Today in Black History: Author Jean Toomer is born in 1894. Today is the first day (Umoja/Unity) of Kwanzaa.
The New York Times
National
Don Hogan Charles, Lauded Photographer of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 79
Opinion: To the Chicago Police, Any Black Kid Is in a Gang
Democrats Leave Few House Seats Unchallenged
Business Schools Now Teaching #MeToo and Trump
Parents Killed After Warning Daughter About Boyfriend’s Racist Views, Family Says
After a Chaotic Start, Congress Has Made a Conservative Mark
Andrew McCabe, F.B.I.’s Embattled Deputy, Is Expected to Retire
Local
Eric Garner’s 27-Year-Old Daughter Is in a Coma
New York’s Attorney General in Battle With Trump
Working Families Party Starts Small, but Thinks Big
New York Today: A Kwanzaa Tradition on a Harlem Stage
The End for the Tappan Zee Bridge Comes in Pieces, Not With a Boom
Philly.com
4-year-old Philadelphia girl shot in father's arms
Amid Daylin Leach allegations, Dems regroup in key House race
The Detroit Free Press
Analysis: The quiet probe into Clinton email investigation could be a landmine for Robert Mueller
SE Michigan political up-and-comers say they're ready for their close-ups, ready to lead
Would Michigan Legislature give $87M to defend poor people accused of a crime?
The Chicago Tribune
Black victims of heroin, opioid crisis 'whitewashed' out of picture, report finds
Christmas weekend shootings: least violent holiday in recent years
With daily physical education no longer the law, schools revising PE plans
Jesse Jackson says he manages Parkinson's with daily therapy
Tax code changes will affect your paycheck, and W-4s will require tweaking
The Star-Ledger
Infant bed-sharing deaths in N.J. are at a record high. Now lawmakers may take action.
Job 1 for Murphy: Change the N.J. Transit culture | Editorial
Pardoned by Christie, woman pushed for change to U.S. gun laws
Despite Trump, people in N.J. and nation kept signing up for Obamacare
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Watch daytime shootout at Cleveland gas station that injured 3, including 7-year-old girl (video)
Stay and fight, or move? Legal Aid to help more renters battle lead poisoning and eviction
The Washington Post
Russian threat went uncontested by U.S. as it metastasized
Russian warships skate close to British waters, U.K. navy says
America’s trade wars are heating up, as more U.S. companies sue for relief
Jesse Jackson delivers sermon to Chicago inmates
Muted response to first openly gay woman in Va. legislature shows social shift
Could a split Virginia House force delegates to get along? It’s happened before.
Republicans knock holes in Affordable Care Act but don’t demolish the law
MCVET offers shelter, services to the oft-overlooked: homeless female veterans
The District’s cabbies are struggling, so the city is giving them some fares.
Two high schools with similar demographics, yet different outcomes
As poverty rises, one Maryland school system tries a longer school year
The Los Angeles Times
Trump claims he's boosting U.S. influence, but many foreign leaders see America in retreat
Do L.A. Unified's daily random searches keep students safe, or do they go too far?
L.A. and its trash haulers are quarreling over customer bills in the city's new recycling program
No more library fines for most young readers in L.A. County
USA Today
Opinion: America is on the brink of a historic break with Europe, thanks to Trump
These Haitian women were doing great in U.S. — and then returned to aid quake-hit nation
Analysis: The quiet probe into Clinton email investigation could be a landmine for Robert Mueller
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