Today in Black History: Television talk show host and media entrepreneur Oprah Winfrey was born on this date in 1954.
The New York Times
Editorial: Inconvenient Truths in Afghanistan
54 Years Later, South Carolina Court Clears ‘Friendship Nine’
Justices Stay Executions of 3 in Oklahoma, Pending Decision on Lethal Drug Protocol
Utah Court Strips Criminal of Right to Counsel, and Some Lawyers Object
Criticism of Holder Dominates Hearing on Loretta Lynch, Attorney General’s Possible Successor
6 Days That Felled Sheldon Silver, the Speaker Who Ruled Albany for Decades
Sheldon Silver Taking Leave of Absence From Law Firm
New York City’s First Lady Shares Family History as She Unveils Push on Mental Health Care
The Star Ledger
Report: Christie's emergency manager in Atlantic City to make $135,000
New Jersey mother admits to helping kids conceal gangland double murder
City council votes to approve measures naming Jersey City's 100 Steps, mandating repaving of city streets
Union challenges decision that teacher attacked in Paterson classroom is healthy enough to return to work
Newark stop-and-frisks fall under Baraka, though blacks, 'innocents' still more likely to be targeted
Sign language would count as foreign language in N.J. schools under proposed law
The Christian Science Monitor
Loretta Lynch, attorney general nominee, fields GOP senators' barbed questions
Obama's misfire on 529 college savings plan: Who is middle class? (+video)
Judge clears 'Friendship 9,' who dared to sit at white lunch counter in 1961 (+video)
Philly.com
Ayers: Sex scandal probe is 'bad stuff'
Did L. Merion cops profile black snow shovelers?
SEPTA: Subway overhaul to cost $150M
City lawmakers take aim at NRA lawsuit
The Washington Post
McDonald’s CEO resigns amid disappointing sales
Americans support publishing Muhammad cartoons -- nine years after saying they were ‘irresponsible’
Loretta Lynch insists she’s not Eric Holder
Conservatives hate Common Core. The rest of America? Who knows.
The Detroit Free Press
Ford workers to get $6,900 in profit sharing checks
No more trials for officer in Aiyana's shooting
Group pushes for new Detroit schools commission
Detroiter, 13, killed; she and a friend playing with gun?
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland police prepare to roll out body cameras, residents grill officials on policies at public forum
Cleveland officer fires 14 shots through roof of stolen car, hitting 12-year-old driver: Forcing Change
Taser, pepper spray, beating from police put man in coma: Forcing Change
Video does not match Cleveland police officers' account of arrest at Bounce Nightclub: Forcing Change
The Chicago Tribune
Ex-ward about closing youth center: 'This should have happened' long ago
Mayoral candidate Garcia says CPS should drop fight over lawsuit
Common Core test spurs angst among educators, parents
Emanuel expands fundraising lead
The Los Angeles Times
New sex offender rules bulk up parole agents' caseloads
Arizona redistricting fight has big implications for California
Second arrest made in connection with stabbing death at middle school
USA Today
Obama to call for end of sequestration
Video shows Seattle police spraying teacher at MLK rally
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
House leaders unveil $1 billion transportation plan
Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate stays the same at 6.4 percent
King lawsuit dismissal spurs hopes for family peace talks
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