Today's Headlines: White House Accuses Russia of Cover-Up in Syria Chemical Attack

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He declared in an interview with Fox News that United States involvement in Syria would be limited.]( [White House Accuses Russia of Cover-Up in Syria Chemical Attack]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and HELENE COOPER In a declassified report, White House officials said the Syrian and Russian governments sought to confuse the world about the assault through disinformation and "false narratives." [An image from a YouTube video of a man dragged off of an overbooked United Airlines flight in Chicago.]( [Videos of a Man Being Dragged Off a United Plane Ignites a Public Relations Crisis]( By JULIE CRESWELL and SAPNA MAHESHWARI The videos cast an unwelcome light not just on United, but on the airline industry's efforts to maximize profits. [.][Video of United Airlines Passenger Creates Furor in China, Too]( [Ron Estes, center, a Republican candidate for a vacant House seat in Kansas, with Senator Ted Cruz of Texas behind him, at an event on Monday in Wichita, Kan.]( [Ron Estes, a Republican, Survives Tight House Race to Win Kansas Seat]( By JOHN ELIGON and JONATHAN MARTIN Mr. Estes defeated James Thompson, the Democratic candidate, in the first national test of Republicans' electoral strength and a contest that saw a late infusion of national support from Republicans. For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( ADVERTISEMENT Editors' Picks [Opponents of Measure S, which would have curtailed construction in Los Angeles for two years, during an event in February. The measure was defeated last month.]( REAL ESTATE | Square Feet ['A Different Los Angeles': The City Moves to Alter Its Sprawling Image]( By LAUREN HERSTIK After voters defeated a measure that would have curtailed construction, the city's future looks much denser. [Passengers waiting in line at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.]( OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [United Airlines Is Not Alone]( By HELAINE OLEN Too many companies - not to mention the government - are treating all but the very wealthiest with contempt. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "You had someone as despicable as Hitler who didn't even sink to using chemical weapons. So you have to, if you are Russia, ask yourself: Is this a country and a regime that you want to align yourself with?" [SEAN SPICER]( the White House press secretary, suggesting that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was worse than Hitler while saying, incorrectly, that Hitler did not use chemical weapons during World War II or against his own people. He said later in a statement that he did not intend to be dismissive of the Holocaust. (GAS) [] Today's Videos [Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, on Tuesday. He said incorrectly that Hitler had not used chemical weapons during World War II or against his own people.]( [[Video] Video: Spicer: Hitler 'Didn't Even Sink to Using Chemical Weapons']( The White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, in discussing President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, caused an immediate uproar on Tuesday after stating that Hitler had not used chemical weapons during World War II. [Julia Wall for The New York Times. Technology by Samsung.]( [[Video] Video: In Chesapeake Bay Cleanup, a Larger Ecosystem at Stake]( President Trump's proposed budget cuts would nearly eliminate funding for the cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay. In this 360° video, visit an oyster restoration center and a cattle farm in Virginia to learn how a larger ecosystem may be affected. [] World [President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. President Trump's administration has accused Russia of trying to cover up a Syrian chemical weapons attack on civilians.]( News Analysis [Trump's Shift on Russia Brings Geopolitical Whiplash]( By PETER BAKER Accusations that President Trump is too close to Russia have given way to a new toughness demonstrated by the administration. [A vineyard during the off season in San Giorgio Ionico, Italy. The death of a worker at a vineyard in southern Italy led to an investigation of what has been termed a system of modern-day slavery.]( [A Woman's Death Sorting Grapes Exposes Italy's 'Slavery']( By GAIA PIANIGIANI Paola Clemente, 49, died in 2015 of a heart attack at a vineyard. An investigation found female laborers were routinely exploited and their pay skimmed. [A fire ripped through the Grande-Synthe camp in northern France on Monday.]( [A Fight, and a Fire, Roll Through a Migrant Camp in France]( By MILAN SCHREUER The blaze, following a fight between Afghan and Kurdish migrants, forced 1,500 people into the surrounding fields. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Robert Bentley resigned as governor on Monday and pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the wake of a sex scandal.]( [For Alabama Christians, Governor Bentley's Downfall Is a Bitter Blow]( By ALAN BLINDER When Robert Bentley became Alabama's governor, evangelical Christians hoped he would be a model of integrity. On Monday, he resigned after a sex scandal. [Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee during the 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race, when agents for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rented a 16-person suite at the speedway for $21,000. The Nascar event had no obvious connection to law enforcement operations.]