Today in Black History: In 1922 the Washington, D.C. home of abolitionist and publisher Frederick Douglass was dedicated as a national memorial.
The New York Times
National
Officer Is Fired in Shooting of Unarmed Black Man in Texas
Nine Years Ago, Republicans Favored Voting Rights. What Happened?
President Obama’s Letter to the Editor
Number of Uninsured Has Declined by 15 Million Since 2013, Administration Says
Jeb Bush Blames Hillary Clinton and Obama for Iraq’s Decline
Hillary Clinton Directs Aides to Give Email Server and Thumb Drive to the Justice Department
House Republicans, Seizing on Health Law, Challenge Executive Branch
Local
Rikers Inmate Has Legionnaires’ Disease; Officials Find No Link to Outbreak
Any Sexual Abuse by Guards May Violate Inmates’ Rights, Court Says
Neighborhood Car Service Companies Adopt Their Own Apps to Fend Off Uber
The Christian Science Monitor
Hillary Clinton’s college plan: Could parts of it fly with Republicans?
What could Ferguson learn from Watts, 50 years later?
Animas River spill: How Colorado's 'Gold Medal' waters turned mustard
Philly.com
Pa.'s top court to rule on SRC bid to scrap teachers' contract
Councilwoman's car stolen; 3 arrested
Wolf, GOP snipe over budget
Turnout: Weak. Love for 2 'stung' ex-reps: Strong
The Chicago Tribune
Emanuel's 606 affordable-housing plan draws doubts
Little League response to Jackie Robinson West suit: Boundary maps doctored
Rauner says Chicago Teachers Union shouldn't have 'dictatorial powers' over finances
The Los Angeles Times
Editorial: An opportunity to overhaul criminal justice in Los Angeles County
Goal of new skid row outreach: Reduce homeless population by 25%
Ezell Ford demonstrators disrupt L.A. Police Commission meeting
Gov. Brown signs law barring grand juries in police deadly force cases
L.A. will add bike and bus lanes, cut car lanes in sweeping policy shift
Watts: Remember what they built, not what they burned
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Black unemployment rate has decreased, but still more than double that of whites
Black Lives Matter gets attention, but needs a program: Phillip Morris
City of Cleveland project coordinator was fired twice from governmental jobs, WKYC reports
Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor's judicial-election reform ideas make sense, as far as they go: editorial
The Washington Post
Retired generals, admirals back Iran nuclear deal
Robinson: The rise of Donald Trump is evidence that our political system isn’t working
Jeb Bush faults Hillary Clinton for ‘premature’ Iraq withdrawal
Who’s that man standing behind a Department of Justice logo? It’s the Homeland Security secretary.
Democrats target Virginia as they push to break down voting restrictions
Ex-anchor J.C. Hayward dismissed from Options charter lawsuit
For second year in a row, test scores soar at low-income Arlington school
5 GAO workers charged with fraud in obtaining school lunch subsidies
‘Beautification Day’ for D.C. schools called off this year, ending tradition
The Star Ledger
N.J. father stabbed in melee with teens recalls encounter
N.J. borough worker claims racial bias following demotion
Study: 10 trends in African American financial health
Christie, Senators to meet with feds on rail tunnel funding
Camden County police reboot deserved public vote, N.J. Supreme Court says
USA Today
Police: Indiana mayor threatened after sex with man
Judge denies bond to pair accused of trying to join ISIL
Armed 'Oath Keepers' arrive in Ferguson
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