Friday's Headlines: Republican primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest

Pope Francis is just the latest world leader to call out Donald Trump; Sanders declares he is a 'strong feminist' and 'honorary woman'; Where does the Dawnlight go? And what is it carrying?; Reports: U.S. warplanes target suspected Islamic State base in Libya;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Daniel Acker / Bloomberg Republican primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have directed most of their fire at each other this week, trading insults and using tactics that have come to define the Palmetto State's primary, as they've battled to emerge as the chief challenger to front-runner Donald Trump. By Sean Sullivan and Katie Zezima  •  Read more » Pope Francis is just the latest world leader to call out Donald Trump In South Carolina, however, Trump's policy statements have propelled him to the lead heading into Saturday's primary. By Jenna Johnson and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Sanders declares he is a 'strong feminist' and 'honorary woman' The answer elicited laughter from the audience. But it comes at a time when Bernie Sanders's campaign has taken heat for the comments made by a surrogate, rapper "Killer Mike." By Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Where does the Dawnlight go? And what is it carrying? Problems monitoring one blacklisted ship show the difficulty of enforcing sanctions against North Korea. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   Reports: U.S. warplanes target suspected Islamic State base in Libya The area is believed to have links to a key mastermind in last year's attacks in Tunisia and at least 40 people were reportedly killed. By Brian Murphy  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Charles Koch: This is the one issue where Bernie Sanders is right By Charles G. Koch  •  Read more »   Win one for Nino By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   McConnell and Grassley: Democrats shouldn't rob voters of chance to replace Scalia By Mitch McConnell and Chuck Grassley  •  Read more »   Bernie Sanders's statistical shenanigans By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Will South Carolina be the end of the road for Jeb Bush? By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Apple should not be forced to decrypt users' data By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   International meeting for Syria cease-fire canceled, Russia says The coordinating group called off the official gathering, Russia said. But U.S. and Russian military officials had an unannounced bilateral meeting, according to a report. By Hugh Naylor and Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more » Biden suggests Obama's Supreme Court pick shouldn't be too liberal The vice president said history shows that when the replacement of a justice could swing the ideological balance on the court, the nominees who win confirmation tend to be more ideologically neutral. By Jim Tankersley  •  Read more » The planet got warmer in January — and more so in these particular spots According to NASA, the month had the greatest departure from the long-term average of any month on record. Scientists said the warming could be due to the influence of El Niño. By Chris Mooney  •  Read more » For the first time, a major poll shows Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton This Fox News poll could be a signal of a big shift in the race. Or it could be exploring the limits of the margin of error. By Philip Bump  •  Read more » Cameron: Some progress but 'no deal' in E.U. talks lasting through the night The deal could set the tone for what is expected to be a bruising campaign to decide whether the United Kingdom leaves the 28-member bloc. By Griff Witte  •  Read more » The White House sees a Cuba visit as a chance to consolidate gains. Critics see caving. The two GOP presidential candidates with parental ties to the island denounced the trip. By Juliet Eilperin and Nick Miroff  •  Read more » The unlikely Cold War origins of America's most intriguing spacecraft The snub-nosed Dream Chaser — one of the vehicles NASA chose to fly cargo to the International Space Station — was derived from a lost prototype Soviet space plane first seen more than 30 years ago. By Christian Davenport  •  Read more » Endangered baby dolphin dies after swimmers pass it around for selfies The reaction has been furious as video and photos of the incident in Argentina have circulated online. By Peter Holley  •  Read more » Ralph Lauren sends Lady Mary to the Rio Grande Only he would pair a sapphire velvet frock coat with distressed jeans. It's just one of many vivid moments from the runways. By Robin Givhan  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071