Wednesday's Headlines: Economic growth is slowing around the world, feeding a financial sell-off

Migrant boy dies in U.S. custody; Trump vows shutdown will last until border wall is funded; Eviction filings and code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became...

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Economic growth is slowing around the world, feeding a financial sell-off Political turmoil in nations with leading economies — epitomized by the partial shutdown of the U.S. government and street protests in France — is further feeding investor anxiety. By David Lynch  •  Read more » Migrant boy dies in U.S. custody; Trump vows shutdown will last until border wall is funded The 8-year-old child died shortly before midnight on Christmas Eve at a hospital in New Mexico. He is the second border-crosser to die in government custody this month. By Lenny Bernstein, Philip Rucker and Robert Moore  •   Read more »   Eviction filings and code complaints: What happened when a private equity firm became Memphis's biggest homeowner Cerberus Capital Management racked up property code violations this year at a consistently higher rate than other single-family rentals in the same neighborhoods, according to a Post analysis. By Todd Frankel and Dan Keating  •   Read more »   The gospel of populism: A Bannon acolyte plans to turn an Italian monastery into a political training ground A 43-year-old Briton who is one of Bannon's closest associates in Europe hopes to transform an Italian monastery that is more than eight centuries old into a "gladiator school for culture warriors." By Chico Harlan  •   Read more »   About US Raising boys: Accepting a transgender son Penel Ghartey, 11, is a discerning middle child with a life full of joy and wrestling matches with his brothers. His gender identity is an afterthought in their household. By Ellis Nicole  •   Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT Opinions   Thank you for calling the White House. We aren't functioning at the moment. By Dana Milbank  •   Read more »   I thought fraud in reporting was done for. I was wrong. By Charles Lane  •   Read more »   Trump is incompetent, narcissistic and amoral. Heaven help us all. By Eugene Robinson  •   Read more »   Trump has always been erratic and impulsive. Why is Wall Street surprised now? By Megan McArdle  •   Read more »   Anti-Semitism is not just another opinion. The New York Times should know better. By Richard Cohen  •   Read more »   Shunting asylum seekers to Mexico doesn't absolve the U.S. of its duty to them By Editorial Board  •   Read more » ADVERTISEMENT More News   Japan to leave International Whaling Commission, resume commercial hunt Conservationists say Japan will become a "pirate whaling nation" outside international law. By Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   She fought cancer and Congress for D.C.'s right-to-die law. Would she be able to use it? A rather private woman in D.C. became a reluctant face for the movement. "She didn't want to die in immense pain," said her partner of 37 years. "She wanted self-determination." By Fenit Nirappil  •   Read more »   Sermon that Trump heard on Christmas Eve featured cruel emperor, migrants seeking refuge The president and first lady, along with Vice President Pence and his wife, attended services at one of Washington's most prominent — and liberal — houses of worship. By Michelle Boorstein  •   Read more »   North and South Korea hold ceremony to link railways, but sanctions block the way South Korea's government touted the planned rail links as a "vein of mutual prosperity." The opposition called the event a publicity stunt. By Min Joo Kim and Simon Denyer  •   Read more »   'Tombstone' 25 years later: Revisiting the cast of the surprise western hit The film arrived in theaters on Christmas in 1993 and revisited the true story of a 30-second gunfight on the streets of Tombstone, Ariz. By Brian Gross  •   Read more » Post Reports | Listen Now A home for the holidays This year, 10-year-old Kamiya Johnson will be home for the holidays. Post reporter Jessica Contrera says that Johnson's family was able to leave a D.C. shelter and find housing. Also, the history of gingerbread from Mary Beth Albright. By Washington Post Staff  •   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. Manage my email newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe from Today's Headlines Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post  |  1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071