Today's Headlines: Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria

After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’ View in [Browser]( | Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. [The New York Times]( [Most Popular]( | [Video]( | Subscribe: [Digital /]( [Home Delivery]( [My Account]( [Today's Headlines]( Monday, April 16, 2018 IN THIS EMAIL: [Top News](#0) | [Editors' Picks](#2) | [World](#4) | [U.S.](#5) | [Politics](#6) | [Business](#7) | [Sports](#8) | [Arts](#9) | [New York](#10) | [Obituaries](#11) | [Editorial](#12) | [Op-Ed](#13) | [CUSTOMIZE »]( [] Top News [Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria]( [Trump to Impose New Sanctions on Russia Over Support for Syria]( By PETER BAKER Nikki Haley, the ambassador to the United Nations, said Russian companies that have supported Syria’s chemical weapons would be targeted on Monday. [After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’]( News Analysis [After Trump Strikes Syria, Syrians Wonder ‘What’s Next?’]( By BEN HUBBARD The strikes were calibrated to keep the West from being dragged further into war. That left President Bashar al-Assad in power and Syria in its painful status quo. [‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption]( [‘They Eat Money’: How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption]( By NORIMITSU ONISHI and SELAM GEBREKIDAN Since apartheid ended, African National Congress leaders have siphoned off tens of billions of dollars. Will South Africa’s new government confront such epic graft? For more top news, go to [NYTimes.com »]( ADVERTISEMENT [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( [Get the Morning Briefing in Your Inbox]( What you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday through Friday. [Sign up »]( [] Editors' Picks [Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella]( Arts [Review: Beyoncé Is Bigger Than Coachella]( By JON CARAMANICA In a performance that reinvented the festival set, the pop star commanded the stage for nearly two hours, teaching history and sweating the details. [He Called Out Sick, Then Apologized for Leaving This World]( N.Y. / Region [He Called Out Sick, Then Apologized for Leaving This World]( By LIZ ROBBINS and JAN RANSOM Before setting himself on fire in a Brooklyn park, David S. Buckel sent an email to a man he had mentored, one clue among several as friends and family tried to make sense of the act. [] QUOTATION OF THE DAY "It used to be legs, limbs and hair coming at you, but now it’s legs and limbs." [TRAVIS D’ARNAUD]( the Mets catcher, on his teammate Jacob deGrom, the gangly, 190-pound flamethrowing pitcher who lopped off his trademark long locks over the winter. [] World [Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs]( Maralinga Journal [Australia’s Least Likely Tourist Spot: A Test Site for Atom Bombs]( By BEN STUBBS “Yes, there is still radiation here,” Australia’s only nuclear tour guide says of Maralinga, where the Australian and British governments dropped seven bombs between 1956 and 1963. [Hamas Sees Gaza Protests as Peaceful — and as a ‘Deadly Weapon’]( News Analysis [Hamas Sees Gaza Protests as Peaceful — and as a ‘Deadly Weapon’]( By DAVID M. HALBFINGER Some accuse the militant Islamic group of hijacking the campaign in Gaza to serve its own purpose. [Mexico Moves to Regulate Government Ads. Critics Say It’s a Sham.]( [Mexico Moves to Regulate Government Ads. Critics Say It’s a Sham.]( By PAULINA VILLEGAS Heavy government spending on advertising has long been criticized for fostering flattering coverage of officials and quieting critics. Will a court order change the practice, or institutionalize it? For more world news, go to [NYTimes.com/World »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] U.S. [Whose Neighborhood Should Get a Street Named for M.L.K.?]( [Whose Neighborhood Should Get a Street Named for M.L.K.?]