Today in Black History: The Republic of Liberia, founded by the American Colonization Society to resettle freed African slaves, gains independence in 1847.
The New York Times
National
Opinion: Let Black Kids Just Be Kids
Round 2 for Health Bill After a No Vote
McCain Helps President Who Derided Him
New Books Discuss How to Reform Racist Policing
Trump Is on Track to Insult 650 People, Places and Things on Twitter by the End of His First Term
After Trump Injects Politics Into Speech, Boy Scouts Face Blowback
Trump Forbids Military Service by Transgender People
Decades Later, Memphis to Compensate Black Sanitation Strikers of 1968
Forces Align Against a New Military Branch to ‘Win Wars’ in Space
Local
Keith Baird, Linguist Who Fought the Use of ‘Negro,’ Dies at 94
$800 Million Subway Rescue Plan Adds Cars and Subtracts Seats
Amid Transit Crisis, Cuomo Plans a Rare Visit to Washington
Watchdogs Say Cuomo Is Skirting Campaign Finance Rules
Philly.com
Aide pleads guilty, says Brady campaign paid primary challenger to quit
30K in Pa. lose SNAP benefit due to work rules; Philly numbers stay high
Danger on the tracks: 2 Philly kids lose legs in train accidents
The Star-Ledger
Guadagno to announce running mate Thursday, but it's the worst-kept secret in N.J. GOP
How much are you paying your county freeholders?
New Jersey's 3 gun buybacks: What you need to know
The Chicago Tribune
Justice Department rules intensify crackdown on sanctuary cities like Chicago
Chicago City Council starts taking public comments today
JOHN KASS: So when will the Illinois lottery fund education?
Glitches in transfer of 529 college savings plans are resolved, state says
CLARENCE PAGE: Democrats finally realize just being anti-Trump isn't enough
The Los Angeles Times
Police Commission rules LAPD officer justified in fatally shooting 14-year-old in Boyle Heights
Pasadena officer who investigated overdose was skeptical of USC med school dean's story, recording shows
32 inmates awarded $2.5 million in abuse settlement involving Rancho Cucamonga jail
Sheriff investigates 'disturbing' claims of deputy misconduct with youth in mentoring program
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Akron child killer Ronald Phillips put to death in first Ohio execution in 3 years
Cleveland anti-violence advocate indicted in triple shooting
Restrictions on red-light, speed cameras unconstitutional, Ohio Supreme Court rules
Driver shot while traveling on Ohio's Interstate 75
With 600th rape kit indictment, Prosecutor Michael O'Malley reflects on two ways to stop serial crimes
The Washington Post
Fact Checker: In span of 26 hours, 29 Trumpian false or misleading claims
In major shift, more Americans now disapprove of Trump on the economy
Trump launches new attacks on Sessions
Trump calls for ban on transgender people serving in U.S. military
‘Disruption?’ Gay Americans, women and blacks have heard this argument before.
The military spends five times as much on Viagra as it would on transgender troops’ medical care
Senate embarks on new round of voting to peel back Affordable Care Act
A Boy Scout jamboree. A controversial Trump speech. And the backlash that followed.
This former steel town is more complicated than Trump portrays
‘Giving up wasn’t an option’: How one man beat the odds to graduate from college
In a city reeling from nearly 200 killings, a Baltimore police fortress gets a makeover
USA Today
Sec. of State Tillerson 'taking a little time off' but not resigning
U.S. Muslims believe in American dream despite discrimination
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