

GNC to Strengthen Supplement Quality Controls

After only three appearances on the Comedy Central show, a 31-year-old comedian from South Africa will step up as its new host.

Trevor Noah to Succeed Jon Stewart on ‘The Daily Show’

The co-pilot of the Germanwings jetliner that crashed in the French Alps had been treated before receiving his pilot’s license, officials said Monday.

Germanwings Co-Pilot Was Treated for ‘Suicidal Tendencies,’ Authorities Say

Steven Satterfield’s book offers both philosophy and instruction, with recipes that reward, again and again, the minimal treatment of the very best ingredients.

‘Root to Leaf,’ a Field Guide to Vegetables

The worst outbreak in Indiana’s history, which stems largely from the intravenous use of the prescription painkiller Opana, has prompted a whirlwind response effort.

Indiana Races to Fight H.I.V. Surge Tied to Drug Abuse

As a runoff with Jesus G. Garcia approaches next Tuesday, some voters say they have soured on hardball tactics and gruffness.

Rahm Emanuel, Chicago’s Rough-Edged Mayor, Tries the Sandpaper

As militants ravage artifacts, a debate has resumed over whether Western collectors should return disputed items to their countries of origin.

Islamic State Destruction Renews Debate Over Repatriation of Antiquities

The attack on GitHub, a code library that includes methods for viewing Internet sites blocked in China, comes as the country has increased its censorship.

China Appears to Attack GitHub by Diverting Web Traffic

A peculiar creature that looks like a four-legged artichoke is thought to be the planet’s most frequently trafficked mammal.

A Struggle to Save the Scaly Pangolin

Several species, valued as food, medicine or pets, may become extinct in a country where punishment is light or nonexistent.

In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern

A meeting next week between Greece’s prime minister and Russia’s president raises questions as European leaders said a reform plan had fallen short.

Greece Looks to Russia as Deal With Europe Stumbles

The Russian-American journalist Masha Gessen explains how the American dream went so wrong for Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the brothers linked to the Boston Marathon bombing.

Review: ‘The Brothers’ and the Boston Marathon Bombing

In a business where artists seldom have direct control over how their work is consumed, musicians will be the majority owners of the company.

Jay Z Reveals Plans for Tidal, a Streaming Music Service

This event in Knoxville, Tenn., included acts as varied as Tanya Gagaq, Rhiannon Giddens and the Kronos Quartet.

Big Ears Festival Stars the Avant-Garde

Gustav Klimt’s painting “Adele Bloch-Bauer I” was returned to Maria Altmann and her family.

The Story Behind ‘Woman in Gold’: Nazi Art Thieves and One Painting’s Return

Unions in the United States and elsewhere are increasing pressure on the fast-food giant by protesting its corporate practices to government bodies as well as planning strikes.

Movement to Increase McDonald’s Minimum Wage Broadens Its Tactics

Government officials say auto sellers are singling out minority borrowers and extending them the costliest car loans, which could exacerbate some neighborhoods’ economic distress.

Prosecutors Scrutinize Minority Borrowers’ Auto Loans

Quotation of the day for Monday, March 30, 2015.

Quotation of the Day for Monday, March 30, 2015

Helmut Dietl was a German film director and author from Bad Wiessee.

Helmut Dietl, German director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1944)

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Roger Allen Slifer was an American comic book writer, screenwriter, and television producer who co-created the character Lobo for DC Comics. Among the many comic-book series for which he wrote was DC's Omega Men for a run in the 1980s.

Roger Slifer, American author, illustrator, screenwriter, and producer (born 1954)

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Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld was a Dutch astronomer.

March 30, 2015

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Secrecy on the Set: Hollywood Embraces Digital Security

So Far, So Good: Alex Rodriguez Has Been on His Best Behavior

Foreclosure to Home Free, as 5-Year Clock Expires

Jeb Bush and Scott Walker Point G.O.P. to Contrary Paths

Jet Crash Tests Germany’s Faith in Its Precision

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