Today in Black History: Kwame Nkrumah, Pan-Africanist and the first President of Ghana, was born in 1909 in what was then the Gold Coast (Ghana).
The New York Times
National
Mueller Seeks Documents of Trump Actions in White House
Editorial: Tax Cuts for the Rich by Another Name
Insurers Come Out Swinging Against New Health Bill
Fed to Pull Back on Help That Propped Up the Economy
The Contradiction Buried in Trump’s Iran and North Korea Policies
Start-Up Slump Drags on the Economy. Big Business May Be to Blame.
Mattis Shows How to Split With Trump Without Provoking Him
Voter Fraud? A Trump Nominee Looks as if He Cast an Illegal Ballot
Spokeswoman Cites ‘Demanding Schedule’ for Health Secretary’s Use of Private Jets
Local
At James Blake Trial, Judge Invokes Law Shielding Police Records
De Blasio’s Gap on Climate Policy? It’s Under His Front Door.
Months After Second Avenue Subway Opening, Safety Testing Is Not Finished
Rochester Launches New Inquiry Into Harassment Accusations
At Menendez Trial, Legal Wrestling Over Definition of ‘Constituent’
Philly.com
Philly journalism institute makes $2 million in new grants
Glitch let ineligible immigrants vote in Philly elections, officials say
Did a 'Negro League' thwart high school lacrossse team?
Trade union politics derail N. Philadelphia apartment proposal
The Detroit Free Press
Testimony expected today during court hearing in Flint water investigation
Study: Fewer pregnancies, more fetal deaths in Flint after lead levels rose in water
Riley: When honoring Detroit's treasures, remember The Wright
The Star-Ledger
Was Menendez's friend and co-defendant a 'constituent'? Lawyers debate
WATCH: Anger, chaos erupt at Newark council meeting over housing
Did insurance mismanagement lead to death of this former Newark cop?
Murphy's lead over Guadagno not as wide in latest governor's race poll
State Treasury employee admits to $75K fraud
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dads Walk brings fathers and father figures to area schools to show support for students
Cleveland to pay $25,000 to man who claimed police officer used excessive force during traffic stop
New president of Federal Bar Association talks Trump's attacks on judges: Q&A
Downtown Akron Vision & Redevelopment Plan lays out plan for more vibrant city
Ohio Supreme Court rules appeals court had jurisdiction to reinstate murder conviction of ex-Akron police captain Douglas Prade
The Chicago Tribune
Column: Wheaton College needs to answer questions about football hazing case
Illinois submits big Obamacare rate increases to the feds
Video of fatal police shooting on Chicago's South Side released
The Los Angeles Times
Death toll from Mexico's earthquake climbs to 230 as frantic search continues for survivors
Parents of man fatally shot by LAPD, then run over by a police car, call for criminal charges
UC system will chip in at least $300,000 to help Berkeley pay security costs for controversial speakers
10 points to keep in mind about housing affordability in California
The Washington Post
Manafort offered ‘private briefings’ on 2016 race to Putin ally
Trump’s puzzling speech to African leaders, annotated
The ugly past — and fraught future —of the biggest Confederate monument
Analysis: How Bernie Sanders and America could take a step closer to universal Medicare if the GOP has its way. Let us explain.
Tillerson was startled that Trump told reporters he had made up his mind on Iran deal
Neighbors yell ‘he can’t hear you’ before Oklahoma City officer fatally shoots deaf man
He said deportation would kill him. His body was found in Mexico this week.
At EPA, guarding the chief pulls agents from pursuing environmental crimes
BlackPAC plans $1.1 million effort to mobilize African American voters in Virginia
Virginia Republican’s ad ties opponent to MS-13. Democrats compare it to ‘Willie Horton’
Fight over labeling of ‘flushable’ wipes headed to federal court
Five key moments from Virginia’s first televised gubernatorial debate
Poor, sick and still traveling long distances for health care in D.C.
USA Today
Michigan candidate tests whether Democrats can reclaim Midwest from Trump and GOP
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