Thursday's Headlines: Trump would be most disliked major-party nominee in three decades

Trump urges abortion 'punishment,' then backtracks; Republican candidates shatter the party's illusion of unity; What life is like after police raid your homegrown medical pot dispensary; With ambitions tapered, Obama to open his last nuclear summit;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Trump would be most disliked major-party nominee in three decades A Washington Post-ABC News poll, show Trump's overall 67 percent unfavorable rating — making him less popular than any major-party nominee in the 32 years the survey has been tracking candidates. By Philip Rucker and Robert Costa  •  Read more » Trump urges abortion 'punishment,' then backtracks The GOP front-runner said that if abortion becomes illegal, women who seek the procedure should face "some sort of punishment." He soon reversed himself amid intense criticism, saying such punishments should focus on the providers and not the women. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Republican candidates shatter the party's illusion of unity The various elements of the GOP coalition appear irreconcilable and the party itself is growing ever more threatened by chaos, depending on who becomes its nominee. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   What life is like after police raid your homegrown medical pot dispensary Although cleared of drug charges, a Michigan couple are now struggling to get their seized property back — an illustration of the confusion created by the nation's patchwork marijuana laws. By Christopher Ingraham  •  Read more »   With ambitions tapered, Obama to open his last nuclear summit He'll welcome world leaders to Washington today — seven years after he envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons" during a speech in Prague. Russia, the world's other nuclear superpower, is not attending amid tensions with the U.S. By David Nakamura and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Obama: How we can make our vision of a world without nuclear weapons a reality By Barack Obama  •  Read more »   The Dangerous Donald By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   The risks of California's minimum-wage increase By Charles Lane  •  Read more »   Don't fall for the media distortion about Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •  Read more »   Libya undermines Clinton's foreign policy credentials By George F. Will  •  Read more »   The Supreme Court needs a ninth justice immediately By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Antarctic ice loss could double expected sea level rise by 2100, study says If carbon emissions continue unabated, expanding oceans and massive ice melt would threaten global coastal communities, according to new projections. By Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney  •  Read more » D.C. Metro weighs shutting down entire rail lines for as long as six months for repairs The current piecemeal approach to maintenance isn't working, transit system officials said. Metro's general manager said he expects to make a decision on closures within a month to six weeks. By Robert McCartney  •  Read more » Elon Musk to unveil Tesla’s make-or-break moment The company will reveal the Model 3, its first electric vehicle aimed at mainstream consumers with a price tag starting at $35,000. By Brian Fung  •  Read more » The government spent $86 million on this drug-fighting plane. It has never flown. The Drug Enforcement Administration and Defense Department wanted to combat illegal drugs in Afghanistan, but eight years later the plane remains inoperable, sitting in Delaware. By Joe Davidson  •  Read more » How China fell for a Rothschild. No, not one of those Rothschilds. For years, he received the red-carpet treatment, met government officials and toured cities — until state media called him a "con artist" rather than a member of the famous banking family. By Simon Denyer  •  Read more » Poet awaits verdict after 'insulting Islam' with Facebook post on sheep Fatma Naoot was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison but appealed her case. Her fate could be decided as early as today, when a court is expected to rule on it. By Sudarsan Raghavan  •  Read more » Park rangers killed one of Kenya's most famous lions because they didn't have tranquilizers A group of men had surrounded Mohawk the lion and threw rocks at him before the lion raised his paw and thrashed one of the men. That's when the rangers stepped in. By Kevin Sieff  •  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