Today in Black History: P.B.S. Pinchback becomes the nation's first Black governor on this date in 1872 in the state of Louisiana.
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The New York Times
National
Supreme Court to Revisit Case That May Alter Affirmative Action
Re-Examining Race and College Admissions
New Chicago Police Video Prompts Rebuke From Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Defense to Begin Case for Officer Accused in Freddie Gray’s Death
Donald Trump Deflects Withering Fire on Muslim Plan
Plan to Bar Foreign Muslims by Donald Trump Might Survive a Lawsuit
Trump’s Plan to Bar Muslims Is Widely Condemned Abroad
Presidential Candidates on Gun Violence
Jeb Bush’s Tax Plan Would Cause $8.1 Trillion Budget Hole, Analysis Finds
U.S. to Open Shelters for New Surge of Youths Crossing Southwest Border
Local
New York Police Officer Fatally Shoots Unarmed Man After Chase Into Westchester
Mayor de Blasio Draws Criticism for Plan to Pay for Security in Private Schools
Judge Acquits Guard in Assault That Maimed New York State Prisoner
New York Court Dismisses Challenge to Nail Salon Wage Protections
Report Details ‘Systemic Failures’ in Communication Between New York Police and Housing Authority
The Christian Science Monitor
Chicago has tried police reform before. How it can do better this time.
After No Child Left Behind, will shift to states help or hurt students? (+video)
A glimpse of how Supreme Court could reshape US elections
American jihadi defects as Al Qaeda-Islamic State rivalry deepens in Africa
The Star Ledger
Documentary star's death pushes Newark homicides past 2014 total
N.J. state trooper admits driving drunk during on-duty crash
Following orders, overweight National Guard general slimming down, report says
14 Elizabeth gang members arrested after 6-month investigation, prosecutor says
Councilman, political newcomer hoping to unseat mayor in Orange
Philly.com
Temple pauses plans for $100 million stadium
‘The playbook of Hitler’: Nutter wants to ban Trump from Philly
Pa. GOP must renounce fascism
Pa. Supreme Court justice likely faces judicial trial
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
East Cleveland councilman Thomas Wheeler survives recall attempt
Judge rejects reverse-discrimination lawsuit filed by nine Cleveland police officers
Judge ends federal monitoring of Ohio's youth prison system
Ohio Democrats rethink strategy against right-to-work, unemployment legislation
The Chicago Sun-Times
Sneed exclusive: Claypool might cut CPS office jobs by one-third
Cmdr. Glenn Evans' trial gets underway with testimony of alleged victim
IPRA chief wants to hand off Laquan McDonald probe to city watchdog
The Detroit Free Press
National union to run Detroit teachers' local
Muslim youths on Trump: 'Dangerous, downright crazy'
Man who sold $18M in fake Detroit homes gets prison
Education reform bill includes Peters' measures
Lawsuit alleges discriminatory hiring by state police
The Washington Post
FBI to sharply expand its system for tracking fatal police shootings and violent encounters
Trump’s call to bar Muslims stirs bipartisan anger
Rhetoric unparalleled in modern U.S. politics
7 months after Freddie Gray’s death, ‘ain’t nothing changed out here’
U-Mich. offers itself as a test case for considering race in admissions
How mass shootings are changing America’s schools
Justices appear split in Texas redistricting challenge
Prosecution rests in case of officer charged in the death of Freddie Gray
One way to boost achievement among poor kids? Make sure they have classmates who aren’t poor.
The Los Angeles Times
New documents provide details of LAUSD probe that led to firing of famed educator Rafe Esquith
From a severed pig's head to a bullet-riddled Koran, attacks on Muslims are rising
USA Today
School board member wants Muppets book banned
For the Record: The gun issue (or not)
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