Today in Black History: Prolific songwriter, Grammy Award winning artist, producer, and music executive William "Smokey" Robinson is born in 1940.
The New York Times
National
The Education of a Black Police Officer
Court Nominee Could Reshape American Life
President Obama Is Criticized Over Funeral for Scalia
Clinton and Sanders Reach Out to Latino Voters in Las Vegas
Conservatives Say as No-Show, Rubio Showed True Colors
A Donald Trump Victory Could Clash With South Carolina’s Self-Image
A.C.L.U. Challenges Kansas Voter Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship
Charges for 5 in Nevada Case That Gave Rise to Oregon Standoff
Court Delays Officers’ Trials in Freddie Gray Case
Local
Specter of Corruption Hangs Over Special Elections for Legislature
A Bronx Precinct Where Killings Persist
The Christian Science Monitor
Donald Trump vs. Pope Francis: Game-changer in South Carolina? (+video)
Human trafficking: US closes legal loophole on 'slave labor' imports (+video)
Vewiser Dixon's ambitious vision: make inner-city Kansas City a 'black Silicon Valley'
As California enters a 'new era' on water, cities seek their own solutions
The Star-Ledger
Lawmakers to Christie: Restore food stamps for 11K residents in N.J.
More must be done for prisoner re-entry, officials say
Birdsall CEO pleads guilty in huge N.J. pay-to-play scheme
Trenton mayor breaks silence on payroll problem being investigated by FBI
3 former governors to Christie: Stop Horizon's new insurance plans
Philly.com
200 protest closure of N. Philly hospital
Hite troubled by SRC ruling
City Hall stickers target SJ mayor's ally
Ernestine Rouse, teacher and school board member
Chicago Sun-Times
State Board of Ed launches financial probe of CPS
State board rules against teacher 'steps and lanes' raises
Plan Commission approves massive Lathrop Homes development
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Swamped by sewer bills? U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge proposes help for low-income households
Ohio recreational marijuana measure paused: campaign will work on medical marijuana
John Kasich cheers polls that show him beating Hillary Clinton in November: Ohio Politics Roundup
Ohio Supreme Court Justice O'Connor helps Cuyahoga County Drug Court celebrate 300th graduate
The Detroit Free Press
Before Berlin, Jesse Owens made history at U-M
Nation of Islam comes home to Detroit for convention
Audit cites lack of staff, false records at vets home
Editorial: DPS House legislation is an insult
Faith groups asked to help get justice for rape victims
The Washington Post
Republican primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest
Pope Francis is just the latest world leader to call out Donald Trump
Sanders declares he is a ‘strong feminist’ and ‘honorary woman’
For the first time, a major poll shows Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders wins backing of African American group in Nevada’s largest county
Georgetown law professors argue over how, and whether, to mourn Scalia
Charles Koch: This is the one issue where Bernie Sanders is right
Sanders criticizes Bill Clinton on welfare reform, saying it increased ‘extreme poverty’
Senators bicker over past remarks as activists lay down SCOTUS battle lines
Md. lawmakers accuse Gov. Hogan of ‘assaults on . . . our black communities’
The Los Angeles Times
Suddenly in Nevada, the Democratic race is close and the stakes are high
Opposition campaign launched against Gavin Newsom's gun control initiative
College student killed by train may have been distracted by his cellphone
Mayor Eric Garcetti says he will back a ballot measure to reform the DWP
USA Today
Director of Smithsonian's new African-American museum discusses the power of history
Miami cops vow security boycott of Beyoncé concert in April
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