Today in Black History: Today marks the Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration in recognition of the notification of Texans in 1865 that slavery had been abolished.
The New York Times
National
World Leaders Wary of Trump May Have an Ally: Congress
Strategy Undefined as U.S. Adds Troops in Afghanistan
EDITORIAL: Fighting, While Funding, Extremists
Jared Kushner Is Said to Be Reconsidering His Legal Team
A Newsroom and a Lifeline: Univision’s Sense of Purpose
College Built for Canadian Settlers Sees Indigenous Future
In Houston, an Original Juneteenth Celebration Site Reborn
Hot Links and Red Drinks: The Rich Food Tradition of Juneteenth
Dallas Schools, Long Segregated, Charge Forward on Diversity
Flint Holds a Glittering Prom, Far From Flint
Grim Echoes for Families: An Officer Shoots and a Jury Acquits
He Sued Police 75 Times. Democrats Want Him as Philadelphia’s Top Prosecutor.
Local
Little but Palace Intrigue as Legislative Session Winds Down
Officials Point Fingers as Lake Ontario Spills Into Neighborhoods
City Tries to Head Off Summer Surge in Homeless
De Blasio’s Plan to Create 100,000 Jobs: Find 40,000, and Keep Eyes Open
Philly.com
In booming Philadelphia neighborhoods, lead-poisoned soil is resurfacing
Seth Williams' corruption trial: The case against the Philly DA explained
Baer: Gerrymander lawsuit: not perfect but a start, and valuable
Ahead of Monday contract vote, some PFT members see 'solid contract'
The Detroit Free Press
Detroiter sues, says his lifelong home demolished in ambush-style eviction
Report: For-profit run charter schools perform worse
Families urge prosecutors to resentence juveniles serving life without parole
Wayne County extends program for homeowners facing foreclosures
The Star-Ledger
N.J.'s move to legalize marijuana has begun. Here's all you need to know about it.
Councilman berates police over towed car, report says
Democrat plans to take on Republican MacArthur, who helped revive Obamacare repeal bill
Map: See the biggest winners, losers in new school aid figures
Trenton to lose $3.3M over misspent federal block grant funds
The Chicago Tribune
About 700 roadwork projects and 25,000 jobs in jeopardy as state budget impasse threatens shutdown
Preckwinkle, Garcia push Emanuel on federal court oversight of police reform
Why aging baby boomers will find few moderately priced senior housing options
EDITORIALS: Why an elected Chicago school board is still a bad idea
COMMENTARY: How the NRA conquered Washington and abandoned gun owners like me
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
15-year-old boy killed in Akron stabbing, medical examiner says
Dissecting the Ohio state budget: Ohio Politics Roundup
Federal judge says Cleveland's police reform agreement with Justice Department is not 'anti-police'
The Washington Post
Muslim teen, 17, assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque, officials say
Seattle police fatally shoot black mother of four who they say confronted officers with a knife
Trump lawyer insists there is no obstruction investigation — but then hedges
Supreme Court to hear potentially landmark case on partisan gerrymandering
The Finance 202: Overhauling the tax code is more complicated than the Trump administration expected
Liberal groups are teaming up to pressure GOP lawmakers on health care over summer recess
Yes, Mitch McConnell’s secretive lawmaking is really unusual — in these 4 ways
How states like Kansas punish the poor for being both too poor and not poor enough
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awards $1 million prize to UNC at Chapel Hill
Some gun owners are disturbed by the Philando Castile verdict. The NRA is silent.
Rethinking the parent-teacher conference: Meeting more often, working as a team
From the battlefield to the classroom: Are veterans a solution to teacher shortage?
USA Today
Supreme Court to rule on how election districts are drawn
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