Today in Black History: Ira Aldridge, the great 19th century Black actor, famous throughout the world, was born in 1807 in New York City.
The New York Times
National
Sense of Crisis Deepens as Trump Defends Firing Comey
Comey Asked to Beef Up Inquiry Into Russia Before Firing
Editorial: An Open Letter to the Deputy Attorney General
Stunned Agents Wonder About Future of Russia Inquiry
Read Comey’s Farewell Letter
Special Election Fights Expose House Republicans’ Squabbles With White House
Jefferson Davis Statue in New Orleans Is Removed
Bethune-Cookman Graduates Greet Betsy DeVos With Turned Backs
Fox Says Sexual Harassment Allegations Cost It $45 Million
A Black Driver Was Fatally Shot; a White Officer Faces a Jury
Local
Kushners Face Turbulence in New Jersey Real Estate Plans
New York Council Speaker Calls for Resignation of Jails Chief
Philip Murphy Leads Fund-Raising in New Jersey Governor’s Race
Is ‘3-K for All’ Good for All? De Blasio’s Preschool Plan Troubles Some
Philly.com
Voters Guide: 2017 Pennsylvania primary election
Philadelphia District Attorney primary race profiles
Can this group of ex-offenders swing the Philly DA race?
Lawyers ask DA to reverse course on Amtrak crash charges
Penn State frat death: Why didn't the women call for help?
N.J. residents angrily confront MacArthur over health-care bill
The Star-Ledger
Supreme Court changes evidence rules under N.J. bail reform
Acting Essex prosecutor among Christie's picks for Superior Court bench
New mosque, Islamic school faces stiff opposition from local residents
WATCH: Man was shot in back by police while fleeing from cops
How angry N.J. voters vented at MacArthur for 5 hours over Obamacare repeal
Ex-Navy helicopter pilot plans to challenge Rep. Frelinghuysen
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ohio police officer used 'unreasonable' force, investigation finds
Mayor Frank Jackson to target $65M at neighborhoods for commercial growth, jobs and housing
Career fair at Glenville High School to focus on jobs with Cleveland fire, police, EMS and animal control
Cleveland man admits to killing five, including baby, immediately sentenced to life
Ursuline College to help students qualify for nursing school
The Chicago Tribune
2 dead, 3 wounded in Wednesday shootings on West, South sides
After signs of abuse missed in 3 kids' deaths, DCFS offered financial incentives to close cases faster
Aetna says it won't participate in any Obamacare exchanges
Why half of Cook County renters pay more than they can afford in rent
The Detroit Free Press
New 11-story Detroit mural will be work of artist Charles McGee, 92
High absenteeism plagues schools on closure bubble
'Nobody there': Michigan child welfare workers say caseload records faked
Michigan Senate sends brownfield bills to governor's desk
The Los Angeles Times
Skelton: This lawmaker learned to revere education after her parents fled Jim Crow. Now she’s tackling teacher tenure
'Dear murderer': With a letter a day, an activist reminds an imprisoned coal CEO of his role in 29 deaths
California set an ambitious goal for fighting global warming. Now comes the hard part
Outside money continues to pour into L.A. school board campaigns
No charges against 2 LAPD officers in fatal downtown shooting of a woman in 2015
The Washington Post
Deputy attorney general threatened to quit after being cast as impetus of Comey’s dismissal, source says
Trump’s efforts to shake his Russia problem only make it worse
Amid questions about Russia-Trump ties, protesters rally in front of the White House
Why Trump expected only applause when he told Comey, ‘You’re fired’
Trump may still hold all the cards even with an ‘independent’ Russia investigation
After saving the GOP health-care bill, this congressman got an earful from constituents
Senate conservatives lobby for changes that would drop millions of adults from Medicaid
The FCC says its site got attacked over net neutrality. Now these senators want answers.
What a new report reveals about white economic hardship and Trump’s big win
Second mayoral appointee identified in school-lottery scandal
USA Today
Kremlin outfoxes White House over photos of Trump meeting with Russians
Statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis comes down in New Orleans
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