Today in Black History: Elston Howard becomes the first Black player on the New York Yankees baseball team on this date in 1955.
The New York Times
National
Bernie Sanders in Washington Square Park
Bernie Sanders, in New York, Presses Fight Against ‘Status Quo’
Hillary Clinton Gets Tepid Response at Black Activist Conference
Bernie Sanders Relishes Backing From a Fellow Senator and a Labor Union
Tensions Ease Between Donald Trump and Party Leader as New York Primary Nears
Democrats Prepare to Debate as G.O.P. Candidates Gather for Dinner
What to Look For in the Democratic Debate
Senators Propose Holding Part of Refunds for Taxpayers’ ‘Rainy Day’ Funds
Chicago Police Dept. Plagued by Systemic Racism, Task Force Finds
Teacher Tenure Is Challenged Again in a Minnesota Lawsuit
Teenager Who Used ‘Affluenza’ Defense Is Sentenced to Jail
Zika Virus Causes Birth Defects, Health Officials Confirm
Hastert Accuser, a Former Wrestler, Is Expected to Testify at Sentencing
Local
Segregation Issue Complicates de Blasio’s Housing Push
What It’s Like to Live in Segregated New York
Juror Imperils Conviction of Peter Liang, Ex-Officer, in Brooklyn Killing
De Blasio Plays Down Contact With Men at Heart of U.S. Inquiry
The Christian Science Monitor
How can Chicago police rebuild trust?
Want to shrink the wage gap? Help parents care for kids.
The mounting call for a humanitarian revolution
Good jobs without a degree? Boston's $3 million test.
The Star-Ledger
Bridgegate lawyers say creating traffic jam is not a federal crime
Ted Cruz will be on N.J. ballot after judge's ruling, Lt. Governor says
Jersey City plan to replace cops with security guards is halted
Fulop rethinking support of North Jersey casino expansion
Audio recording on NJ Transit is an appalling intrusion | Editorial
The Chicago Tribune
As a lawmaker, Hastert urged life sentences for repeat child molesters
Hastert's attorneys have nerve to ask if coach's groin massage is abuse?
Emanuel acknowledges racism in CPD; task force recommends sweeping changes
Northwestern University opening more doors to community college students
Daughter's social media posts undermine Reynolds' care claims, prosecutors say
With violence up, top cop proposes moving detectives back to West Side
Philly.com
After most recent suicide, Penn students demand action
Ubiñas: Good cops must speak out about bad colleagues
City employees still taking DROP money and coming back
Ross: City police staffing lowest in 22 years
Girl, 14, stabbed inside Philadelphia school
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Former Kasich advisor Robert Sommers among five finalists for state superintendent job
Who wants to be Ohio's new state superintendent? See the full list of candidates here
Dayton first-grade teacher placed on leave, accused in altercation with student
Columbus duo accused of live-streaming rape
Ex-Cleveland Brown Reggie Rucker says concussions possibly caused him to steal from nonprofits
The Washington Post
Feds urged to fight ‘unconscious bias’ in hiring and promotions
Bernie Sanders sliced Hillary Clinton’s New York lead in half since early March
Packed protest greets Trump in Pittsburgh
Bernie Sanders rallies 27,000 in Manhattan
Having so many Southern states vote early ‘kind of distorts reality,’ Bernie Sanders says
Bernie Sanders proves a celebrity magnet in New York
Bernie Sanders wants the U.S. to stop having the highest child poverty rate among rich countries. Here’s how you can do it.
What the Panama Papers don’t say about global finance is just as troubling
Not just reading and math: Education Secretary to call for return to a ‘well-rounded education’
Florida congressman labels Metro a ‘screwed-up mess’; board chairman says federal government not paying fair share
Wil Wheaton and the USA Science and Engineering Festival want your kids to be curious
The Los Angeles Times
Hillary Clinton fights to secure black vote in New York in face of recent racial missteps
Selling T-shirts and toys on Figueroa: For L.A.'s poor, it's a way to make ends meet
Seize a homeless person's property? Not so fast, a federal judge tells L.A.
California doesn't have enough housing, and lawmakers aren't doing much about it
Lakers' win transforms Kobe Bryant's send-off from scripted to spectacular
Plaschke: Bryant goes out shots blazing in magical finish, even for him
USA Today
Task force finds Chicago Police Department plagued by racism
Reports: Trump campaign manager will not be prosecuted
The Detroit Free Press
DPS: Elevated lead or copper found in 19 Detroit schools
Open carry day brings gun toters to state Capitol
M-1 Rail work source of Henry Ford Hospital water discoloration
Food protests spreads to third Michigan prison
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