Today in Black History: Educator and civil rights champion the late Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, President of Morehouse College, was born on this date in 1895.
The New York Times
National
She Went to Jail Because Prosecutors Withheld Evidence
Hardball With Senators Is a Risky Game for New Presidents
It Was a Brief but Volatile Tenure for Scaramucci. Here Are the Highlights.
Prosecutors’ Dilemma: Will Conviction Lead to ‘Life Sentence of Deportation’?
Moving Past Health Care, White House Looks to Tax Reform
What Does It Take to ‘Assimilate’ in America?
Local
Police Fatally Shoot ‘Emotionally Disturbed’ Man Holding Knife in Brooklyn
Upstate County Jails Are Challenged for Sending Juveniles to Solitary
Mayor and City Council Make Deal on Lawyers for Immigrants
Federal Jail in Brooklyn Faces a String of Sexual Assault Cases
Philly.com
Random Havertown killing stuns quiet communities
Temple professor calls 'Confederate' an appeal to the pro-Trump masses
How Brady's blind ambition could kill Obamacare
In Philly, opportunities - and honors - for one immigrant student
The Detroit Free Press
How feds say a Fiat Chrysler company man and a union negotiator teamed up to get rich
Ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick coming home to fight prison sentence
Wayne County moves forward with Gilbert's jail proposal - but not a done deal yet
Heidelberg Project chief: City of Detroit hindering growth
Volunteers to spruce up around 15 Detroit public schools
The Star-Ledger
Family of 12-year-old who killed herself to sue school district
How Christie's commission wants to fight opioid addiction
Former State Police head Clinton Pagano dead at 89
Jersey's public schools ranked near the top in the nation
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
ALDI hiring in Cleveland area: Job fair Aug. 2
Councilman Zack Reed raises $57,350 for mayoral bid, but total is dwarfed by Mayor Frank Jackson
Ohio pastor accused of sexually assaulting young girls
The Ohio governor's race in dollars and cents: analysis
Ohio's voter culling practices are legal, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted tells U.S. Supreme Court
The Chicago Tribune
Next move is Rauner's after Senate sends him school funding bill
Confused about what Cook County's soda tax covers? Here's what you need to know
Police video highlights blurred line between excessive force, typical policing in high-crime areas
12 shot, one fatally, in attacks on South, West sides
Emanuel mum on whether he'll raise taxes to close 2018 budget shortfall
The Los Angeles Times
Here's what L.A. gains in return for agreeing to host the 2028 Olympic Games
Analysis: Time will be the ultimate judge on if L.A. made a good deal to take 2028 Olympics
Mother of man killed outside Ladera Heights gym sues Sheriff's Department and county
California's bullet train is likely to face more environmental hurdles after a high court ruling
The Washington Post
Trump dictated son’s misleading statement on meeting with Russian lawyer
The Fix: Trump’s personal lawyer has some explaining to do
Is a president indictable? Why those maddening Founding Fathers failed to tell us.
Perspective: I’m an impeachment lawyer. I’m rooting for Trump’s new attorney. You should, too.
Scaramucci fired from White House role as Kelly flexes muscle as chief of staff
GOP leaders concede it’s time for Senate to move on from health care
An anti-apartheid activist died in police custody in 1971. New testimony points to murder.
Former Ariz. sheriff Joe Arpaio, who took extreme stance on immigration, is convicted of criminal contempt
Finding of possible conflicts in Md. medical pot program sparks call for legislation
Sprint is reportedly seeking a merger with Charter, the nation’s second-biggest cable company
USA Today
We're cooked: Earth's atmosphere to warm by at least another 2 degrees
Sent to prison at 12 for killing, teen is now free
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