Today in Black History: Ira Aldridge, the great 19th century Black actor, famous throughout the world, was born in 1807 in New York City.
The New York Times
National
Three Crucial States Show Tight Races Between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Sanders’s West Virginia Victory Prolongs Race With Clinton
Clinton, in Shift to Left, Favors Wider Access to Medicare
Hillary Clinton Backs Income Limits on Parents’ Costs for Child Care
Donald Trump, Bucking Calls to Unite, Claims ‘Mandate’ to Be Provocative
Ted Cruz Declines to Support Donald Trump, and Muses About Re-entering Race
Merrick Garland Completes Nominee Questionnaire for the Senate
West Point Won’t Punish Cadets in Raised-Fist Photo
Transgender Fight in North Carolina May Hinge On 1964 Law
2nd Trial Over Freddie Gray Will Be Decided by Judge
Citadel Denies Student’s Request to Wear a Hijab
Local
Sued, Cuomo Says He Supports New York Farmworkers’ Right to Organize
Feeling the Full-Bodied Joy of Students Who Got a Late Start
Cuomo Distances Himself From Lobbyist at Center of Inquiry
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Hiroshima speech will mean so much to Obama
More Americans, Japanese saying Hiroshima bombing was wrong
25 hedge managers made $13 billion in 2015. Are the rich becoming richer?
How Ferguson heals: beyond police chief, need for deeper change
What is gender identity? 'Bathroom bill' lawsuits offer contrasting views.
Making America blue again? Donald Trump and taxing the rich.
THE MONITOR'S VIEW Obama’s best legacy on race
The Star-Ledger
Christie may be on Trump's vice president short list, report says
Have N.J. lawmakers given up on effort to save Atlantic City from bankruptcy?
Investigation continues into death of N.J. schools chief
No racism at Kean U, controversial audit says
N.J. may boost tax credit to help 'unnoticed' low-income families
Philly.com
Tribal leaders implore Army: Bring our children home
Phila. traditions on trial in 'Feibush v. Johnson'
Phila. Council president indicates he favors keeping city commissioners
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland teachers consider a fall strike as frustration grows over evaluations, Cleveland Plan
Prosecutors want Reggie Rucker detained at home until sentencing after golf course dust-up
Cleveland City Council extends hours for Public Square, Mall areas
New poll on Ohio's U.S. Senate race to be released: What to watch for Wednesday
Cleveland daycare workers sentenced to prison for beating 2-year-old
Student sprayed with pepper spray at Cleveland high school
The Detroit Free Press
Foundations pledge nearly $125M to Flint recovery
DPS can't afford reckoning of Lansing's mismanagement
Plea hearing today for Detroit schools vendor Norman Shy
Nine Democrats, 1 Republican file for Smith Senate seat
Feds receive complaint against Lansing council
The Chicago Tribune
2 dead, 5 hurt in Chicago shootings
Illinois Senate passes school funding bill, but prospects uncertain
Emanuel keeps Wall Street waiting on pension overhaul
State says CPS doesn't warrant financial intervention
The Los Angeles Times
Kamala Harris is focus of California's final U.S. Senate debate before primary
Do new charter schools really cost L.A. Unified more than $500 million a year? Charter and district leaders respond
The drugs to execute criminals could cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, California prison agency records show
Deputies charged in San Francisco beating caught on video
It's time to craft workable solutions to homelessness
The Washington Post
A first look inside the Smithsonian’s African American museum: Stunning views, grand scale
West Point cadets pictured in fist-raising photo did not break any rules, inquiry finds
The Archdiocese of Baltimore has posted a list of 71 priests accused of sexually abusing children
The problem that school choice has not solved
At the University of North Carolina, no resolution to tense standoff over transgender ‘bathroom law’
Yes, the feds could pull North Carolina’s education funding for violating transgender civil rights
One city’s solution to drinking water contamination? Get rid of every lead pipe.
Sanders celebrates W. Va. win, as Clinton looks to Ky.
House set to pass legislation aimed at heroin and painkiller abuse
Md. legislators endorse resettlement of Syrians in letter to Gov. Hogan
USA Today
Sanders rally draws thousands in Oregon
Three dead, four injured in stabbing at Massachusetts mall, home
Poll: 3 battleground Senate races still tight
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