Today in Black History: "Scottsboro Boys" are arrested in Point Rock, Alabama on this date in 1931.
The New York Times
House Ethics Panel Releases Details of Charges Against 2 Republican Lawmakers
Once Intent on Bringing Down a Clinton, Now Raising Up Another
Russia Is Ousted From Group of 8 by U.S. and Allies
Obama to Call for End to N.S.A.’s Bulk Data Collection
Smoking Proves Hard to Shake Among the Poor
Amid Wave of Pro-Gun Legislation, Georgia Proposes Sweeping Law
Absence of Contention at Council Hearing Seems to Shore Up the de Blasio Effect
The Christian Science Monitor
More Americans are renting: why the cost is so high
Flood zone insurance: a reprieve but, likely, not for long (+video)
Affordable Care Act and birth control: Can corporations assert religious rights?
The Star Ledger
Jersey City drug probe yields over 5,000 bags of suspected heroin and five arrests
Sen. Lesniak's bill would kick three Christie appointees out of Port Authority
Amid protest, Trenton school board votes for a plan to redistribute kids during construction of new high school
Bill to let foreign gambling companies do business in NJ approved by Senate panel
Christie confirms cooperation on Bridgegate review by his chosen attorney
The Detroit Free Press
Herman Kiefer Health Complex in Detroit offered for new use
Job alert: Detroit bankruptcy judge seeks municipal finance expert
Detroit EM Kevyn Orr says creditors need to 'get serious' in bankruptcy talks
Councilman Cushingberry pleads guilty to speeding ticket, pays fine
Child abuse registry called unfair, Michigan's 'biggest civil rights violation'
Philly.com
Staffer knocked out at Bartram High
Philly in running for neighborhood improvement grant
Philly schools to bypass seniority in fall
SRC seeks to eliminate seniority, impose other changes on teachers
The Washington Post
Robinson: Paul Ryan’s cruel agenda
Misleading claims in new anti-Obamacare ad
In the Loop: A chilly war between White House and press
2014 may be a very good election for Republicans. It means nothing for 2016.
Koch brothers’ money is making its way to hyperlocal races
Report: Low-performing D.C. schools not getting attention
New Ward 8 hospital floated in upcoming Gray budget
The Chicago Tribune
Union chief: Blue Line operator 'might have dozed off' before crash
Quinn faces political peril in new budget plan, fate of tax hike
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Total number of state employees shrank again in 2013, as did wage gap between men and women
Plan to start school on Aug. 13 has public hearing with Cleveland school board Tuesday
University Hospitals, Cleveland Clinic offer rare surgery to profoundly deaf patients; auditory brainstem implant technology may have more uses in the future
The Los Angeles Times
Woman freed after serving 32 years of life term in 1981 killing
LAPD officer gets suspension over firing after lying about racial slur
Gov. Jerry Brown amasses $19.7 million for reelection bid
State to send voter registration cards to Obamacare applicants
California schools are rolling out new standardized tests
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
AJC investigation: DeKalb commissioner, aide spent $11,000 on meals
Clayton on the road to restoring transit
USA Today
Suit alleges second ignition defect in GM recall
How many hours must minimum-wage earners work to afford rent?
Obama report claims success for 'Race to the Top'
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