Today in Black History: George Crockett, lawyer, judge, and Member of Congress, a graduate of Morehouse College was born in 1909 in Jacksonville, FL.
The New York Times
National
Police Shoot Man in Ferguson Amid Anniversary Protest for Michael Brown
Blow: ‘Black Lives Matter’ and the G.O.P.
Similarities Aside, Bernie Sanders Isn’t Rerunning Howard Dean’s 2004 Race
Donald Trump Remains Defiant on News Programs Amid G.O.P. Backlash
29 U.S. Scientists Praise Iran Nuclear Deal in Letter to Obama
Why Putting a Number to C.E.O. Pay Might Bring Change
Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)
The Continuing Reality of Segregated Schools
A Dream Undone
Local
Prostitution Charge Dropped in Case an Albany Journalist Called Retaliation
Cuomo Says Hudson Tunnels Need Grants, Not Loans to States, From U.S.
Philly.com
Corruption accusations paint troubling picture
Lincoln prof defends inflammatory remarks
Meet the new chief of Defender Association of Philadelphia
Area police departments' new eye in the sky: drones
Cheyney U. facing money problems
Pa. school leaders brace for impact of state test declines
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Teen inmate escapes from Summit County Juvenile Detention Center
Former sheriff's deputy accused of fighting with Akron police after son fatally shot intruder
The Christian Science Monitor
Amid withering post-Ferguson critique, police around the country look inward
Two attorneys general indicted in one week: What gets top cops in trouble?
How James Holmes life in prison jury decision reflects death penalty trends
US economy adds 215,00 jobs in July, but job market trouble spots linger
Will a 'modest military industrial complex' help Nigeria defeat Boko Haram?
THE MONITOR'S VIEW Haiti’s graduation to self-governance
The Detroit Free Press
Mothers of Detroit homicide victims: We need justice
Some in Wayne Co. government fear employee exodus
Park named for civil rights icon will be beautified
16 Michigan schools move off watch list
The Los Angeles Times
New worry for tech firms that don't want to hand data to the government: Hillary Clinton
EPA triples estimate of gold-mine wastewater spill to 3 million gallons
L.A. County supervisors to weigh proposed merger of health agencies
Shared struggles for Latinos and blacks in Watts: 'We compete for the tiniest pieces of the pie'
Ezell Ford's family holds memorial a year after his death
Critics fear sidewalk repair proposal will burden nonprofits, churches
The Chicago Tribune
Police gunfire: Unarmed black men 7 times more likely to die than whites
1 dead, 7 wounded in city shootings
CTU president says pension pickup issue 'strike-worthy'
ACLU, Chicago police agree to changes on controversial street stops
The Star Ledger
Newark anti-violence rally draws thousands
Shake-up for Steve Fulop's communications team
N.J. poll Christie blasted helped get him into 2016 debate | The Auditor
The Washington Post
Man shot during Ferguson anniversary protests
Trump struggles to turn 2016 fling into durable bid
Hillary Clinton starts taking some risks — and landing some punches
Bernie Sanders draws 28,000 people in Portland, his campaign says — largest 2016 contender crowd by far
If Kennedy is looking for a solitary-confinement case, an inmate has one
GOP candidates expand on conservative views at RedState Gathering
Trump ends relationship with longtime political adviser Roger Stone
As violence rises, one lawmaker is hitting the streets with social services
Report prompts Montgomery to rethink its school modernization list
Prince William supplies emergency funding to reduced-fare cab program
USA Today
Man in critical condition after being shot by police in Ferguson
Ferguson one year later
EPA: Pollution from mine spill much worse than feared
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Raphael Warnock tells his flock why he’s wrestling over Senate bid
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