Today in Black History: Human rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis in 1968.
The New York Times
National
Garrow: When Martin Luther King Came Out Against Vietnam
Sessions Orders Re-examination of Accords on Police Abuses
Justice Department on Local Policing
A Debate: Should the Justice Department Police the Police?
New G.O.P. Health Proposal Undercuts Popular Provision
Debate in Gorsuch Battle: Use Filibuster Now or Later?
How Gorsuch’s Influence Could Be Bigger Than His Single Vote
Plan to Cut Funding for Biomedical Research Hits Opposition in Congress
Local
Brutal Force at Rikers Island Continues at an ‘Alarming Rate,’ Report Says
New York State Passes an Emergency Budget but Skips Thorny Issues
Brooklyn Prosecutor Pleads Guilty to Rogue Surveillance in Love Triangle
Major Delays for Commuters a Day After Minor N.J. Transit Derailment
The Christian Science Monitor
Will GOP leaders work with Democrats? These Republicans hope so.
Has bail reform in America finally reached a tipping point?
Two Senate Dems vow to cross aisle in support of Trump high-court nominee (+video)
The Star-Ledger
N.J. woman enraged by 'fancy white people' attacks man, Porsche with hammer: cops
Broken promises & disposable players: The remarkable story behind a high school sports scandal
Menendez makes decision on Trump's Supreme Court nominee
All the Democrats and Republicans running for the N.J. Legislature this year
Here's how N.J. wants to grade schools for the feds
Philly.com
Bill O’Reilly remains silent as advertisers abandon his Fox News show
Lynne Abraham sues to have DA Seth Williams removed from office
Armstrong: Shame on those who cheat elderly relatives
With 'action guides,' Philly mayor's office takes aim at Trump policies
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland police search for missing 12-year-old girl
Cleveland targets $52M on capital improvements, including $10M to resurface side streets
Judge in KNR lawsuit restricts access to public records, silences attorneys
PNC Bank donates $504,000 to underprivileged students in Cleveland, other regions
Cuyahoga County seeks input as it evaluates Department of Health and Human Services
The Chicago Tribune
Emanuel, Chicago's top cop respond to Sessions' bid to review police reforms
More immigrants fear deportation after mandatory ICE check-ins under Trump: 'All we got is here'
Judge green-lights lawsuit alleging CPD's 'code of silence' led to deadly DUI crash
Equal Pay Day highlights salary gap between men and women
The Detroit Free Press
U.S. auto sales fall 1.6% in March as industry cools
Fired Flint attorney files whistleblower suit against Mayor Weaver
Superintendent finalist: Detroit schools need to be re-branded
Detroit school board members headed to Florida
The Washington Post
Blackwater founder held secret meeting to establish Trump-Putin back channel
Graphic: Here’s what we know so far about Team Trump’s ties to Russian interests
‘It went off the rails almost immediately’: How Trump’s messy transition led to a chaotic presidency
Administration to eliminate funding for U.N. Population Fund over abortion
Neil Gorsuch could help cement Republican majorities for a generation
The left and right agree: Fox News destroyed EPA chief Scott Pruitt over climate change
Analysis: What Americans get wrong about food stamps, according to an expert who’s spent 20 years researching them
Ivanka Trump says STEM fields need more women
At Fort Bragg, DeVos talks up school vouchers for military families. Not everybody is thrilled.
Supreme Court to weigh corporations’ liability in human rights violations abroad
Nonprofit wants 25 new or revamped D.C. city or charter schools in five years
‘Hiding real black history’: Lawsuit fights plan to move historic cemetery at MGM casino’s doorstep
Eight miles from the White House, Hyattsville embraces ‘sanctuary’ label
Frederick Douglass coin released
Bowser unveils $13.8 billion budget, stirring debate over tax cuts
The Los Angeles Times
At the EPA, showing up at work is defiance
Trump’s Authoritarian Vision
Voters head to the polls in L.A. congressional election that could hint at Democratic Party's future
L.A. Police Commission will hold a hearing to learn what the LAPD and other agencies are doing to combat homelessness
USA Today
'Panic' as last-minute h1-B visa measures hit
Rape costs survivors stress, trust, sleep and about $122,000
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