Today in Black History: Entertainer Bill Cosby and wife Camille made a gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988.
The New York Times
National
Closing in on Haiti, Hurricane Could Be ‘Catastrophic’
Kaepernick’s Protest Spreads to High School Football
Ruling on College Athletes Stands, for Now
Judges Who Are Elected Like Politicians Tend to Act Like Them
A Debate Stage in Virginia, With Racial ‘Scar Tissue’ as the Backdrop
Better Polling for Clinton, but Trump Is Still in Striking Distance
How a Simple Tax Rule Let Donald Trump Turn a $916 Million Loss Into a Plus
Supreme Court Won’t Rule on Wisconsin Campaign Finance Case
Millions at Risk of Deportation as Justices Refuse to Rehear Case
Local
State Attorney General Orders Trump Foundation to Cease Raising Money in New York
Donald Trump’s Business Decisions in ’80s Nearly Led Him to Ruin
The Christian Science Monitor
In era of Trump, spin cycle gets a makeover
Could federal grant money improve community policing?
In Florida, Clinton rises with help of women – and maybe Miss Universe
The Star-Ledger
A closer look at the emails and evidence the Bridgegate jury is reviewing
Cameras rolling on N.J. highways: Troopers start wearing body cams
Feds announce $4.25M settlement with mortgage lending company
10 N.J. departments awarded $13.7M in community policing grants
As insurance companies bolt from Obamacare, lawmaker prescribes a fix for N.J.
Philly.com
A young generation loves Obama, cool to Clinton, Trump
PHA will lay off 136 to combat huge deficit
Judge bars Cosby from depositions of accuser, DA who charged him
Town council censures mayor over racist Facebook posts
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Columbus police initiative to get review in deal with protesters
Cleveland city council could vote to oppose police union's Trump endorsement
Ohio plans to resume executions in January with new drug cocktail
John Oliver cites Tamir Rice shooting in segment on police accountability
The Detroit Free Press
Kinross inmate: Raid with pepper spray sparked vandalism
Nationwide legal team to fight Detroit schools lawsuit
Feds give Detroit $4M for east-side industrial park
The Chicago Tribune
Emanuel's police reform plan faces 1st City Council vote today
CPS layoffs continue over declining enrollment
EDITORIALS: Illinois House endorsements, round 1
The Washington Post
Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti
In a wealthy Virginia suburb, they sleep in a parking lot
‘Brutal’ video shows white officer violently arresting black man sitting on his mother’s porch
The stark differences between the Trump and Clinton tax plans and how they address ‘loopholes’
Police investigate racist graffiti on historic black school house
‘Poor Gorilla': Teacher’s aide fired for racist Facebook posts about Michelle Obama
The Hillary Clinton post-debate polling boom appears to have arrived
With Flint victory, African American lawmakers increase their clout in Congress
Krugman wonders how the race could be close. Political science wonders how it could be otherwise.
Foundation renovation to upgrade D.C. apartments for low- and moderate-income residents
Hundreds march to protest fatal police shooting of Terrence Sterling
The Los Angeles Times
Anger is simmering after two fatal police shootings in South L.A. Chief says officers feared for their lives
Black man who died in struggle with Pasadena police was kicked in the head, struck with baton, family's lawyer says
Suspicious package prompts 3-hour closure of downtown Metro stop and detours for train riders
USA Today
Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in defenseless Haiti
6 people shot in downtown Minneapolis
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