Today in Black History: Entrepreneur and business visionary Madame C.J. Walker is born in Delta, Louisiana in 1867.
The New York Times
National
Deutsche Bank to Settle Mortgage Inquiry for $7.2 Billion
In Cancer Trials, a Lopsided Shot at Hope for Minorities
Editorial: North Carolina Doubles Down on Bigotry
Op-Ed: Was Obama Bad for Democrats?
How the Obama Coalition Crumbled, Leaving an Opening for Trump
Trump Presses Obama Over U.N. Resolution on Israel
Translating Trump on Nuclear Weapons
After Decades Out of View, Navy Deserter Hopes to Rally a New Antiwar Generation
Florida Ruling Upends More Than 100 Death Sentences
Local
Cuomo’s Proposal for an Executive-Branch Prosecutor Is Called a ‘Scheme’
Ex-Prisoners Get an Advocate From Their Own Ranks
The Christian Science Monitor
At America's largest juvenile detention facility, teaching kids to ‘think slow’
Behind North Carolina's 'bathroom bill' breakdown, shattered trust
Trump’s team considers a 5 percent tariff on imports: How serious?
If Donald Trump supercharges economy, who will benefit?
Philly.com
As rental prices soar, Philadelphia loses one-fifth of affordable housing
Mayor Kenney's campaign fined for not filing finance reports
Phila. superintendent's job evaluation: 'Strong'
PA license won't be valid for federal buildings in January, air travel in 2018
The Star-Ledger
Feds agree to release new Bridgegate trial documents
Christie attacks 'the haters' for blocking his book deal
Elder abuse caught on video: N.J. attorney general announces free home camera program
Princeton U. cancels men's swimming season after 'vulgar' messages
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan Court of Claims dismisses Flint water claims
Wayne County official's judge campaign under scrutiny
Albion councilman gets probation in assault on child
Lawsuit: Detroit DDA broke state law with Pistons deal
Judge delays trial for Palestinian activist Rasmieh Odeh
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio Supreme Court says 'functional life sentences' for juveniles are unconstitutional
Cleveland firefighter charged with gross sexual imposition
Cleveland, Tanisha Anderson's family to hold settlement talks
Cuyahoga County wins $374,000 grant for universal pre-kindergarten
Clothing, other donations for homeless down 30 percent this year
The Chicago Tribune
Top police brass defended Laquan McDonald shooting after seeing video, records show
The 11 officers that the city's Inspector General recommended be fired
1 dead, 8 wounded in city shootings
Torture of 2 Chicago-area students 'almost indescribable': prosecutor
Tavon Tanner, a bullet, and what happened on the streets of Chicago
The Washington Post
Fla. Supreme Court says hundreds of death row inmates may get new sentences and avoid execution
A black mother told police a white man assaulted her child. They arrested her instead.
U.S. population growth lower than at any time since the Great Depression
Why the rate of Americans on probation has plummeted to a 20-year low
President-elect continues to sow confusion over his plan for Muslims entering the country
Trump’s tweets on nuclear arsenal, Israel signal major policy changes
‘Tell them to go back where they belong’: J.C. Penney customer’s racist tirade caught on video
The five biggest obstacles to Trump’s plan to overhaul the tax code
Md. approves alternative screening process for ride-hailing drivers, amid threats Uber would leave
‘He almost killed me. I thought I was going to die.’ Inmate recounts sexual assault in courthouse cell.
The Los Angeles Times
New push to rename L.A. freeway after Barack Obama
Riot involving 100 prisoners rocks California prison
Deadly shootings prompt state civil rights probe of Kern County, Bakersfield policing
USA Today
Colts cheerleader meets, forgives teen who used racial slur
N.J. town files $1B lawsuit against DuPont for environmental cleanup
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