Morning Must Reads: March 12

2 Officers Shot in Ferguson

Two officers were shot in front of the Ferguson Police Department early Thursday, authorities said, as demonstrators gathered after the resignation of the city’s police chief in the wake of a scathing DOJ report alleging bias in the police department and court

Why 40% of Us Misremember 9/11

Wherever you think you were on Sept. 11, 2001, it turns out there’s a good chance you’re wrong, according to a new study

Secret Service in W.H. Crash

Two Secret Service agents drove a government car into a security barrier near the White House after a night of drinking, according to reports

Everything TV Networks Feared About Netflix Is Coming True

A drop in TV ratings and viewership is being chalked up to subscription-based streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu and Amazon. As much as 40% of TV-rating declines in the third and fourth quarters were attributable to such companies

Main Suspect in Nemtsov Murder Withdraws Confession

The main accused in the murder of Russian dissident Boris Nemtsov has withdrawn his confession, saying it came under duress. Zaur Dadaev told representatives of Russia’s human-rights council that he admitted his guilt out of fear after being tortured

Still Alice Director Richard Glatzer Dies

Richard Glatzer, who jointly authored and directed the 2014 Julianne Moore drama Still Alice while diagnosed with ALS, died on Tuesday at age 63. He was diagnosed shortly before he joined the project

Twitter Bans ‘Revenge Porn’

Senator Lindsey Graham was a snubbed from an online straw poll organized by his home state’s party, almost two months after the South Carolina Republican announced that he was “definitely” looking at a presidential run

Harper Lee’s New Book Raises Concerns Over Author’s Care

Alabama has opened an inquiry into elder care abuse following worries that the the famously reclusive To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper Lee was unduly pressured into releasing her forthcoming second novel, Go Set a Watchman

Iran Looms Over ISIS Fight

The future of Iraq and Syria was supposed to be the focus of Wednesday’s hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. No surprise there, given the fact that the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria occupies about a third of each nation

Homeopathy Is Not an Effective Treatment, Experts Say

In a review of 225 studies on homeopathy, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in Australia concluded that there’s no high-quality scientific evidence to support the use of the practice

‘Paleo for Babies’ Book On Hold Over Infant-Death Fears

The publication of a paleo cookbook for babies, co-authored by Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans, has been delayed after health professionals expressed grave concerns over some of the recipes. “A baby may die if this book goes ahead,” said one expert