Today in Black History: Kwame Nkrumah, Pan-Africanist and the first President of Ghana, was born in 1909 in what was then the Gold Coast (Ghana).
The New York Times
National
Alabama Church Shooting Wounds Infant and 2 Adults
Bipartisan Effort Fights Health Law Rule That Could Raise Premiums
Horror Drove Her From South. 100 Years Later, She Returned.
Republicans Ensnared in Questions of Identity Politics
Hillary Clinton Rates Unfavorably in New York State Poll
Blow: Race Relations Out at Republican Debates
Local
New York City to Add Housing for Domestic Violence Victims
Bratton Tries a Community Policing Approach, on the New York Police
7 Killed in Shootings Across New York City
The Christian Science Monitor
GOP's Muslim moment: why Trump, Carson are so unsettling to party (+video)
In Virginia school parking lot, new questions about Confederate flag (+video)
Civil Rights Commission: Detention centers violate immigrants' constitutional rights
South Africa's 'cultural villages': showcase on past or seedy voyeurism?
The Star Ledger
Christie's strong debate performance fails to register in CNN poll
TSA agent arrested for stealing cash from passenger's luggage, police say
2 shootings, car crash leave 3 dead in Newark, officials say
State should scrutinize Horizon N.J. plan that's scaring some hospitals: advocate
Philly.com
Educator: 'How can you teach with 70 kids?'
3 years later, Hite remains a polarizing figure
Donations to sheriff raise eyebrows
Kane bracing for license suspension
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Violent weekend in Cleveland sees five people found dead, three others shot
John Kasich says 'nuclear option' appropriate to force Senate vote on Iran nuke deal
John Kasich tells CNN he will sign bill banning abortions when Down syndrome is detected
Down syndrome abortion bill would impose 'a radical political ideology': Reps. Janine Boyd, Stephanie Howse
Emotional funeral for 5-year-old boy killed in drive-by includes plea for end to violence (photos)
The Detroit Free Press
2018 elections becomes undercurrent of GOP conference
Kilpatrick's frat brother to be sentenced today for bribery
Mosaic theatre mourns loss of alum in Daytona shooting
The Chicago Tribune
Top CPS exec out as Claypool reshapes leadership team
Emanuel calls for new ride-share, taxi fees
Claypool: CPS layoff notices loom by Thanksgiving with no state help
Crowded field of architects vie for Obama library
The Los Angeles Times
Emmy Awards signal a new age of diversity on TV
Statewide tax credits for seismic retrofitting face a hurdle on Gov. Brown's desk
Teachers union holds protest outside Broad museum on opening day
California GOP softens its message on immigration in a bid for survival
California Republican candidates for U.S. Senate tout unity at party convention
The Washington Post
The looming shutdown is ‘government disservice’ to U.S. taxpayers and employees
Obama has vastly changed the face of the federal bureaucracy
A land deal for an elite private school will displace more than 100 sick, poor people
Getting rid of high school final exams can mean more students in the best courses
Democrats have a growing debate problem on their hands
Obama urges focus on black women in Congressional Black Caucus speech
Alabama public schools to teach climate change in science classes
Democratic fundraisers and activists call on Joe Biden to jump into 2016 race
USA Today
Volkswagen issues sales halt; CEO apologizes on emissions cheating
U.S. mulls abstention on Cuba embargo vote at UN
Reporter's notebook: Walking with migrants
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