Today's Headlines: Paris Shootout Leaves Police Officer and Gunman Dead

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RUBIN, AURELIEN BREEDEN and BENOÎT MORENNE The police shut down the Champs-Élysées after a shootout between officers and an attacker days before France holds the first round of its presidential election. [President Trump at the signing ceremony on Thursday for an order initiating a sweeping investigation into whether steel imports are harming America's national security.]( [Trump Roars Again on Trade, Reviewing Steel and Chiding Canada]( By MARK LANDLER The president ordered an investigation into steel imports, scoring a victory for his administration's nationalists in a debate that remains far from settled. [President Trump's public support of Bill O'Reilly intensified activists' resolve to oust him from Fox News.]( [Fears of Revolt by Consumers Felled O'Reilly]( By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM and SAPNA MAHESHWARI Activists who pressured advertisers to pull out of "The O'Reilly Factor" are claiming victory after the Fox News star was dismissed from the network. 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 [Iceberg watchers near Ferryland, Newfoundland.]( WORLD [A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot]( By DAN LEVIN High winds have grounded a huge iceberg on the Newfoundland shore, to the delight of camera-wielding sightseers. OPINION | Op-Ed Contributor [Science Needs Your Cells]( By HOLLY FERNANDEZ LYNCH and STEVEN JOFFE Finding new ways to cure cancer trumps privacy concerns. QUOTATION OF THE DAY "I have explained this time and time again, but they won't listen. It's like playing the lute to a cow." [LI XINCHUANG]( a Chinese official, on his lack of success convincing some Americans that the world benefits as a whole from China's extensive steel exports. [] Today's Videos [[Video] Video: Prince's Archive Is Open 4 U]( There are over 7,000 objects, 120 guitars, 2,000 pairs shoes and zero pairs of flats. Angie Marchese has been working at Paisley Park to catalog and preserve the objects that belonged to Prince, who died April 21, 2016. [[Video] Video: Anatomy of a Scene | 'Free Fire']( The director Ben Wheatley narrates a sequence from the film. [[Video] Video: Brightening the Bridge to Staten Island]( A new Goethals Bridge, connecting Staten Island to New Jersey, is opening soon. Like thousands of other bridges across the country, the old bridge, which opened in 1928, was not designed to handle its current traffic. [] World [Supporters of the French National Front at a rally in Fréjus last year.]( [A Small French Town Infused With Us-vs.-Them Politics]( By AMANDA TAUB A question of "who is French" may be a source of the rising far-right populism the country is experiencing. [The view from Taesung, South Korea's model village inside the demilitarized zone. The South Korean military says no one really lives in its counterpart in the North, Kijong, a sprinkling of turquoise buildings.]( Taesung Journal [As North Korea Tensions Rise, Farming in the Demilitarized Zone Goes On]( By MOTOKO RICH For the 197 residents of Taesung, also known as Freedom Village, the proximity to danger is mixed with an odd sense of security. [Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan in Islamabad, the capital, last year. The country's highest court ordered an investigation into offshore wealth held by his family.]( [Pakistan Court Keeps Nawaz Sharif in Power but Orders Inquiry of Family]( By SALMAN MASOOD The Supreme Court, ruling on accusations that stemmed from the Panama Papers, called for an investigation into offshore wealth held by the prime minister's family. For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Austin Gurchiek held up a cross as he and other demonstrators gathered in front of the Arkansas State Capitol building in Little Rock last week to protest the death penalty and the state's planned executions.]( [Arkansas's Legal Saga Illustrates Problems With Death Penalty]( By ADAM LIPTAK States seeking to execute inmates face a range of practical and legal barriers, as recent court battles in Arkansas have made clear. [The right hemisphere of a study participant's brain. The electrodes are overlaid in blue and the one researchers targeted for stimulation is toward the right, highlighted in yellow.]( ['Pacemaker' for the Brain Can Help Memory, Study Finds]( By BENEDICT CAREY The timing of stimulation to the brain was determined to be crucial in research published on Thursday, and it might help treat dementia, head injuries and other conditions. [Berkeley administrators had said that they could not let Ann Coulter speak because of security threats.]( [Berkeley Reschedules Coulter, but She Vows to Speak on Original Date]( By THOMAS FULLER and STEPHANIE SAUL The university said the conservative author could speak on May 2, but she rejected the offer and vowed to appear next week, as originally planned. