Today in Black History: Emmy Award winning, pioneering actress Gail Fisher, "Peggy" on the detective series "Mannix," was born in 1935 in Plainfield, New Jersey.
The New York Times
National
Racial Wealth Gap Persists Despite Degree, Study Says
A Clash Over Guns Invades the Backcountry
Editorial: I Am Republican, Hear Me Roar
Opinion: President Obama’s Department of Injustice
Facing Money Gap, Hillary Clinton Slowly Warms to ‘Super PAC’ Gifts
States Move to Cut Funds for Planned Parenthood
Ted Cruz Megadonor Identified as Cellphone Executive
U.S. Budgets Cash to Treat Heroin Abuse in Northeast
Many Black Lawyers Navigate a Rocky, Lonely Road to Partner
Local
Major Flaws Found in Inquiry That Led to Suspension of Public-School Therapist
Fishkill Prison Inmate Died After Fight With Officers, Records Show
Philly.com
City about to turn over the President's House
In charge of elections, but he doesn't vote
Fattah slams prosecutors' 'unlawful' tactics
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
ResponsibleOhio takes marijuana legalization campaign on the road
John Kasich adds another trusted administration staffer to presidential campaign team
Cleveland lawmaker has little-known past as R&B singer
What happens if both marijuana legalization and anti-monopoly amendments pass?
The Chicago Tribune
2 dead, 11 wounded in city shootings
Northwestern football union petition dismissed by labor board
Bernie Sanders rails against establishment politics during Chicago stop
The Christian Science Monitor
'Straight Outta Compton': how the biopic doesn't show the suburb of today
Blacks dismissed: lawyers' process to sort potential jurors under scrutiny
Colorado river spill: Fixing the 1872 law that haunts thousands of old mines
As Ebola crisis ebbs for Sierra Leone, food insecurity gnaws at recovery
The Star Ledger
Accusations of racism as Jersey City agency replaces black director with white man
Mother of teen shot by police, protestors demand justice at Trenton rally
Congresswoman to meet with AG on police shooting of teen in Trenton
14 Elizabeth gang members indicted in identity fraud scams
Gov't should help residents live American Dream, Essex freeholders say
N.J. has highest rate of distressed mortgages in nation, study shows
The Los Angeles Times
How for-profit colleges cash in on GI Bill money
At L.A. City Hall, it's the visionary vs. the lawmakers
Overcharged DWP customers would get tens of millions back under settlement
Brown signs 14 bills, including job protections for grocery workers
L.A. Unified looks for smoother tech operations this school year
Arne Duncan: Where California schools need to put their money
Lena Dunham: Sandra Bland had big plans to help women before she died
A minimum wage arms race has broken out in the Bay Area
The Detroit Free Press
Duggan’s office denies students public record
Money for roads? Lawmakers will try again
Editorial: A tragedy continues in Wayne County’s jails
Prosecutors: Officer knew about killing, lied to police
USA Today
Nobel winner Desmond Tutu back in hospital
U.S. lets Shell drill for oil off Alaska
First female soldiers to graduate from Army Ranger School
The Washington Post
Former Va. police officer indicted on murder charge
Hillary’s email server troubles skew recent coverage negative
Holtz-Eakin: “Don’t Buy the Idea that all Inequality is Bad”
Carson’s claim that Planned Parenthood targets blacks to ‘control that population’
Scott Walker: The U.S. should ‘absolutely’ stop granting birthright citizenship
20 times Donald Trump has changed his mind since June
Campaign poll: Edwards leading Van Hollen by 5 points among Democrats
D.C. students will be riding Metro for free this year
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