Today in Black History: In 1896, U.S. Supreme Court upholds Plessy v. Ferguson, beginning Jim Crow or de jure segregation and ending Reconstruction.
The New York Times
National
White Tulsa Officer Is Acquitted in Fatal Shooting of Black Driver
Few Police Officers Have Been Convicted in High-Profile Cases Involving Deaths of Blacks
Robert Mueller, Ex-F.B.I. Chief, to Lead Inquiry on Meddling
How a Special Counsel Alters the Russia Investigation
EDITORIAL: The Special Counsel America Needs
Abuzz With Surround Sound of Scandal
Suddenly, Republicans Can’t Wait to Hear From Comey
Payoffs From Putin to Trump? McCarthy Says He Was Joking
Lieberman Among 4 Interviewed to Head F.B.I.
States Trim Penalties and Prison Rolls, Even as Sessions Gets Tough
5 Years in Prison, or 20? How Sessions’s Get-Tough Policy Would Alter Terms
Local
A Disgraced and Re-elected Connecticut Mayor Eyes the Statehouse
Puerto Rican Day Parade to Honor a Long-Jailed Militant
Amid Eavesdropping Accusations, City Fires Jail Agency Official
The Star-Ledger
What N.J. lawmakers (and Trump) said about new special counsel for Russia probe
TCNJ president recommends dropping segregationist's name from building
Commuters rail on NJ Transit: If this were a private company, you'd be fired
The guy Christie told to sit down and shut up wants a seat in Congress | The Auditor
'It's a dire picture' for town that's asking for its police services to be taken over
Philly.com
Krasner, police union spar on day after primary election
Rhynhart rode antiestablishment wave to top of controller’s race
Conestoga sodomy lie still reverberates
Fix unsafe conditions inside Philly schools, new group says
Pa. upping fines on nursing homes
The Detroit Free Press
Plan to create jobs, 'transform' Cody Rouge neighborhoods unveiled
Detroit to undergo $63M road resurfacing project
Slower growth in Michigan general fund may kill House tax cut plan
Eight ways new Detroit schools leader will boost enrollment
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland begins complying with state law on warning signs for lead hazard properties
Cuyahoga's sin tax well is dry: Indians, Cavs, Browns may pay for projects and wait for reimbursement
Lawsuit challenges Ohio internet harassment law, claiming it stifles criticism of public officials
GAR Foundation awards grants for Summit County school-based projects
Ohio House passes workers' comp budget that eliminates benefits for undocumented immigrants
The Chicago Tribune
2 killed, 10 wounded in city shootings
CPD finalizes new rules on force: Cops can't shoot fleeing person unless they present imminent threat
Soldier held on $250,000 bond in video attack of female security guard
U. of I. cancels talk by Nobel laureate after faculty raises concerns about his views on race, intelligence
The Los Angeles Times
Las Vegas police say unapproved martial arts chokehold was used in deadly chase
After election loss, critics of Charter Amendment C call for sweeping review of LAPD discipline
Charter-backed candidates win L.A. Unified majority, but can they lead from within?
UC regents meeting disrupted by protests over state audit finding of undisclosed surplus
The Washington Post
Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox, is dead at 77
House Majority Leader McCarthy told colleagues in 2016: ‘I think Putin pays’ Trump
Read the transcript of the conversation between GOP leaders
As Trump lurches through series of crises, exhausted White House aides polish résumés and face a new reality
Justice Dept. picks former FBI director Robert Mueller to lead Russia probe
Some Republicans nervously begin stepping away from the president
President Trump is turning to the strategies from his business career. They may not be helping.
Editorial: A special counsel is essential. But Congress isn’t off the hook.
Trump’s first full education budget: Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice
How a Trump order on abortion could hurt the fight against AIDS in Africa
Secret report shows ‘special’ treatment for public officials in D.C. school lottery
Md. petition would limit early endorsements in Democratic gubernatorial primary
Maryland school system posts 80 percent increase in reports of sexual harassment
USA Today
Municipal judge in Texas on unpaid leave pending U.S. citizenship
Inside the White House the night DOJ appointed a special counsel for Russia inquiry
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