Today in Black History: Public outrage over the death of 10 year-old Gavin Cato, hit by a Hasidic man, erupted in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY in 1991.
The New York Times
National
7 Chicago Officers Face Firing Over Laquan McDonald Cover-Up
When Police Don’t Live in the City They Serve
U.S. to Phase Out Use of Private Prisons for Federal Inmates
Donald Trump’s Crucial Pillar of Support, White Men, Shows Weakness
Republicans Worry a Falling Donald Trump Tide Will Lower All Boats
Donald Trump Steps Out of Character to Voice Unexplained Regrets
If Hillary Clinton Wins, Foundation Will Stop Accepting Foreign Donations
Ukraine Releases More Details on Payments for Trump Aide
U.S. Concedes $400 Million Payment to Iran Was Delayed as Prisoner ‘Leverage’
Twitter Suspends 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism
Debt. Terror. Politics. To Seattle Millennials, the Future Looks Scary.
Middle-Income Jobs Finally Show Signs of a Rebound
Local
Family of Man Charged in Killing of Queens Imam Insists He Is Innocent
False Reports of Gunfire at J.F.K. Airport Offer a Real Case Study in Security
5 Neglected New York City Parks to Get $150 Million for Upgrades
The Christian Science Monitor
Private prisons to be phased out, Obama administration seeks higher goal
Ryan Lochte's story unravels, and Rio takes a stand (+video)
Are Americans working too much?
The Star-Ledger
How N.J. police track down child porn distributors
Christie rejects bill to automatically register N.J. residents to vote
Jersey City councilman signals shift on long-term tax breaks
Oversight of state's largest hospital sits on Christie's desk
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Federal prison in Youngstown might not feel effects of private-prison phase-out
Golf legend Charlie Sifford's son sentenced to prison for pilfering estate
Cleveland's income tax increase: How City Hall would spend your money
The Army wants you - to use its free ACT/SAT prep programs
Cuyahoga Community College receives $3.1 million grant to help Cleveland students succeed
The Chicago Tribune
8 wounded in Chicago shootings, including 15-year-old boy
MARY SCHMICH: Laquan McDonald case shows the temptation to lie is a tenacious weed
Chicago's former top cop says police don't feel City Hall has their backs
The Detroit Free Press
Deadline approaching to file Detroit flood claims
Judge rules against DPS in teacher sick-out case
Pay restored for 6 employees suspended over Flint water crisis
5 things to know about Detroit's American Girl doll
Detroit officials say water assistance fund not dry
Philly.com
D.A. Williams sought vacations; staffers questioned by FBI
Judge: Courts can't 'pass off' lifer decisions to Parole Board
Report: Charter administration costs double those of other public schools
SRC curtails suspensions for kindergartners and dress code violators
Report: Philly leads in business tax breaks
The Washington Post
White supremacist stabs interracial couple after seeing them kiss at bar, police say
‘I hate that I’m a cop,’ off-duty police officer says during her own DWI arrest
They survived Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt in Baton Rouge. Now they’ve lost everything again.
Money paid to Iran was ‘leverage’ not ransom, State Department says
Why these diehard Democrats are rooting for Trump
As she gains in polls, Clinton seeks Latino support in unusual places
Sanders and allies cheer DOJ’s private prisons decision, but want more
‘Not a matter of money’: Family sweats out heat wave to protest utility’s $14 fee
Latino advocate in Virginia found guilty of defrauding immigrants
Missing from Maryland’s legal marijuana growers? Black business leaders.
The African Diaspora International Film Festival celebrates 10 years in DC
The Los Angeles Times
Students traumatized by loss and violence get a fighting chance to learn
L.A. County sanitation district embroiled in fight over human-waste facility
Abcarian: Prop. 64 would legalize marijuana in California, and it's highly likely to pass
L.A. Unified targets well-known charter school for possible revocation
USA Today
Jill Stein: How far will she go to make a splash at the debates?
Ex-NFL star Darren Sharper gets 18 years in federal prison
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