Today in Black History: Entrepreneur and business visionary Madame C.J. Walker is born in Delta, Louisiana in 1867.
The New York Times
National
The 2016 Race: Chaos on the Way to the White House
U.S. Muslims Reach Out to Address Questions on Islam and Violence
American Muslims Under Attack After San Bernardino and Paris Terror
Sandra Bland’s Family Calls for Criminal Charges Against Texas Trooper
Virginia to Stop Recognizing Concealed Gun Permits From 25 States
Retrial for Officer Charged in Freddie Gray’s Death Set for June
In Missouri, Fewer Gun Restrictions and More Gun Killings
In Latest Mishap, Secret Service Agent Is Robbed of Badge and Gun
Hillary Clinton Confidently Embraces Bill Clinton’s Economic Record
Analysis of Donald Trump Tax Plan Sees a Boon for Wealthy and Trillions in Debt
Focus of Criminal Justice Efforts Shifts to States
Local
New York to Offer 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave to Nonunion Workers
Ex-Brooklyn Teacher, Accused of Abusing 7 Girls, Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping
The Christian Science Monitor
Income inequality begins to reshape holiday shopping
New Orleans takes fight against homelessness to the streets
In criminal justice, signs of a shift toward compassion
Trump's crude comment reveals his biggest problem: women voters (+video)
What's wrong with the new economy – and how it could be fixed
The Star Ledger
Official urges public to speak up in shooting death of star athlete
Judge blocks law giving EMS contract to Norcross' Cooper hospital
Newark officials say lack of oversight led to ex-water agency head's conviction
Former high school hoops star charged in bank robbery
Former minister admits to sexually assaulting girl, 13, at church
Philly.com
Nutter reverses city rules on immigrants
Justice Eakin suspended over 'Porngate'
43 tanks stolen, counterterror alerted
4 Philly schools have deficient curricula
A Pa. budget deal for Christmas?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Browns owners giving $10 million to Breakthrough charter schools
More than 218,000 Ohioans sign up for Obamacare, government says
Oberlin College students protest meals, push for more diversity
Judge Angela Stokes to resign and never seek re-election as all disciplinary charges against her are dismissed
John Kasich touts 2015 accomplishments, urges further tax and education reforms
The Chicago Sun-Times
Departing CPS board member Jesse Ruiz says he'll be replaced by a Latino
The Detroit Free Press
Judge: Pugh must pay sexual grooming victim $250,000
Indicted ex-principal lands job helping poor in Detroit
Families gather to remember Paige Stalker, Christina Samuels
The Washington Post
For 55 officers in fatal shootings this year, it wasn’t their first time
Parker: Donald Trump is the white guys’ white knight
Editorial: America’s anti-Muslim hysteria comes to a Virginia school
Fla. woman dies after being kicked out of hospital in handcuffs
2 million current ACA enrollees ignore advice to return to HealthCare.gov
School canceled for 11,500 New Hampshire students after weekend threat of attack
Scalia made headlines. But the real story is how colleges have failed to truly integrate.
Virginia to stop recognizing concealed carry gun permits from 25 states
Michele Hotten is officially sworn in to serve on Maryland’s highest court
The Los Angeles Times
Video prompts calls for D.A. to reopen case of fatal shooting by L.A. County sheriff's deputies
USA Today
Woman dies while being kicked out of hospital
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