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [Speaker Paul D. Ryan at a news conference on health care legislation at the Capitol early this month. ]( [White House Officials, Craving Progress, Push Revised Health Bill]( By MATT FLEGENHEIMER and REED ABELSON The measure faces an uncertain fate as Congress also must deal with a far more urgent deadline: a looming government shutdown if a new funding measure is not approved. [The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson in the Sunda Strait last week.]( [Trump Unleashes the Generals. They Don't Always See the Big Picture.]( By ERIC SCHMITT and HELENE COOPER Both the aircraft carrier repositioning that wasn't and the massive bomb in Afghanistan show that even seasoned military leaders can lose sight of the broader picture. [Attorney General Jeff Sessions in Virginia last month. His comments this week about Hawaii have drawn criticism.]( [Jeff Sessions Dismisses Hawaii as 'an Island in the Pacific']( By CHARLIE SAVAGE The attorney general's comments, related to a federal judge's ruling that blocked the Trump administration's latest travel ban, drew criticism from lawmakers. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [John A. Koskinen, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, said of his agency's plan to use private debt-collection companies, ]( [I.R.S. Enlists Debt Collectors to Recover Overdue Taxes]( By JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and STACY COWLEY In a program that consumer advocates fear has the potential for abuse, private firms are poised to begin calling taxpayers who owe money to Uncle Sam. [Ronald M. Faris, chief executive of Ocwen Financial, in 2009. The company is accused of abuses including illegal foreclosures, deceptive fees and extensive mishandling of home-loan payments.]( [Regulators Accuse Subprime Mortgage Servicer of Years of Abuses]( By STACY COWLEY and JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and mortgage regulators from 22 states are moving to limit the operations of Ocwen Financial, which settled a similar set of charges in 2013. [Protests in Caracas on Wednesday. An economic crisis fueled by debt and low oil prices is squeezing Venezuelans.]( [Amid Venezuela Protests, G.M. Plant is Seized, and Company Exits]( By CLIFFORD KRAUSS, NICHOLAS CASEY and BILL VLASIC Street protests, shortages, currency restrictions and the constant threat of government expropriation have left foreign companies planning to leave. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Technology [Ajit Pai, the F.C.C. chairman, in Washington in February. The agency voted on Thursday to roll back rules restricting telecom companies and broadcasters.]( [F.C.C. Leader Seeks Tech Companies' Views on Net Neutrality]( By CECILIA KANG The chairman, Ajit Pai, met with companies like Facebook and Oracle about his plans to roll back rules that require broadband providers to make all internet content equally accessible. [Haven't Bought a Car in a While? It's a New World Out There]( By TOM VOELK With people keeping their vehicles longer, a visit to the dealership may leave some feeling like Rip Van Winkle. Tech Tip [Ignoring a WhatsApp Scam]( By J. D. BIERSDORFER Hackers have been trying to fool people for years by hiding malicious software in seemingly friendly messages, but don't fall for it. For more technology news, go to [NYTimes.com/Technology »]( [] Sports [It's a Nice Night for Surfing. Beware of Sharks.]( By JARED WHITLOCK and DONALD MIRALLE Why paddle out under the stars? To get away from the crowds, mainly. [The Rockets' James Harden, right, got the Nuggets' Mason Plumlee off his feet, then passed behind him, in a game in March.]( On Pro Basketball [James Harden Can Pass the Ball (Just Make Sure You Catch It)]( By SCOTT CACCIOLA Harden again showed off an undervalued part of his game as the Houston Rockets took a 2-0 series lead against the Oklahoma City Thunder. [Aaron Hernandez, who killed himself this week while serving a life sentence for murder, scored a touchdown for the New England Patriots in 2010. Hernandez's family will donate his brain to a center that has studied chronic traumatic encephalopathy and its link to repeated head trauma.]( [Aaron Hernandez's Brain Will Be Donated to C.T.E. Research Center]( By JESS BIDGOOD and KEN BELSON Hernandez's family may be interested in whether the former N.F.L. player had a degenerative brain disease that can only be diagnosed in autopsies. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [Bette Midler, center, as Dolly Gallagher Levi in ]( [Review: 'Hello, Dolly!' Is Bright, Brassy and All Bette]( By BEN BRANTLEY In this rose-colored revival of the 1964 war horse "Hello, Dolly!," Bette Midler provides a dazzling lesson in star power. Art Review [The Met Celebrates Irving Penn, Revolutionary Photographer]( By ROBERTA SMITH A journey through the brilliant, nearly 70-year career of a virtuoso who created some of art's greatest portraits and had a deep respect for all his subjects. [Emma Amos's ]( [To Be Black, Female and Fed Up With the Mainstream]( By HOLLAND COTTER The spare-looking show "We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965-85" at the Brooklyn Museum offers a textured view of the political past. