Evening Edition: Fed boosts rates for second time since ’08, sees more hikes

Trump's national security adviser shared secrets without permission, files show; Path to picking a top diplomat shows Trump's unorthodox style; Some NFL coaches want to ban one of the most exciting plays in pro football; A migrant's 7,000-mile journey to salvation; Endgame in Aleppo, the most decisive battle yet in Syria's war; Feds accuse former generic drug executives of price fixing; A treasure hunter found 3 tons of sunken gold — and can’t leave jail until he says where it is; From the Archive: After Newtown shooting, mourning parents entered into the lonely quiet; Scientists certify that monster 62-foot-tall Atlantic waves set a record ; She staged a viral story and you probably fell for it. She thinks that's beautiful.; Where can I find the best burger in D.C.?;   The day's most important stories   Fed boosts rates for second time since '08, sees more hikes Reflecting officials' confidence in U.S. economic strength, the Federal Reserve voted to raise interest rates by a quarter point and released projections for three rate increases next year, to a rate of 1.4 percent by the end of 2017. By Jim Tankersley  •  Read more » Trump's national security adviser shared secrets without permission, files show Although Michael T. Flynn lacked authorization to share the classified material, he was not disciplined after a 2010 military investigation found he did not act "knowingly" and that "there was no actual or potential damage to national security," according to Army records. By Craig Whitlock and Greg Miller  •  Read more »   Path to picking a top diplomat shows Trump's unorthodox style In reality-show-like fashion, names were floated, aides took sides, and Donald Trump grew disenchanted with his early options for secretary of state, according to those involved in the process. Then came an unexpected suggestion from former defense secretary Robert M. Gates. By Michael Kranish, Anne Gearan, Dan Balz and Philip Rucker  •  Read more »   Some NFL coaches want to ban one of the most exciting plays in pro football Leaping over the line to block a kick can be thrilling, athletic, game-changing . . . and possibly too dangerous to the linemen who might get hit, as far as critics are concerned. By Adam Kilgore  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   A migrant's 7,000-mile journey to salvation Dumano Aristide was studying pediatrics in Haiti when the 2010 earthquake hit. Having lost his scholarship and fled to Brazil, he's trying to make the treacherous trek to the U.S. by bus and foot. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   Endgame in Aleppo, the most decisive battle yet in Syria's war A win for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is unlikely to change the course of a conflict that was all but sealed by Russia's intervention more than a year ago. By Liz Sly, Louisa Loveluck and Missy Ryan  •  Read more »   Feds accuse former generic drug executives of price fixing "These two executives sought to enrich themselves at the expense of sick and vulnerable individuals," a Justice Department official said. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more »   A treasure hunter found 3 tons of sunken gold — and can’t leave jail until he says where it is Tommy Thompson has already spent a year in jail for refusing to say what he did with one of the richest treasure finds in U.S. history. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   From the Archive: After Newtown shooting, mourning parents entered into the lonely quiet Six months after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary four years ago today, the Barden family continued to suffer all that had been lost since the day their son died. By Eli Saslow  •  Read more »   Scientists certify that monster 62-foot-tall Atlantic waves set a record The record reflects the average height in a series of large waves between Iceland and the United Kingdom during a February 2013 storm. By Jason Samenow  •  Read more »   She staged a viral story and you probably fell for it. She thinks that's beautiful. Do you remember Pizza Rat? Or the raccoon and the alligator? Those were doings of Zardulu, an anonymous artist who worked in secrecy, never revealing what she had done. By Abby Ohlheiser  •  Read more »   Where can I find the best burger in D.C.? Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema entertains your dining questions, rants and raves. By Tom Sietsema  •  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. 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