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Today in Black History: Actor and musician Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was born on this date in 1910 in Terra Haute, Indiana.

The New York Times


National

Officials Decline to Call Fatal Stabbing of Black Student a Hate Crime


Michael Flynn Misled Pentagon About Russia Ties, Letter Says

The Key Spending Cuts and Increases in Trump’s Budget

Trump Budget Cuts Programs for Poor While Sparing Many Older People

Trump’s Budget Cuts Deeply Into Medicaid and Anti-Poverty Efforts

A Packed Day of Congressional Testimony, With Russia at the Fore


Lawyers Are the Big Winners in the Inquiry Into the Election

Nearly 20 Million Have Gained Health Insurance Since 2010

Who is Sheriff Clarke of Milwaukee County? A Brief Guide


Local


Staffing Imbalances Reveal New York Jail’s Growing Pains

No ‘Fairy Godmother’ for the Subway: When $100 Billion Isn’t Enough


Philly.com


Officer hurt, 3 teens arrested in brawl near SEPTA station


Five chosen in first day of Cosby jury selection in Pittsburgh

Nearly two dozen arrested in Pa. Capitol protest

Locked up for 24 years, another Philly man to get murder rap tossed

Turzai says he would stay on as Pa. House speaker if he runs for governor



The Detroit Free Press

Vitti gets final OK for Detroit superintendent contract

Deputy who fired gun in Bay County school gets jail time


New Islamic institute aims to co-exist in Dearborn Heights

Lena Epstein, Trump campaign chair in Michigan, to run for U.S. Senate


The Chicago Tribune


School disciplinary incident ends with a Naperville teen's suicide: 'They scared him to death'


Preckwinkle says she'll run for re-election next year

3 dead, 5 wounded in city shootings

EDITORIALS: Illinois lawmakers should focus not just on taxes but on major spending reforms


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Before Carl Stokes won the 1967 Cleveland mayor's race, he lost and learned: Brent Larkin

Cleveland rejects petitions challenging arena deal: Ohio Politics Roundup

How Western Reserve would shake up the Electoral College


Ohio attorney general certifies congressional redistricting reform amendment

Ohio's small business tax break costs nearly $1 billion a year


The Los Angeles Times


Conservative group runs ads thanking California GOP for health care vote


L.A. bus ridership continues to fall; officials now looking to overhaul the system

State senator to introduce a constitutional amendment to limit UC's 138-year-old autonomy

Key figure in L.A. County Sheriff's Department jail corruption scandal sentenced to nine-month prison term


The Washington Post

Trump budget proposal would slash spending, could reshape assistance to the poor

Trump budget seeks huge cuts to disease prevention and medical research departments

What Trump’s budget cuts from the social safety net

Trump to poor Americans: Get to work or lose your benefits


Trump asked intelligence chiefs to deny collusion between campaign, Russia, officials say


The Fix: The three most damaging paragraphs from this latest report


Trump close to choosing outside counsel for Russia probes


Power struggle intensifies between White House and ethics office


DeVos promises ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history’ but offers no details


This is what Asian Americans really think about undocumented immigration


A new expert survey finds warning signs for the state of American democracy


For Haitians who came to U.S. after earthquake, another deportation reprieve


An accomplished young man is killed. Are we looking past the likely culprit?



USA Today

One Brooklyn school wants to change how kids - and teachers - are taught

What student loan borrowers can expect in Trump's change to one vendor


Opinion: I was a Republican until Donald Trump hijacked my party






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