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    3. PhotoGuillermo Maldonado Pérez and his 7-year-old daughter, Lourdes, live in the West St. Paul neighborhood where a “Black Lives Matter” mural has drawn complaints.
      CreditJoshua Rashaad McFadden for The New York Times

      His Fence Says ‘Black Lives Matter.’ His City Says Paint Over It.

      West St. Paul, Minn., says the nearly 75-foot message violates multiple portions of city code. The conflict is brewing as the Twin Cities region uneasily awaits a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial.

      By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio

  1. Major, one of Biden’s German shepherds, will be sent away for training after biting incidents.

    The younger of the Bidens’ two dogs will undergo “a few weeks” of training at a facility in the Washington area after biting at least two people at the White House.

    By Katie Rogers

  2. Judge denies defense request to sequester jury in Derek Chauvin trial after a police shooting on Sunday night.

    Mr. Chauvin’s attorney, Eric J. Nelson, had argued that the jurors should be ordered to avoid all media and spend the rest of the trial sequestered.

    By Andrés R. Martínez

  3. TimesVideo

    ‘This Is Freedom’: London Reopens After Months of Lockdown

    After months of lockdown due to the coronavirus, London began to reopen Monday. The most recent lockdown came after a particularly contagious strain of the virus spread through the region.

    By Reuters

  4. Takeaways

    Key Moments on Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin Trial

    The judge denied a defense motion to sequester the jury after a police shooting in the Minneapolis suburbs.

    By Will Wright, Shaila Dewan, Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, John Eligon and Julie Bosman

  5. TimesVideo

    Watch Live: Day 11 of the Derek Chauvin Trial

    Watch live video of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer charged in the death of George Floyd. Warning: The video may include graphic images.

    By Court TV

  6. Biden will nominate a police chief who criticized Trump as head of Customs and Border Protection.

    If confirmed, Chris Magnus would step into a major challenge facing the Biden administration: how to handle a record number of border crossings that are projected to increase in the coming months.

    By Zolan Kanno-Youngs

  7. California Today

    How Dangerous Is Wildfire Smoke?

    Monday: Ahead of a likely severe wildfire season, researchers suggest pollution from wildfires is more toxic than pollution from other sources.

    By Jill Cowan

  8. The Morning Newsletter

    The Symbol of Bessemer

    We look at Amazon’s victory over a labor union — and the meaning of $15-an-hour jobs.

    By David Leonhardt

  9. A Pastor’s Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok

    John Piper is one of the most influential theologians in America. His son Abraham calls evangelicalism “a destructive, narrow-minded worldview.”

    By Ruth Graham

  10. Officer Who Pepper-Sprayed a Black Army Medic Is Fired

    Joe Gutierrez, who is accused of using excessive force during a traffic stop in Windsor, Va., has been dismissed, the town said.

    By Neil Vigdor