Evening Edition: Final Ore. occupier surrenders, ending wildlife refuge siege

Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty; Clinton, Sanders likely to tackle minority concerns in debate; Cosmic breakthrough: Physicists detect Einstein's gravitational waves; Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators; U.S. stocks track world markets deeper into the red; Obama to nominate John B. King Jr. for education secretary; Parents outraged after students shown ‘white guilt’ cartoon for Black History Month; Four Pinnochios for Trump's claim that his border wall would cost $8 billion; Donald Trump represents the end of the end of history; Obama vowed to end the Pentagon's 'slush fund.' But he never stopped using it.; 'You don't add a bit of value, do you?': Texas judge berates government lawyers; Coca-Cola’s clever new trick; Miscarriages reported in two U.S. women with Zika virus, CDC says; Risk of dementia is declining, but scientists don't know why;   The day's most important stories   Final Ore. occupier surrenders, ending wildlife refuge siege The armed occupation of a wildlife refuge ended after more than a month, as the final occupant — a distraught-sounding man who had been yelling about having suicidal thoughts — could be heard surrendering to authorities. By Carissa Wolf, Kevin Sullivan and Mark Berman  •  Read more » Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty For candidates, the window to win the nomination is rapidly closing, and there's little advantage in holding back. By Ben Terris  •  Read more »   Clinton, Sanders likely to tackle minority concerns in debate The pair will meet for their second one-on-one debate as Sanders tries to build on his runaway win in New Hampshire — and Clinton hopes minority voters can save her struggling campaign. By David A. Fahrenthold  •  Read more »   Cosmic breakthrough: Physicists detect Einstein's gravitational waves The detection, which came from the violent merging of two black holes in deep space, is being hailed as confirmation of a key prediction of Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity. By Joel Achenbach and Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Clinton Foundation received subpoena from State Department investigators The inspector general's inquiry sought information about top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin. By Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman  •  Read more »   U.S. stocks track world markets deeper into the red Tracking a sell-off in global markets, the Dow dropped 2.3 percent and the Nasdaq fell 1.3 percent by midafternoon as Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen faced questions in her testimony before Congress. By Max Ehrenfreund and Ylan Q. Mui  •  Read more »   Obama to nominate John B. King Jr. for education secretary King was originally going to remain the acting head of the Department of Education for the rest of Obama's time in office, but officials said the administration wants to have him firmly in place as Congress embarks on the reauthorization of higher education legislation. By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel and Lyndsey Layton  •  Read more »   Parents outraged after students shown ‘white guilt’ cartoon for Black History Month "Structural Discrimination: The Unequal Opportunity Race" was shown as part of Glen Allen High School's Black History Month program. By Peter Holley  •  Read more »   Four Pinnochios for Trump's claim that his border wall would cost $8 billion The GOP front-runner finally offers a price tag for his wall, but it's simply not credible. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Donald Trump represents the end of the end of history Even if Trump isn't long for the political stage, Trumpism is. By Matt O'Brien  •  Read more »   Obama vowed to end the Pentagon's 'slush fund.' But he never stopped using it. The controversial money is meant for operations overseas, but it buys billions in equipment and probably will remain under the next president. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   'You don't add a bit of value, do you?': Texas judge berates government lawyers A tongue lashing in a Houston courthouse has the Justice Department in high dudgeon. By Adam Goldman  •  Read more »   Coca-Cola’s clever new trick For decades, soda makers nudged people to drink more with ever-larger cans, bottles, and cups, but that strategy has failed in recent years. So now they've opted to do the opposite. By Roberto A. Ferdman  •  Read more »   Miscarriages reported in two U.S. women with Zika virus, CDC says U.S. officials have not previously reported miscarriages in American travelers infected with the mosquito-born virus while abroad. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   Risk of dementia is declining, but scientists don't know why A medical study finds that the risk of such cognitive decline is decreasing 20 percent per decade. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  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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