Today in Black History: Civil rights pioneer Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was born on this date in 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The New York Times

National

Garland’s Record and Style Hint at His Broad Appeal

Battle for the Supreme Court: What Happens Next

One Group Resists Clinton: White Men

Editorial: Voters Tell Prosecutors, Black Lives Matter

Out of Race, Marco Rubio Returns to the Senate

Bernie Sanders, in Arizona, Takes On Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Bernie Sanders Says He Won’t Seek Recount in Missouri

Bridge Scandal Trial May Prevent a Trump-Christie Ticket

Michigan Governor Tells Congress He Was Misled on Flint Water

Chicago Police Superintendent Search Narrowed to 3 Finalists

Guilty Verdict for Aiding in Attack on Anti-Islam Cartoon Event in Texas


Local

A Cloak of Silence After a South Bronx Killing

Man Fatally Stabs Daughter’s Attacker in Harlem Subway Station

Port Authority Chief to Remain as Search for a Successor Continues


The Christian Science Monitor

Could more government transparency help prevent another Flint? (+video)

A contested GOP convention? History offers some unusual clues (+video)

Around world, doubts whether Trump could 'make America great again' (+video)

From Trump to Supreme Court, a Washington torn over its rules


The Star-Ledger

'Uncertainty' about past testing prompts new DEP lead plan in Newark

Newark begins testing kids' blood lead levels

Princeton Schools testing water for lead after Newark results

N.J. can force-feed inmate on hunger strike, judge rules

Christie administration backs down on clean water rules | Editorial


Philly.com

Dion Waiters' hoops and tragedy: 'The streets don't love you back'

Plan for 3 more charters draws protests, counterprotests

Wolf calls for new good-government changes


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland man accused of using AK-47 in gang-related shooting arrested

February Ohio unemployment numbers to be released: What to watch for Friday

Vote in black communities sweeps Michael O'Malley to victory over Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty

East Cleveland school district settles over principal who dragged, kicked special-needs student (video)

There's no going back to paper tests, state says, despite controversy over online ones


The Chicago Tribune

Discrepancy in reports on whether bat swung at cop in fatal shootings of LeGrier, Jones

3 finalists for Chicago's top cop give views of job in their own words

21 shot, 1 fatally, 1 stabbed across city

Senate Democrats approve spending $3.8 billion GOP says Illinois doesn't have

Kids who end up in juvenile jail have high rates of drug dependency: Northwestern study

Arne Duncan takes aim at Chicago's violence with youth jobs initiative

If CPS ever misses a debt payment, property owners would see taxes jump


The Detroit Free Press

Why some Flint homes face higher taxes despite water

6 most-heated moments during Snyder's Flint water crisis testimony

How to use Michigan's Freedom of Information Act


The Los Angeles Times

Reservoirs get a big boost from 'Miracle March' — but the drought isn't over yet

Garcetti-affiliated nonprofit raises $14.6 million in first year

Black Lives Matter protesters who blocked L.A. freeway are 'vessels of change,' lawyer tells jury


The Washington Post

Democrats plan push to force hearings on Supreme Court nominee

Bernie Sanders accuses an Arizona sheriff of ‘un-American’ tactics

Not continuing to run would be ‘outrageously undemocratic,’ Bernie Sanders says

The Daily Trail: Inside the conservative anti-Trump strategy meeting

Cruz criticized for appointing anti-Muslim foreign policy advisers

Rabbis organize boycott of Trump’s speech to pro-Israel group

Memorial service to be held for celebrated, controversial Frances Cress Welsing

EPA’s McCarthy stands up to claims her agency is responsible for Flint water crisis

In a first, girls outdo boys in prestigious high school science competition

Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen debate for first time on Friday

D.C.’s decade-old problem of lead in water gets new attention during Flint crisis

Maryland Senate votes to remove references to the Confederacy from state song

Kids who eat two breakfasts are less likely to be overweight than those who eat none


USA Today

Lead taints drinking water in hundreds of schools, day cares across USA

Is this 'total war'? Anonymous posts Trump's Social Security number, phone number

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