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Today in Black History: The late Congressman Charles C. Diggs from Michigan is born in Detroit in 1922
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The New York Times

National

Editorial: The Chicago Police Scandal

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Fires Chicago Police Superintendent


Cleveland Officer Says He Shot Tamir Rice After Fake Gun Was Pulled

Hillary Clinton Calls for Overhaul of Justice System

Wary of Donald Trump, G.O.P. Leaders Are Caught in a Standoff

Students’ Protests May Play Role in Supreme Court Case on Race in Admissions

ISIS Followers in U.S. Are Diverse and Young

Obama’s Final State of the Union Is Set for Weeks Before Primary Season Begins


At Home, Chris Christie Hears a Dissenting Newspaper Voice


Local


The Questionable Ways of Albany, Exposed at Sheldon Silver’s Trial


Cuomo Tempers Hopes for Tougher Ethics Laws

Kean University Graduate Accused in Threats Against Blacks

Two New York City Workers Charged With Stealing $2.1 Million From Benefits Programs



The Christian Science Monitor


Can Chicago police reform? It's up to Mayor Emanuel now.

In one California community, a different approach to homelessness

Chocolate gets sweeter: How consumer outrage is reducing child labor in Ghana

Homeward bound: In Ghana, diaspora 'returnees' straddle two worlds



The Star Ledger

Christie kicking off N.J. fundraising tour for GOP presidential bid

N.J. lawmaker: Time to end Planned Parenthood probe after killings


Twitter threats won't 'tear us apart,' Kean president tells students (VIDEO)

Don't throw out sex assault charges against teacher, prosecutors tell judge


Philly.com


Kane appoints 'Porngate' prosecutor

Feds: Former Philly school cop lied to get into Amtrak crash scene

Who will take over struggling schools?

No vote yet on city's deal with Comcast


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Prosecutor releases statements from Cleveland police officers involved in Tamir Rice shooting

What experts say about four key moments of the Tamir Rice shooting


Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis P. Will to seek re-election in 2016

Ohio House Republicans to proceed carefully on 'right-to-work' bill


The Detroit Free Press


Criminals beware: New database is tracking your tattoos

Cops: 'Cowards' film beating of cerebral palsy patient

Detroit police chief: Armed citizens curb terrorism risk

Shooting left two dead, two hurt on Detroit's east side


The Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: After firing McCarthy, Emanuel faces bigger problem


Before firing McCarthy, Emanuel creates task force


The Los Angeles Times


California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris sues to shut down 2 car donation charities

PAC shielded $2.3 million in donations by L.A. charter school backers

Donations made to California Charter Schools Assn. Advocates

L.A. County supervisors vote against selling 241 public housing units

California members among congressional Democrats seeking to disband Planned Parenthood panel


The Washington Post


Don’t meet me in St. Louis

Before Colorado shooting, a trail of allegations of violence against women

Illinois attorney general asks Justice Department for civil rights investigation into Chicago police

Questions and answers about federal employee health insurance


HHS says patient safety efforts have saved 87,000 lives, $20 billion

New cases of diabetes are down, but here’s why the U.S. is still in trouble — in three simple charts

Ted Cruz’s Four-Pinocchio claim that ‘the overwhelming majority of violent criminals are Democrats’

Judge expects to seat jury in Freddie Gray case on Wednesday

Family demands to know why D.C. man was in custody of “special police,” and how he died

Ex-basketball star Jason Miskiri sentenced to two years in prison for drug trafficking

Elevated radon levels in 26 schools touch off retesting in Montgomery


USA Today


Black Friday breaks record with 185K gun background checks

There's more Arabic being spoken in Ohio schools. Here's why.

Clinic shooting unlikely to bring major shift to Colo. gun laws





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