Today in Black History: Dr. Charles Drew creates a pioneering blood bank in NYC in 1941. Today is the second day of Kwanzaa, Kujichagulia (Self-Determination).
The New York Times
National
Investment Firms Selling Lead-Tainted, Derelict Homes
Editorial: The Continuing Collapse of the Death Penalty
Defying U.N., Israel Prepares to Build More Settlements
Doctors Are Divided Over Trump’s Pick for Health Secretary
Cornerstone: The Rise and Fall of a Health Care Experiment
Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Leaves Nation’s Doctors Divided
When One Party Has the Governor’s Mansion and the Other Has the Statehouse
Lessons From 2016 for the News Media, as the Ground Shifts
Local
‘Abandoned’ in New Jersey, Chris Christie Returns to a Changed Landscape
Complaint Board Softened Report on Police Use of Tasers
First Crop of Foreign Entrepreneurs Setting Up Shop at CUNY
The Christian Science Monitor
Seattle's struggle to prosper and keep its soul
Police union to Amazon: take "Bulletproof: Black Lives Matter" shirts off shelves
At heart of Obama-Abe Pearl Harbor meeting: the power of reconciliation
Philly.com
How Indiana's school voucher program soared, and what it says about education in the Trump era
Did Jim Kenney keep his campaign promises in his first year as Philly's mayor? Some of them
Drexel professor reprimanded for 'White Genocide' tweet claims it was satire
Philly Clout: Convicted ex-Traffic Court judge could lose her pension
City Dems come, go; corruption endures
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan's auto plants seek bright future amid change
Wanted: Substitute teachers for Michigan classrooms
Schoolcraft College finds private partnerships to improve its campus
The Chicago Tribune
61 shot, 11 fatally, over Christmas weekend
Brothers killed, 5 others wounded in shooting outside family Christmas party
Chicago State University touts upbeat future amid financial distress
Lathrop Homes development reignites decades-old battle over segregation
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Draft of Cleveland police use-of-force training program 'imminent' after delay, monitor says
Cuyahoga County Council to welcome two new members in 2017
Median family income, household income for each Ohio city; census estimates
Remembering the deaths of significant Ohioans in 2016 (video)
The Star-Ledger
Newark to close notorious city jail cited for suicide risks
Corruption arrests of Jersey City cops expected, sources say
Christie's 10 most humiliating moments of 2016 | The Auditor
Teenager killed in midday shooting in Orange on Monday
Grandmother, 5-year-old great granddaughter go missing on trip to North Carolina
The Washington Post
For Trump, a clash of deals, policy in China
Can Donald Trump persuade Americans to support his agenda? It’s not likely.
Days after settlement vote, Trump calls U.N. ‘just a club for people’ to ‘have a good time’
Railroad officials unveil ambitious vision for Northeast Corridor
For Indiana special-education students, choice comes at a cost
Muslims in a Bible Belt town hold their breath
Trump ally who wished death on Obama is a school board member, and calls for his removal are growing
Planned Parenthood focus groups suggest lack of attention on social issues helped Trump
‘It made me hate the police’: Ugly encounters with officers fuel loss of trust, costly payouts
Hogan wants to expand state-funded, private school scholarships. But is the time right?
The Los Angeles Times
Republicans plan to overhaul the tax system. Here's what they're thinking so far
Between Africa and the U.S., an illicit river crossing in Latin America
'Brendon didn’t have to die': Family of man fatally shot by LAPD in Venice says they're left grieving and wondering
USA Today
2 men sleeping in dumpsters meet gruesome deaths
Reports of mall disturbances light up social media
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