Evening Edition: Trump roils sports world with fiery comments on NFL, NBA’s Stephen Curry

Everything is on the line for Mitch McConnell come Tuesday; U.S. flies bombers off North Korea as foreign minister says Trump is on 'suicide mission'

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The day's most important stories   Top Stories Trump roils sports world with fiery comments on NFL, NBA's Stephen Curry President Trump turned professional sports into a political battleground, directing full-throated ire toward African American athletes who have spoken out against him and prompting responses from players including LeBron James, who tweeted: "U bum. ... Going to White House was a great honor until you showed up!" By Adam Kilgore and Abby Phillip  •  Read more » PowerPost • Analysis Everything is on the line for Mitch McConnell come Tuesday With the apparent collapse of the GOP effort to repeal Obamacare, McConnell and other establishment Republicans face another big test as Alabama votes on a successor to Jeff Sessions. By Paul Kane  •   Read more »   U.S. flies bombers off North Korea as foreign minister says Trump is on 'suicide mission' In a show of might to Pyongyang, the United States dispatched jets to the farthest point north of the Demilitarized Zone flown by any U.S. military aircraft this century. Meanwhile, North Korea's envoy had strong words at the United Nations. By Associated Press  •   Read more »   Over onion rings, a tense meeting about Islam and America The four Texas men — two militia members and two Muslims — were on polarized sides in a divided country. Both sides agreed the government wasn't doing enough, so they decided to get together and discuss their differences. "Meet me at the Dairy Queen," was the invitation. By Robert Samuels  •   Read more »   Harvey. Irma. Maria. Why is this hurricane season so bad? Again and again and again the harshest of winds and hardest of rains has pounded on the most-defenseless territories we have. We are under siege. By Angela Fritz  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Hurricane Maria is expected to pass close to the Carolinas next week The Category 3 storm was moving slowly away from the Bahamas, but the latest forecasts project possible tropical-storm conditions along the southeastern U.S. coast by the middle of the week. By Greg Porter  •   Read more »   As Germany prepares to vote, the center holds, but the fringe is rising The far-right wing of German politics expects a historic success in Sunday's elections, even though Chancellor Angela Merkel is poised to win. By Griff Witte  •   Read more »   New earthquake shakes jittery Mexico The magnitude 6.1 quake, centered in the state of Oaxaca, swayed buildings and set off a seismic alarm in the capital of a country reeling from two powerful quakes this month that killed nearly 400 people. By Associated Press  •   Read more »   Want to be a wildlife biologist? Beware maggots, eyeball leeches and hookworms. Studying animals in the wild can lead to some icky run-ins with parasites and other creepy-crawlies. By Jason Bittel  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Carmelo Anthony reportedly gets his wish for a trade, with Knicks sending him to Thunder New York will trade star Carmelo Anthony to Oklahoma City for center Enes Kanter, forward Doug McDermott and a 2018 second-round draft pick, according to reports.  By Matt Bonesteel  •   Read more »   My brother was deteriorating before my eyes. I could think of only one thing to do. The author's brother was once her strong protector. But his diagnosis of ALS meant it was now her turn to nourish him. By Jamie Schler  •   Read more »   Wonkblog • Analysis Consumers loved 'all-natural' — until Trix cereal lost its neon-bright glow The big packaged-food companies are discovering that while some consumers avoid artificial colors in their regular diet, they expect them in their nostalgic breakfast treat. By Caitlin Dewey  •   Read more »   Stephen King and Owen King imagine a world where women aren't woke The horror master and his son reinvent a Brothers Grimm tale in "Sleeping Beauties." By Ron Charles  •   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