Baltimore Quiet Wednesday, After Overnight Curfew

Some semblance of normalcy returned Wednesday to the eastern U.S. city of Baltimore, with schools reopening and some streets filled with weekday commuters headed to work. City police reported that "Baltimore is stable." Only 10 people were arrested during the first night of a seven-hour overnight curfew in which police and National Guard troops dispersed protesters even as some jeered and threw bottles at them. It was in marked contrast to rioting and looting Monday. Two days...

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