Evening Edition: Trump’s Taiwan call was a long-planned, deliberate provocation

President-elect chooses former rival Ben Carson as HUD chief; Mistrial declared in case of S.C. officer who shot Walter Scott; At a D.C. pizzeria, the dangers of fake news just got all too real; Michael Flynn's tweet wasn't actually about #PizzaGate, but his son is now defending the baseless conspiracy theory; As Trump vows to stop flow of jobs overseas, U.S. plans to build fighter jets in India; On the eve of a Trump White House, Obama administration outlines use-of-force rules; North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory concedes closely contested governor's race; Georgia man sentenced to life in prison for the hot-car death of his infant son; Brexit hangs in the balance as U.K. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments; Anti-immigrant, anti-euro populists gain ground in Italy as prime minister resigns; Army Corps ruling is big win for foes of Dakota pipeline; The crimes were terrifying; the aftermath made it worse; Investigators search for answers as death toll reaches 36 in Oakland warehouse fire; Dylann Roof wants his attorneys back for part of the Charleston church shooting trial;   The day's most important stories   Trump's Taiwan call was a long-planned, deliberate provocation The historic conversation was the product of months of quiet preparations, according to those involved in arranging the phone call, and a reflection of the views of advisers urging the president-elect to take a tough opening line with China. By Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker and Simon Denyer  •  Read more » President-elect chooses former rival Ben Carson as HUD chief The unconventional choice of the retired neurosurgeon underscores Donald Trump's willingness to forgo traditional policy expertise in some Cabinet positions to surround himself with allies. By Elise Viebeck and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more »   Mistrial declared in case of S.C. officer who shot Walter Scott The jury deadlocked in the case of Michael Slager, a white police officer who was charged with murder after a video emerged showing him shooting Scott, a black motorist, in the back after a traffic stop. By Mark Berman  •  Read more »   Petula Dvorak | Columnist At a D.C. pizzeria, the dangers of fake news just got all too real In our social-media universe, there's a flood of false stories. But those that sound ludicrous don't get a laugh — they get shared by our leaders, generating violent threats and dangerous reactions like what unfolded at Comet Ping Pong. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Michael Flynn's tweet wasn't actually about #PizzaGate, but his son is now defending the baseless conspiracy theory Reports and tweets have pointed to Donald Trump's pick for national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, having fomented the rumors that apparently spurred the man who brought a gun to Comet Ping Pong. Except Flynn doesn't appear to have tweeted something about the pizzeria — not specifically. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   As Trump vows to stop flow of jobs overseas, U.S. plans to build fighter jets in India With the backing of the Obama administration, both Lockheed Martin and Boeing have proposed manufacturing combat aircraft in India. In the case of Lockheed Martin, the firm would move its entire F-16 assembly line from Texas to India. By Annie Gowen  •  Read more »   On the eve of a Trump White House, Obama administration outlines use-of-force rules The 61-page document details eight years of legal opinions, executive orders and military directives. Officials say that it does not target the incoming administration, but that Obama hopes others will build on the report and carry forward the transparency it represents. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory concedes closely contested governor's race The concession comes almost a month after North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper declared victory over the Republican governor in the closest race in the state's modern history. By Amber Phillips  •  Read more »   Georgia man sentenced to life in prison for the hot-car death of his infant son Justin Ross Harris was supposed to drop off his 22-month-old son, Cooper, at day care, but instead left the child in an SUV for nearly seven hours in June 2014. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Brexit hangs in the balance as U.K. Supreme Court begins hearing arguments The court will determine whether Parliament gets a say in Britain's plans to leave the European Union, which could complicate Prime Minister Theresa May's plan to set the exit in motion by the end of March. By Griff Witte  •  Read more »   Anti-immigrant, anti-euro populists gain ground in Italy as prime minister resigns The rejection of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's constitutional reforms emboldened anti-immigrant, anti-euro populists on the left and right who have steadily built power as an alternative to Italy's old guard political leadership. By Stefano Pitrelli and Michael Birnbaum  •  Read more »   Army Corps ruling is big win for foes of Dakota pipeline In a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and thousands of others who have protested the project, the Army has denied an easement necessary for the pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota. But uncertainty remains over how President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to support pipelines such as this one, will respond. By Brady Dennis and Steven Mufson  •  Read more »   Second-Chance City The crimes were terrifying; the aftermath made it worse A young man is linked to five armed robberies. Can he be rehabilitated? By Amy Brittain  •  Read more »   Investigators search for answers as death toll reaches 36 in Oakland warehouse fire But officials suspended search efforts when the Oakland warehouse was deemed too unsafe and unstable for fire crews. By Tim Bontemps, Jasper Scherer, Kristine Guerra and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Dylann Roof wants his attorneys back for part of the Charleston church shooting trial This request from Roof, 22, comes less than a week after a judge approved his request to represent himself in the federal hate-crimes trial stemming from the church massacre. By Mark Berman  •  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