Today in Black America: The first meeting of the "Niagara Movement" that spawned the birth of the N.A.A.C.P. is held in Canada on this date in 1905.
Coverage of the trial of George Zimmerman in The Miami Herald
Without Zimmerman's testimony, defense rests
NAACP holds town hall forum on George Zimmerman trial
The New York Times
Thomas B. Edsall: The Decline of Black Power in the South
Blow: Beyond the Courtroom
Democrats Shrug Off Delays and Affirm Support for Health Law
Rift Among Democrats Stalls Effort to Reverse Rise in College Loan Rates
Young, Rich and Relocating Yet Again in Hunt for Political Office
Maryland’s Path to an Accord in Abortion Fight
Hunger Strike by California Inmates, Already Large, Is Expected to Be Long
Police Practices Take Center Stage at G.O.P. Mayoral Debate
New York Gun Rights Group Plans Freedompalooza
The Christian Science Monitor
George Zimmerman speaks, but won’t testify in his defense (+video)
Conceal-carry: Heeding court, Illinois becomes 50th state to allow it
In Nigerian school slaughter, Boko Haram may be raising the stakes (+video)
The Star Ledger
Wife of man killed by cops asks why police shot her husband 24 times
Report: Fired VP sues Johnson & Johnson, claiming ‘culture of discrimination’
Opinion: Doomed to repeat our sad history on voting rights
Rutgers expected to increase tuition today despite student calls for freeze on hikes
Booker raises $4.6 million in second quarter for Senate run
Editorial: Court slaps down Christie's overreach on housing
The Detroit Free Press
Zimmerman trial: Judge considers lesser charges in Trayvon Martin murder case
Pontiac teachers sue on health coverage, finances
Detroit's banking guru to creditors: We have no way to pay you
Detroit's sewer issues could be solved by Blue solutions
Detroit mayoral hopefuls make their pitches in forum lacking front-runner Napoleon
The Washington Post
D.C. Council approves ‘living wage’ bill, defying Wal-Mart’s ultimatum
Editorial: Gov. McDonnell’s shocking hypocrisy
Low-wage workers to strike at Smithsonian museums
Does the U.S. earn $51 billion from student loans?
Charlie Crist memoir on leaving GOP to be published this winter
D.C. Council delays election of attorney general
Fairfax schools report lists issues for buildings, buses, custodians
The Chicago Tribune
Ex-Metra CEO said board members pressed him to hire pals
Chicago-area foreclosure filings dip in June
CPS releasing more money to schools
2 south suburbs vote to ban assault weapons
Ex-Dixon comptroller appealing sentence for looting city coffers
Quinn hits lawmakers 'in the wallet' as pension dispute simmers
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ga. regulators accept meals, golf from industry
Many Georgia students failed to meet state standards on end-of-course test for new Algebra course
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Heights man who said he was beat by Cleveland cops awarded $600,000 in settlement
Cuyahoga County Council rejects proposed campaign finance amendment
Justice Department distributes more than $3.4 million to local law enforcement
Joseph Palazzo, former Cuyahoga Heights schools official, sentenced in connection with theft of $3.4 million from district
The Los Angeles Times
'Zombie' drug bath salts more potent than meth, study finds
Prisoners say jailers threaten retaliation over refusal to eat
Garcetti, Wesson improperly used race in redistricting, lawyer says
L.A. Unified aims to revive arts education
New California science curriculum will be debated in the fall
USA Today
Aging prisoners' costs put systems nationwide in a bind
Zimmerman's defense rests, deliberations start Friday
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