Today in Black History: In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case, upholding segregation and giving flight to Jim Crow until the 1954 Brown decision.
The New York Times
National
Did the Supreme Court Base a Ruling on a Myth?
Harvard Confronts the Deep Ties to Slavery in Academia
Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race
F.B.I. Chief Urges Justice Dept. to Reject Wiretap Claim
From Talk Radio to Trump’s Twitter Feed
EDITORIAL: When One President Smears Another
Bold Promises Fade to Doubts for Data Firm Tied to Trump
Fearing U.S. Pullout, Europe Considers Nuclear Deterrent
Here’s the Reality About Illegal Immigrants in the United States
Opinion: Trump’s Military Budget
‘Really Sick and Really Scared’ Voters Temper Action on Health Law
In Silicon Valley, Caltrain Upgrade Is Imperiled as Trump Withholds Funds
Local
Helen M. Marshall, First Black Borough President of Queens, Dies at 87
Living in Fear in the U.S.: Time to Take Her Education and Leave?
Payroll Card Regulations in New York Are Struck Down
Shareholder Activism at Arconic Points to a New Wave
The Christian Science Monitor
Trump, Russia, and the seriousness of smoke
Will the US and Russia dance or duel?
Why Evangelicals are Trump's strongest travel-ban supporters
What does Tillerson's low profile mean for US leadership on human rights?
Trump recasts immigration by taking 'shackles off' border agents
How Boston achieved its record high school graduation rate
The Star-Ledger
How feds say Samson shook down United
2 N.J. Republicans vote no on repealing Obama workplace safety rules
Will Congress overrule N.J.'s 'concealed carry' gun law?
Trump's 'bad hombre': A taxpaying grandpa from N.J. | Editorial
Former youth coach indicted on charges he sexually assaulted child
Rutgers president: How to solve the student immigrant dilemma | Opinion
Philly.com
AP FACT CHECK: Trump takes credit where it's not deserved
Baer: Gerrymandering: Is Pennsylvania waking up to the issue?
Philly DA will seek life without parole for some juveniles, after all
In the race for DA in Philly, reform is all the buzz
MaST: A high-tech Philly charter school in high demand
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
Homeless advocates ask U.S. Supreme Court to take up Ohio voter disenfranchisement case
Ohio lags in providing need-based grants for college students
Boy, 14, accused of shooting Youngstown woman in face
Rally in Cleveland for Donald Trump spirited, but peaceful
The Chicago Tribune
EDITORIALS: For a fairer system, Kim Foxx takes a political risk
Some of city's most highly-traveled bridges classified as 'structurally deficient': report
Most Chicago-area counties exceed state average of deficient bridges
Willie Wilson pushes bail reform with new TV ad
11 wounded in Chicago shootings
Alderman defends violence-plagued liquor store 'Da Icehouse'
The Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration faces multiple threats as it seeks to investigate itself
Facing big political hurdles, House Republicans ready an ambitious legislative push to repeal Obamacare
FBI director asks Justice Department to publicly reject Trump's wiretap claim
'Get out of the country': The rhetoric behind shootings targeting Indians in two states
Where the California congressional resistance can go from here
California won't meet its climate change goals without a lot more housing density in its cities
L.A. Unified is expanding beneficial dual-language programs for preschoolers
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan wants to build roads that last longer
Water rights, civil rights converge at Flint rally
Detroit's water disaster alerts need an overhaul, city admits
Mental health cuts stir fears in Macomb County
Michigan march draws hundreds of Trump fans: 'We stand behind him'
Detroit Parent Network urges Detroit parents to opt out of testing
The Washington Post
Inside Trump’s fury: The president rages at leaks, setbacks and accusations
FBI Director Comey asked Justice officials to refute Trump’s unproven wiretapping claim
Wiretapping accusation pushes Trump presidency onto a road with no guardrails
Today's WorldView: Trump’s Twitter feed is a gateway to authoritarianism
Here’s why Republicans are finding it so hard to come up with a replacement for Obamacare
Caught between Trump and Russia, Germans begin to ratchet up their military might
School desegregation in Kentucky survived the KKK. Now a GOP bill threatens to shatter it.
After Trump’s win, people buy fewer firearms, with one big exception: Minorities
La. congressman apologizes to Kellyanne Conway over sofa joke
She live-streamed Philando Castile’s death. Now she’s accused of attacking someone with a hammer.
‘If it’s good for kids, then I want it’: D.C. schools chief talks one month into the job
Harriet Tubman fled a life of slavery in Maryland. Now a new visitor center opens on the land she escaped.
‘Where will they go?’ MLK Library, a refuge for the city’s homeless, closes for renovation.
USA Today
The Arizona lawman challenging President Trump's border wall
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