Today in Black History: Dr. Robert C. Weaver, first Black Cabinet Secretary, is born in 1907. Today is the fourth day of Kwanzaa, Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics).
The New York Times
National
Germany Grapples With Its African Genocide
Fears of Normalized Violence as Chicago Murders Spike
A Bullet Could Hit Me and My Kids Anytime
A Majority Ruled It Rape. That Isn’t Enough at Stanford.
Kerry’s Speech Reveals Clash of Policies and Personalities
Editorial: Is Israel Abandoning a Two-State Solution?
Obama Designates Two New National Monuments, Protecting 1.65 Million Acres
China Warmly Welcomes a Giant Rooster With Trumpian Characteristics
Online Petitions Take Citizen Participation to New Levels. But Do They Work?
Local
De Blasio and Big City Mayors Try Pooling Their Power Against Trump
Religious Police Officers in New York Will Be Able to Wear Beards and Turbans
Fentanyl Outpaces Heroin as the Deadliest Drug on Long Island
The Christian Science Monitor
Africa in 2017: Fighting drought, demanding good governance
How a California tribe is trying to revitalize itself, from cradle to college
Can Trump's team of billionaires make Washington work?
Philly.com
Philly schools' legal bills for camera cases top $2 million
After 4 arrests, cops say parents are partly to blame for Philly mall flash mobs
Pennsylvania to FCC: Keep broadband internet cash in state
Girlfriend charged with shooting, killing man in Germantown crash
The Star-Ledger
The biggest private employer in each N.J. county
State Police Lt. who responded to Sept. 11 WTC attacks dies from cancer
N.J. congresswoman vows to defy proposed GOP broadcast ban
New Jersey's prison population declines more than most states
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County prosecutor reach dashboard camera agreement
Inner Belt Bridge, RTA problems, top transportation stories of 2016
Ohio House ends session, won't try to undo Gov. John Kasich's vetoes
Completed criminal case files are public record, Ohio Supreme Court rules
Education levels for each Ohio city: census estimates of high school, college rates
The Detroit Free Press
The Charles Pugh story: From tragedy to the top — and crashing down
Short-term student loan deliquencies continue to climb
Detroit bishop who hosted Trump will join his swearing-in ceremony
The Chicago Tribune
Ex-Ald. Sandi Jackson says she's borrowing from friends, selling belongings
A taxing year ahead: Expect to pay more for your home, parking, water and more
1 dead, 11 wounded in city shootings
Appeals court calls 12-year sentence for stealing $44 in coins 'absurd'
Report: Colleges must better prepare students for post-graduation jobs
The Washington Post
How the U.S. let the United Nations condemn Israeli settlements
With new monuments in Nevada and Utah, Obama extends his environmental legacy
After Obama’s final detainee transfer, about 40 would remain at Guantanamo
Ambushes and fatal shootings fuel increase in police death toll this year
Suburbs increasingly view their auto-centric sprawl as a health hazard
Police say a black man was shot after pulling a blade on officers. A new video raises doubts.
In D.C., the federal government gives released criminals many chances to fail
Uber, Lyft respond to Sen. Al Franken’s discrimination concerns
A professor wants to teach ‘The Problem of Whiteness.’ A lawmaker calls the class ‘garbage.’
A fourth Republican enters the race for Virginia governor
The Los Angeles Times
Retirement watch: 4 California members of Congress who might bow out by 2018, and one who almost definitely will
How a prominent Southern Calif. Muslim spokesman handled a tweet gone wrong
USA Today
Dozens of little Flints: Our view
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