Briefing

‘We should simply end this illegal program.’

RAND PAUL, Kentucky Republican Senator, criticizing the bulk collection of data on Americans’ phone calls; Paul’s opposition helped end parts of the NSA program

‘We’re going backwards because the criminals are empowered.’

GENE RYAN, head of Baltimore’s police union, blaming a rise in murders on officers’ fears of prosecution for improper use of force; the murder rate hit its highest level in more than 40 years

$209

Price per pound of a 20-year-old cheddar unveiled by a Wisconsin cheesemaker

36.5%

Percentage of North American Internet traffic that Netflix accounts for during peak evening hours

‘I’m so happy after such a long struggle to be living my true self.’

CAITLYN JENNER, reality-TV star and the Olympic gold medalist formerly known as Bruce, revealing herself as a woman on the cover of Vanity Fair

San Andreas

The quake flick starring Dwayne Johnson led the U.S. box office on its first weekend

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

California

A new study found the state is actually at risk of a small-scale tsunami

‘I WANT TO DO ONLY WHAT IS BEST FOR FIFA.’

SEPP BLATTER, president of the international governing body for soccer, announcing that he would resign in the midst of a massive corruption scandal

92

Age of Harriette Thompson, the oldest woman ever to finish a competitive marathon

‘I’ll get back to making you laugh. I promise you.’

TRACY MORGAN, actor, reassuring fans during his first interview since the June 2014 car crash that left the comedian with extreme brain trauma

Sources: New York Times; Twitter; Sandvine; NPR; Journal of Geophysical Research