Evening Edition: Mueller can dig into crimes uncovered in Russia probe, Justice official says

Affordable Care Act sign-up season is coming, but details remain murky; China urges North Korea to be 'smart' and stop its missile tests; Not everyone is watching 'Game of Thrones.' It just seems like they are.; Middle fingers on Snapchat lead to Virginia team's removal from softball championship game; Pence calls the prospect of a 2020 White House campaign of his own ‘absurd’; Here's a sword, Gen. Kelly. Use it on the White House's lies.; ‘My sister says I am an alien': A 9-year-old applies to be NASA’s planetary protection officer; Israel plans to shut down Al Jazeera office, says that 'democracy has limits'; In an increasingly cashless world, fewer have a dime to spare; 'It felt like the whole plane was in free fall': 10 hospitalized after turbulence jolts American Airlines flight; A Google engineer wrote that women may be genetically unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Mueller can dig into crimes uncovered in Russia probe, Justice official says Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein declined to comment on reports that Robert Mueller III is using a grand jury to aid in his work, but he said such a step is routine in "many investigations." President Trump has dismissed the inquiry as "a total fabrication." By Kelsey Snell and John Wagner  •  Read more » Affordable Care Act sign-up season is coming, but details remain murky The government appears to be operating on contradictory tracks, according to insurers, state insurance commissioners, health-policy experts and leaders of grass-roots groups that have worked to enroll the roughly 10 million consumers around the country who now have the coverage also known as Obamacare. By Amy Goldstein and Paige Winfield Cunningham  •  Read more »   China urges North Korea to be 'smart' and stop its missile tests "Do not violate the U.N.'s decision or provoke international society's goodwill," the Chinese foreign minister said at a regional conference attended by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who seeks to enlist other nations to pressure Pyongyang a day after the U.N. Security Council announced harsh new sanctions. By Carol Morello  •  Read more »   Not everyone is watching 'Game of Thrones.' It just seems like they are. Although popular TV shows are often topics of conversation in the workplace, the hit HBO series seems to hit a sweet spot for devoted theorizing. And that can leave some co-workers feeling left out of the office chitchat — especially on Mondays, the day after the show airs. By Maia Silber  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Middle fingers on Snapchat lead to Virginia team's removal from softball championship game Little League, which operates the Junior League World Series, called the post by the team "unsportsmanlike" and "inappropriate" and disqualified the youth squad just hours before the players were slated to take the field. By Marissa Payne  •  Read more »   Pence calls the prospect of a 2020 White House campaign of his own ‘absurd’ The vice president says he is doing nothing but working for President Trump's reelection. Kellyanne Conway, counselor the president, also chided fellow GOP operatives for pushing a "shadow campaign" to succeed Trump. By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Perspective Here's a sword, Gen. Kelly. Use it on the White House's lies. Among the new chief of staff's most daunting challenges are combating the Trump White House's penchant for lying and cultivating a basis in reality that starts at the top. By Margaret Sullivan  •  Read more »   ‘My sister says I am an alien': A 9-year-old applies to be NASA’s planetary protection officer The New Jersey fourth-grader got a letter right back from an agency official, who let him know the job was less about alien invasions and more about microbes and germs. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Israel plans to shut down Al Jazeera office, says that 'democracy has limits' The country's communication minister accused the Qatari-based broadcaster of "incitement." The move comes as Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have severed ties with Qatar and demanded the shutdown of the channel. By Loveday Morris  •  Read more »   In an increasingly cashless world, fewer have a dime to spare More people are using credit cards and apps instead of cash to pay for things. For panhandlers and street vendors, that translates into a whole lot less generosity. By Maia Silber  •  Read more »   'It felt like the whole plane was in free fall': 10 hospitalized after turbulence jolts American Airlines flight The plane, returning Saturday from Europe, landed safely in Philadelphia. But for a split second, at least, it looked and felt like the jet was falling out of the sky. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »   A Google engineer wrote that women may be genetically unsuited for tech jobs. Women wrote back. The essay, which was posted on an internal company forum by an unidentified male software engineer, comes as the company is trying to diversify its employee base. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  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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