( [Secret A.T.F. Account Paid for $21,000 Nascar Suite and Las Vegas Trip]( By MATT APUZZO The revelations highlight the lax oversight at the A.T.F. that allowed agents and informants to spend millions while avoiding the normal accounting process. [When Tamiko Walker transferred her son, she learned that she had waived some of his rights to disability support services. ]( [Special Ed School Vouchers May Come With Hidden Costs]( By DANA GOLDSTEIN For parents of struggling students, a voucher for private school may seem like a golden ticket. But some may not realize what they are giving up. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, on Tuesday. He said incorrectly that Hitler had not used chemical weapons during World War II or against his own people.]( [Sean Spicer Draws Backlash by Comparing Hitler With Assad]( By NICHOLAS FANDOS and MARK LANDLER Mr. Spicer, the White House press secretary, said incorrectly that Hitler did not use chemical weapons against his own people. He later apologized. [Trump home goods have sold briskly in Lima, Peru. Officials say his trademark applications have gotten no special treatment.]( [Trump's Trademark Continues Its March Across the Globe, Raising Eyebrows]( By SHARON LaFRANIERE and DANNY HAKIM Whether 157 pending applications in 36 countries risk violating the Constitution is an open question, as no president has tested the limits like Donald J. Trump. [Rachel Mitchem, right, 7, and Juliana Bird, 6, both from Springfield, Va., take part in the White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn in April 2011.]( [The Latest Test for the White House? Pulling Off Its Easter Egg Roll]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS With key staff positions unfilled and no on-site first lady, the White House is trying to organize the most elaborate and heavily scrutinized public event of the year. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [President Trump with President Xi Jinping of China at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., on Friday.]( [Trump Says China Will Get Better Trade Deal if It Solves 'North Korean Problem']( By MARK LANDLER President Trump's Twitter posts capture his quandary in dealing with the nuclear threat from North Korea: Only China can realistically force a change in the behavior of Kim Jong-un. [Dennis Pascual in his Tesla Model S in the driveway of his home in Long Beach, Calif. An owner of two Teslas, he nonetheless said that the company's stock was ]( [Tesla's Market Surge Has Even Fans Looking for Feet of Clay]( By NEAL E. BOUDETTE Investors have been energized by the electric-car maker's upbeat outlook for delivering its mass-market model. Now its chief, Elon Musk, must deliver. [One of the better-known suitors for Toshiba's chip unit is Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn.]( [Toshiba Casts Doubt on Its Ability to Stay in Business]( By JONATHAN SOBLE and PAUL MOZUR Struggling after a disastrous foray into nuclear power, the company hopes a sale of part of its microchip business, its crown jewel, could alleviate uncertainty. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Nasir Memon, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University, said his research into master fingerprints suggested that the security on iPhones and Android phones could be easily cracked.]( [That Fingerprint Sensor on Your Phone Is Not as Safe as You Think]( By VINDU GOEL New research suggests that the fingerprint security features on iPhones and Android devices can be easily fooled by so-called MasterPrint fakes. [Harry Wu in 2011. A lawsuit against Yahoo says that Mr. Wu, who died last year, misspent money set aside for a foundation that Yahoo created to aid Chinese dissidents.]( [Yahoo Is Sued Over $17 Million Fund for Chinese Dissidents]( By ANDREW JACOBS Activists said the company failed to properly oversee the fund it created to help Chinese writers, democracy advocates and human rights lawyers persecuted for standing up to the country's government. [A Customs and Border Protection officer inspected a car entering the United States at the border at San Ysidro, Calif.]( [Border Officers Nearly Double Searches of Electronic Devices, U.S. Says]( By RON NIXON There were nearly 15,000 searches at border crossings and airports from October to March - up from 8,383 a year before, Customs and Border Protection said. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [Alexandra Mosquera, center, a senior from Colombia and member of the Lady Cornhuskers bowling team, practiced at Sun Valley Lanes in Lincoln, Neb.]( [With Rigor and Mystique, Nebraska Builds a Bowling Dynasty]( By BEN SHPIGEL Coach Bill Straub's focus on fundamentals has helped the Lady Cornhuskers achieve an unparalleled dominance in N.C.A.A. women's bowling. [The Puerto Rico F.C. soccer team after a recent practice. Carmelo Anthony, the longtime Knicks forward with Puerto Rican roots, owns the North American Soccer League club.]( [Carmelo Anthony Plots His Team's Future: His Soccer Team in Puerto Rico, That Is]( By SCOTT CACCIOLA His fate with the Knicks may be in doubt, but Anthony says he is committed to the team he owns in the North American Soccer League. [Racewalkers competing in the men's 50-kilometer event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. There is no race of that length for women.]( [Olympic Race Walking Is Faced With a Dilemma]( By JERÉ LONGMAN In the name of gender equity, the men-only, 50-kilometer event may be discontinued for the 2020 Games. But athletes, male and female, say that wouldn't be fair to those training for it now. