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Trump: North Korea will be met with 'fire and fury' if threats continue; Justice Dept. reverses stance, supports Ohio's effort to purge inactive voters from rolls; Country singer known for hits such as 'Gentle on My Mind' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' dies at 81; Federal climate change report now in hands of Trump administration. Here are the main points.; A prisoner escaped custody and eluded the feds for days. They found him dead in his parents' basement.; Death rates from colon cancer are increasing for white Americans; Why were a little girl's muscles as weak as noodles? The answer was unexpected.; Trump’s base is officially crumbling; Trump administration scraps plan to test truck, bus and train operators for sleep disorder; David Letterman returns to TV in 2018 with new Netflix talk show; Residents of an exclusive San Francisco neighborhood didn't pay the taxes on their street. So someone bought it.;   Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   North Korea making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead that can fit inside its missiles, crossing a key threshold on the path to becoming a full-fledged nuclear power, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a confidential assessment. The analysis completed by the Defense Intelligence Agency comes after another assessment that raised the estimate for the number of bombs in the country's atomic arsenal. By Joby Warrick, Ellen Nakashima and Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Trump: North Korea will be met with 'fire and fury' if threats continue Appearing at an event at his New Jersey golf club, the president issued a stern warning to North Korea, saying the nation would be met with a response "the likes of which this world has never seen before." By John Wagner  •  Read more »   Justice Dept. reverses stance, supports Ohio's effort to purge inactive voters from rolls In a court filing, Justice attorneys took the opposite position from the Obama administration in a case that involved the state's removal of thousands of inactive voters from the Ohio voting rolls. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Glen Campbell | 1936–2017 Country singer known for hits such as 'Gentle on My Mind' and 'Rhinestone Cowboy,' dies at 81 At a time when the grittier "outlaw" movement of Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson was on the rise, Glen Campbell vaulted to fame as an unabashed sentimentalist whose songs were aimed squarely at the American heartland. In a career that spanned six decades, he made dozens of albums, sold more than 40 million records and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. By Adam Bernstein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Energy 202 | Analysis Federal climate change report now in hands of Trump administration. Here are the main points. The conclusions may be shocking, but they are not surprising. Scientists had said they feared the report would be suppressed, but drafts of it are already public. By Dino Grandoni  •  Read more »   A prisoner escaped custody and eluded the feds for days. They found him dead in his parents' basement. Branden Powell, facing charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual battery, overpowered a deputy in a transport van, took the lawman's gun, then disappeared for 72 hours. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »   Death rates from colon cancer are increasing for white Americans A researcher noted that the racial patterns are "inconsistent" with trends in major risk factors for colorectal cancer. These include obesity, which is increasing among all races and would suggest colorectal cancer rates should be going up among all races, too. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more »   Medical Mysteries Why were a little girl's muscles as weak as noodles? The answer was unexpected. Within minutes of Gg's birth in April 2007, the obstetrician noted that she seemed to have low muscle tone in her arms. For years, Gg's mom scoured the Internet looking for other children who shared her daughter's symptoms. A chance meeting with a world-renowned researcher in 2014 would help her find an answer. By Sandra G. Boodman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The Fix | Analysis Trump’s base is officially crumbling New polls found that Republican support for the president has dropped off, falling 14 points in one. He has also declined among the working-class voters who were key to his win in 2016. By Aaron Blake  •  Read more »   Trump administration scraps plan to test truck, bus and train operators for sleep disorder The Obama-era proposal would have required testing for sleep apnea, which could cause drivers to fall asleep at the wheel. By Ashley Halsey III  •  Read more »   David Letterman returns to TV in 2018 with new Netflix talk show The comedian, who stepped away from his long-running late-night talk show on CBS in 2015, said that "if you retire to spend more time with your family, check with your family first." By Sonia Rao  •  Read more »   Residents of an exclusive San Francisco neighborhood didn't pay the taxes on their street. So someone bought it. An couple of investors spent $90,000 to snap up the common space of Presidio Terrace, which includes sidewalks, garden islands and other lush greenery beautifying the homes of 35 mega-mansions. By Alex Horton  •  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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