--- title: Morning Must Reads: April 16 description: Meet the 2015 TIME 100 Here are the most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the... canonical: https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-16T11:50:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:54:11.149Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: April 16 og:description: Meet the 2015 TIME 100 Here are the most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the... og:url: https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: April 16 twitter:description: Meet the 2015 TIME 100 Here are the most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: April 16 (16 Apr 2015) by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 16, 2015 11:50 AM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Apr 16, 2015 11:50 AM CUT ## [**Meet the 2015 TIME 100**](http://time.com/collection/2015-time-100/ "undefined") Here are the most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the future. “We tell 100 stories of individual influence,” managing editor Nancy Gibbs writes. “But taken together, these stories are an anthem to interaction, the convergence that occurs when you harmonize a good idea” ## [**Tsarnaev’s Family Speaks**](http://time.com/3824265/boston-marathon-bombing-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-family/ "undefined") Members of the Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s family tell TIME they tried in vain to dismiss his defense lawyers ## [**ISIS Launches New Offensive**](http://time.com/3824732/isis-ramadi-iraq/ "undefined") ISIS launched an offensive Wednesday in Iraq’s western Anbar province, capturing three villages near the provincial capital of Ramadi ## [**Here’s Why Wi-Fi on Planes Could Lead to Disaster**](http://time.com/3824649/aircraft-terrorist-attack-wifi-planes-hackers-cyber-aviation/ "undefined") The U.S. Government Accountability Office says new aircraft may be susceptible to having inflight computer systems hacked by terrorists through onboard wi-fi networks or remotely. Passenger wi-fi, it said, was “a direct link between the aircraft and the outside world” ## [**Pakistan Could Charge CIA Officials With Murder Over Drones**](http://time.com/3824666/pakistan-drone-strikes-cia-jonathan-bank-john-a-rizzo/ "undefined") A judge in Pakistan has ordered police to formally investigate former CIA agents for allegedly authorizing a 2009 drone strike. It may mark the first time that U.S. citizens have been charged with murder, under Pakistan’s penal code, for covert drone strikes ## [**U.N. Envoy to Yemen Resigns**](http://time.com/3824556/yemen-united-nations-envoy-jamal-benomar-resigns/ "undefined") The U.N. envoy to Yemen has resigned, citing an interest in “another assignment.” Jamal Benomar, who has served as the U.N. Secretary-General’s special envoy to the Middle Eastern country since 2012, reportedly quit due to lack of support from Gulf countries ## [**Morris Scores in 1st U.S. Start in 2-0 Win Over Mexico**](http://time.com/3824693/usa-mexico-soccer-football-jordan-morris-michael-bradley/ "undefined") Jordan Morris made a loud statement in his first start for the U.S. national team against his country’s biggest and most bitter rival. The 20-year-old Stanford sophomore scored his first international goal early in the second half ## [**Netflix Membership Soars Past 60 Million**](http://time.com/3824524/netflix-sales-gains-profits-fall/ "undefined") The online-video-streaming company’s growth continued last quarter as revenue jumped 24% and membership surpassed 60 million global users. Netflix reported $1.57 billion in quarterly revenue, in line with analyst predictions ## [**Aaron Hernandez Gets Life in Prison**](http://time.com/3822710/aaron-hernandez-murder-trial-guilty/ "undefined") Former NFL star Aaron Hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison Wednesday in a deadly late-night shooting, sealing the downfall of an athlete who once had a $40 million contract and a standout career ahead of him ## [**Chris Christie Pins Hopes for Comeback on Straight Talk**](http://time.com/3824109/chris-christie-new-hampshire-town-hall/ "undefined") Dogged by lower approval ratings at home and overshadowed by Republican rivals, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is pinning his still unannounced campaign’s prospects on straight talk, hoping his unscripted moments will help revive his presidential ambitions ## [**Gisele Retires After 20 Years on the Runway**](http://time.com/3824243/gisele-bundchen-retire-model/ "undefined") The supermodel, who has two children with NFL-quarterback husband Tom Brady, says she is leaving to spend more time with her family but plans to continue to work in the fashion industry, likely as a designer. She already has her own line of flip-flops and lingerie ## [**Michael Phelps Will Aim for 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio**](http://time.com/3824251/michael-phelps-summer-olympics-rio/ "undefined") The gold medalist swimmer said Wednesday that he will try to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, marking the the first time Phelps has publicly committed to trying for the Games ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: April 16 (16 Apr 2015)","datePublished":"2015-04-16T11:50:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:54:11.149Z","description":"Meet the 2015 TIME 100 Here are the most influential people in the world: the titans, pioneers, artists, icons and leaders who are shaping the...","url":"https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/","keywords":["Morning Must Reads"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Morning Must Reads","caption":"Capitol","creditText":"Mark Wilson—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3824796/morning-must-reads-april-16-2/","name":"Morning Must Reads: April 16 (16 Apr 2015)"}}]}] ```