Today in Black History: St. Augustine’s College was founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1867, one of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.
The New York Times
Editorial: False Equality in Michigan
G.O.P.’s Hopes to Take Senate Are Dimming
Spending Dispute Leaves a Senate Deal Elusive
Pulling Aid Away, Shutdown Deepens Indians’ Distress
It’s Not Just Political Districts. Our News Is Gerrymandered, Too.
Bankruptcy for Ailing Detroit, but Prosperity for Its Teams
Police Groups Are Critical of Quickly Filed Charges Against Charlotte Officer
Content With Their City, but Warming to Candidate Who Is Pledging Change
The Christian Science Monitor
With shutdown and default clocks ticking, lawmakers hit an impasse
Can 'World's Greatest Deliberative Body' fix broken Washington?
Does Sen. Susan Collins have the best idea for ending the Washington mess?
Government shutdown: Most Americans blame Republicans. But will it matter in 2014? (+video)
The Star Ledger
Mercer County professor seeks to recognize Booker T. Washington's importance to progressive education
Booker raises 8 times more cash than Lonegan in U.S. Senate race
Lonegan gains ground on Booker as U.S. Senate race enters final stretch
Effects of government shutdown start to reach Mercer County, could prove to be catastrophic
The Detroit Free Press
Is Detroit eligible for bankruptcy? Here are the 5 questions judge will consider before deciding
Pollsters need to update their phone plans — from landlines to cell phones
Dan Gilbert knocks '60 Minutes' piece on Detroit as 'ruin porn' news
The art of the DIA deal: Orr must get cash out of collection without selling it
At a glance: Michigan's affirmative action case
As justices ponder Michigan's affirmative action ban, observers will eye Kennedy
146,000 Michiganders — at least — face loss of cheap policies under new health care reform rules
Philly.com
Lower Merion schools plan recalls discrimination fight
City Council schools plan: Good for kids - and for pols?
Murder case reversals bring call for review
Rutgers-Camden partners with KIPP Charter Schools
Poor, addicted, inundated with ads: Philly's smoking epidemic
Restoring the legacy of the country's first black pilot
The Chicago Tribune
Wrongful convictions: Exonerated inmate wins early round in suit against Lake County officials
State law requires catastrophic injury insurance for high school athletes
West Side ministers press city for improvements in Austin
Quinn grants 65 clemency requests
3 slain in South Shore shooting
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland pastor suspected of soliciting sex while being HIV-positive absent from Sunday morning Mass
Uncertainty remains about how Controlling Board will vote on Medicaid expansion
Ohio gains federal approval to expand its Medicaid program to cover state's working poor
Is Obamacare really to blame for cuts at the Cleveland Clinic and other hospitals?
Editorial: Redskins' name and Indians' logo are nothing to wahoo about
The Los Angeles Times
Immigration laws show shift in Gov. Brown's priorities
Brown signs bill on youth defendants, vetoes probe of gas prices
Students in foster care face 'invisible achievement gap,' study says
For Brown, third term seems the charm
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
APS veteran faces political novice
Atlanta schools reassigns teachers to address enrollment changes
'Everyone deserves a second chance'
Mystery surrounds Valdosta student’s death
USA Today
Court to decide if race preference bans hurt diversity
Colo. governor suggests gun-control groups stay away
Death tallies belie true impact of kids' gun injuries
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