Today in Black History: Frederick Douglass and Martin R. Delaney start the North Star anti-slavery newspaper in 1847.
The New York Times
National
2 Suspects Dead; 14 Killed in California
Couple Kept Tight Lid on Plans for California Shooting
Editorial: The Horror in San Bernardino
On Average, Mass Shootings Occur Daily in the U.S.
Ben Carson Sinks on Doubts About His Foreign Policy
Jeb Bush’s New Show of Confidence Is Failing to Connect With Republicans
Bernie Sanders’s Appeal Makes New Hampshire Pivotal Ground for Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton Calls for U.S. Inquiry Into Laquan McDonald Shooting
Local
Sheldon Silver’s Lawyers Are Likely to Argue U.S. Failed to Prove Quid Pro Quo
Director of Group That Raises Money for New York Schools Abruptly Quits Amid Troubles
Brooklyn Eyeglass Merchant and 2 Others Are Charged in $3.4 Million Loan Fraud
Dismay and Relief After Kean Graduate Is Accused in Threats Against Blacks
The Christian Science Monitor
Can Chicago police reform? It's up to Mayor Emanuel now. (+video)
In Paris aftermath, a revived appetite in Europe for military missions
The Star Ledger
4 N.J. hospitals given top marks by national rating group
N.J. motor vehicle officials in cahoots with used-car dealers, SCI report says
N.J. legislators: Let's change law that OK'd disputed Horizon health plan
N.J. students beat PARCC average on most exams
N.J. Assemblyman abruptly resigns before Christie gun veto override vote
Philly.com
Ramsey: I'm not considering Chicago's top cop job
1700s Philly black leader's obit found
Education Plus Charter votes to disband
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Man carrying gun around Akron gets big response, prompts talk of racial tension, gun laws
Ohio Supreme Court races will feature Cincinnati Republicans, Northeast Ohio Democrats
Tamir Rice family's experts often work for plaintiffs in civil rights lawsuits
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan cops fume over loss of U.S. military vehicles
Report: Detroit a leader in initiatives for black males
Nonprofits getting nearly $500,000 in surprise grants
Detroit police chief discusses 4-year-old mauled by 4 dogs
The Chicago Sun-Times
Judge: Video of another fatal police shooting should stay sealed
Chicago Teachers Union sets strike vote for Dec. 9-11
Police union president: McCarthy firing 'another kick' to CPD
The Los Angeles Times
How the massacre in San Bernardino set off a surreal day for hundreds
Column: We cannot accept mass shootings as the new normal
Editorial: The U.S. infatuation with guns is bordering on a society-wide suicidal impulse
L.A. City Council votes to allow more exemptions to ammunition limit
Two police killings of young black men, and how two cities responded
The Washington Post
One map shows why America’s gun violence is so much worse than anywhere else
Attackers slay 14 in Calif. in deadliest mass shooting since Sandy Hook
The liberal outrage over NRA-backed politicians, in this one-of-a-kind Tweetstorm
House leaves ‘No Child’ education law behind
Growing racial gaps in graduation rates at several public universities
Watching too much TV in your 20s may impact how your brain works in mid-life, study suggests
How the rise of American-style segregation is feeding division in Europe
‘I can’t breathe,’ Freddie Gray told Baltimore police officer, prosecutor says
Union that helped make Edwards switches alliance to Van Hollen
Panel: How Md. could save nearly $250 million with prison reform
Officer threatens civilian with gun to the head
USA Today
Minn. police clear shooting protest camp
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