Sunday's Headlines: Koreans on both sides of the divide dare to be optimistic

North Korea to close nuke test site in May, South Korea says; Betsy DeVos was asked, again, about visiting struggling schools. A staffer interjected.; The buzz at the annual gala...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Analysis Koreans on both sides of the divide dare to be optimistic North Korea pledged denuclearization in 1992, 1994, 2005 and 2012, but never stuck to the agreements. Is talk of peace with North Korea different this time? There are enough differences this time to give even a skeptic pause. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » North Korea to close nuke test site in May, South Korea says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to shut down the country's nuclear test site in May and open the process to experts and journalists from South Korea and the United States, Seoul's presidential office said Sunday. By Kim Tong-Hyung | AP  •   Read more »   Betsy DeVos was asked, again, about visiting struggling schools. A staffer interjected. The education secretary spent Friday afternoon at the 2018 First Robotics World Championship in Detroit, home to many of Michigan's lowest-performing schools. By Kristine Phillips  •   Read more »   White House Correspondents' Dinner The buzz at the annual gala was reduced to a snore — until Michelle Wolf showed up The White House correspondents' dinner was less ­the ­government-meets-Hollywood-meets-the-press glitzfest of yore and more like a dressed-up ­Kiwanis Club dinner, televised live by CNN, MSNBC and C-SPAN. President Trump skipped the event — making him 0 for 2 since his inauguration — and staged a rally in Michigan instead. By Paul Farhi  •   Read more »   Trump eviscerates correspondents' dinner President Trump skipped the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and held a campaign-style rally in Michigan instead. By Emily Yahr  •   Read more »   The harshest jokes from Michelle Wolf's speech "It's 2018 and I'm a woman so you cannot shut me up. Unless you have Michael Cohen wire me $130,000." By Abby Ohlheiser and Emily Yahr  •   Read more »   Scores of Palestinian protesters have been shot in their legs, and some face amputation Doctors in Gaza are often unable to deal with such traumatic injuries, medical groups say, because hospitals there are overwhelmed and understaffed. By Erin Cunningham and Hazem Balousha  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Spring Cleaning 2018: 10 things to toss By Bomboland and Chris Rukan  •   Read more »   Why do we care about Trump's body language? It's more honest than his words. By Nichole Russell and Patrick A. Stewart  •   Read more »   To many Indian Americans, Apu is offensive. To me, he's my dad. By Amar Shah  •   Read more »   Five myths about artificial intelligence By Bill LaPlante and Katharyn White  •   Read more »   Macron and Merkel have handed Trump a road map By Editorial Board  •   Read more »   Trey Gowdy's work here is done By George F. Will  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   They thought Georgetown University's missing slaves were 'lost.' The truth was closer to home than anyone knew. The Georgetown Memory Project found that some of the slaves the university sold in 1838 were left behind in Maryland. By Terrence McCoy  •  Read more »     Sluggish recovery from Hurricane Maria reignites calls for Puerto Rico's statehood, independence The dissatisfaction with the coordinated recovery efforts has aggravated the sense of abandonment and the sting of the island's subordinate standing with the United States, according to residents, experts and island leaders. By Arelis R. Hernández  •   Read more »   India's Modi authorized capture of runaway Dubai princess, newspaper claims Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum had previously released videos claiming she was being kept against her will in the United Arab Emirates. An advocacy group says she tried to escape but was intercepted in waters near India. By Adam Taylor  •   Read more »   NBA Playoffs | Analysis Warriors reinforce their status as the NBA's nonpareil, which is bad news for everyone else Boston conquered Milwaukee and moves on after a tough first-round series. Meanwhile, Warriors Coach Steve Kerr sent an unmistakable message: Golden State was done messing around. By Tim Bontemps  •   Read more »   Made by History | Perspective How Alfie Evans became the latest weapon in the conservative attack on universal health care Attacks on the United Kingdom's National Health Service are as old as the NHS itself. By invoking the specter of a bloated and ineffectual NHS, conservatives have helped to sink proposals for universal health care in the United States. By Ben Zdencanovic  •   Read more »   Travel Why Richmond is worth a visit The Virginia capital is full of superlatives. It has notable architecture, natural wonders (white water inside city limits!) and thriving scenes for dining and the arts. By Story by Melanie D.G. Kaplan | Photos by John McDonnell  •   Read more »   Magazine | Luxury Issue Escapism and enthusiasm is what we need right now Fashion designers have stopped moping around and stomping their feet. They're getting on with life and pressing forward. By Robin Givhan  •   Read more »   Food How to enjoy the alcohol that once betrayed you First, don't blame tequila, gin or Jack Daniel's for the fact that you drank way too much of it. By M. Carrie Allan  •   Read more »   Home & Garden Robot vacuums have cleaned up their act. Is it time to buy? Technology has improved, and there's a wider array of price points. By Elisabeth Leamy  •   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. 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