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Today in Black History: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've been to the Mountaintop" speech, the last of his life, in 1968 in Memphis.

The New York Times

National

Readers Respond: Which Racial Terms Make You Cringe?

Another Democrat Lends Support to Gorsuch Nomination

What to Watch: Senate Committee Votes on Gorsuch

In Ohio County That Backed Trump, Fear Over Housing Cuts

Filings Show Trump’s Staff Mixed Politics and Paydays

Deadline Up, Families Remain in Lead-Contaminated Housing in Indiana

Arkansas to Limit Guns at Sports Events After Expanding Concealed-Carry Law

Trump University Suit Settlement Approved by Judge


Bathroom Law Repeal Leaves Few Pleased in North Carolina

U.S.-Led Coalition Counts 229 Civilian Deaths Before Mosul Strike


How to Run for Local Office


Local


Bill de Blasio Speaks at Funeral for Man Killed in Racist Attack

Rikers Island Commission Unveils Plan to Shut Down Jail Complex

Editorial: Closing Rikers Without a Road Map

Trump Budget Leaves New York-Area Transit Projects Up in the Air

With No Deal, Cuomo Will Ask for Emergency Budget Measures

Changes in Policing Take Hold in One of the Nation’s Most Dangerous Cities



The Christian Science Monitor

Election meddling: When Russia returns, will the US be ready?

'Bathroom bill' repeal: North Carolina seeks to move on after very long year


What does it mean to keep schools safe? Two different views in immigrant debate.

Sober high: How 'recovery schools' help addicted students


Venezuela knocks over its democracy. The region pushes back.


Philly.com


William Coleman, lawyer, ex-Cabinet member, died


New cellphone policy begins Monday at Philly's Criminal Justice Center

Will quest for 1st African American saint inspire black men to become priests?

Dwight Evans went from Harrisburg to D.C., but seeks to thrive in the GOP's House


The Star-Ledger


'Slave auctions' for 11-year-olds shows cultural ineptness in N.J. school | Opinion

N.J. police departments to face new rules for military surplus requests

Murphy sweeps county endorsements in N.J. governor's race


N.J. gov hopeful Jim Johnson unveils second TV ad

Don't jail defendants without disclosing evidence, N.J. senator says

How N.J.'s Israeli boycott, Iran investment bans are affecting public pensions


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio colleges would have to provide detailed information under proposed 'Informed student document act'

Free SAT or ACT exams give all Ohio 11th graders a head start on college applications

Trump signs executive orders on trade, Ohio Democrats say it's not enough

Vice President Mike Pence voices optimism, confidence during Ohio visit



The Chicago Tribune

Hunt for suspects in Facebook Live sexual assault intensifies after 14-year-old boy charged

'This violence is so senseless': Mother of 1 of 6 West Side shooting victims

Mother and son die in Chicago street violence, 364 days apart

Private firm that manages state lottery pledges $250,000 of taxpayer money to fund secretive advisory board

Illinois Lottery's biggest scratch-offs didn't award 40% of grand prizes, Tribune finds

Suburban election preview: Mayoral races, school funding and a few firsts


The Detroit Free Press


Redistricting debate: Creepy lizard or compact lines?

What happened to Detroit's untested rape kits?


Parents hear pitch for the new Detroit school district

1½ years in prison for fraud for ex-Detroit school official


The Los Angeles Times


Editorial: Why Trump lies


L.A. City Hall is considering a plan to borrow money to cover lawsuit settlements. Some think that's borrowing trouble

Why some of the most controversial police shootings aren't on video


Gov. Brown's proposal to fix California's roads isn't perfect, but lawmakers should give the plan a shot



The Washington Post


Trump’s budget would hit rural towns especially hard — but they’re willing to trust him


Trump remains the center of attention, but he’s increasingly isolated politically

Growing array of pro-Trump groups could train cross-hairs on GOP lawmakers

Home stretch for Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination could forever alter the Senate

Neil Gorsuch got where he is because of a form of affirmative action

Want Medicaid coverage? A drug test should come first, Scott Walker says.

Republican interest in spending on law enforcement surged 34 percent from 2014 to 2016

She shot and killed an unarmed black man. Now this white Tulsa officer is telling her side.

House Democrats ask Trump administration to remind schools that they must educate undocumented children

Chicago police arrest 'first of several' allegedly involved in sexual assault on Facebook Live


From libraries to lunch counters, African Americans recall years of exclusion

Md. Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls rip Hogan, try to rev up young party activists

Maryland’s only Republican congressman faces harsh crowd in town hall



USA Today


Police tell Florida woman to 'stop calling 911' hours before her death

Officer commits suicide after admitting molestation

Subway hits, kills girl, 13, trying to get her cellphone off tracks







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