Morning Must Reads: April 28

State of Emergency in ‘Charm City’

Days of angry but peaceful protests in Baltimore over the death of Freddie Gray spiraled after his funeral Monday into scenes of rioting, arson and looting that carried into Tuesday, prompting a declaration of a state of emergency as reinforcements arrived to restore order

Global Aid to Nepal Ramps Up

As the death toll from Saturday’s 7.8-magnitude quake surpasses 4,350, aid agencies and governments are scrambling to deliver assistance

Apple’s Record-Shattering Quarter

The tech giant beat Wall Street’s expectations in delivering its best second quarter numbers ever: $58 billion in revenue, up 27% over 2014

Loretta Lynch Sworn In as 83rd Attorney General

Loretta Lynch officially became the 83rd Attorney General of the U.S. after a historically long wait of more than 150 days. “It’s about time this woman is being sworn in,” Vice President Joe Biden said

Women Earn 24% Less Than Men, U.N. Report Finds

The U.N. Women report shows that even though more women are in the workplace and taking on leadership positions worldwide, pay levels are nowhere near reaching equality worldwide. The report finds women earn just half of the income men earn over a lifetime

Projected NFL 1st-Round Pick Shane Ray Cited for Weed

Former Missouri Tiger football player Shane Ray, projected to be drafted early in the 2015 NFL draft, was cited on Monday for possession of marijuana and a traffic violation. He was given a misdemeanor but was not detained

Viola Davis Will Play Harriet Tubman in HBO Biopic

Oscar-nominated actress Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in an HBO Films and Amblin TV production. The untitled project is based on Kate Clifford Larson’s book Bound for the Promised Land, the 2003 biographic novel on the Civil War–era abolitionist

Audi Invents Fuel Made From Carbon Dioxide and Water

An Audi research facility in Dresden, Germany, managed to create the first batches of diesel fuel with a net-zero carbon footprint made from carbon dioxide, water and renewable energy sources such as wind or solar power

Coffins Arrive at Indonesian Prison as Executions Near

Ambulances carrying coffins arrived on Tuesday at a prison island, and relatives paid final visits to their condemned loved ones in a sign that Indonesia will imminently execute eight foreigners and one Indonesian man, despite an international outcry

Lifetime Is Making an ‘Unauthorized’ Full House TV Movie

Hot on the heels of Netflix’s reboot, Lifetime is developing a TV movie that goes behind the scenes of the beloved sitcom. The Unauthorized Full House Story will reportedly chronicle the cast’s lives off-screen, from good times to bad

South Korea Ferry Captain Gets Life in Prison

The South Korean ferry captain responsible for last year’s disaster that killed more than 300 people, mostly schoolchildren, was given an increased sentence of life in prison on Tuesday by an appellate court that convicted him of homicide

‘Food Babe’ Blogger Vani Hari Takes Heat Over Health Science

The former management consultant turned healthy-living activist has been criticized for mistakes stemming from her Food Babe blog, which champions nutrition causes based on questionable science and evidence