Today in Black History: E. Frederic Morrow, the first Black to serve in an executive position on a President's staff, was born on this date in 1909 in Hackensack, NJ.
The New York Times
Blow: Has the N.R.A. Won?
Members of Armed Services Left in Dark on Health Errors
Skip Payment. Go to Jail. Lose Job. Repeat.
Motherlode: Forgiving $38,750 in Child Support, for My Kids’ Sake
Sale of U.S. Arms Fuels the Wars of Arab States
Texas: Bill Prohibiting Cities From Banning Fracking Advances
A Teenager Is Killed in a Drive-By Shooting in New Jersey
Participatory Budgeting Opens Up Voting to the Disenfranchised and Denied
The Christian Science Monitor
Oklahoma City bombing: Right-wing extremist threat 20 years later (+video)
Applause for No Child Left Behind rewrite, but concerns remain
The New Economy Reflecting the wage gap, store charges women 76 percent of men's price (+video)
Robert Anderson sees homeless people as individuals, not problems
The Star Ledger
Majority of voters say Christie was aware of bridge scandal, poll says
Shooting in Newark's West Ward leaves 2 dead, authorities say
Minority children in N.J. likeliest to be poor, unhealthy, struggle in school, report says
N.J. lawmakers, educators, push to ban powdered alcohol product: Palcohol
Do municipal Facebook pages and comments count as public records?
The Detroit Free Press
More land at Ford Wixom plant site is on the market
Former Detroit narcotics officer facing drug charge
Detroit shipping container project
Amid deaths, leaders call for homeschool system changes
The Washington Post
D.C. boom slows down — and people move on
Many schools nationwide still resist challenging all their students
Medicare assigns poor-to-middling scores to Washington area’s hospitals
Two decades after Oklahoma City bombing, the crime still sears workers
State tax revenue up, but experts worry growth isn’t enough
D.C.-area production of housing lags impending demand, analyst says
Md. legislation to help ex-offenders points to a slow shift in Annapolis
Educators alarmed by some questions on N.Y. Common Core tests
What psychology tells us about student achievement -- and how it is ignored
The Chicago Tribune
3 shot near U. of C. campus, among 14 wounded in city shootings overnight
Man arrested after trying to scale White House fence
Cook County state's attorney to announce loosening of pot penalties
Feds eye CPS records on education group backed by state's, city's elites
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Time to make voting easier for everyone, including Ohio's college students: State Rep. Kathleen Clyde
Memphis police could provide example for Cleveland officers on how to respond to mentally ill
Experts discuss issues with Cleveland police body cameras at Saturday forum (video)
Ben Carson makes case for a politically incorrect president in speech to Cuyahoga County GOP
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. restaurants push for tips to count toward minimum wage
Nonprofit hopes $25,000 prize lures L.A. schools' District 5 voters
Lawsuits threaten DWP payments to city
State water board issues revised drought regulations for Californians
Washington governor declares drought emergency in nearly half the state
USA Today
AARP names top 10 most livable neighborhoods in USA
How 4 teens became murderers without killing anyone
Graham: There's a 91% chance I'll run (if the money is there)
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