Evening Edition: Justice Department faulted for ‘systemic’ mishandling of sex harassment cases

America's trade wars are heating up, as more U.S. companies sue for relief Calcium and vitamin D supplements may not protect against bone fractures

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Justice Department faulted for 'systemic' mishandling of sex harassment cases While allegations of sexual misconduct have been increasing over the past five years, supervisors at the Justice Department have often mishandled the complaints, and some perpetrators have been given little discipline or even later rewarded with bonuses or performance awards, according to the department's inspector general. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more » America's trade wars are heating up, as more U.S. companies sue for relief The cases include fights over Korean washing machines, Spanish olives, Chinese aluminum foil, Vietnamese tool chests, Argentine biodiesel and Canadian jetliners. By Aaron Gregg  •   Read more »   Calcium and vitamin D supplements may not protect against bone fractures A study takes a fresh look at this issue by analyzing 33 randomized clinical trials involving more than 50,000 adults over the age of 50. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Record-setting storm buries Pennsylvania city under more than 4 feet of snow Erie received 53 inches from Christmas Day until Tuesday morning. The city is expected to get another one to two feet of snow through Wednesday. By Tim Craig  •  Read more » How a triangle drawn 226 years ago helped create a traffic nightmare in Washington Dave Thomas Circle is named in honor of the jovial, short-sleeved founder of the fast-food chain at the center of this mess. First things first. There's a Wendy's in the middle of the intersection. And it's not even really a circle. By Dan Zak  •   Read more »   Democrat in tied Va. House race says she will challenge disputed ballot in court The legal challenge is the latest twist in a race that is set to be decided by drawing lots on Wednesday and will determine control of the House of Delegates. By Laura Vozzella  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Trump slams FBI, Obamacare in post-Christmas tweets The president, who has no public events on his official schedule Tuesday, headed out to Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., shortly after sending his morning tweets. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •   Read more »   Wonkblog | Analysis Why people really want to move to Idaho but are fleeing its neighbor, Wyoming Idaho is the fastest-growing state in the union. But its neighbor, Wyoming, is dead last in that same ranking. By Andrew Van Dam  •   Read more »   Why Harvey Weinstein? How a powerful but obscure figure touched off a social movement. The Hollywood producer's story of abusing women whipped up a wave that is still crashing. But why him and not, say, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton or Bill Cosby? By Paul Farhi  •   Read more »   Russian warships skate close to British waters, U.K. navy says The ship traffic came days after the head of the British military warned in an interview of the threat of Russian submarine activity near the sensitive undersea data cables that carry Internet traffic between North America and Europe. By Michael Birnbaum  •   Read more »   Woman gets $284 billion electric bill, wonders whether it's her Christmas lights "When you see something like that, your heart starts beating, you break out into a little sweat, " Mary Horomanski said. The electric company said it doesn't know what caused the error. By Amy B Wang  •   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 Evening Edition 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