Morning Brief: April 3

The NYC Department of Consumer Affairs is scrutinizing Berkeley College, Mandl School, New York Career Institute, and Technical Career Institutes, or TCI College. There are concerns about students’ dropout and loan-default rates, as well as recruiting tactics.

NEED TO KNOW

Militant Group Kills 147 at Kenyan University [Washington Post]

Indiana Gov. Approves Changes to Religious Freedom Law [Time]

Two Queens Women Charged With Bomb Plot [NBC New York]

Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges [New York Times]

After Jail Time, Former Bridgeport Mayor Considering Another Run [Eyewitness News]

SPORTS
The Isles lost to the Blue Jackets 4-3
The Rangers beat the Wild 3-2
The Yankees fell to the Tigers 2-3 (preseason)
The Mets tied the Cardinals 0-0 (preseason)

TONIGHT
The Wizards host the Knicks at 7:00
The Nets host the Raptors at 7:30
The Yankees host the Nationals at 1:05
The Rangers host the Mets at 8:05

WEATHER
Likely showers, 64/49 [full forecast]

ON STAGE
• Billy Joel @ Madison Square Garden
• James Maddock @ the Turning Point
• The Moody Blues @ the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1860, the first successful United States Pony Express run began, from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California.

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