Today in Black History: The George Washington Carver National Monument is dedicated in 1943 in Diamond, Missouri in honor of the famous scientist.
The New York Times
National
Obama Commutes Sentences for 46 Drug Offenders
Historic Nuclear Deal Reached With Iran
Obama’s Bet on Deal Will Take Years (if Ever) to Pay Off
Scott Walker Enters 2016 Presidential Race, Pledging Conservative Agenda
What Scott Walker Would Need to Do to Win
Scott Walker on the Issues
Hillary Clinton to Release the Names of Her Top Fund-Raisers
How Much Money Presidential Candidates Have Raised So Far
Local
Eric Garner Case Is Settled by New York City for $5.9 Million
CUNY Exhibition Documents Lives of Black Africans in Early Dominican Republic
New York City Public Housing Has Pileup of Repairs, Comptroller’s Audit Finds
Sheldon Silver’s Son-in-Law Pleads Guilty in Ponzi Scheme Case
The Christian Science Monitor
US Evangelicals ponder their role, now that gay marriage is law of the land
Scott Walker 2016: rock star or villain?
The Star Ledger
Fact checking Christie on Donald Trump
Christie asks Obama for $15 million in disaster relief for South Jersey storm clean up
Court reverses civil rights violation rulings against N.J. sheriff's officers
Christie and Walker, now 2016 Republican rivals, have a long history
The Los Angeles Times
Police shouldn't keep money, cars when suspects aren't charged, lawmakers say
Syphilis cases increasing in California women and newborns
Details emerge about inmate shackled without food
Brown signs bill barring fines for dead lawns during drought
The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Public Schools' budgets spend $500 million district doesn't have
Illinois state workers' paychecks to go out as court fight continues
Taste of Chicago attendance sluggish
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio's Common Core math and English tests will be cut to 3 hours each
Ohio's not totally done with PARCC as this year's tests are graded
Cleveland joins Let's Move! Outside youth initiative
South Russell circus cancelled over threats of gun violence
The Washington Post
National
Obama’s calling for sentencing reform. Will it happen?
Walker seeks to rally GOP on a pledge of victory with no compromise
Jindal’s false claim that Louisiana families will see a ‘tax cut’ through a new program
The mainstream response to Donald Trump affirms Latino political power
Boy Scouts executive committee endorses ending ban on gay leaders
Sanders and O’Malley slam Trump
Local
The homeless man who graduated Harvard Law with John Roberts
Ivey bests his fundraising numbers with $275,000 in the second quarter
Md. Dems ask Obama to reconsider denial of aid for Baltimore riot recovery
Philly.com
Philly struggles to hire black officers
Longtime KYW announcer Vince Hill is laid off
Temple sees payoff from making ACT, SAT optional
Byko: U.S. history book a story skewed
Fight the Obama-inspired 'backlash,' DNC chair tells NAACP
The Detroit Free Press
To cut prison costs, reform sentencing and parole
Debate resumes on fixing crumbling Michigan roads
Detroit man's drug sentence among 46 commuted by Obama
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