Today in Black History: Actor and musician Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was born on this date in 1910 in Terra Haute, Indiana.
The New York Times
National
Officials Decline to Call Fatal Stabbing of Black Student a Hate Crime
Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About Russia Ties, Letter Says
The Key Spending Cuts and Increases in Trump’s Budget
Trump Budget Cuts Programs for Poor While Sparing Many Older People
Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts
A Packed Day of Congressional Testimony, With Russia at the Fore
Lawyers Are the Big Winners in the Inquiry Into the Election
Nearly 20 Million Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2010
Who is Sheriff Clarke of Milwaukee County? A Brief Guide
Local
Staffing Imbalances Reveal New York Jail’s Growing Pains
No ‘Fairy Godmother’ for the Subway: When $100 Billion Isn’t Enough
Philly.com
Officer hurt, 3 teens arrested in brawl near SEPTA station
Five chosen in first day of Cosby jury selection in Pittsburgh
Nearly two dozen arrested in Pa. Capitol protest
Locked up for 24 years, another Philly man to get murder rap tossed
Turzai says he would stay on as Pa. House speaker if he runs for governor
The Detroit Free Press
Vitti gets final OK for Detroit superintendent contract
Deputy who fired gun in Bay County school gets jail time
New Islamic institute aims to co-exist in Dearborn Heights
Lena Epstein, Trump campaign chair in Michigan, to run for U.S. Senate
The Chicago Tribune
School disciplinary incident ends with a Naperville teen's suicide: 'They scared him to death'
Preckwinkle says she'll run for re-election next year
3 dead, 5 wounded in city shootings
EDITORIALS: Illinois lawmakers should focus not just on taxes but on major spending reforms
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Before Carl Stokes won the 1967 Cleveland mayor's race, he lost and learned: Brent Larkin
Cleveland rejects petitions challenging arena deal: Ohio Politics Roundup
How Western Reserve would shake up the Electoral College
Ohio attorney general certifies congressional redistricting reform amendment
Ohio's small business tax break costs nearly $1 billion a year
The Los Angeles Times
Conservative group runs ads thanking California GOP for health care vote
L.A. bus ridership continues to fall; officials now looking to overhaul the system
State senator to introduce a constitutional amendment to limit UC's 138-year-old autonomy
Key figure in L.A. County Sheriff's Department jail corruption scandal sentenced to nine-month prison term
The Washington Post
Trump budget proposal would slash spending, could reshape assistance to the poor
Trump budget seeks huge cuts to disease prevention and medical research departments
What Trump’s budget cuts from the social safety net
Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits
Trump asked intelligence chiefs to deny collusion between campaign, Russia, officials say
The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from this latest report
Trump close to choosing outside counsel for Russia probes
Power struggle intensifies between White House and ethics office
DeVos promises ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history’ but offers no details
This is what Asian Americans really think about undocumented immigration
A new expert survey finds warning signs for the state of American democracy
For Haitians who came to U.S. after earthquake, another deportation reprieve
An accomplished young man is killed. Are we looking past the likely culprit?
USA Today
One Brooklyn school wants to change how kids - and teachers - are taught
What student loan borrowers can expect in Trump's change to one vendor
Opinion: I was a Republican until Donald Trump hijacked my party
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