Today in Black History: Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, under the auspices of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is founded in 1879.
The New York Times
National
Their Soil Toxic, 1,100 Indiana Residents Scramble to Find New Homes
Court Costs Entrap Nonwhite, Poor Juvenile Offenders
Paul LePage, Besieged Maine Governor, Sends Conflicting Signals Over Intentions
North Carolina Republicans Accused of Dodging Order to Fix Election Rules
Colin Kaepernick’s Anthem Protest Underlines Union of Sports and Patriotism
Stumping for Hillary Clinton, Obama Will Urge His Supporters to Get Out the Vote
Hillary Clinton to Address American Legion on U.S. ‘Exceptionalism’
Podcast: Trump Ignored Black Voters. But Has Clinton Earned 91% of Their Support?
Local
Lead Tests on New York City Schools’ Water May Have Masked Scope of Risk
After Months of Anger in Hoosick Falls, Hearings on Tainted Water Begin
New York’s Highest Court Expands Definition of Parenthood
De Blasio Donor Violated City Rules, Conflicts Board Says
In Expansion, New York’s Medical Marijuana Program Will Offer Home Delivery
The Christian Science Monitor
Why Hillary Clinton doesn’t want a GOP collapse
Obama to guest-edit WIRED and host tech conference
Why police are pushing back on body cameras
DOJ urged to push harder on reports of deaths in police custody
The Star-Ledger
Vehicle sought in A.C. Expressway shooting found
'Street academy' seeks to steer young adults from violence to GEDs
You cannot glorify Muhammad Ali and vilify Colin Kaepernick | Editorial
Obama commutes life sentences of 3 N.J. inmates
Philly.com
Senate approves Beemer as Pa. attorney general
Manufacturers want to fix the Philly area's talent pipeline
As scandals mount, Seth Williams tweets
DA Seth Williams' nonprofit may be disbanded
The Washington Post
A record number of Americans now dislike Hillary Clinton
The question with no good answer: Do Democratic candidates trust Hillary?
With immigration speech, Trump risks alienating voting blocs
Attendance fraud at patent office cheated taxpayers out of millions, watchdog finds
Obama administration to propose rules for how school districts spend money meant for poor kids
Some churches are forming ‘Racists Anonymous’ groups — for those brave enough to join
Trump: Democrats are 'the party of slavery'
Chicago police superintendent calls for firing officer who shot and killed Laquan McDonald
An innocent black man was punched, Tasered and arrested by police officers. A jury awarded him $18.
Trump to meet in Mexico with the country’s president
The U.S. has more third-party candidates than it’s seen in a century. Why?
Mother of three survives car crash — only to be gunned down by the other driver, police say
Fair housing group: Bank of America foreclosed homes in white neighborhoods are better maintained than those in black and Latino neighborhoods
In Freddie Gray’s neighborhood, there are signs things are getting better
The Detroit Free Press
Metro Detroit housing prices up 67% from 2011 low
U.S. lawmakers in Detroit: Policing strategies need help
Flint Mayor Weaver to visit 3 homes during water line replacement
Why Michigan M-STEP results are cause for concern
'Our hero': Detroit parents want convicted principal back
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
At least a dozen shots fired during argument at house where Cleveland teen was killed
Judge grants restraining order against state of Ohio, preventing anti-local hiring law from taking effect
President Obama commutes sentences for 111 more drug convicts, including 3 from Northeast Ohio
Louis Stokes autobiography: 'The Gentleman from Ohio' excerpts, part 2
The Los Angeles Times
Donald Trump still has a path to victory, but it's a tough one, USC/L.A. Times poll shows
Hahn may have run afoul of campaign finance rules in L.A. County supervisor race
L.A. to spend more than $200 million to settle suit on housing for disabled
USA Today
Angela Corey lost her primary, and the Internet is celebrating
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