Today in Black History: New York Supreme Court Judge, the late Bruce H. Wright, author of "Black Robes, White Justice," is born in 1918 in Princeton, New Jersey.
The New York Times
National
Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby
Police Shoot and Kill Black Man in El Cajon, Calif.
Trump and Clinton Move From First Debate Into Swing States
If Your Vote Doesn’t Really Count, Is There Anything You Can Do?
Obama Nominates First Ambassador to Cuba in Over 50 Years
Whether Crime Is Up or Down Depends on Data Being Used
Senate’s Vote on Simple Bill to Fund the Government Is Anything But
Senate Set to Override Veto on Bill Allowing 9/11 Suits Against Saudi Arabia
Local
Christie Laughed When Told of 2013 Bridge Plot, Former Ally Testifies
City to Pay $5.75 Million Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate at Rikers Island
Cuomo’s Vision for Revamped Penn Station: New Home for Amtrak and L.I.R.R.
The Christian Science Monitor
The Politics of US: Race
The sheriff of Ericson Street
The roots of Donald Trump’s anti-intellectualism
Can social media turn the US into a nation of voters? (+video)
Why the ACLU is taking the New Jersey bomber's case
The Star-Ledger
Christie defends ending tax pact with Pa., which will cost some N.J. residents more
Christie on Bridgegate allegation: 'I know I didn't say that'
Who knew about Bridgegate? Six and counting, Wildstein says
Officials release video of fatal NJ Transit bus crash in Newark
Men who found bombs near train station get keys to Elizabeth
Philly.com
Penn student accused of rape sues university, citing gender, racial discrimination
Fenerty suspended at Parking Authority after 2nd sexual-harassment allegation
Philly Bar Association to hold free criminal record expungement clinic
Philly school superintendent Hite says district in great shape now, but deficits loom
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
More than half of parents save for college, put more aside, report says
Online vs. paper tests create "seesaw" effect on state report card grades, school official says
Transit union members, transit riders, hold voter registration push
Lake County forum on criminal justice and race Tuesday night drew some 150 people
What is peritonitis, the condition that killed Euclid High School football player?
The Detroit Free Press
DPS steps up school security after threat
Senate Dems upend government funding over Flint
Vinnie Johnson's Piston Group set to make acquisition
Gang member admits he used job at cancer center to scare witnesses
The Chicago Tribune
CPS to review hiring practices after teacher, with past record, arrested
Six wounded in city shootings
Only 86 freshmen at Chicago State University, as total enrollment drops 25 percent
Judge blocks Election Day registration at Illinois polling places
The Washington Post
U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel
Police fatally shoot black man in San Diego suburb, sparking protests
House leaders reach deal on Flint aid, potentially averting government shutdown
Wells Fargo CEO to forfeit $41 million in pay after sales scandal
Yale study suggests racial bias among preschool teachers
Do whites and men have too much power? Your answer says a lot about whether you back Clinton or Trump.
Tests scores rise in Md., but a majority of students in most grades still fail
Maryland State education board moves on Hogan’s Labor Day executive order
Police video shows aftermath of Terrence Sterling shooting
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. school board members dream of 100% graduation
L.A. wants to delay when employers may ask about criminal histories
USA Today
Man shot by police in San Diego suburb dies
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