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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 May 4, 2015 11:51 AM CUT ## [**2 Dead at Muhammad ‘Contest’**](http://time.com/3844919/dallas-muhammad-cartoon-contest-gunmen-killed/ "undefined") Two armed men who opened fire on a security officer outside a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet Muhammad have been killed, authorities in the Dallas suburb of Garland said on Sunday night ## [**Pacquiao Still a ‘Champion’**](http://time.com/3844582/manny-pacquiao-floyd-mayweather-hometown-general-santos-philippines/ "undefined") Despite losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in Saturday’s “fight of the century,” Manny Pacquiao is due a hero’s welcome when he returns to the Philippines ## [**North Korea Holds NYU Student**](http://time.com/3844617/south-korea-nyu-student-north-korea/ "undefined") South Korea said one of its nationals, a student at NYU, is detained in North Korea after its state news agency said he tried to illegally enter ## [**Baltimore Lifts Curfew Imposed 6 Days Ago After Riots**](http://time.com/3844655/baltimore-curfew-riots-stephanie-rawlings-blake/ "undefined") Baltimore residents expressed pleasure Sunday that officials were lifting the curfew in place since Tuesday, a day after rioting broke out over the death of Freddie Gray. Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the reopening of a looted mall was a reason for hope ## [**Ben Carson, Famed Neurosurgeon, Running for President**](http://time.com/3844926/ben-carson-neurosurgeon-republican-presidential-nominee-2016/ "undefined") Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon turned conservative star, has confirmed that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2016\. Carson is expected to be the only high-profile African American to enter the GOP’s presidential primary ## [**Nepal Urges Foreign Rescue Workers to Return Home**](http://time.com/3845071/nepal-earthquake-kathmandu-rescue-aid-international-minendra-rijal/ "undefined") Nepal’s government urged foreign rescue workers in the capital to return home on Monday as people to marked the birthday of Gautama Buddha. Since the April 25 earthquake, 4,050 rescue workers from 34 different nations have flown in to help in rescue operations ## [**Why a Princess Could Be a Boon for U.K. Retailers**](http://time.com/3844706/royal-princess-kate-william-new-baby/ "undefined") Baby boutiques, clothing stores and fashion designers received a gift that will keep on giving when the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a girl, and all the marketing opportunities she provides, instead of another boring boy, retail experts say ## [**Australian Jailed for Killing 9 Puppies While on Meth**](http://time.com/3845004/puppies-killed-australia-meth-nathan-thompson/ "undefined") A 25-year-old man, Nathan Thompson — who brutally bludgeoned to death nine puppies in March while high on meth — has been sentenced to 18 months in jail by a court in the eastern Australian state of New South Wales ## [**Israeli Protest Against Racism Turns Violent** ](http://time.com/3844841/israeli-protest-racism/ "undefined") Several thousand people from Israel’s Jewish Ethiopian minority protested in Tel Aviv against racism and police brutality on Sunday, shutting down a major highway and clashing with police on horseback long into the night ## [**Carly Fiorina Gets Personal in New Book**](http://time.com/3843413/carly-fiorina-rising-challenge-book/ "undefined") The day after she launches her campaign for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, the former HP CEO will release a book that details the personal struggles she’s faced, including the loss of a daughter, rediscovering her faith and battling cancer ## [**Small Morning Earthquake Rattles Los Angeles**](http://time.com/3844599/small-earthquake-los-angeles/ "undefined") The greater Los Angeles area was rattled Sunday morning by a small earthquake centered just north of Inglewood and Culver City. It was the second earthquake in less than a month along that fault; a magnitude-3.5 quake hit the same area on April 12 ## [**American Pharoah Wins 141st Kentucky Derby**](http://time.com/3844548/american-pharoah-kentucky-derby/ "undefined") Victor Espinoza rode the horse for his second straight win Saturday at the Kentucky Derby before a record-setting crowd of 170,513 at Churchill Downs. “He’s been a special horse since I first rode him,” said Espinoza, who now has three Derby wins ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3845121/morning-must-reads-may-4/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3845121/morning-must-reads-may-4/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: May 4","datePublished":"2015-05-04T11:51:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:53:45.655Z","description":"2 Dead at Muhammad 'Contest' Two armed men who opened fire on a security officer outside a provocative contest for cartoon depictions of the Prophet...","url":"https://time.com/3845121/morning-must-reads-may-4/","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/3845121/morning-must-reads-may-4/","name":"Morning Must Reads: May 4"}}]}] ```