Evening Edition: Metro to close sections of lines in year-long repair project

As he pivots to November, Trump flips on key issues; Sen. Lindsey Graham won’t back Trump or attend convention; A tragedy plays out in Little Rock after a police officer killed a colleague's father; Obama on Trump: ‘This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show.’; Treasury rejects plan to cut pensions for 270,000 workers and retirees; Kim Jong Un hails 'unprecedented' advances in nuclear and missile tests; London voters appear ready to welcome first Muslim mayor; Video shows 15-year-old student lose consciousness in school official's choke hold; 'God is telling me not to let go': A mother fights doctors to keep her 2-year-old on life support; How America became obsessed with avocado toast; My mom makes up stories about my childhood. How do I call her out?; Trump’s approach to U.S. debt: Borrow now, negotiate with creditors later; The Fix: Paul Ryan smacked down Trump. Here's why.; Fact Checker: Trump claims Clinton started the birther movement;   The day's most important stories   Metro to close sections of lines in year-long repair project Metro next month will begin a massive subway rebuilding effort that will inconvenience virtually everyone who uses the system, with portions of most rail lines shut down for up to a month at a time and reductions in train service throughout the year-long project. By Paul Duggan, Lori Aratani and Robert McCartney  •  Read more » As he pivots to November, Trump flips on key issues Throughout the primary contest, the Manhattan mogul bragged that he was the only contender unencumbered by alliances to rich backers. But facing a $1 billion general-election tab, Trump's attitude toward big donors is softening. By Matea Gold  •  Read more »   Sen. Lindsey Graham won’t back Trump or attend convention But the senator from South Carolina said he "absolutely will not support Hillary Clinton for president." By David Weigel  •  Read more »   A tragedy plays out in Little Rock after a police officer killed a colleague's father An investigation of the shooting death of 67-year-old Eugene Ellison at the hands of a Little Rock police officer left his two sons — one a department lieutenant — embittered and a police force divided. By Scott Higham and Kimbriell Kelly  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Obama on Trump: ‘This is not entertainment. This is not a reality show.’ The president warned during a news conference that the presumptive Republican nominee is not fit for the nation's highest office. "He has a long record that needs to be examined," Obama said. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   Treasury rejects plan to cut pensions for 270,000 workers and retirees The proposal by the Central States Pension Fund was the first test of a 2014 law that allowed troubled pension plans to cut benefits for retirees even if the fund had not yet run out of money. By Jonnelle Marte  •  Read more »   Kim Jong Un hails 'unprecedented' advances in nuclear and missile tests The North Korean leader made a national TV address to mark the first meeting the country's ruling part in 36 years. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more »   London voters appear ready to welcome first Muslim mayor The possible victory for Sadiq Khan would resonate far beyond city hall. The final results are not expected until later Friday. By Karla Adam  •  Read more »   Video shows 15-year-old student lose consciousness in school official's choke hold A South Carolina high school assistant principal is under investigation after police said he held the girl a in choke hold until she passed out. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'God is telling me not to let go': A mother fights doctors to keep her 2-year-old on life support After doctors at a Kaiser hospital in California declared Israel Stinson brain dead, his parents requested a temporary restraining order to keep their son on life support. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more »   How America became obsessed with avocado toast Tracking down the origin of avocado toast is not as simple as tracing back the Chinese chicken salad trend to Wolfgang Puck's Chinois. By Jayne Orenstein  •  Read more »   My mom makes up stories about my childhood. How do I call her out? The advice columnist takes your questions about the strange train we call life. By Carolyn Hax  •  Read more »   Trump’s approach to U.S. debt: Borrow now, negotiate with creditors later Trump said that he might seek to pay back investors in U.S. government debt less than they were owed "if the economy crashed," raising doubts about whether Treasury bonds would be reliable in a future administration. By Max Ehrenfreund  •  Read more »   The Fix: Paul Ryan smacked down Trump. Here's why. 2020. anyone? By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   Fact Checker: Trump claims Clinton started the birther movement There's no evidence to support this zombie claim, yet again earning Trump Four Pinocchios. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  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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