Today in Black History: President Barack Hussein Obama, the first Black elected President of the United States, was born on this date in 1961 in Hawaii.
The New York Times
National
Trump Edges Close to Clinton With Flood of Donations
Unfiltered Voices From Trump Rallies
Opinion: Why Can’t the G.O.P. Get Real With Black Voters?
Blow: Trump Reflects White Male Fragility
Kansas Voters Send Message by Ousting Tea Party Firebrand
Justices Temporarily Block Virginia Order on Bathroom Choice
Clinton to Discuss Jobs in Las Vegas, a Town With Trump’s Name All Over It
Hillary Clinton Campaign Takes First Steps in Presidential Transition
Texas Agrees to Soften Voter ID Law After Court Order
Local
Social Circles Collide on a Dance Floor. Then a Brawl Ends in Death.
Official Defends Cuomo Program That Has Created Only 408 Jobs
Tightrope Walk Awaits New York’s New Police Commissioner, and de Blasio
City Report Suggests Progress in Effort to Curb Violence at Rikers Island
Wrongfully Convicted of Rape, a New Jersey Man Finds More Punishment After Prison
The Christian Science Monitor
Claims of a new racism, and a new remedy
Trump's unraveling GOP: How we reached this point
In Kansas, Republican romance with tea party sours
Washington law-enforcement officer arrested for buying gift cards for ISIS
CHANGE AGENT: She creates quilts with a message
Philly.com
It's three big-headline cases at once for Philly law firm
Cosby says jurors shouldn't hear his phone call with accuser's mom
Poll: Police harassment familiar to young blacks, Hispanics
Obama shortens terms for 214 prisoners; 67 had life sentence
The Star-Ledger
Bomb threat clears Statehouse in Trenton, report says
Trump Taj Mahal to close after Labor Day due to casino worker strike
N.J. to slash pension investments in hedge funds that were criticized by unions
Judge tosses sex assault conviction of man long fighting to clear his name
Sweeney risks his bid for gov. with shocking jab at unions | Moran
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio woman dies of wounds from protecting grandchildren from sex offender
Oberlin College professor who caused controversy with anti-Semitic statements will not teach
President Obama commutes several Ohioans' drug sentences as part of mass clemency
Cleveland schools "not handling money well" with its no-bid projects, bond watchdog panel says
Ex-Cleveland Brown Reggie Rucker sentenced to 21 months in prison for stealing from nonprofits
Ohio colleges collaborate with each other and companies to train workers
The Detroit Free Press
Will balance of power shift in Michigan House of Representatives?
U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch meets with Arab Americans, Muslims
Donald Trump headed to Detroit for Economic Club speech
Janeé Ayers headed to victory in Detroit City Council primary
4 Michiganders receive commutations from Obama
The Washington Post
GOP reaches ‘new level of panic’ over Trump candidacy
Surge of small donations helps Trump close in on Clinton
Why some whites are waking up to racism
Obama just commuted the sentences of 214 federal inmates
Trump: Once I’m president, police officers will no longer be shot on the job
Obama administration is rapidly running out of money to fight Zika
Kaine says N.C. voter-ID ruling could prompt a big uptick in Democratic turnout
Supreme Court issues stay in transgender bathroom case, blocking teen’s use of boys’ bathroom
Sickle cell trait may not increase the risk of death
Hogan keeps most of legislature’s ‘fenced off’ money for rainy-day fund
D.C. Council Member tries to tamp down furor over conflict of interest
How did an alleged ISIS supporter remain on Metro police so long? Or get hired?
The Los Angeles Times
A rush to get health coverage makes Louisiana a powerful Obamacare symbol
After years of asking the hard questions, L.A.'s longest-serving police commissioner is stepping down
LAPD officers who fatally shot Ezell Ford sue city, alleging racial discrimination
USA Today
Miss Florida lost her crown; now she wants $15M
New Jersey man cleared of 1988 rape by DNA test
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