Sunday's Headlines: Election forecasters look for ways to make sense of a chaotic political year

Trump's message at black Detroit church met with politeness, skepticism; Pence says he will release his tax returns 'in the next week'; Near Kenya's capital, escaped lions from wildlife refuge unnerve humans; Mother Teresa officially declared a Catholic saint;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Election forecasters look for ways to make sense of a chaotic political year Although most prediction models indicate that Hillary Clinton will win, two foresee a Trump White House. The modelers stand by their projections, though with varying degrees of confidence because Donald Trump is a wild-card candidate.  By Dan Balz  •  Read more » Trump's message at black Detroit church met with politeness, skepticism The event — at which the GOP nominee swayed to gospel music, accepted a Jewish prayer shawl and told congregants that he was there to listen to their concerns — provided a jarring contrast to a hard-edged candidacy that has included racially tinged appeals resonating primarily with white Republicans. By Jenna Johnson and Vanessa Williams  •  Read more »   Pence says he will release his tax returns 'in the next week' But the GOP vice-presidential nominee was vague when asked when the returns of Donald Trump's would be made public. By Robert Costa  •  Read more »   Near Kenya's capital, escaped lions from wildlife refuge unnerve humans The collision between people and wild animals is nothing new in much of Africa, but Nairobi represents the extreme difficulty of trying to preserve wildlife while an urban population booms. By Kevin Sieff  •  Read more »   Mother Teresa officially declared a Catholic saint Applause erupted in St. Peter's Square even before Pope Francis finished pronouncing the rite of canonization, honoring the tiny nun who cared for the destitute and holding her up as a model for a Catholic Church that goes to the peripheries to find poor, wounded souls. By Nicole Winfield | AP  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Meet the parents who won’t let their children study literature By Steven Pearlstein  •  Read more »   Where did Trump get his racialized rhetoric? From libertarians. By Matthew Sheffield  •  Read more »   Tom Wolfe tries to take down Charles Darwin and Noam Chomsky By Jerry A. Coyne  •  Read more »   How to gut a house in Baton Rouge (in 6 steps) By Jessica Lowe  •  Read more »   How Anthony Weiner's risque messages shaped our revenge-porn laws By Sarah Jeong  •  Read more »   5 myths about unions By Moshe Marvit  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   U.S., Russia eye possible resumption of Syrian cease-fire Diplomats spent Sunday trying to reach a deal even as President Obama expressed skepticism that Russia and Syria would abide by an agreement to halt the fighting. By William Wan  •  Read more » Houston's upset of Oklahoma helps second-tier schools send a clear message The Cougars swatted down the Big 12's defending champion on a day when the 63-team "Group of Five" upturned the power conferences' swank furniture all over the place.  By Chuck Culpepper  •  Read more » Minn. officials confirm that remains of Jacob Wetterling have been found Remains discovered in central Minnesota belong to the 11-year-old boy who was abducted in 1989 from a rural road near his home, officials said. His disappearance shattered childhood innocence for many in Minnesota and sparked changes in sex offender laws. By Amy Forliti | AP  •  Read more » 'This year is the toughest': Burgundy wineries face bad weather and Brexit COLUMN | Vintners in the worry about the future as they try to weather hail, frost, rain and British politics. But the French region has endured tough times before. By Dave McIntyre  •  Read more » News quiz: How well do you stack up? Nearly all of last week's quiz takers knew why EpiPen has been making headlines. Were you paying close attention this week? Answer 10 questions to find out — and try to beat the clock. By Tiffany Harness and Kerry Lauerman  •  Read more » 2 small words inspired a marriage Their paths kept crossing during orientation at their university. By Megan McDonough  •  Read more » How are Patti LaBelle's cobblers? We tried the new peach, berry and apple cobblers from Walmart. There's good news and bad. By Becky Krystal  •  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