The Last Leader of the Soviet Union, Michail Gorbachof, Is Dead

The Los Angeles Times reports on how the Justice Department says it has evidence of obstruction of its investigation into Trump’s handling of classified government documents.

Water-treatment failures have residents of Jackson, Mississippi, unable to adequately wash, cook, and flush toilets. NBC News has the story.

Mikhail Gorbachev is dead at 91. As the final leader of the Soviet Union, he presided over its collapse and the end of the Cold War. He also led the country’s response to the 1986 explosion at the nuclear plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine. NPR looks back at his life. Meanwhile, there are fears of another potential nuclear disaster in Ukraine, at a plant occupied by Russian troops. U.N. inspectors are trying to find out if the facility is safe. The Wall Street Journal has background.

Ars Technica reports on new research that may make it possible to recycle wind-turbine blades into gummy bears and other products.