Saturday's Headlines: The Olympics are a test that Brazil has yet to pass

With 'cowards' comment, Hope Solo reveals what teammates and coaches already knew; DiRado, Ervin surprise with gold; Phelps finds a silver lining; Ledecky keeps redefining 'impossible' with record-smashing 800-meter win; Another close call, this time with Serbia, exposes flaws in U.S. men's basketball squad; After demanding Obama's records, Trump unwilling to release his own; Trump: Only 'cheating' can keep me from winning Pennsylvania; The Trump we saw: Populist, frustrating, forever on the make;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Matt Dunham / AP The Olympics are a test that Brazil has yet to pass Problems with security, facilities and transportation have challenged the Rio Games. By Joshua Partlow and Dom Phillips  •  Read more » With 'cowards' comment, Hope Solo reveals what teammates and coaches already knew COLUMN | The U.S. women's soccer goalie, tolerated and excused in victory, exposed herself after an upset loss. By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more »   DiRado, Ervin surprise with gold; Phelps finds a silver lining The U.S. swimming team got victories from unlikely winners: A consultant-to-be in her first and last Games and a 35-year-old sprinter who last won gold 16 years ago. By Barry Svrluga  •  Read more »   Ledecky keeps redefining 'impossible' with record-smashing 800-meter win The television cameras were forced to pan out to find the nearest swimmer when Katie Ledecky touched the wall, 11 seconds ahead of second place. The Bethesda native is now the second woman to sweep the 200-, 400- and 800-meter freestyles in a single Games. By Dave Sheinin  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Another close call, this time with Serbia, exposes flaws in U.S. men's basketball squad COLUMN | Team USA still has superior talent, but lately it has played the way you'd expect from a squad formed only last month. By Jerry Brewer  •  Read more »   After demanding Obama's records, Trump unwilling to release his own Donald Trump built his political brand years ago by accusing President Obama of concealing his past. But the GOP nominee has refused to release documents about taxes, finances, education or health. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Trump: Only 'cheating' can keep me from winning Pennsylvania The Republican presidential candidate warned of Election Day fraud, although studies show it is rare in the United States. By Sean Sullivan  •  Read more » The Trump we saw: Populist, frustrating, forever on the make In more than 20 hours of interviews with Washington Post journalists over the past four months, he was alternately enthusiastic and sternly skeptical. By Marc Fisher and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Opinions   What makes America great? Team USA is showing us. By Alyssa Rosenberg  •  Read more »   Trump refuses to disclose his bundlers. What is he hiding? By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Why the nation will be watching Nevada on Election Day By George F. Will  •  Read more »   Will a traffic plan at Trump's new D.C. hotel block free speech? By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Election Day looks good for the Democrats — with one crucial exception By James Downie  •  Read more »   David Petraeus: The challenge in Mosul won't be to defeat the Islamic State. It will be what comes after. By David Petraeus  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Young people don't see a future in Afghanistan, so they're leaving Violence and lack of opportunity are driving young, educated Afghans out of their country. By Melissa Etehad  •  Read more » The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not. The United States is the only advanced economy that does not mandate paid leave for mothers at the federal level. By Melissa Etehad  •  Read more » This copyright case should worry Internet service providers A little-noticed ruling that holds Cox liable for its subscribers' illegal downloads of copyrighted content raises questions for cable and telecom companies. By Brian Fung  •  Read more » Conviction overturned for Brendan Dassey of Netflix's 'Making a Murderer' U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin wrote that investigators made false promises to Dassey in obtaining his confession to helping his uncle Steven Avery kill a woman. By Sarah Larimer  •  Read more » Mystery bones from ancient Greece may be a teenager sacrificed to Zeus There are some grisly myths about the altar on Mount Lykaion. Could they be true? By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more » 'Criminal Minds' star Gibson fired after reported altercation on set CBS confirmed that the character of team leader Aaron Hotchner, played by Thomas Gibson, will be written out of the show. According to reports, Gibson kicked a writer. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more » U.N. approves big increase in peacekeeping force in South Sudan The vote to dispatch an additional 4,000 peacekeepers came as the United Nations faces criticism over its failure to protect civilians and to use appropriate force when its installations come under fire. 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