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( Movies [Jarkko Lahti, left, plays the title character in ]( [Review: In 'The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki,' Love and Life on the Ropes]( By MANOHLA DARGIS Inspired by a true story, "The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki" is a charmer about a boxer trying to win a championship and find his bliss. [Seaside whimsy: Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Fabrice Luchini in ]( [Review: If the 'Slack Bay' Characters Ask You to Lunch, Don't Go]( By GLENN KENNY The French director Bruno Dumont's look at two families will surprise viewers in a number of new and upsetting ways. For more movie news and reviews, go to [NYTimes.com/Movies »]( [] New York [Rudolph W. Giuliani is part of the legal team representing Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader jailed in Manhattan on charges of conspiring to violate the American sanctions on Iran.]( [Why Giuliani Held a Secret Meeting With Turkey's Leader]( By BENJAMIN WEISER and PATRICK KINGSLEY Rudolph W. Giuliani, who is negotiating in the case of Reza Zarrab, a Turkish gold trader, said he was seeking a resolution that would promote national security interests. [Rihab Taki posed for a picture Tuesday with the Statue of Liberty in the background. She and her family were on a free tour offered to Syrian refugees.]( [Tourists for a Day, Shedding Refugee Label in the Sun]( By LIZ ROBBINS Syrian refugee families were shown the city's sights, complete with Times Square characters and a carousel run by a man named Trump. A tour company is offering its services to the immigrants free. [Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in the Bronx, which has received a large donation from Bill O'Reilly, the recently deposed Fox News host, for its centennial restoration project.]( [A Bronx Church's O'Reilly Factor]( By JIM DWYER Bill O'Reilly, the former Fox News host, is a big donor to the centennial campaign of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, where many parishioners are Mexican immigrants and in the country illegally. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( []Obituaries [Harry Huskey, circa 1950, with an early computer prototype.]( [Harry Huskey, Pioneering Computer Scientist, Is Dead at 101]( By SAM ROBERTS One of the last surviving scientists in the forefront of the computer revolution, Dr. Huskey helped develop what was once billed as the first personal computer. [Dr. Robert L. Sadoff in an undated photograph from The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.]( [Robert Sadoff, Psychiatrist Who Assessed Murder Defendants, Dies at 81]( By SAM ROBERTS A founder of modern forensic psychiatry, Dr. Sadoff once estimated that he had evaluated as many as 10,000 defendants in criminal cases. [Judge John T. Curtin in 1985. His ruling forced the Occidental Chemical Corporation to clean up Love Canal.]( [John T. Curtin, Judge Who Desegregated Buffalo Schools, Dies at 95]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Judge Curtin wrote that the defendants had violated the right to equal protection under the laws "by intentionally causing and maintaining a segregated school system." For more obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial Editorial [Fearmongering at Homeland Security]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Be very, very afraid, the homeland security chief warns. [Advocates for Maribel Trujillo-Diaz gathered to pray outside the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.]( Editorial [Torn From Their Families for No Good Reason]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The hard-line policy of President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is spreading fear among immigrants and is not keeping us safe. [Theresa May at 10 Downing Street on Thursday.]( Editorial [Strengthening Britain's Hand on Brexit]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD Prime Minister Theresa May was right to call for a snap election to solidify support during negotiations for a break with the European Union. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [The Republican approach to devising a good Obamacare replacement keeps failing for the same reason a big balloon won't fit in a small box.]( Op-Ed Columnist [The Balloon, the Box and Health Care]( By PAUL KRUGMAN It's not surprising Republican repeal-and-replace efforts keep getting nowhere. Op-Ed Columnist [The Crisis of Western Civ]( By DAVID BROOKS Faith in the West has collapsed and, amazingly, people have been slow to rise to defend it. [Supporters of Marine Le Pen at a rally on Wednesday.]( Op-Ed | Kamel Daoud [The French Disconnection]( By KAMEL DAOUD How can we be so scared Marine Le Pen might become president and yet so certain that she won't? [.][Lire en français (Read in French)]( For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] ON THIS DAY On April 21, 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn. [See this Front Page]( | [Buy this Front Page]( FOLLOW US: [Facebook] [Facebook]( | [Twitter] [@NYTimes]( | [Pinterest] [Pinterest]( | [Instagram] [Instagram]( [NYT]( Access The New York Times from anywhere with our suite of apps: [iPhone®]( | [iPad®]( | [Android]( | [All]( [.] Save 15% at [The NYTimes Store »]( [.] Have questions? 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