Today in Black History: The South African Nationalist government bans the African National Congress (ANC) in 1960, sending the ANC leadership into exile.
The New York Times
South Carolina Officer Charged With Murder in Man’s Death
Editorial: Israel’s Unworkable Demands on Iran
Rand Paul Taking an Untested Route to the Republican Nomination
Rahm Emanuel Wins Runoff Election to Secure 2nd Term as Chicago Mayor
Ferguson Elects 2 Blacks to City Council, but Rejects Activist Candidates
Questions of Bias Are Raised About a Teachers’ Exam in New York
New Criticism After New Jersey Posts Text of Exxon Settlement
No Charges for Officer Who Killed Pace University Student in 2010
The Christian Science Monitor
Rand Paul enters 2016 fray: how big money changes GOP calculus
Pentagon faces hurdle to women in Special Ops: 'uninformed' men
Egyptian protester's public killing brings surge of anger over police brutality
Barista to college grad? Starbucks now covers 4 years of college tuition. (+video)
Star Ledger
Christie would rather 'go home' than change brash persona for 2016 run
Teaneck charter school enrollment increase denied, report says
Plainfield pols exchange salvos over public sex and homophobia
Former Newark superintendent's legacy questioned after cheating scandal
The Washington Post
S.C. officer charged with murder
Opinion: The rush to humiliate the poor
Taxpayers face lengthy wait for basic IRS help
The real religious freedom fight is about to begin — in Louisiana
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wins second term
Sharpton to lead advocacy campaign in advance of 2016 election
Carbon monoxide blamed after father and his 7 children die in their sleep
Advocacy groups call on District to reject prison contract
Pr. George’s Baker endorses Van Hollen over Edwards in Senate race
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit churches, schools among those sued over unpaid light bills
State axing 30 jobs in Michigan prison stores
Detroit council vote on Red Wings arena postponed again
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Akron man accused of hitting woman with brick before raping her
Ohio Supreme Court rules Internet cafe owners entitled to some materials from gambling investigations
Plan emerges to cap Akron water and sewer bills, impose minimum fee on vacant and foreclosed properties
Week 3 of Judge Angela Stokes' trial starts with scheduling hitch
The Los Angeles Times
South Carolina police officer charged with murdering black man as he fled
No civil rights charges in fatal shooting by police in Pleasantville, N.Y.
L.A. County makes it easier for ex-inmates to get Section 8 housing
California plans to force 35% water cut in some cities
Driver's license suspensions push poor deeper into poverty, report says
USA Today
Ferguson voters make history and increase turnout
U.S. secretly tracked billions of calls for decades
Researchers: Genes could be key in cancer fight
Philly.com
Abraham collapses during mayoral debate
Will Philly police pass the protest test?
Williams rips Philly.com over tax credits
Kenyatta Johnson, Ori Feibush go after each other in debate
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