Today in Black History: Pioneering hematologist Dr. Charles Drew, who made discoveries on the use of blood plasma and set up the first blood bank, was born in 1904.
The New York Times
National
Speaker Paul Ryan, After an Awkward Courtship, Endorses Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton Warns That Donald Trump’s ‘Thin Skin’ Would Set Off War or Economic Crisis
Where Hillary Clinton’s Heavy Attack Was Light on Specifics
At Odds Publicly, Donald Trump and Karl Rove Hold a Private Meeting
Donald Trump, Legal Experts Fear, ‘Is How Authoritarianism Starts’
U.C.L.A. Gunman May Have Targeted 2nd Professor and Killed Woman
U.S. Bans Commercial Trade of African Elephant Ivory
3 Fort Hood Soldiers Dead and 6 Missing in Texas Floods
Cincinnati Police Wrap Up Gorilla Investigation
Local
Gun Used in Irving Plaza Shooting Is Found in Troy Ave’s Van, Police Say
New York Police Official Stripped of Badge Amid Corruption Inquiry
De Blasio Defends Fund-Raising and Stokes Feud With Cuomo
Suffolk County District Attorney on Defensive as U.S. Inquiry Expands
The Christian Science Monitor
Can police big data stop Chicago's spike in crime?
The politics of perception: why we always think we're right
Winning not the only thing? A college football ethics shift. (+video)
Slovakia's youth flirt with fascism. A failure of education?
The Star-Ledger
Hudson County hospital chain dumps N.J.'s largest insurance network
Trenton residents speak out against violence, urge action
Christie praises 'good friend' Timpone as new Supreme Court justice is sworn in
Effort to block Christie's new handgun rules advances
Democratic mayoral candidate accused of being a right-wing Republican
Philly.com
On a Brewerytown block, disbelief over hoops star’s arrest
Fattah's finances under microscope as prosecutors' case nears end
Cosby's accuser: 'I just wanted to confront him'
Ride hailing may yet provide windfall for city school district
NAACP pulls plug on Law-Norcross debate
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Serial killer Michael Madison's death sentence an antidote for victims' families
Group raises questions about Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's connection to polluting industries
Former Cleveland nonprofit official, contractors charged in scheme involving kickbacks, faulty lead abatement work
Equipment and tech needs plague Cleveland police, monitor's report says
Cleveland police monitor's report released, praises and criticizes city as reforms are implemented
Jury awards $22 million to man locked in closet by East Cleveland police for four days with no food or toilet
The Chicago Tribune
1 dead, 11 wounded in city shootings
City to make public dozens of recordings of police shootings, other incidents
City settles lawsuit in fatal shooting by Chicago police in 2011
Chicago Teachers Union blames state school spending impasse on lack of leadership
Rauner and Emanuel, from friendship to insults
The Detroit Free Press
Petty crime, deadly penalty for 13-year-old Detroit boy
Memorials held in Detroit for abducted, slain teen
House OKs DPS deal with barest of margins
Flint mayor at Mackinac Conference: 'People don't want to leave'
The Los Angeles Times
Clinton-Sanders race tightens in California as her popularity slumps
Poll finds Senate hopeful Loretta Sanchez strong among these voters but few others
Black Lives Matter activist found guilty of interfering with Pasadena police
An allegation of academic theft at heart of UCLA shooting
Ballot plan would expand DWP board and allow its members to get paid
The Washington Post
Gun violence prevention group with ties to Bloomberg endorses Clinton
After criticizing New Mexico Gov. Martinez, Trump now says he wants her endorsement
Clinton’s quiet support of the death penalty for Dylann Roof is a sign that the primary isn’t over
Donald Trump to meet with Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday
Park Service chief apologizes for unethical behavior
As altered Supreme Court term comes to end, signs point to a muted finale
Life expectancy is up sharply for blacks and Hispanics; whites are lagging
After secret Harvard meeting, scientists announce plans for synthetic human genomes
America’s jobs market has had a great 2016. Will it last?
Clergy come out to take on violence around the Metro and beyond
Gates Foundation chief admits Common Core mistakes
McAuliffe’s clemency order comes under scrutiny
How Maryland came to repeal mandatory minimums for drug offenders
USA Today
Trump hits back, says Clinton 'has to go to jail'
A Sanders win in California could mean 'summer of agony' for Clinton
Newly disclosed CDC biolab failures 'like a screenplay for a disaster movie'
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