Today in Black History: Educator and health advocate Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, was born on this date in 1936 in Detroit, Michigan.
The New York Times
Editorial: As Congress Sleeps, More People Die
U.S. Troops to Leave Afghanistan by End of 2016
Court Extends Curbs on the Death Penalty in a Florida Ruling
First Lady Rebuts Effort to Weaken School-Lunch Rules
Cost of Plan to Revitalize Detroit: Nearly $2 Billion
A Do-Nothing Congress? Well, Pretty Close
Artist or Gang Leader? Rapper’s Trial Begins
The Star Ledger
Veteran NJ State Police trooper alleges retaliation for refusal to back Christie's 2009 campaign
Glassboro public housing developments to be demolished, replaced
Trenton mayor, state seek clarity on agreement offering city nearly $23 million in aid
Former Trenton Mayor Tony Mack's nephew resigns from city school board
N.J. Higher Education Committee headed to Rowan University for meeting
The Christian Science Monitor
Santa Barbara shootings: Would a 'gun restraining order' have helped? (+video)
Why bankrupt Detroit wants to destroy nearly one-quarter of its houses (+video)
Heroin epidemic: New York becomes first big city to make cops carry antidote (+video)
Supreme Court: IQ score alone can't decide who faces execution in Florida (+video)
The Detroit Free Press
Alfred J. Fisher mansion in Detroit for sale again; estate auction today
Snyder signs minimum wage hike to $9.25; workers may see raise by Sept. 1
Editorial: A minimum-wage compromise worth cheering about
$2B needed to wipe out Detroit's blight in 5 years, task force says
Detroit defends plan to give pensioners a better deal than bondholders
Philly.com
Katz, Lenfest win Inquirer, Daily News
Philly Urban League gets new leader
'Culture of ticket-fixing' in Traffic Court
State high court rules in favor of SRC in charter case
School nurses save, not cost money, new study says
The Washington Post
Data firms build intimate profiles of consumers
Editorial: Obama continues his retreat
Why the latest tragedy won’t change gun debate
S.C. lawmakers cut university funds over LBGT books
States struggle to fund pre-K programs
Brown maintains fundraising edge as primary nears
No stranger to conflict, Bland is hard to beat
The Chicago Tribune
Gun restrictions top today's City Council agenda
Rep. Derrick Smith's bribery trial begins today
1 dead, 11 wounded in city shootings
State budget would put off tough decisions until after election
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
For-profit colleges oppose proposed "gainful employment" rules that tie aid to student success: Higher Education Roundup
Cleveland police: More than 40 percent of homicides this year happened in Fourth District
Cleveland teachers call firings a trampling of evaluation process
CSU and Tri-C presidents see gains, urge patience on Cleveland schools plan
Ohio Attorney General's Office partners with law enforcement to give fugitives a chance to turn themselves in
The Los Angeles Times
Shelly Sterling trying to rush Clippers sale before NBA vote
'Not one more!' father tells students at UCSB rampage memorial
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Cobb Commissioners approve Braves stadium deal
Judge accused of racist outburst
USA Today
Sentencing set for man who tossed daughter to death
Mich. gives low-wage workers a raise to $9.25 an hour
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