Today in Black History: Howard Dodson, Jr., the former Director of New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in, was born in 1939 in Chester, PA.
The New York Times
National
Can Democrats Flip 7 California Districts in November?
Trump, Who Ran as a Renegade, Tries to Keep Them at Bay
Trump Pardons D’Souza. Is Martha Stewart Next?
EDITORIAL: Dinesh D’Souza? Really?
The Economy Can Handle Tariffs. The Risk Is Erratic Policy.
Catholic Church to Pay Minnesota Abuse Victims $210 Million
Flow of Refugees to U.S. Has Slowed to Nearly a Halt
Sergeant Sues Defense Dept. Over ‘Outdated’ H.I.V. Policies
Lawsuit Says Citizenship Question on Census Targets Minorities for Political Gain
Disability and Civil Rights Groups Sue DeVos Over Investigation Rollbacks
Local
State Senate Grinds to a Halt as Neither Party Can Make a Majority
For Giuliani (Boo!), Yankee Stadium Is No Longer a Safe Space
New York Public Housing Set to Get Federal Monitor and $1 Billion in Repairs
In the Battle Between Cuomo and Nixon, the Subway Becomes a Central Issue
Philly.com
How City Council can stop Philly's sky-high property assessments: vote for David Oh's bill
Is the term 'freeholder' offensive? Some N.J. lawmakers say it is.
These are the students most crushed by the debt crisis
The Detroit Free Press
Detroit plans rally against gun violence after deadly holiday weekend
Candidates for Michigan's governor short on details at Mackinac debate | Opinion
Detroit schools chief Vitti: Detroit children treated 'second class'
Low-income workers protest Bill Schuette's opposition to Medicaid
Star-Ledger
Phil Murphy re-nominates Christie pick to N.J.'s top court
NJEA teachers union blasted by lawmakers over controversial videos
These are the critical moments in the Wildwood beach arrest video. We have questions.
Not 1, but 2, state agencies are investigating N.J. school district
Newark's urban farm is looking for a future | Carter
The Chicago Tribune
Chicago Public Schools fails to protect students from rape and sexual abuse
EDITORIALS: When will Springfield leaders get serious about ethics abuses?
Activists opposed to new police academy disrupt Emanuel speech, video shows
3 dead, 7 wounded in shootings, including 7-year-old boy in Bucktown
Lawmaker resigns from Madigan's leadership team following allegations of retaliation, verbal abuse
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Supreme Court privacy ruling could impact case against man charged in Cleveland police officer's death
Cleveland mom, girlfriend pummeled Ta'Naejah McCloud to death because she wet her pants, prosecutors say
PulsePoint app enables Akronites to help save lives during cardiac arrest
The Washington Post
Trump breaks protocol with public comment about jobs report before release
U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in May, above expectations in a strong year for hiring
Prosecutors speak to Comey as they mull charges against his former FBI deputy
Brennan: I will speak out until integrity returns to the White House
Signs of sophisticated cellphone spying found near White House, U.S. officials say
Mueller’s investigation cost $16.7 million in just under a year, new documents show
Higher education reform stalled in the Senate, while House GOP charges ahead
Inauguration Day rioting charges dropped against 7 defendants
At Betsy DeVos’s federal school safety commission meeting, lessons from first-graders on friendships and fist bumps
A dispute at school, a shooting later and one D.C. teen accused of killing another
The Los Angeles Times
Villaraigosa could fail to make the top two in next week's primary for California governor
Climate movement tries to outmaneuver Trump a year after his exit from the Paris accord
UCLA doctor stripped of license, accused of sexually assaulting former County-USC hospital colleagues
Woman says couple used racial slurs while assaulting her at Playa Del Rey Little League event
USA Today
Vermont will pay you $10,000 to live there and work remotely
How low can it go? Sears will close 63 more stores. Is yours on the list?
'Red tape and bureaucracy': Officials were warned about Ellicott City flooding for years
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