When he left Britain in the wake of a phone-hacking scandal, the younger Murdoch seemed too tarnished to inherit his father’s mantle.

Once Down, James Murdoch Is Guided Back to the Top

In Dannemora, N.Y., where two killers escaped last weekend, caution and self-protection have been on the minds even of residents accustomed to living near the prison.

Guns at Hand, a Prison Town Tracks a Manhunt for Escaped Convicts

Twitter should aim to become the first and only app that people load up to comment on the news.

 For Twitter, Future Means Here and Now 

This two-hander by Rajiv Joseph dramatizes a dark myth about the construction of the Taj Mahal.

Review: ‘Guards at the Taj,’ Two Ordinary Guys Ordered to Do the Unthinkable

Yukie Ohta, 46, founder of the SoHo Memory Project, is working to create a local historical society to pay homage to the rich history of her Lower Manhattan neighborhood.

The Memory-Keeper of SoHo

The vote torpedoed President Obama’s push to expand his trade negotiating power, and probably his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

House Rejects Trade Measure, Rebuffing Obama’s Dramatic Appeal

Land-lease buildings in New York rent the ground on which they stand. With land prices soaring, unit owners in these buildings worry that their costs will rise.

Rising Costs a Concern for Land-Lease Building Owners

Sharing that story is a shift for Mrs. Clinton, who in her 2008 campaign was fiercely protective of her mother’s privacy and eager to project an image of strength.

Hillary Clinton Embraces Her Mother’s Emotional Tale

Under a new program, conventional farmers can earn higher marks than organic farmers, who have long had a close relationship with the grocery chain.

Organic Farmers Object to Whole Foods Rating System

Local leaders say the past six weeks have shown that as much as many residents legitimately fear and distrust the police, the solution must be better policing, not less.

West Baltimore’s Police Presence Drops, and Murders Soar

An extraordinary group of kids travels from South Philly to Selma, using America’s pastime as a bridge to the future.

Baseball and Black History

A writer finds a wider audience with “Book of Numbers,” a novel about government spying and corporate big data that bears a close resemblance to reality.

Nothing to Hide and Nowhere to Hide It in Joshua Cohen’s Internet Novel

The ramifications of defaulting and remaining in debt deliberately are usually real and lasting.

Taking On Student Debt, and Refusing to Pay

The parents of Rachel A. Dolezal, an N.A.A.C.P. leader in Spokane, Wash., say she is white, and her story has stirred a national debate about racial identity.

Black or White? Woman’s Story Stirs Up a Furor

Stefan Arzberger, a member of the music group, is fighting charges that he attacked a woman in a Manhattan hotel this spring.

Bizarre Court Case Puts a Violinist, and Leipzig String Quartet, in an Unflattering Light

Gawker Media, which built a digital empire on snark, now finds itself confronting the same challenges as the establishment media companies it once aimed to upset.

Gawker’s Moment of Truth

To be a Mets fan as the team works through injuries and other problems after a promising start is to be caught between hoping and expecting the worst.

Hope Fills the 7 Train for Mets Fans. The Next Stop: Reality.

Exploiting a vulnerability in server software used by Chinese Internet portals, hackers were able to unmask visitors to sites deemed hostile by the government.

Chinese Hackers Circumvent Popular Web Privacy Tools

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent positions on housing policy have seemed ironic and confounding and largely informed by his adversarial relationship with Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Cuomo’s Housing Game

Hundreds of schoolchildren of both sexes play the imported British game citywide, and one of the leaders is a middle school in a low-income Brooklyn neighborhood.

Brownsville’s Unlikely Rugby Dynasty

One of the city’s better-kept secrets is how often you can find significant examples of mid-20th century architecture.

In Tucson, an Unsung Architectural Oasis

Later this month, sales will be open on 550 Vanderbilt, the first of 14 residential buildings to be built at Pacific Park Brooklyn.

First Condos Soon for Sale at Barclays Center Site

Farmers with longtime rights to California water will face cutbacks, the first reduction in their usage since 1977, state officials announced Friday.

California Cuts Farmers’ Share of Scant Water

The sheer weight of the Monteverdi venture — the number of performers and costumes; the amount of performance time, let alone rehearsal time — amid the week’s concerts and recitals is remarkable.

Review: Boston Early Music Festival Makes Monteverdi Its Main Attraction

Old technology, like outdated computers and video game consoles, doesn’t just fade away. For some, it is reborn as home décor and art.

Nintendo 64s and Vintage PlayStations as Home Décor

Fernando Rocha Brant was a Brazilian poet, lyricist and journalist, born in Caldas, Minas Gerais.

June 12, 2015

Headlines from June 12, 2015

Once Down, James Murdoch Is Guided Back to the Top

Guns at Hand, a Prison Town Tracks a Manhunt for Escaped Convicts

For Twitter, Future Means Here and Now

Review: ‘Guards at the Taj,’ Two Ordinary Guys Ordered to Do the Unthinkable

The Memory-Keeper of SoHo

Billboard 200

AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP

1989

Touch Down 2 Cause Hell

Pitch Perfect 2

Empires

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for June 12, 2015