Today in Black History: In 1989 Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduced a resolution calling for reparations to compensate African-Americans for slavery.
The New York Times
National
Editorial: The Hear-Nothing Gun Crowd
Tearful Obama Outlines Steps to Curb Gun Deaths
Iowans Say Caucuses Are Cruz’s to Lose
Oregon Protesters Seek to End Policy That Shaped West
Announced Departure in House Prompts Speculation on Nancy Pelosi’s Plans
Hillary Clinton Pitches Her Qualifications, With Only Hints of the Opposition
Chris Christie Differentiates Black Lives Matter From 1960s Unrest
Racial Identity, and Its Hostilities, Return to American Politics
Better Health Care Access in Kentucky and Arkansas, Study Says
Gun Control Measures Meet With Skepticism in San Bernardino
Local
De Blasio Names Herminia Palacio as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Mayor de Blasio to Raise Base Pay for City Workers
Democrats Pick Ex-Prosecutor to Seek Senate Seat Left Vacant by Skelos
The Christian Science Monitor
Obama, gun control, and the lesson he's teaching Republicans (+video)
Obama's gun control moves: What do they actually do?
South Africa rings in new year with racial slurs. A tipping point?
The Star Ledger
Cop promoted after suspension for taking undercover car on out-of-town dates
Christie: Obama's gun orders 'the wrong way to govern'
Here's what the U.S. attorney general wants from Christie on guns
N.J. smart gun law sponsor: Obama took a 'bold step'
Anarchist ranchers are criminals, not cowboys | Editorial
Baraka says threats on his life being taken 'very seriously'
Philly.com
Philly police officer arrested for 3rd time
In new police boss, 'a quiet confidence'
Graphic: One shooting every six hours in Philly
Mummers outrage may lead to major changes
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland NAACP votes to request release of Tamir Rice grand jury testimony
Cleveland school resource officer placed on leave over 'hurtful' Facebook post about Tamir Rice
Tamir Rice case to be discussed by prosecutor, clergy group after all
Repeal of college-savings program returns nearly $3 million to Cuyahoga County's general fund
The Chicago Sun-Times
Emanuel to Rauner: CPS students not 'pawn in a political game'
Mihalopoulos: CPS chief Claypool turns to political hack for help
The Detroit Free Press
Snyder declares emergency as feds probe Flint water
Snyder signs bill eliminating straight-ticket voting
Detroit eyes new demolition department to cut costs
The Washington Post
An emotional Obama flexes his executive muscle on gun control
Gun sales hit new record ahead of new Obama gun restrictions
2015 was deadliest year for domestic extremist violence in two decades, report says
One of the biggest fears about Obamacare never happened
He’s acting, but the nation’s new education secretary is for real
Wheaton is planning to fire professor who said Muslims and Christians worship the same God
Wheaton’s controversy over Muslims and Christians ignores the school’s own history
Trump says Cruz’s Canadian birth could be ‘very precarious’ for GOP
John Kasich knew the consequences, but he spurned the party line anyway
Fresh on the heels of FreshPAC, a ‘transparent’ PAC for Vincent Gray
Md. gov. unveils plan to raze blocks of vacant Baltimore buildings
Tardies at all D.C. schools would not count as absences under proposed law
The Los Angeles Times
5-hour meeting ends without a decision on an L.A. schools chief
FBI probes mystery of San Bernardino shooters' whereabouts for 18 minutes after massacre
Essential California: What's wrong with the Orange County D.A.'s office?
Ballot proposal could worsen L.A. housing crisis, mayor says
USA Today
North Korea claims to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb
Revolutionary War era ship unearthed at hotel construction site in Va.
Family mourns Chicago police shooting victim as questions persist
2-year-old Georgia girl likely to survive shooting
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