Today in Black History: Elston Howard becomes the first Black player on the New York Yankees baseball team on this date in 1955.
The New York Times
4 Ex-Employees of Blackwater Get Long Terms in Iraq Killings
Ex-Governor Will Lead New Fund at Bain Capital
Oklahoma: Governor Signs Curb on Abortion Procedure
Stressing Youth, Marco Rubio Joins 2016 Field
What Marco Rubio Would Need to Do to Win
Atlanta Judge Urges Talks on Sentences in School Cheating Case
Walter Scott Shooting Seen as Opening for Civil Suits Against North Charleston’s Police Dept.
Some Parents Oppose Standardized Testing on Principle, but Not in Practice
Sheldon Silver’s Son-in-Law Is Arrested and Charged With Securities Fraud
The Christian Science Monitor
After 39 years in prison, an epic tale of innocence found and bitterness lost
Teen drinking linked to alcohol in movies: studies spark calls for change (+video)
The Monitor's View Body cameras can help police to perfect their work
Tribes battle high teen suicide rates on native American reservations
The Star Ledger
Protesters rally in Newark after start of 250-mile march against police brutality
Almost 70 percent of N.J. voters think Christie 'would not make a good president,' poll shows
Rowan College at Gloucester County, Deptford High School creates Spartan School of Business
New Revel owner moves to evict power company from property
PARCC: Private workers seeing student info need background checks, bill says
The Detroit Free Press
Children found in freezer to 'bring new light' to city
City council delays vote on Red Wings arena again
Duggan: Rec Center spared in $50M redevelopment
Photo exhibit honors late photographer Grannum
The Washington Post
Four Blackwater guards sentenced in Iraqis’ deaths
VA building projects riddled with mistakes, cost overruns
Rubio launches 2016 bid by dismissing ‘leaders and ideas of the past’
Big Democratic donors are starting to pay attention to downballot races. Finally.
Carol Moseley Braun endorses Donna Edwards in Md. Senate primary
District extends reach of mental health services for children, report says
Inspiring prison doctor helps a giant health-care firm lobby for jail contract
Maryland General Assembly passes budget that widens split with Hogan
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
State school board vote eliminates minimum number of school nurses, librarians, counselors, arts teachers
Akron revisits resolution to hire more felons (live coverage)
Former leader of Cleveland's RNC organizing team says it was his idea to step down
Akron teen responsible for fatal shooting of Youngstown State University football player receives life sentence
The Chicago Tribune
'I'm just praying' for 2nd chance, convict says in juvenile resentencing
8 hurt in city shootings, including 16-year-old
Milwaukee motorist, teenager 'assassinated' after van strikes child
Feds investigating death of teen shot 16 times by Chicago cop
Aldermen make changes to Chicago foreclosure ordinance
Rahm Emanuel's chief of staff is leaving the administration
The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles pays $8 million to settle wrongful-imprisonment lawsuit
Jail changes, health funds among L.A. County budget plan priorities
15 years after 'Erin Brockovich,' town still fearful of polluted water
USA Today
World marks one year since Nigerian girls' abduction
Tulsa reserve deputy charged with manslaughter
Philly.com
Protesters speak out against standardized tests
Laurels for city principal who 'gets things done'
Straub moves to evict Revel energy co.
Blatstein's 'must-visit' Atlantic City attraction
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Hank Johnson: It feels like open season on black men in America
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