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Fed Raises Rates for First Time Since the Financial Crisis

By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM 3:17 PM ET

The decision was a milestone in the recovery from the financial crisis, but the Federal Reserve emphasized that subsequent rate increases would come slowly.

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The Upshot

Yellen’s New Hat: Risk Manager

By NEIL IRWIN 3:39 PM ET

By tightening the money supply now, the Fed hopes it can move more gradually and avoid disruptions.

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Ferguson and U.S. Reach Outline of Deal on Police Force

By MATT APUZZO and MONICA DAVEY 2:04 PM ET

The deal would head off a civil rights lawsuit over police practices in the Missouri city that erupted in protests after the death of a black teenager, Michael Brown.

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Adding $500 Billion to Deficit, Budget Deal Breaks Limits

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN 2:34 PM ET

The $1.1 trillion measure makes some tax breaks permanent, increasing the deficit by $500 billion, and it surpasses previous spending limits by $66 billion.

Protesters gathered outside the courthouse in Baltimore after a judge declared a mistrial in the case of William Porter. Credit Bryan Woolston/Reuters

Mistrial Declared in Case of Gray’s Death

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and JESS BIDGOOD 5:11 PM ET

The trial in the case of William G. Porter, the first of six officers charged in the death of Freddie Gray, was seen as a barometer of whether it was possible to convict a police officer.

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Baltimore Reacts to the Mistrial Announcement

Your Evening Briefing

By ANDREA KANNAPELL and SANDRA STEVENSON 6:00 PM ET

Here’s what you need to know at the end of the day.

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Election 2016

Rubio and Cruz Differ in Approach to Hispanic Identity

By LIZETTE ALVAREZ and MANNY FERNANDEZ 3:37 PM ET

Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio make a point of playing down their identity, and differ on defense, immigration and other issues.

Movie Review

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Delivers the Thrills

MANOHLA DARGIS

J. J. Abrams is what this stagnant franchise needs: a superfan and pop culture savant who seamlessly balances cozy favorites — Harrison Ford, ladies and gentlemen — and new kinetic wows.

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Big Turnout at International Showings of ‘The Force Awakens’

California Attackers Discussed Jihad in Private Messages

By AL BAKER and MARC SANTORA 2:47 PM ET

James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, said that Tashfeen Malik and Syed Rizwan Farook used private online messages, and not social media, to communicate their commitment to extremists.

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Wambach Prepares for Her Final Game

Abby Wambach, the record holder for goals by a woman or a man in international play, will make her last appearance with the U.S. team on Wednesday night.

Streaming TV Isn’t Just New. It’s a New Genre.

Full seasons, released all at once, are something genuinely new. And we’re just starting to figure out their conventions and aesthetics, writes James Poniewozik.

How Muslims Tell Their Children About Hatred

Recent attacks by extremists acting in the name of Islam have contributed to a rise in anti-Muslim speech. We asked Muslim readers how they talk to their children about it.