Today in Black History: First annual "People of Color" convention is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1831.
The New York Times
U.S. Is Secretly Collecting Records of Verizon Calls
Editorial: The Split Between the States
Charles Blow: Trayvon Martin
In Appointments, Obama Takes Assertive Tack
Thomas B. Edsall: Is Virginia for Haters?
Panel Says Better Data Is Needed on Gun Issues
Voters Think Silver Should Resign, Poll Finds
Jury Convicts Harlem Man in Killing of a High School Basketball Star
2 Hosts of Self-Help Program Kill Themselves in Brooklyn
The Christian Science Monitor
Susan Rice to top foreign policy post in Obama power play (+video)
IRS controversies boost chances for tax reform, key Republican says
Was Venezuela's release of US filmmaker Timothy Tracy an olive branch?
East Africans told to resettle: Are these 'land grabs' or progress?
The Star Ledger
East Orange girl, 17, found shot dead in her bedroom
6 confirmed dead, 13 injured in Philadelphia building collapse
East Orange residents mixed on 4-term Mayor Bowser's defeat
Booker collecting signatures for U.S. Senate special election
If Gov. Christie wants October election, Senate Democrat proposes giving him two
The Detroit Free Press
As $300M Wayne County jail project runs into trouble, board in charge seldom meets
Snyder recruited Orr as EM before financial emergency declared in Detroit
Sergeant gives emotional testimony about the night 7-year-old Aiyana died
Michigan Senate bans cities from requiring sick leave
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Nonprofit files second petition to block stadium financing
The Washington Post
Security team shuffle may signal more activist stance at White House
It wasn't always this bad. The growth of political polarization, in 1 chart.
The Fact Checker: Is the D.C. Circuit last in ‘almost every category’?
Jail scandal stings Md. Gov. O’Malley
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Senate set to vote on its version of Kasich's budget
City-county agreement over next wave of downtown projects is a big step for Cleveland's public realm
Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center for Health Innovation can be renamed - for a price
The Los Angeles Times
Newcomer Aja Brown wins Compton mayoral runoff
LAUSD offers to settle 40 Miramonte claims
New leader for Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's schools
Charles R. Drew University receives $1-million donation
The Chicago Tribune
'Mommy, I'm shot': Boy, 9, among victims in violent night
Harper High students get bonus on White House tour: Oval Office
CPS releases individual schools' 2013-14 budgets
White supremacist sentenced to 10 years for setting fire to black neighbors' home
USA Today
One dead, 13 hurt in Philadelphia building collapse
Judge orders dying Pa. girl put on transplant list
Police sergeant fights tears in describing girl's death
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