Today in Black History: Opera great Leontyne Price makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on this date in 1961.
The New York Times
Investment Riches Built on Auto Loans to the Working Poor
Koch Brothers’ Budget of $889 Million for 2016 Is on Par With Both Parties’ Spending
A Drone, Too Small for Radar to Detect, Rattles the White House
Decades After Sit-In, South Carolina Seeks to Make Things Right
Oklahoma Asks Supreme Court to Delay Executions
C.I.A. Officer Is Found Guilty in Leak Tied to Times Reporter
Assembly Democrats Call on Sheldon Silver to Step Down as Speaker
The Star Ledger
Christie's out-of-state travel shows no sign of slowing down
What a Christie 2016 candidacy has going for it — and against it
Reaction to Christie forming campaign PAC in anticipated presidential run
No money for transportation without new gas tax, N.J. lawmaker tells rail coalition
Philly.com
Some Feltonville middle-schoolers 'opt out' of standardized testing
GOP sues Wolf over fired appointee
City councilman's name hijacked by rival
The Washington Post
The cable industry wants to reshape the economics of the Internet
Koch-backed groups plan to spend freely on ’16
Obama’s approval hits 50 percent -- just a couple months too late for Democrats (again)
The 2016 GOP field explained in one quote from their Iowa speeches this weekend
Absenteeism high in D.C. Head Start programs
Tim Clark, young political star, is mourned by D.C. leaders
The Detroit Free Press
U-M fraternities, sororities suspended for vandalism
Column: Why serious people discount Fox News
Adviser: Detroit faces risks to financial turnaround
Snyder makes rare appearance at civil rights panel
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
MetroHealth and other Ebola-designated centers need federal money: editorial
Democrats take a few more steps toward a possible Columbus convention: Ohio Politics Roundup
Cleveland police officers shoot and kill unarmed man during arrest: Forcing Change
Cleveland police officer shocks gas station clerk with Taser after 'playful banter': Forcing Change
Tight handcuffs caused skin infection, according to woman's lawsuit: Forcing Change
The Christian Science Monitor
Appeals court denies lobbyist's bid to blow hole in campaign finance law
When does a traffic app become dangerous? Waze sparks police outcry.
At Davos, rising income inequality worries some billionaires too
Will Hillary Clinton run for the Democratic nomination unopposed? (+video)
The Chicago Tribune
Fire sale at Johnson Publishing feels like karma
The Los Angeles Times
Migrant college students face more stress than their peers, study says
Cheap gas may not lead to drop in transit ridership, experts say
Homeless youth bring bold, confrontational approach to Santa Clarita
Councilman cancels wake for man killed in police shootout
USA Today
2 police officers shot, 1 person dead at Minn. city hall
Teen faces murder charge in infant's drowning
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Report: Google expected to pick Atlanta for fast Internet service
DeKalb school fire may have been arson
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