Today in Black History: Playwright, poet and activist Amiri Baraka, birth name LeRoi Jones, was born in 1934 in Newark, New Jersey.
The New York Times
National
U.S. Responsible for Mistaken Hospital Attack, General Says
6,000 Inmates to Be Freed as U.S. Tries New Tack on Drugs
Test Scores Show That ‘Proficient’ Varies by State
Colleges’ Conundrum: To Revoke Cosby Degree or Not
‘I Would Not Just Stand There and Let Him Shoot Me’
Editorial: Foreclosure Abuses, Revisited
Editorial: Toward Saner, More Effective Prison Sentences
Oklahoma Removes Ten Commandments Monument
Local
Thabo Sefolosha’s Trial Opens With Clashing Accounts of Scuffle With Police
Judge Orders Retrial for Johnny Hincapie, Convicted in ’90 Subway Killing
The Christan Science Monitor
The deeper frustration behind House hard-liners' revolt against speaker
D.C. introduces paid leave: Why 2016 could (finally) be family leave's election
California law could help minorities, or just bury police in paperwork (+video)
How Bernie Sanders is reaching out to black voters. Is it working?
New York's Cuomo calls for government shutdown over gun control laws
Philly.com
Audit slams Pa. Education Dept. as inept, lumbering
Philadelphia Area Schools Overlooked by the Pennsylvania Department of Education
S. Philly casino moves one step closer
Police seek help in Philly killing of transgender woman
Sims to face Fattah for House seat
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charter school bill tackles controversies over White Hat property, sponsor evaluations, new school rating measure
John Kasich makes bid for Latino vote at U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce event
Gov. John Kasich says he'd support Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor's bid for governor
Funeral set for Aavielle Wakefield, 5-month-old girl killed by gunfire in Cleveland
The Detroit Free Press
Bill would get retired teachers back in the classroom
School officials: Charles Pugh's threat to boys ignored
Duggan nominates new leaders for water department
The Star Ledger
Assault charge against Rutgers football player Leonte Carroo dropped
N.J. school board to discuss state control of Jersey City schools
Newark cop to appeal firing over 'gorilla' Facebook post
CEO of N.J. for-profit hospital system quits
N.J. auto parts company accused of racial, age discrimination
Strong reaction to bill to penalize athletes repeating grades for athletic edge
The Chicago Sun Times
Rahm gives McCarthy a boost — Black Caucus prefers the boot
THE WATCHDOGS: Deadbeat judge — hounded by IRS, making $190,258 a year
'I'm not done,' Karen Lewis says a year after cancer diagnosis
Murder charge filed in 2013 crash that killed Chicago boy during cop chase
The Los Angeles Times
Groups pressure L.A. Unified board to step up search for new superintendent
Editorial: The issue isn't mental illness, it's too-easy access to firearms
New tool can identify soldiers most likely to commit violent crimes, study shows
The battle to become House speaker could weaken California's Kevin McCarthy
USA Today
Pregnancy rate, STD stats show sex ed in U.S. not working
11 trillion gallons of water fell in the Carolinas in the past week
Donald Trump's candidacy raises novel ethics questions
Better way to track poverty? Index aims to measure needs faster
The Washington Post
Ben Carson criticized over comments on Ore. shooting
New gun laws pass often in the United States. But they usually make guns easier to get.
Parker: Capturing the dignity of black Americans
Trump left his mark all over NYC. Some wish they could erase it.
Probe of Clinton’s e-mails expands to a second tech company
Why Artur Davis, the GOP’s star Obama defector, is a Democrat again
Use of electronic signatures for Va. absentee-ballot requests causes alarm
Paid family-leave proposal arrives with force before D.C. Council
Milloy: Pope’s message of justice and peace was also a call to action against racism
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