Thursday's Headlines: Visionary editor who created Playboy magazine dies at 91

Celebrities and civil rights leaders remember Hefner; Alabama defeat weakens and isolates Trump as his problems grow; The Debrief: Trump stays unusually subdued in Indiana pitch...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Obituaries • 1926–2017 Hugh Hefner, visionary editor who created Playboy magazine, dies at 91 From the first issue of Playboy in 1953, Hugh Hefner sought to overturn what he considered the puritanical moral code of Middle America. His magazine was shocking at the time, but it introduced nudity and sexuality to the cultural mainstream of America — and quickly found a large and receptive audience. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more » Celebrities and civil rights leaders remember Hefner The actress Kat Denning remembered meeting Hugh Hefner at his famed mansion, where he was "very nice to my mom." By Herman Wong  •   Read more »   Alabama defeat weakens and isolates Trump as his problems grow President Trump's political vitality within his party now stands in question, as his vocal campaigning in Alabama for Luther Strange came to naught, his legislative agenda lies in tatters and his response to Hurricane Maria's destruction has come under siege from members of both parties. By Robert Costa  •   Read more »   The Debrief: Trump stays unusually subdued in Indiana pitch for tax plan The president delivered one of his more staid performances, incorporating rhetorical tactics of more traditional presidents. By John Wagner  •   Read more »   Fact Checker: Trump's tax speech was filled with his favorite, inaccurate claims The president trotted out some golden oldies for his tax speech. They are still inaccurate. By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •   Read more »   'Why can't we get out of here?' Damaged airports in Puerto Rico and other islands are slow to recover Getting off storm-ravaged Caribbean islands has been an exercise in frustration, often culminating in despair, rage and another night in a hot airport with no air conditioning and the steady boil of angry voices. By Daniel Cassady and Joel Achenbach  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Of course Tom Price shouldn't have to fly coach! By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   How Steve Bannon just defeated Trump By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   It's time for Mitch McConnell to go By Erick Erickson  •   Read more »   This city is the capital of alternative facts By George F. Will  •   Read more »   The Puerto Ricans are coming By José A. Cabranes and Félix López  •   Read more »   Can't we get this one thing right? By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Interior secretary says workers are disloyal. They see his personnel moves as illegal. An inspector general probe is investigating whether Ryan Zinke acted inappropriately when the department reassigned dozens of workers. By Darryl Fears  •  Read more »     EPA's Pruitt took charter, military flights that cost taxpayers more than $58,000 The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has taken at least four noncommercial and military flights since mid-February, according to records given to a congressional oversight committee and obtained by The Washington Post. By Brady Dennis and Juliet Eilperin  •   Read more »   U.S. to send more 'strategic' military assets to South Korea to deter the north, Seoul says In the face of North Korean threats, South Korea wants a greater show of U.S. weaponry. By Anna Fifield  •   Read more »   The Great Firewall is closing in on China's Internet users Since passing a broad new cybersecurity law in June, the Communist Party has rolled out regulations that reflect its desire to control and exploit every inch of the digital world, experts say. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   How a little-known financial adviser launched a college hoops corruption case — and why it may get bigger Once Marty Blazer agreed to become an informant, the FBI pursued Division I assistant coaches and a top Adidas executive, creating a scandal that led to the downfall of Louisville Coach Rick Pitino. By Will Hobson  •   Read more »   Jared Kushner registered to vote as a woman. It's not his first paperwork mistake. The news that Kushner indicated he was a woman when he signed up to vote in New York struck some as ironic given President Trump's emphasis on rooting out allegedly rampant voter fraud. By Rachel Chason  •   Read more »   Obama said leaving Malia at college was 'like open heart surgery.' Of course he cried. "I was proud I did not cry in front of her," he said of seeing his eldest daughter off to Harvard. The trip home, though, was a different matter. By Avi Selk  •   Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:    Twitter     Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Today's Headlines or because it is included in your subscription. 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. ©2017 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071