With its stock price rising 3 percent on a strong quarterly earnings report, Apple shares rose above $207 each, so that all 4.8 billion of them combined for a market capitalization of more than $1 trillion. That makes the company the market cap king, as no other publicly traded firm has ever been worth so much, although Amazon may soon join this exclusive club. Analysts credited the smartphone pioneer’s software and services components, like iTunes, the App Store and Apple Pay, which posted a record $9.55 billion in quarterly revenue.

Thou shalt not kill. Applying that commandment to condemned criminals has divided a Roman Catholic Church that historically has done its share of executions. But the Vatican announced today that, at Pope Francis’ direction, it had added language to the Catechism, which spells out Catholic beliefs, declaring capital punishment as an “attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.” Francis has said that execution “fosters vengeance” rather than provides justice, and “society can only benefit” from criminals’ rehabilitation. The new language also commits the 1.2-billion member church to work toward abolishing executions worldwide.

The same day he tweeted that his attorney general should shut down Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, President Donald Trump seemed open to cooperating with it. Against his lawyers’ advice, Trump has indicated he’d sit for an interview, while Mueller has reportedly offered to ask fewer questions about obstruction of justice in the face-to-face meeting. Instead, Mueller’s team, which is looking into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Kremlin, will accept some responses in writing. “We’re in the process of responding to their proposal,” said lead Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

The United Nations has urged political leaders in the African nation to exercise restraint after deadly clashes between government troops and protesters contesting the results of Monday’s elections, which handed the ruling Zanu-PF party a two-thirds majority in parliament. Home Affairs Minister Obert Mpofu accused the opposition of “testing our resolve” and vowed the authorities would “not tolerate” the continuing violence, which caused three deaths and turned the capital, Harare, into a battleground Wednesday. An uneasy calm returned to those streets today as the nation awaits results of the presidential vote.

The U.S. military will begin identifying the remains of what are believed to be 55 American soldiers handed over by North Korea last week and repatriated late Wednesday. In an address in Honolulu, where the remains arrived from South Korea, Vice President Mike Pence said the handover — negotiated during President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — marks “a new season of hope for the families of our missing fallen.” Forensic researchers will study bones, teeth and DNA samples in an identification process that could take years.

They’re going all out. Yesterday the White House announced President Trump’s intent to more than double proposed tariffs on a further $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. That move — which would raise tariffs to 25 percent from an earlier proposal of 10 percent to force trade concessions from Beijing — coincided with the Senate’s approval of a defense bill tightening national security reviews of Chinese deals, revamping export controls on U.S. technology, as well as scrutinizing Chinese efforts to influence U.S. media, businesses, cultural institutions and academia.

Call the fashion police. Starting yesterday, anyone in the Scandinavian nation caught wearing a full-face covering in public will be fined nearly $160. While supporters of the measure believe it’ll help Muslim immigrants better integrate into Danish society, activists — who staged demonstrations against the new law — say it violates personal freedoms. “I’ve realized that democracy doesn’t work,” said one young woman of Turkish descent. The European Court of Human Rights has backed Belgium’s ban on full-face veils, while a similar law has been on the books in France since 2011.

Alex Stamos announced yesterday he’ll be leaving the company for a position at Stanford University teaching and conducting research. The chief security officer’s departure, reportedly planned since last year, comes a day after Facebook revealed it’s still being used to manipulate political discussion ahead of November’s midterm elections. The company has been dogged by rumors that Stamos disagreed with how the network responded to Russia’s 2016 disinformation campaign. Rather than replacing Stamos, Facebook’s embedding security engineers across its divisions and will, it stated, “continue to evaluate what kind of structure works best.”

Yesterday the White House said extreme weather scientist Kelvin Droegemeier would be nominated to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy. The position has been empty for an unprecedented 19 months, but members of the scientific community have praised the selection of Droegemeier — a widely respected researcher from the University of Oklahoma — as an unusually sound choice for President Trump, who’s been openly hostile to climate science. “I am delighted and amazed,” tweeted Canadian researcher Katharine Hayhoe. The Senate must still confirm Droegemeier’s nomination.

Once freely looted amid the chaos of war, the country’s stolen antiquities are making their way home after international outrage sparked global action. Renowned museums have refused questionable collections, police and collectors are sharing information on clandestine smuggling networks and international organizations are training local communities to prevent theft. Authorities are still looking for 8,000 of the 15,000 artifacts stolen when U.S. forces captured Baghdad in 2003, but as ISIS retreats and stability returns, Iraqi museums are once again striving to be safe spaces for some of civilization’s earliest artifacts.

Celebrated Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer was put on paid administrative leave yesterday while his university investigates allegations he was aware of domestic abuse involving former assistant coach Zach Smith. Fired last month, Smith is accused of assaulting his ex-wife, who claimed all the coaches’ wives knew about the violence. Meyer denied knowing about the most recent incident, which happened in 2015, but said he was aware of a 2009 allegation — which he doubted — when Smith interned with him in Florida. Offensive coordinator Ryan Day will serve as interim head coach.