The incomporable "Lady Day," jazz and blues vocalist Billie Holiday
Today in Black History: Jazz and Blues vocalist Billie "Lady Day" Holiday was born on this date in 1915 in Philadelphia.
The New York Times
National
Neil Gorsuch Confirmed by Senate as Supreme Court Justice
How Senators Voted on the Confirmation
Job Growth Loses Steam as U.S. Adds 98,000 in March
Trump Cuts Leave Bridge and Rail Projects Hanging
‘Don’t Open the Door’: How Fear of an Immigration Raid Gripped a City
Syria Strike Puts U.S. and Russia at Odds
Acting on Instinct, Trump Upends His Own Foreign Policy
Trump’s Far-Right Supporters Turn on Him Over Strike
New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’
In Alabama, a Slow-Burning Scandal Engulfs the Governor
Up to 100,000 Taxpayers Compromised in Fafsa Tool Breach, I.R.S. Says
Ben Carson Calls on Rich City Dwellers to Help Poorer Neighbors
Local
New York Can Destroy Documents Judge Rules in Municipal ID Case
Cuomo Tries to Broker Budget Deal, With the Senate Out of Town
Without Rikers, Learning to Love the Jail Next Door
Hillary Clinton to Give Commencement Address at Medgar Evers College
The Christian Science Monitor
Neil Gorsuch heads to a Supreme Court changed by his appointment
Imprisoned before their day in court
Google rolls out new 'Fact Check' tool worldwide to combat fake news
How the American South could prevent the revival of jobs in the 'Rust Belt'
LGBT rights and judicial overreach: How GOP lawmaker sees landmark ruling
The Star-Ledger
Here's how much the Hudson County jail population has dropped since bail reform law
3 finalists vie to become Essex County College's new president
N.J. state worker accused of stealing $75K by filing false claims
Christie: Still no word on when NJ Transit/Amtrak inspections can begin
Christie: Horizon may not deserve non-profit status
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Proposed medical marijuana business fees exceed costs for Ohio's program
Ohio will begin accepting applications to grow medical marijuana in June
Man threatened to kill Cleveland shop owner if she was not American, police say
Ohio State University President Michael Drake to receive two-year contract extension to 2021
Ted Ginn Sr., community leaders emphasize teaching core values to youth at NAACP panel
The Chicago Tribune
Prosecutors seek 7 1/2-year prison term for former CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett
Gorsuch confirmed without support of Illinois' senators
Chicago State board hires Vallas and a former dean to top interim posts
5 wounded in shooting on West Side in Austin neighborhood
Kids poisoned by lead in CHA housing; landlords still got paid
The Detroit Free Press
Report: Security for Betsy DeVos costs nearly $1M a month
Artist moves civil rights icon Rosa Parks' Detroit home to Germany
Mother of slain Detroit man files lawsuit against ICE agent
The Los Angeles Times
Gov. Brown declares California drought emergency is over
Police shoot stabbing suspect after at least 3 people were stabbed on downtown's skid row, LAPD says
The cost of California’s public pensions is breaking the bank. Here’s one reason this problem is so hard to fix
After battling for space, Westchester Secondary Charter School will close
Most Wells Fargo board members should go, says influential advisory group
The Washington Post
Trump officials defend Syria strikes, say they were ‘in our vital national interest’
The remarkable timing of the U.S. strike, and the possible message it sent to China
The Fix: Spicer demands that cameras be turned off during critical briefing
Gorsuch is confirmed, restoring conservative tilt to high court
Hiring slowed in March as U.S. added only 98,000 jobs
With lethal injection drugs expiring, Arkansas plans unprecedented seven executions in 11 days
Why do colleges still give preference to children of alumni?
The job market is trucking along, but there is a worrying sign of rising inequality
D.C. has a problem it never expected: Too much money
Federal judge approves Baltimore police consent decree
USA Today
Brian Williams criticized for calling missile-launch photos 'beautiful'
Low-income students will able to use Pell grants to earn college credit if this bill passes
Mom: 11-year-old killed himself following twisted social media prank
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