Today in Black History: Human rights activist Ella Baker is born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1903.
The New York Times
National
A Prosecutor Sets Penalties and Fills Coffers
Trump Names Exxon Mobil Chief to Lead the State Dept.
EDITORIAL: Flawed Choices for the State Department
Meet Rex Tillerson, Trump’s Choice for Secretary of State
Leaders in Congress Back Russia Inquiry, Defying Trump
Trump’s Mistrust of C.I.A. Echoes Views of a Top Adviser
How Trump’s Education Nominee Bent Detroit to Her Will on Charter Schools
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez Is Said to Plan Run to Lead D.N.C.
Trump Joins Line of Critics of Costly Fighter Jet
When Trump Meets Tech Leaders, Jobs Will Be on the Agenda
Local
As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work
New York Education Department Drops Plan to Merge 2 Harlem Schools
Hack of Quest Diagnostics App Exposes Data of 34,000 Patients
New York City’s Child Welfare Commissioner, Gladys Carrión, Resigns
It Turns Out Spending More Probably Does Improve Education
The Christian Science Monitor
Trump lays groundwork for a presidency of confrontation
Trump's cabinet takes shape, and it looks a lot like him
Trump won. What do liberals do now?
Boston’s religious communities seek a path to post-election unity
High ROI: Why preschool programs are a good investment for society
Philly.com
Federal judge to Jill Stein on recount request: Too little, too late
Friends, supporters bemoan Fattah's fall
Inquirer Editorial: Fattah downfall should serve as indictment of city Democratic Party
Armstrong: It's not fair, but black politicians have to be better
Teen killer, 40 years on, goes home to die
Penn students replace Shakespeare portrait with photo of black writer
The Star-Ledger
Democratic lawmaker wants Christie to resign before profiting from book deal
Democrats say Christie's unpopularity may help them override his veto of equal pay bill
Man accused of strangling college student, dumping body in park faces court
Commuter rail tunnels will take longer to fix than originally estimated, officials say
$13 million grant to kick start transformation of Camden neighborhood
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lawyers suspended over handling of account of former Cleveland mayor's widow
Cleveland NAACP endorses $15 minimum wage, phased in over several years
Ohio Democratic Party seeks to avoid another Ed FitzGerald: Ohio Politics Roundup
The Chicago Tribune
Ex-congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. files for divorce from ex-Ald. Sandi Jackson
2 killed, 4 wounded in city shootings
Illinois Lottery's biggest scratch-offs didn't award 40% of grand prizes, Tribune finds
Rauner clears clemency backlog, approves just 3 percent of petitions
Emanuel backs move to weaken flavored tobacco sale rules
The Washington Post
How the first family reshaped perceptions of the black family in America
Wisconsin completes recount, reaffirming Trump’s victory
ExxonMobil chief is Trump’s pick for State despite concerns about Russia ties
Dispute over Russia reflects growing GOP resistance to Trump
CIA assessed that Russia hack targeted Democrats more than Republicans, U.S. officials say
Israel receives first of its $5 billion order of U.S.-made F-35 jets
Onetime congressional rising star Chaka Fattah sentenced to 10 years
Selective colleges pledge to recruit more low-income students
Education secretary ousts one of the nation’s largest college accreditors from its oversight role
Justice Dept. sues Virginia county over denial of permit to build mosque
McAuliffe wants to overhaul Virginia’s economic development agency
The Detroit Free Press
Western Michigan basketball player charged with murder
Michigan's elections bureau to audit Detroit precincts
Ally Bank gets back into mortgages, but not the subprime ones
Lansing: Last water service line with lead to be removed
Detroit braces for hefty pension, debt payments
The Los Angeles Times
$4-million settlement will fund stormwater projects and a 'green street' for Watts
Death of missing woman whose body was found in a San Diego canal was a homicide, police say
Kamala Harris says California will 'provide national leadership' on immigration under a Trump administration
Olympic champion Simone Biles to help California Democratic Party chairman raise money for foster youth
USA Today
4 million Americans could be drinking toxic water and would never know
Rick Perry, who said he wants to scrap Energy Dept., may lead it
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