Here are the top three stories in U.S. news at the moment, according to the front page of the New York Times:

• Police Behavior in Ferguson Draws Attention of Justice Department
• In a Video, Police Chief of Ferguson Apologizes
• Woman Is Beheaded in Attack at Oklahoma Food Plant

Every day I wake up wondering what has transpired since yesterday in the most important obscure inner ring St. Louis-area suburb in the history of the world, and every day the New York Times is there to tell me all about it.