Today in Black History: In 1964 Sidney Poitier becomes the first Black to win an Academy Award for best actor for his role in 1963's "Lillies of the Field."
The New York Times
National
Opinion: Did Blacks Really Endorse the 1994 Crime Bill?
Opinion: Why I’m Supporting Bernie Sanders
Editorial: Clinton Needs to Say More About the Crime Bill
Trump Calls System ‘Rigged’ as Cruz Racks Up Delegates
Victims’ Mothers Are a Force for Clinton
Paul Ryan Rules Out Run for President
Nebraska Legislature Rejects Winner-Take-All Electoral Vote System
North Carolina Governor Tries to Step Back From Bias Law
Hillary Clinton Puts Racially Charged Skit on Bill de Blasio’s Shoulders
As Lead Levels Dip, Flint Residents Are Urged: Run Your Water
Baltimore After Freddie Gray: The ‘Mind-Set Has Changed’
Panel Calls for Major Changes at Texas Jail That Held Sandra Bland
Local
Lawyers Again Question Prosecution’s Conduct in 2003 Murder Case
Conflicting Conclusions Drawn After Officers Enter a Brooklyn Apartment
Gang Member Stoked Violence That Led to His Sister’s Murder, Prosecutor Says
Editorial: Summer Jobs for All City High School Students
The Christian Science Monitor
Want to shrink the wage gap? Help parents care for kids.
Political correctness run amok? De Blasio's 'racist joke' gives left a taste.
Why GOP might be misjudging 'stolen' delegate uproar
The Star-Ledger
Racial profiling debate: 3 questions on policing in N.J.
Rutgers student killed in possible drug robbery had 'bright future'
Opening statements expected tomorrow in trial of Newark man accused of killing boy
N.J. could phase out special aid to some school districts
Cruz: Christie 'in his own private hell' for backing Trump
Mukherji bill to help homeless get free ID approved by Assembly
Philly.com
Phila. wins $3.5M grant to cut inmate numbers
Fattah lawyers launch first attack on evidence
Kenney looks back over 100 days
Toomey still balking on high court vote
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Councilman defects from Green Party, returns to Dems (video)
Columbus police officer dies from gunshot wound suffered in weekend shooting
John Kasich appoints Angela Stokes' replacement to Cleveland Municipal Court
State to shutter 10 prison farms, sell off land
$61 million for Cuyahoga County projects in Ohio budget: See the list
State Auditor David Yost finds that state charter school sponsor reviews were "noncompliant"
2016 is the second year without executions in Ohio, but death penalty foes won't claim victory yet
The Detroit Free Press
Message to Congress expected to be Flint deserves better
Task force blasts state leaders, EM law for Flint water crisis
Shahid Khan's advice to engineers: 'Make sure you make money'
Detroit to host job fair to help minority demolition contractors
Why was Monica Conyers at Bob Bashara hearing?
The Chicago Tribune
Teen was fatally shot by cop as he was scaling fence, according to police source, witness
Reports address Chicago's under-enrolled high schools
Chicago police must face 'hard truths' about racist past, task force draft report says
Editorial: As a new report slams his department: The big job ahead for Chicago's top cop
Gov. Rauner's interim grade: An epic F
The Washington Post
Bill Clinton grapples with the then and the now
Cruz likely to block Trump on a second ballot at convention
In Kasich’s call for governing experience, some hear another gasp of old GOP
Eric Holder endorses former prosecutor in Md. congressional race
Voter anger is mostly about party, not social class
More than 50 health, religious and labor groups urge Congress to reject TPP trade deal
In 6 graphs, here’s why young women don’t support Hillary Clinton as much as older women do
This study 40 years ago could have reshaped the American diet. But it was never fully published.
D.C. to unveil new crime hotline to connect victims with services
The ugly truth about Confederate memorials
Senator: The Obama administration is trying to skirt new federal education law
The Los Angeles Times
The plan to get every California kid into preschool
Los Angeles poised to adopt environmental protections for polluted communities
L.A. workers would get 6 paid sick days under new proposal
Kobe Bryant has had a lasting bond with L.A., and now he reaches his final game
10 memorable moments from Kobe Bryant's 20-year NBA career
USA Today
Sen. Leahy says 'sleazy' Supreme Court fight will reverberate
'Affluenza' teen to appear in adult court
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