Today in Black History: Abolitionist John Brown was born in 1800, and would later in life lead a daring raid on the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.
The New York Times
National
Black Americans See Gains in Life Expectancy
Charleston Church Distributes $1.5 Million to Families of Victims
Donald Trump’s Warning to Paul Ryan Signals Further G.O.P. Discord
Ted Cruz at a Crossroads as He Returns to the Senate
The Republican Horse Race Is Over, and Journalism Lost
Bernie Sanders Picks Up Washington Delegates; Hillary Clinton Wins Guam
Donald Trump Won’t Rule Out Effort to Remove Paul Ryan as Convention Chairman
For Merrick Garland and Republicans, a Tango of Praise and Rejection
North Carolina Governor Won’t Concede That Bias Law Discriminates
New Police Chief Seeks to Overturn Ferguson’s Legacy of Turmoil
Article Details Widespread Claims of Sex Abuse at Private Schools
Local
New York Schools Struggle With New Rules to Help Students Learning English
A Shooting, the Hospital and Then, Months Later, It’s a Homicide
The ‘Indecency of Present Overcrowding’
The Christian Science Monitor
Portland gave its minimum wage workers a raise. Here's what happened next.
The Bernie Sanders question
Party crashers: Why Trump-inspired Americans overthrew the GOP
What's fueling violent protests over the San Francisco police
Why Alabama's chief justice was forced to step down
THE MONITOR'S VIEW London’s bridge to European Muslims
The Star-Ledger
Bernie Sanders rides 'political revolution' with thousands in N.J.
Young Bernie backers pack Rutgers rally, doubt they'd switch to Clinton
2 teens shot in Newark, police say
Protest planned in N.J. school district 'rife with unrest'
Philly.com
Free after 10 years in prison, former lifer still feels trapped
Philadelphia 3.0, both a PAC and nonprofit, shows some nimble moves
Hundreds mourn former Police Commissioner Williams
Coexistence sought for Underground Railroad site and townhouses
How Amazon's growth causes retailers to close stores
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Shootings on Cleveland's East Side wound several people, including 11-year-old
Opponents of gun violence to march across Hope Memorial Bridge in Cleveland
Is the charter school run by state superintendent candidate Robert Sommers a good one? Report card says no
Medina High School parent pulls gun during argument in school parking lot
Cleveland City Council launches cooler, more user-friendly website
The Detroit Free Press
Troopers say they've been targeted for suing state
Lawyers say thousands mistakenly charged with fraud
Detroit car wash rallies around the Stars and Stripes
Corruption schemes ran deep at DPS
Kickback scandal prompts changes to DPS purchasing
The Chicago Tribune
Boy, 16, shot by police, lived and died in one of city's toughest neighborhoods
Morning Spin: Suburban lawmaker rips Chicago for schools that are 'adult employment centers'
16-year-old boy among 3 dead, 3 hurt in city shootings
Police: Former Notre Dame RB Greg Bryant declared brain dead after shooting
Hyde Park church gives immigrant sanctuary, but strategy questioned
The Washington Post
‘We can’t be the social security for Africa’: Concern mounts that Italy is the next big migrant route
'There’s nobody left’: Evangelicals feel abandoned by GOP after Trump’s ascent
The year of the hated: Clinton and Trump, two intensely disliked candidates, begin their face-off
Clinton’s wonky policies of fine-grained complexity contrast with rivals’ grandiose ideas
The GOP’s electoral-map problem is not about Trump. It’s about demographics.
Roberts emphasizes high court’s restraint, independence
Consumer rights to expand under government plan against restrictive contract language
Black preaching changed the course of this country. What creates that style?
Is the nation’s math instruction in crisis?
A tragedy plays out in Little Rock when a police officer kills a colleague’s father
How videos of police shooting unarmed black men changes those who watch them
In Virginia, the race is on to register 200,000 felons
‘She out!’ Video shows student lose consciousness in school official’s choke hold
The Los Angeles Times
If you registered to vote at the DMV, check again
The federal government wants colleges to limit questions about applicants' criminal records
Costa Mesa will pay $55,000 to settle a claim over the voting power of Latino residents
Skelton: Bernie Sanders' idea for free tuition at public colleges deserves an A
Be nice to Hillary Clinton online — or risk a confrontation with her super PAC
San Diego district attorney reverses course and releases video of officer-involved shootings
Scripps College students, faculty protest Madeleine Albright's selection as commencement speaker
USA Today
You're hired? Former Arizona Gov. Brewer 'willing' to serve as Trump's VP
Donald Trump faces cautionary tales about how not to pick a running mate
For the Record: We'll see you in court?
Miss. police officers' families struggle year after fatal shootings
300 leading economists call for end to tax havens
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