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [The artist Ilgizar Khasanov with his work ]( [Scouring 11 Time Zones for a Contemporary Russian Art Show]( By NEIL MacFARQUHAR The Garage Museum took on the challenge of hosting the Triennial of Russian Contemporary Art, an uneven and ambitious showcase in Moscow. [Staff members at the Breakers in Newport, R.I., during a campaign to win a 2011 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.]( [In Newport, a Contest in Which One-Man-One-Vote Was for Losers]( By GRAHAM BOWLEY In a Rhode Island city where mansions and the moneyed past are celebrated, questions have arisen over a zealous campaign to win a $25,000 preservation grant. [A police captain in Washington hangs a recruiting poster announcing police examinations to be given in predominantly black neighborhoods in 1968.]( Books of The Times ['Locking Up Our Own,' What Led to Mass Incarceration of Black Men]( By JENNIFER SENIOR James Forman Jr. examines how people, acting with the best intentions, could create a problem even more devastating than the one they were trying to solve. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Ravi Ragbir, center, brought a show of force to his Immigration and Customs Enforcement check-in last month in Lower Manhattan. The City Council members Jumaane D. Williams, left, and Ydanis Rodriguez walked arm in arm with him afterward.]( [Once Routine, Immigration Check-Ins Are Now High Stakes]( By LIZ ROBBINS Under President Trump, a ritual for some unauthorized immigrants, who are required to meet periodically with an ICE officer, has turned threatening. [Hunter College, one of the public institutions where some students could receive free tuition under the Excelsior Scholarship program the governor is expected to sign into law on Wednesday.]( [New York's Free-Tuition Program Will Help Traditional, but Not Typical, Students]( By DAVID W. CHEN A new program will mostly aid students who go to college straight from high school and graduate on time. But low-income students rarely fit that mold. [Mount McGregor Correctional Facility is one of 13 state prisons that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has closed since 2011.]( [Closed Prisons in Rural Areas Are a Tough Sell]( By PAUL POST New York officials are trying to find new life for empty prisons scattered across the state, most of them in rural areas. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Food Restaurant Review [Parts Are Greater Than the Sum of the Chicken at Torishin]( By PETE WELLS At a yakitori restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, each bit of the bird, cooked separately, has a different pleasure to offer. [Ham or Lamb? The Easter Choice May Be Changing]( By KIM SEVERSON Unlike the rest of the world, Americans turn to pork for the holiday. But this could be the year to start looking at another meat. [At Locol, a fast-food chain in California, a cup of premium coffee costs just $1, or $1.50 with milk and sugar.]( [Has Coffee Gotten Too Fancy?]( By OLIVER STRAND The head of coffee at Locol, the California fast-food chain, sells a high-quality cup for just $1. Now he wants to make good coffee more accessible, in every way. For more dining news and recipes, go to [NYTimes.com/Dining »]( []Obituaries [Julian Stanczak at his home in Ohio in 2013.]( [Julian Stanczak, Abstract Painter, Dies at 88]( By ROBERTA SMITH Mr. Stanczak, a leading figure in the Op Art movement, once said that creating art was his attempt to forget about war traumas in a Soviet labor camp. [Linda Hopkins as Bessie Smith in the Broadway show ]( [Linda Hopkins, a Tony-Winning Actress and Singer, Dies at 92]( By WILLIAM GRIMES Her soaring, gospel-rooted voice was heard on Broadway in "Inner City," "Black and Blue" and her long-running one-woman show, "Me and Bessie." [Louis Sarno, in hat, in the Central African Republic.]( [Louis Sarno Dies at 62; Moved to Africa to Preserve Ancestral Music]( By SAM ROBERTS An American who became a cultural go-between for generations of Bayaka people. [J. Geils and Danny Klein of the J. Geils Band performing in 1972 in Copenhagen.]( [J. Geils, Whose Band's Catchy Pop Hits Colored the 1980s, Dies at 71]( By NIRAJ CHOKSHI "Centerfold," "Freeze Frame," and "Love Stinks" were among the band's most popular songs. For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Fear of Flying, for Good Reason]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD A passenger is yanked from his seat, and that's only one of the indignities of air travel. [John Stumpf, the former chief executive of Wells Fargo.]( Editorial [Plenty More Villains at Wells Fargo]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Revoking a few bonuses is just a start. The bank must do a lot more to restore trust. [Prime Minister Stefan Lofven of Sweden paying his respects to those killed in the terrorist attack in Stockholm last week.]( Editorial [Sweden's Wisdom on Terrorism]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD In the hour of his country's grief, the prime minister said Swedes would not let their fundamental values be undermined by hatred. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Janet Yellen at a press conference in March.]( Op-Ed Contributor [Don't Politicize the Federal Reserve]( By ROBERT E. RUBIN President Trump could fill as many as five of the Federal Reserve's seven seats. Politics must be kept out of the nomination process. Op-Ed Contributor [What Mississippi Taught Bobby Kennedy About Poverty]( By ELLEN B. MEACHAM His 1967 visit helped change how America saw deprivation. But not enough. Op-Docs [Gut Hack]( By KATE McLEAN and MARIO FURLONI After a lifetime of stomach problems, Josiah Zayner declared war on his own body's microbes. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Ga., at age 63. Vice President Harry S. Truman became president. 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