Today in Black History: Massachusetts' Edward Brooke, Andrew Young of Georgia and Texan Barbara Jordan are among 16 Blacks elected to Congress in 1972
The New York Times
National
Editorial: After Paris Attacks, Vilifying Refugees
Report Assails Baltimore Police’s Response to Unrest
Study Strongly Links Baltimore Mortgage Denials to Race
Video of an Arrest in San Francisco Triggers Investigations Into Deputies’ Use of Force
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Over Planned Parenthood Documents
More States Are Initiating Programs to Encourage Retirement Savings
Local
Plan to Close Nuclear Plant in Upstate New York Rattles Its Neighbors
Chris Christie, Taking Law-and-Order Stance, Sidesteps Bridge Scandal in ’16 Race
Bronx Program Encourages Fathers to Talk About Sex
The Christian Science Monitor
Hate crimes in America dropped by 8 percent in 2014
Democratic debate: How the Paris attacks may change US presidential race
Is a US goal of containing the Islamic State advisable?
THE MONITOR'S VIEW EU’s preemptive move on African migration
University of Kansas racial tensions: The next Mizzou?
The Star Ledger
Christie: No Syrian refugees, not even 'orphans under age 5'
N.J. Democrats pick up 4th new Assembly seat as Republican concedes in close race
Lawmakers push bill to give unauthorized immigrants N.J. driver's licenses
N.J. clergy 'Black Lives Matter' protest calls for independent police shooting reviews
Revamped N.J. smart gun bill advances after drawing fire from opponents
Philly.com
Nutter: Gun violence is also terrorism
Council committee approves new casino
Pa.-based college system forgives loans
Philly schools see fewer charter applications
The Detroit Free Press
Can't afford health care premiums? Nonprofit can help
Homeowner assistance program ends Dec. 31
Study: Economy adds to traffic, which raises road deaths
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland considers banning tobacco sales to people under 21
Five charged in deadly drive-by killing of Cleveland child
Missing Cleveland teen returns home safely
Cleveland holds disciplinary hearing against police officer Michael Brelo
The facts on defunding Planned Parenthood in Ohio
The Chicago Sun-Times
Committee OKs $700,000 in police abuse settlements amid questions
Shabazz-Sizemore charter school accuses CPS of changing rules for closings
Faisal Khan closes office with parting shots at mayor, council
Brown: Illinois college students remain budget hostages
The Los Angeles Times
Garcetti's overhaul of LAFD hiring hasn't met aim of diversifying
An LAPD employee program costs the city millions, and there isn't a reliable way to track it
Community college leaders call for new accrediting system
The Washington Post
NOAA climate feud: Pursuit of scientific truth vs. public accountability
House passes bill to end pay raises for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs
DOJ: Some executives ought to be “nervous” about its get-tougher crusade against corporate crime
Second largest for-profit chain to pay $95 million to settle fraud charges
Donald Trump repeats inaccurate figure that ‘over 300,000 veterans died waiting for care’
Bernie Sanders’s claims about his $1 trillion infrastructure plan
Cruz: ‘No meaningful risk’ of Christians committing terrorism
New museum turns walls into a movie screen
Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals
Should all students be proficient in algebra to graduate?
USA Today
51 arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis police
White, male tech image hinders progress, poll finds
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