Today in Black America: The National Council of Negro Women is founded in 1935 by famed educator Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
The New York Times
National
Editorial: How to Help Working People
Alternate Route for Dakota Pipeline to Be Explored
Death Toll Exceeds 30 in Oakland Warehouse Fire
Oakland Fire Was a Rare Mass Casualty Blaze. Fire Codes Help Explain Why.
Japan’s Leader to Visit Pearl Harbor With Obama
Trump Chooses Ben Carson to Lead HUD
Tom Price Is Eager to Lead H.H.S., and Reduce Its Clout
Trump Expands Search for His Secretary of State
Why It Will Be Hard to Repeal Obamacare
Maine Adopts Ranked-Choice Voting. What Is It, and How Will It Work?
Insurers’ Flawed Directories Leave Patients Scrambling for In-Network Doctors
Local
Reality Show Would Follow New York City Councilman’s Mayoral Dreams
For Blacks Facing Parole in New York State, Signs of a Broken System
The Scourge of Racial Bias in New York State’s Prisons
Council Bill Could Make Campaign Fraud Easier in New York, Critics Say
The Christian Science Monitor
Enter the generals: Why Trump's cabinet picks give Pentagon pause
Why a Virginia school considers banning two American classics
How Democrats could rebound after 2016
Trump's long journey to rally America – not just his base
The Star-Ledger
Across N.J., once revolutionary turf fields now show signs of 'defect'
Atlantic City's darkest days are over, top casino exec says
A conversation with Assemblyman John Wisniewski | The Star-Ledger
Sweeney just put more muscle behind bail reform. We hope Christie will too | Editorial
N.J. Institute for Social Justice: Let's unite to advance racial, social justice | Opinion
Philly.com
They married men in prison for life. Now, a change in the law could bring their husbands home.
Rioting Penn State fans forced to flee as police use pepper spray following Big Ten win
FBI agent: Sting informant says he was told not to target Republicans
Allen Bernard Poole, former student activist who pressed for reform at Gratz High, 67
Villanova U. ends probe into report of post election incident
City targets predatory towing companies
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Home of interracial couple in Cincinnati vandalized with swastikas, hate speech
Two men injured in separate Cleveland shootings
HUD smoking ban lights fire under CMHA smokers to quit
Kasich appoints judge to replace Cleveland Municipal Judge Ed Wade
Cleveland NAACP President: Democratic leaders must condemn plan to quash $15 minimum wage
Controversial Cleveland police union president says he will not resign from commission
Cuyahoga County's top judge demands county jail provide lawyers with timely access to clients
The Detroit Free Press
White House releases report on efforts to help Detroit
Judge orders immediate start of Michigan recount
What we know about the recount now
For black people, police pursuits are far deadlier
Mayor's youth council gives Cleveland youth a voice
The Chicago Tribune
1 dead, 8 wounded in Chicago shootings
Inmate held on 1974 parole violation even though officials want him freed
Republicans accuse Madigan's Democrats of stalling on budget deal
Mayor Emanuel: Gov. Rauner 'bailed out' power companies, bailed on CPS kids with pension veto
Emanuel announces immigrant legal fund
The Washington Post
Trump names former presidential hopeful Ben Carson as HUD chief
The surprising lesson Ben Carson — Trump’s pick to lead urban policy — learned growing up in poverty
Trump warns of ‘retribution’ if companies move jobs out of U.S.
Obama urges the public to tell Republicans not to ‘abandon’ the ACA
Army Corps ruling is big win for foes of Dakota pipeline
The Dakota Access Pipeline isn’t just about the environment. It’s about religion.
Trump’s phone call with Taiwanese president was a long-planned, provocative move
Man fires assault rifle in D.C. restaurant at center of fake-news conspiracy theories
‘It was heartbreaking’: At least 33 people killed in Oakland warehouse fire
The crimes against them were terrifying, but the judicial system made it worse
School district weighs ban of ‘Mockingbird,’ ‘Huckleberry Finn’ after complaint
Tubman and Douglass statues would write a new chapter in state history
N.C. man told police he went to D.C. pizzeria with assault rifle to ‘self-investigate’ election-related conspiracy theory
Ban fracking in Maryland? Extending moratorium seems more likely
The Los Angeles Times
'People want answers:' Criminal probe of Oakland fire launched as death toll hits 33
Oakland warehouse had hosted parties, despite safety concerns of former residents
Democrats in the California Legislature to take on Trump by wading into immigration debate
Petition circulates against Museum House condo tower, but whose is it?
City, school officials explain new voting districts to residents at town hall meeting
USA Today
Trump taps Carson for HUD, feuds with China
Slower job growth: Supply or demand problem?
Trump widens Secretary of State search as Petraeus pleads his case
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