( By JOHN ELIGON A fight is brewing in Kansas City over whether choosing a boulevard on the mainly black East Side to name for Martin Luther King Jr. would honor his legacy or reinforce the segregation he fought. [Trump, Twitter Fingers Flying, Exclaims. Pence, Note Cards in Hand, Explains.]( White House Memo [Trump, Twitter Fingers Flying, Exclaims. Pence, Note Cards in Hand, Explains.]( By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS At a summit meeting in Peru, the vice president took on the familiar task of carefully translating the president’s words, hoping to sand rough edges and reassure world leaders. [Barbara Bush, Seriously Ill, Says She Won’t Seek Further Treatment]( [Barbara Bush, Seriously Ill, Says She Won’t Seek Further Treatment]( By PETER BAKER Mrs. Bush, 92, the popular wife and mother of presidents, “will instead focus on comfort care,” according to a statement. For more U.S. news, go to [NYTimes.com/US »]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Politics [In Interview, Comey Calls Trump ‘Morally Unfit’ and a ‘Stain’ on All Around Him]( [In Interview, Comey Calls Trump ‘Morally Unfit’ and a ‘Stain’ on All Around Him]( By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and PETER BAKER James B. Comey, in portraying President Trump as a danger to the nation, is mounting a remarkable public assault on a sitting president — who fires back. [Eyeing 2020, Trump Fund-Raisers Return to Familiar Well: Small Donors]( [Eyeing 2020, Trump Fund-Raisers Return to Familiar Well: Small Donors]( By KENNETH P. VOGEL and RACHEL SHOREY The president’s campaign committees spent heavily this year on cultivating small donors, as well as on legal fees in the Russia inquiry and other matters, financial reports show. [Trump Blasts Comey in Barrage of Tweets, Calling Him ‘Slippery’]( [Trump Blasts Comey in Barrage of Tweets, Calling Him ‘Slippery’]( By CHRISTINA CARON President Trump on Sunday delivered a series of scathing tweets ahead of the former F.B.I. director James Comey’s appearance on ABC News. For more political news, go to [NYTimes.com/Politics »]( [] Business [Wall Street Titan Takes Aim at Law That Tripped Him Up]( [Wall Street Titan Takes Aim at Law That Tripped Him Up]( By DANNY HAKIM Maurice R. Greenberg wants to curb the Martin Act, the regulation that led to his ouster at A.I.G., as well as other state securities rules. [Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Prepare for an I.P.O. Wave]( [Silicon Valley Venture Capitalists Prepare for an I.P.O. Wave]( By JACK NICAS With Dropbox and Spotify successfully going public, tech investors believe that a bonanza of initial public offerings is finally about to arrive. [Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard]( [Report for America Supports Journalism Where Cutbacks Hit Hard]( By NELLIE BOWLES The service program promotes local newspapers by sending reporters away from big cities. Google has committed money and training. For more business news, go to [NYTimes.com/Business »]( [] Sports [Manchester City Clinches Premier League Title, With an Assist From United]( [Manchester City Clinches Premier League Title, With an Assist From United]( By RORY SMITH Manchester City clinched the Premier League title on Sunday when Manchester United stunningly lost at home, 1-0, to last-place West Bromwich Albion. [Not Necessarily Thor: One Mets Ace Is Not Like the Other]( [Not Necessarily Thor: One Mets Ace Is Not Like the Other]( By JAMES WAGNER The Mets starter Jacob deGrom strikes a contrast in physique and habits with his fellow starter, the muscular and health-conscious Noah Syndergaard, known as Thor. [Giancarlo Stanton Bothered by Pressure? No. Furniture? Maybe]( [Giancarlo Stanton Bothered by Pressure? No. Furniture? Maybe]( By BILLY WITZ Stanton played down his struggles in adjusting to a new city, but the logistics of settling down in New York have provided some distractions. For more sports news, go to [NYTimes.com/Sports »]( [] Arts [‘Roseanne’: When a Punch Line Feels Like a Gut Punch]( [‘Roseanne’: When a Punch Line Feels Like a Gut Punch]( By KELVIN YU Contrary to what Roseanne told Dan, maybe we’re not all caught up, says network sitcom writer