Evening Edition: Worried about threat of Trump, Obama plunges into campaign

Rabbis plan boycott of Trump's speech to pro-Israel group; Furious lawmakers blast Mich. governor, EPA chief over Flint water crisis; The prodigy who stole his teacher's prized Stradivarius; Bones found under a pub could forever change what we know about the Irish; March Madness: Schedules, scores and upset watch; Senate Democrats slam GOP blockade as Supreme Court nominee visits Capitol Hill; Syrian Kurds declare their own region, raising tensions; 35 years after serial killer’s trial, a witness accuses the prosecutor — who became a D.C. federal judge — of rape; 'It was too late to return': New details emerge from Bowe Bergdahl desertion case; As Kerry condemns ISIS genocide, a call to recognize something else: Femicide; Scientists find evidence that Alzheimer's 'lost memories' may one day be recoverable; King Tut may not have been alone in his tomb; The reason ex-Nat Adam LaRoche is retiring? His son isn’t as welcome in Sox clubhouse.;   The day's most important stories   Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images Worried about threat of Trump, Obama plunges into campaign Seeking to preserve his landmark policies from a Republican commander in chief, Obama is poised to be the most active sitting president on the campaign trail in decades. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Rabbis plan boycott of Trump's speech to pro-Israel group About 40 rabbis have said they plan to participate in the protest of Trump's appearance Monday at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, an organizer said. By Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   Furious lawmakers blast Mich. governor, EPA chief over Flint water crisis Repeatedly shouting at EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy, Rep. Jason Chaffetz called for her resignation and said she failed to require regulators to move more quickly after lead was discovered in the tap water. By Lenny Bernstein  •  Read more »   The prodigy who stole his teacher's prized Stradivarius The crime defied logic. Philip Johnson brazenly stole a priceless 18th-century violin while his teacher, Roman Totenberg, was just feet away. Johnson played it in plain sight — the instrument unrecognized until after his death 31 years later. By Geoff Edgers  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bones found under a pub could forever change what we know about the Irish A Northern Ireland pub owner stumbled over an ancient burial that, after a recent DNA analysis, challenges the centuries-old account of Irish origins. By Peter Whoriskey  •  Read more »   March Madness: Schedules, scores and upset watch Things are getting mad. Get all the updates and analysis as the NCAA tournament gets rolling. By Washington Post Staff  •  Read more »   Senate Democrats slam GOP blockade as Supreme Court nominee visits Capitol Hill After meeting with Merrick Garland, top Judiciary Committee Democrat Patrick Leahy assailed Republican leaders for speaking with the nominee only by phone. "As a courtesy, you meet with him. … They owe it to the country." By Karoun Demirjian and Mike DeBonis  •  Read more »   Syrian Kurds declare their own region, raising tensions The unilateral declaration of a federal region in the country's northeast is spurring fears of an accelerating disintegration of Syria along ethnic and sectarian lines and complicating efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Syrian crisis. By Liz Sly  •  Read more »   35 years after serial killer’s trial, a witness accuses the prosecutor — who became a D.C. federal judge — of rape Richard Warren Roberts, chief judge of D.C.'s U.S. District Court, retired hours after the lawsuit was filed. His attorneys called the rape allegations "categorically false." By Michael E. Miller  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'It was too late to return': New details emerge from Bowe Bergdahl desertion case According to a military investigation transcript, Bergdahl said that he felt like he could not go back to his base in Afghanistan, citing concerns that he could be mistaken for a Taliban fighter. Also, the Army considered charging him with another crime. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   As Kerry condemns ISIS genocide, a call to recognize something else: Femicide One French lawmaker says that the violence being committed by the Islamic State against women is so systematic and so ferocious that it needs a new term in international law to define it. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more »   Scientists find evidence that Alzheimer's 'lost memories' may one day be recoverable Scientists had long assumed that the disease makes memories disappear forever. But what if they weren't actually gone -- just inaccessible? By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   King Tut may not have been alone in his tomb New scans showed the existence of new chambers inside the tomb, fueling speculation that Queen Nefertiti is buried there. By Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more »   The reason ex-Nat Adam LaRoche is retiring? His son isn’t as welcome in Sox clubhouse. Drake LaRoche was a fixture in Washington's clubhouse, but a White Sox executive vice president says, "You tell me, where in this country can you bring your child to work every day?" By Scott Allen  •  Read more »           Share Evening Edition:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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