Today in Black History: We honor U.S Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim American to represent the United States in the Olympic games.
The New York Times
National
Four Essential Questions About North Korea and the U.S.
Trump Warns North Korea of ‘Fire and Fury’ if Threatened
Science or His Base? Climate Report May Make Trump Choose
Even on Break, a Congress Weary of Trump Gets No Respite
Fired by Google, Engineer Stands His Ground on Memo
Ole Miss Edges Out of Its Confederate Shadow, Gingerly
Gun Rights and Foster Care Restrictions Collide in Michigan
Mike Duggan and Coleman Young Will Face Off in Detroit’s Mayoral Election
Local
Tensions Flare as Cuomo Confronts Democratic Rift
Wrongful Convictions Are Set Right, but Few Fingers Get Pointed
Business Is Booming on 125th Street. So Is the Trash.
Philly.com
Army begins unearthing remains of children who died at Carlisle Indian school
Philly schools owe former employees $6.6M
New Pa. health rule: Get your kids vaccinated or they can't go to school
The Chicago Tribune
One year after being shot, Tavon Tanner's life is almost back to normal
Amid ethics review, Emanuel warns favor-seekers: 'Got some strict lobbyist rules on this kind of thing'
Emanuel's latest emails: High-speed O'Hare tunnel, rapper's charter school pitch
House hearing on Rauner's school funding plan set for today
6 injured, 1 killed in Bronzeville mass shooting
The Star-Ledger
8 questions as Newark school takeover end nears, 8 answers from Mayor Baraka
Trump cuts red tape: let truckers and train engineers have sleep disorders | Editorial
Sheila Oliver's gambit greases the party machine | Editorial
Christie changes law on smoking in public
Mosque finally gets N.J. town's blessing after discrimination settlement
N.J. mortgage lender to pay $74M to settle violation claims
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
U.S. Department of Justice reverses position to defend Ohio in voter purge case
City of Cleveland seeking applicants to fill Community Police Commission vacancy
Christmas hack of Cleveland mayoral candidate Tony Madalone's Twitter account no holiday cheer
Cleveland to pay $50,000 to protesters arrested following 2015 Michael Brelo acquittal
Four charged in two-year investigation into Cleveland street gang
The Los Angeles Times
L.A. schools Supt. Michelle King pushes for 100% graduation in her State of the District speech
Watchdog says L.A. Sheriff's Department collects flawed data, reports inaccurate statistics
Food guru who brought healthier meals to L.A. schools charged with mishandling district funds
Should the LAPD use drones? Here's what's behind the heated debate
L.A. County to pay $1.5 million to settle wrongful-death lawsuit in 2015 shooting
The Detroit Free Press
Mike Duggan, Coleman Young II headed to Detroit mayor showdown in November election
Election results: See who won Michigan's 2017 primary races
Pontiac Mayor Deirdre Waterman to face Mark Holland in general election
Voting-rights activist Garlin Gilchrist to take on incumbent Janice Winfrey for city clerk
Marquette city commissioner wins primary, advancing to November general election
The Washington Post
‘Long time coming’: Army returns remains of Arapaho children who died at assimilation school
Mueller, several lawyers gave up million-dollar jobs to work on Russia investigation
Why North Korea threatened Guam, the tiny U.S. territory with big military power
Tillerson backs Trump’s strong warnings to North Korea
Analysis: North Korea just called Trump’s bluff. So what happens now?
John Kelly is an apolitical force in a White House divided by ideology
Analysis: Are the news media enemies of the people or defenders of democracy? Here’s what the founders thought.
How a gun-control group got the owner of Lock N Load to quit the business
A 97-year-old vet is murdered in his pajamas as Baltimore struggles to contain the killings
College Park, Md., debates whether non-citizens should be able to vote
Virginia drafts new plan to hold struggling schools accountable
USA Today
Al Sharpton: 'Progressives' are shortchanging African Americans — again.
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