Today in Black History: In 1964 Sidney Poitier becomes the first Black to win an Academy Award for best actor for his role in 1963's "Lillies of the Field."
The New York Times
National
New York Appeals Court Judge Found Dead in River
James Baldwin’s Archive Comes (Mostly) Into View
At Meeting, Putin and Tillerson Find Very Little to Agree On
Court Approved Wiretap on Trump Campaign Aide Over Russia Ties
After Campaign Exit, Manafort Borrowed From Businesses With Trump Ties
Trump Undercuts Bannon, Whose Job May Be in Danger
Trump Says He Didn’t Know Bannon Until Campaign, but They Met in 2011
Choice of Pro-Immigration Economic Adviser Riles Trump’s Base
Scott Pruitt Faces Anger From Right Over E.P.A. Finding He Won’t Fight
To Detain More Immigrants, Trump Administration to Speed Border Hiring
Suburban G.O.P. Voters Sour on Party, Raising Republican Fears for 2018
Local
Cuomo Adopts a Middle-Class Mantra
New York’s Free-Tuition Program Will Help Traditional, but Not Typical, Students
Another Reprieve for Expert Testimony That Is Anything But
The Christian Science Monitor
Chicago schools try a new disciplinary tool: empathy
How a gritty Midwestern city is emerging as a model for civility
US drops out of top 5 death penalty countries in the world
'Food deserts' sprout groceries that nourish people – and communities
The Chicago Tribune
2 more aviation officers involved in removing passenger from United plane put on leave
1 dead, 9 wounded in city shootings
Parents of boy, 12, shot in Old Town say older boys used him as shield: 'It’s messed up'
Critic of cop reform in Chicago upsets incumbent president in police union election
Man wrongly convicted in 1957 Sycamore killing of 7-year-old declared innocent by judge
Philly.com
Syphilis surges in Philadelphia. Could mobile apps be to blame?
Supreme Court shoots down latest Cosby appeal
Has a bold reform plan helped to shrink Philly's prison population?
Controller: Philly schools lack adequate staffing, per state
DNC convention spending in Philly falls tens of millions short of projections
The Detroit Free Press
Call center jobs gaining luster in southeast Michigan
Should governor and lawmakers get a pay hike?
How Michigan could make millions off marijuana
The Star-Ledger
Paterson fires coaches, athletic director as fallout from Eastside hoops scandal spreads
Rep. Frelinghuysen to meet with (paying) constituents at chamber breakfast
N.J. congressman faces fiery crowd in 1st town hall since Obamacare vote
How N.J.'s public pension investments performed compared to U.S.
Former football player fatally shot in Elizabeth was a 'natural leader'
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
MLB wants Indians to 'transition away' from Wahoo logo: Here's what the Indians say
Sherrod Brown raises hefty $2.4 million in first quarter of 2017
Akron, Cleveland, Youngstown air pollution still is among Ohio's worst
Nearly all Ed FitzGerald incident reports exempt from public records law, Cuyahoga County says
Cuyahoga County Council agrees to help fund MetroHealth System's $1 billion transformation
The Los Angeles Times
United Airlines incident hits home in Little Saigon
David Lazarus: That time passengers were told to give up their seats for United's CEO and his family
Boy battled rare disorder with enthusiasm before being gunned down in his San Bernardino classroom
Two L.A. Unified schools win grants to re-create themselves elsewhere
Vaccination rate jumps in California after tougher inoculation law
The Washington Post
Video shows an officer slamming, then pummeling a black man accused of jaywalking
Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam, first African American woman on New York’s top court, found dead in Hudson River
Trump administration moving quickly to build up nationwide deportation force
Trump backs off fiscal pledges, adopts centrist policies he once fought
Inside Bannon’s struggle: From ‘shadow president’ to a marked man
Tillerson, Putin meet amid deepening tensions over U.S. missile strikes in Syria
Obama funded this ‘clean coal’ plant. Now Rick Perry is celebrating its opening
‘You lie!’: Constituents use Rep. Joe Wilson’s own line against him
Jailed while pregnant: A woman claims guards ignored her pleas and killed her unborn baby
D.C. mayor to propose bill expanding rights of sexual assault victims
Md. law authorizes GPS monitoring of domestic-violence suspects
Hogan captures a major win as the 2017 Maryland legislative session ends
USA Today
Lawsuit against United might be in the wind
Stars remember Charlie Murphy and his 'True Hollywood Stories'
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