Today in Black History: Franklin A. Thomas was named president of the Ford Foundation in 1979, the first Black to run the philanthropy.
The New York Times
Field Thins Quickly in Contest for New Assembly Speaker
South Africa Grants Parole to Leader of Death Squads
Netanyahu Talking to Democrats to Little Effect So Far
U.S. Economy Grew at 2.4% Rate in 2014, Best Since 2010
As New Leadership Takes Over in Washington, a Major Fiscal Clash Takes Shape
Los Angeles to Build Housing for Veterans
Long Lines, and Odds, for New York’s Subsidized Housing Lotteries
N.Y.P.D. Plans Initiatives to Fight Terrorism and Improve Community Relations
Man’s Decades-Old Burglary Conviction Is Vacated in Brooklyn
Lawyers in Anti-Police Video Knew of Violent Tone, Inquiry Finds
The Christian Science Monitor
Single parent or poverty? Study looks at which affects good parenting most.
Pentagon wrestles with how to shield current veterans from budget cuts
Boko Haram: Nigeria regains border town after Chadian military assault
Dartmouth College bans hard liquor: Can booze limits improve student safety? (+video)
Why Castro's demand for reparations from US could backfire (+video)
Star Ledger
Grand jury clears 5 students accused of campus rape
Twitter users LOL over Christie's PAC acronym
'Complete lack of ability to teach': Hamilton teacher resigns as part of settlement over prejudiced remarks
N.J. Assembly acts to let teens seek mental health treatment without adult consent
College affordability bill goes back to Christie
Philly.com
Obama, in Philly, to Dems: 'Stand up'
Another Comcast customer-service gaffe - this one vulgar and viral
Entrepreneur center opens at Temple
Nutter: 'I'm just going to let it play out'
Sweeney: Christie wants A.C. to declare bankruptcy
The Detroit Free Press
Grief connects grandfather, dad of shooting victims
County wants U-M students charged in ski resort vandalism
Monitor of Michigan prison food contract leaves $160K job
Garden City superintendent apologizes for remarks
The Los Angeles Times
Chief Beck admits 'mistakes' in event featuring ex-Mexican Mafia member
Scientists see shrinking California snowpack as a harbinger
'Suge' Knight arrested on suspicion of murder; held on $2-million bail
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish to announce promotions of sheriff, deputy chief (live coverage)
John Kasich's new coordinated welfare approach to start with teens, young adults
Cleveland police officer kills unarmed man in apartment building stairwell: Forcing Change
Health insurance sign-up events held in Cleveland; more opportunities over the next two weeks
The Chicago Tribune
Top Rauner staff more highly paid than Quinn's
USA Today
Economy grew 2.6% in the fourth quarter
Obama mocks Romney over poverty push
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
5 Black History Month events you can't miss
Former APS Superintendent Hall ordered records destroyed
New Georgia school chief visits two ‘failing’ schools and finds state grades don’t tell full story.
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