Today in Black History: Entertainer Bill Cosby and wife Camille made a gift of $20 million to Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988.
The New York Times
National
Republicans Backing Away From Repeal Plan for Deduction
Tax Cuts, Sold as Fuel for Growth, Widen Wealth Gap
Kennedy Seems Open to Court Limits on Gerrymandering
The Upshot: How New Math of Gerrymandering Works
Supreme Court Weighs Immigrants’ Rights to Have Detention Reviewed
Trump Tells Puerto Ricans to Be ‘Proud’ of Low Death Toll
Why Aid for Puerto Rico Isn’t Reaching Many Puerto Ricans
EDITORIAL: Nevada’s Leaders Are Overruling Their Voters
Gunman Made Meticulous Plan Before Assault in Las Vegas
Rosanne Cash: Musicians, Stand Up to the N.R.A.
Texas Man’s Death Sentence Thrown Out Over Racist Testimony
Local
De Blasio Appoints Acting Commissioner to Head City Jails
At Menendez Trial, Ex-Health Secretary Recalls an ‘Unusual’ Meeting
Philly.com
Why are straight black women in Philly at high risk of HIV? Map offers clues
Temple freshamn dies in fall from dorm window
Appeals court to consider defamation case against Bill Cosby
City, Philly pro teams aim to get more kids involved in sports
The Star-Ledger
Is Murphy's lead over Guadagno shrinking in the race to replace Christie?
This is Rutgers' number one problem says the new chancellor
Trump says property tax deduction has rest of America subsidizing N.J. He's wrong.
We're deadlocked on guns, so let's round up the facts | Editorial
Health fund holding $50M 'hostage,' could cause hospital to close, lawmakers say
The plan to improve N.J.'s largest public hospital starts with a new name
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson rolls out an endorsement from yet another political leader
Cleveland police officers to participate in study aimed at combating racial, gender policing biases
New northern Ohio U.S. attorney dismantles civil rights unit, creates new violent crime division
Cleveland Clinic files 'cease and desist' order against Yes on Issue 2 group
Ohio's panel appointed to find a gerrymandering fix is now set; Rep. Jack Cera of Bellaire added
The Chicago Tribune
Rauner still won't say if he'll seek re-election
2 killed, 8 injured in city shootings, including 14-year-old boy wounded in drive-by shooting
Chicago police overtime monitored loosely and ripe for abuse, report finds
EDITORIALS: How Congress can pursue a reasonable gun debate
The Los Angeles Times
Shrouding the Confederate past in Charlottesville
Confederate monuments are tributes to a whitewashed history
Newly emboldened, L.A. charter schools push to rewrite local rules
The Detroit Free Press
Riley: Congress has blood on its hands until it tackles gun laws
Did Michigan have its first prison riot in 35 years? Michigan officials can't decide
Trooper who fired Taser before fatal ATV crash resigns
Councilwoman asks Detroit legal team to explore options restricting guns in hotels
The Washington Post
Jason Kessler, Charlottesville protest organizer, indicted on a charge of perjury
Perspective: ‘The white nationalists were allowed to take the university’: A counterprotester writes to U-Va.’s president
Death toll climbs to 34 in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, governor says
Analysis: Gun-control advocates have come really close to making it harder to buy guns in Nevada
The shooter legally modified a dozen rifles to shoot like automatic weapons
Analysis: Why gun violence research has been shut down for 20 years
This former surgeon general says there’s a ‘loneliness epidemic’ and work is partly to blame
Deal or no deal on DACA? Republicans say no. Democrats say not yet.
Poll: Baker holds best advantage against Hogan in potential 2018 Maryland governor matchup
A second Trump campaign veteran joins Vogel’s team in Va. lt. governor’s race
Amid grade tampering probe, school employees not told about hotline
D.C. weighs gun law appeal, with fate of restrictions nationwide in the balance
Montgomery Council approves nearly $900k for gang suppression
USA Today
The 4 As: How to survive an active shooter
Anti-abortion congressman urged his mistress to have one, report says
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