Today in Black History: Andrew Young, former Member of Congress from Atlanta, is appointed Ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter in 1976.

The New York Times

National

White Supremacist Guilty in Charleston Massacre

The Boy, the Ambassador and a Deadly Encounter

North Carolina’s Partisan Rift Widens in Fight Over Governor’s Powers

Milwaukee Officer Charged in Shooting That Set Off Riots

Settlement Supporter Is Trump’s Pick for Envoy to Israel

Obama Promises to Retaliate Over Hack

Russia Hackers Tough to Find, and Tougher to Prosecute

Jared Kushner Promises a Trump Infrastructure Plan That Democrats Can Love

G.O.P. Plans to Replace Health Care Law With ‘Universal Access’


Local

With Homeless Issue, Christine Quinn Gets Back in the Conversation

Grand Juries Said to Hear Testimony on Inquiries Into de Blasio Fund-Raising

The New Suburbia: More Urban

Builders Tried to Rig a Vote and Take Over a Village, U.S. Indictment Says


The Christian Science Monitor

Pressure rises on Obama to retaliate against Russia for hacks

DeVry University agrees to $100 million settlement over misleading ads

How Democrats slowly turned their backs on rural America


Philly.com

Bucks judge, public safety director and a deputy are charged with money laundering

Lower Merion schools, taxpayer square off in potential landmark case

Ex-member of Mumia defense team named to U.S. civil rights post

Phila. School District, PHA partner up to reopen Vaux High

SRC offers FACTS school hope of expanding


The Star-Ledger

Nearly 6K foreclosures last month keep N.J. at top of the national list

N.J. income gap between rich and poor one of the biggest in U.S.

Court order leaves Newark police review board toothless, activists say

Senator challenges Christie's $300M Statehouse extreme makeover

Princeton U. men's swim team suspended over racist, vulgar messages

N.J. attorney general warns parents, teens of dangers of social media


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland man killed wife, shot grandson, police say

Ohio medical marijuana grow space increased, dispensaries capped at 40 in proposed rules

Ohio employers receive help in finding skilled workers

Ohio Supreme Court upholds death sentence in Akron double murder


The Chicago Tribune

After Tribune investigation, Durbin pushes consumer protections from dangerous drug pairs

Jury awards $22 million in damages to wrongly convicted ex-El Rukn

Manufacturing's big challenge: Finding skilled and interested workers

MacArthur Foundation invests $11.6 million in Chicago


The Detroit Free Press

In Baltimore, ex-cons and drug dealers work to make streets safer

Supervisor says some Detroit poll workers not capable of doing the job

Detroit vote: 95 poll books late, 5 still missing

Court: Ann Arbor schools can ban guns on campus

Revamped energy package easily clears Legislature


The Washington Post

Dylann Roof has been found guilty. But will jurors sentence him to death?

Amid outcry, N.C. GOP pushes forward with plan to curb Democratic governor’s power

Ohio’s youngest death row inmate never touched the murder weapon. Why was he sentenced to death?

Why are so many students failing to find good jobs after college?

D.C.’s overhauled training program is paying off for some teachers

Popular cholesterol meds may protect against Alzheimer’s

How the racism unleashed in the aftermath of Trump’s campaign could get you fired

General Motors to begin testing self-driving cars on public roads in Detroit area

Why so many teachers need a second job to make ends meet

McAuliffe submits cautious budget that closes shortfalls and boosts mental health programs


The Los Angeles Times

A $1-billion desalination plant might be coming to Huntington Beach, but it will test California's environmental rules

Witness in corruption trial says former L.A. County sheriff was furious about FBI probe

The seven California congressional members most likely to help or hinder the Trump administration

Measure halting L.A. 'mega-developments' would hurt local economy, study says

The feds look at Orange County's jail scandal


USA Today

On 2nd anniversary, Cubans race to sign U.S. contracts to secure opening

Nearly 200,000 felonies erased by Prop 47, but some former felons don't know

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