Sunday's Headlines: North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet

Trump plans withdrawal from South Korea free trade deal; Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say; Relief workers suspend their own grief — and...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device yet North Korea claimed its latest test was a hydrogen bomb that could be attached to a missile capable of reaching the mainland United States. Even if Kim Jong Un's regime is exaggerating its feats, scientific evidence showed that North Korea had crossed an important threshold and had detonated a nuclear device that was exponentially more powerful than its last — and almost eight times the size of the bomb that destroyed Hiroshima. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Trump plans withdrawal from South Korea free trade deal The move would stoke economic tensions with a U.S. ally even as both countries confront a crisis over North Korea's nuclear program. By Damian Paletta  •   Read more »   Federal government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say Analysts who follow far-right groups say neglect by multiple presidential administrations has allowed them to proliferate and strengthen. In the years after 9/11, most of the focus on combating terrorism has centered on Islamist extremists, not on neo-Nazis and the far right. By Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett  •   Read more »   Relief workers suspend their own grief — and turn to meet the needs of strangers The epic floodwaters across thousands of square miles create new and dangerous crises in an instant. Fires are fought without hydrants. Helicopters swoop in to transport hospital patients. A city wakes up to no running water. And a makeshift army of rescuers, marching on adrenaline, pushes on. By Ann Gerhart  •   Read more »   Houston residents begin salvaging what little they can It was clear to most in this struggling and still-soggy region that in the wake of the epic storm, things would not be anywhere close to normal anytime soon. And the dangers are far from over. By Arelis R. Hernández, Susan Svrluga and William Wan  •   Read more »   Texans' do-it-ourselves rescue effort defines Hurricane Harvey People from the Lone Star State have an almost genetic disinclination to rely on the government for anything. So during Hurricane Harvey, the people turned to each other. By Kevin Sullivan and Peter Holley  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   We already knew how to reduce damage from floods. We just didn't do it. By David Conrad and Larry Larson  •   Read more »   Who suffers when disasters strike? The poorest and most vulnerable. By Jonathan M. Katz  •   Read more »   I ran Congress' 9/11 probe. The intelligence committees today can't handle Russia. By Bob Graham  •   Read more »   The only thing less fair than the electoral college is the scoring in tennis By Gabriel Allen  •   Read more »   The history, theory and contradictions of antifa By Carlos Lozada  •   Read more »   These Washington players didn't just stick to their college major By Ellen Ryan  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Hezbollah accuses the U.S. of putting lives at stake by hounding ISIS convoy The Lebanese group promised the convoy carrying both fighters and civilians safe passage, but the U.S. military had the road bombed and won't let them go to militant-held territory. By Liz Sly  •  Read more »     'I felt like I was dying': It looked like cancer but the real problem was hidden for years Doctors couldn't figure out why she was so sick. Then a test revealed a surprising problem. By Sandra G. Boodman  •   Read more »   Obituaries • 1929-2017 Japanese survivor of Nagasaki atomic attack who bared his scars to plead against nuclear war dies at 88 Sumiteru Taniguchi spent almost two years on his stomach as his wounds healed. He would later devote the rest of his life to peace and disarmament. By Matt Schudel  •   Read more »   Winners and losers from the first full week of college football — including a big day for Michigan Michigan's dominant win over Florida showed that the young Wolverines could match their success from last season. By Patrick Stevens  •   Read more »   Losing weight gets personal: Combining diet and behavioral changes may help shed pounds Physician Robert Kushner encourages patients to manage their stress and sleep as a way to keep weight off. By Janice Neumann  •   Read more »   News quiz: The Texas tragedy and political bickering The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Harvey dominated the news — we have questions about that and other big stories of the week. How closely did you follow the headlines? By Tiffany Harness  •   Read more »   Cycling magazine apologizes for captioning photo of female rider 'token attractive woman' Cycling Weekly chalked the sexist gaffe up to a single employee and not a male-dominated culture. By Marissa Payne  •   Read more »   Nissan Titan rivals popular pickups Competitors had better be worried about the 2017 Nissan Titan XD King Cab/Platinum Reserve.  By Warren Brown  •   Read more »   Resilience isn't just being tough Strength in the face of adversity is a skill you can develop. Here's how one writer did it. By Steven Petrow  •   Read more »   March of the clowns: Juggalos are coming Nudity. Debauchery. Eating a live scorpion. Insane Clown Posse fans are definitely outrageous. But are they a criminal gang? By Justin Jouvenal  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. 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