Kelvin Yu. [Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller Drop By ‘S.N.L.’ to Help Skewer Michael Cohen]( [Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller Drop By ‘S.N.L.’ to Help Skewer Michael Cohen]( By SOPAN DEB Hosted by the former “Saturday Night Live” writer John Mulaney, this week’s episode put President Trump’s longtime lawyer in its comedic cross hairs. [Review: An Elephant’s Ghost Stalks the World in ‘Mlima’s Tale’]( [Review: An Elephant’s Ghost Stalks the World in ‘Mlima’s Tale’]( By BEN BRANTLEY Lynn Nottage’s beautiful, reverberating portrait of a murder and its consequences follows the global path of illicitly obtained ivory. For more arts news, go to [NYTimes.com/Arts »]( [] New York [Independent New York Prosecutors Pose Potential Risk for Trump]( [Independent New York Prosecutors Pose Potential Risk for Trump]( By BENJAMIN WEISER and BEN PROTESS The office of the United States attorney for the Southern District, which is overseeing the Michael Cohen investigation, is known for nonpartisanship. [A Plan for New York City’s Forests. Yes, Forests.]( Grace Notes [A Plan for New York City’s Forests. Yes, Forests.]( By JAMES BARRON The city has 10,542 acres of forests. The Natural Areas Conservancy, which says they are at a tipping point, is thinking about how to care for them. [Building the Brooklyn Bridge, in Graphic Detail]( [Building the Brooklyn Bridge, in Graphic Detail]( By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES The comic book writer Peter J. Tomasi retells the story of the famous suspension bridge, shining a spotlight on the family who made it possible. For more New York news, go to [NYTimes.com/NewYork »]( [] Obituaries [Milos Forman, 86, Dies; Won Oscars for ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus’]( [Milos Forman, 86, Dies; Won Oscars for ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘Amadeus’]( By MICHAEL CIEPLY A witness to turmoil in his Czech homeland, he was in the front rank of directors struggling to make commercial films with countercultural sensibilities. [Gillian Ayres, Abstract Artist Besotted by Paint, Dies at 88]( [Gillian Ayres, Abstract Artist Besotted by Paint, Dies at 88]( By RICHARD SANDOMIR Ms. Ayres had little patience for people seeking the meaning of her bold, colorful works. “I wish they’d just look. It’s visual.” [R. Lee Ermey, Obscene Drill Sergeant in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies at 74]( [R. Lee Ermey, Obscene Drill Sergeant in ‘Full Metal Jacket,’ Dies at 74]( By MATT STEVENS Mr. Ermey, who was nicknamed the Gunny, earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance as foulmouthed Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in the 1987 film. For more Obituaries, go to [NYTimes.com/Obituaries »]( [] Editorial [The President Is Not Above The Law]( [The President Is Not Above The Law]( By THE EDITORIAL BOARD The constitutional order may soon be at stake in the investigation of Donald Trump. For more opinion, go to [NYTimes.com/Opinion »]( [] Op-Ed [Dislike Comey, Despise Trump]( Op-Ed Columnist [Dislike Comey, Despise Trump]( By CHARLES M. BLOW Forgive me if I don’t rise in applause simply because Comey’s revelations are agitating Trump. [The Democrats Are the Party of Fiscal Responsibility]( Op-Ed Columnist [The Democrats Are the Party of Fiscal Responsibility]( By DAVID LEONHARDT The budget numbers of the past four decades reveal a clear pattern. But many journalists and experts are afraid to acknowledge it. [When Children Grow Up Poor, the Nation Pays a Price]( Op-Ed Contributor [When Children Grow Up Poor, the Nation Pays a Price]( By MARK R. RANK For each dollar spent on reducing childhood poverty, the United States would save at least $7, research shows. [Trump Pardoned Libby to Protect Himself From Mueller]( Op-Ed Contributor [Trump Pardoned Libby to Protect Himself From Mueller]( By MARCY WHEELER But the president is unlikely to be able to use his pardon power to get out of his legal jam. 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