Monday's Headlines: School system tried for years to help Florida shooting suspect

Funeral after funeral, an emotional marathon for survivors of the Parkland school shooting; Trump lashes out over Russia probe in angry and error-laden tweetstorm; Fact Checker: A...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   School system tried for years to help Florida shooting suspect In the years before he would allegedly carry out one of the worst mass shootings at a school in U.S. history, teachers reached out frequently to try to help Nikolas Cruz, who faced a long string of escalating disciplinary measures throughout his academic career for insubordination, profanity, disruption, fighting and assault, according to several teachers who knew him. By Tim Craig, Emma Brown, Sarah Larimer and Moriah Balingit  •  Read more » Funeral after funeral, an emotional marathon for survivors of the Parkland school shooting Mental health specialists and others say funerals help bring closure and peace for grieving adolescents. But the sheer number has many worried about the long-term emotional damage of America's increasingly common schoolhouse slaughters. By Kevin Sullivan and William Wan  •   Read more »   Trump lashes out over Russia probe in angry and error-laden tweetstorm In a nine-hour tirade remarkable even by his own combative standard, the defiant president attacked the FBI and national security adviser H.R. McMaster, blamed Russian interference on Democrats and claimed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's investigation has exonerated him. By Josh Dawsey and Philip Rucker  •   Read more »   Fact Checker: A guide to Trump's error-filled tweetstorm about the Russia investigation The president has repeatedly tried to turn the tables on Hillary Clinton by claiming she colluded with the Russians. But there is no evidence that is the case, and it makes little sense given Russian President Vladimir Putin's intense dislike of Clinton. By Glenn Kessler  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Trump is ignoring the worst attack on America since 9/11 By Max Boot  •   Read more »   On gun violence, we are a failed state By E.J. Dionne Jr.  •   Read more »   The nuclear agreement is 'the worst deal ever' — for Iran By Jackson Diehl  •   Read more »   Waking up to China's infiltration of American colleges By Josh Rogin  •   Read more »   Today, inflation. Tomorrow, crisis? By Robert J. Samuelson  •   Read more »   The soaring stakes for Metro funding By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Polish leader denies being a Holocaust revisionist after blaming 'Jewish perpetrators' Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki had previously suggested that Jews were partially responsible for their own genocide. Now a Polish embassy in Israel is covered in swastika graffiti. By Avi Selk  •  Read more »     A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence survived the Civil War hidden behind wallpaper. Later it was tossed in a box. The copy, one of 51 that scholars are aware of, has resurfaced via its purchase last month by a billionaire philanthropist. By Michael E. Ruane  •   Read more »   Perspective Days after losing his appendix, Justin Olsen is happy to be back in his bobsled The American had surgery 13 days before he had to compete, but he refused to abandon his team. By Jerry Brewer  •   Read more »   Three U.S. couples among top seven in ice dancing after short program Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue are third, behind Canadian and French duos. By Chelsea Janes  •   Read more »   French ice dancers, suffer wardrobe malfunction, end up in second place Gabriella Papadakis was visibly upset about the incident afterward, but she and partner Guillaume Cizeron still managed to post the second-best score of the short program. By Des Bieler and Liz Clarke  •   Read more »   U.S. women's hockey team thumps Finland, moves into gold medal game The Americans await the winner of the semifinal matchup between Canada and the Olympic Athletes from Russia. By Rick Maese  •   Read more »   With altered format and legitimate intensity, the NBA All-Star Game gets new life The team of players selected by LeBron James defeated the one put together by Stephen Curry, 148-145, in an exhibition that was a massive departure from the snooze fests the NBA's midseason spectacle had devolved into in recent years. By Tim Bontemps  •   Read more »   Perspective LeBron James and Laura Ingraham shouldn't be so quick to write each other off A real conversation between these two smart, opposite-spectrum people might be useful, as opposed to the default-button insults they've traded. By Sally Jenkins  •   Read more »   Sharing stories from decades ago, older women find their place in #MeToo They belong to an older generation of women, but their reflections on the societal influences of their youth are complex, and their views on the current cultural moment won't fit neatly into anyone's preconceived generalizations. By Caitlin Gibson  •   Read more »   'We can't brush it under the rug': Capitals' Devante Smith-Pelly responds to racist taunt in Chicago The Washington Capitals forward was the subject of racist remarks made by Blackhawks fans while he was in the penalty box in Chicago on Saturday night. By Isabelle Khurshudyan  •   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. ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071