Thursday's Headlines: Trump supporters not rattled by ‘softening’ tone on mass deportations

Death toll in Italy quake rises to 247; hundreds injured and missing; Some breast-cancer patients can safely skip chemo with gene test, study shows; Carmakers plot different routes to self-driving vehicles; Colombia, guerrillas reach peace accord to end 52-year-old war;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Carlo Allegri / Reuters Trump supporters not rattled by 'softening' tone on mass deportations Donald Trump and his aides seem to be testing the waters on changing one of his most extreme immigration positions and no longer calling for the deportation of an estimated 11 million immigrants. But many of his supporters don't seem to mind. By Ed O'Keefe and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Death toll in Italy quake rises to 247; hundreds injured and missing Rescuers are scrambling to search for the missing after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake and a series of strong aftershocks struck the region, collapsing homes and rattling buildings as far away as Rome and Venice. By Stefano Pitrelli and Anthony Faiola  •  Read more »   Some breast-cancer patients can safely skip chemo with gene test, study shows A large clinical trial concluded that half of women with high-risk, early-stage breast cancer might safely avoid chemotherapy. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   Carmakers plot different routes to self-driving vehicles Cars capable of driving themselves may be coming sooner than you think, but whether they need the current essentials — including a steering wheel and pedals on the floor — has the industry divided. By Ashley Halsey III and Michael Laris  •  Read more »   Colombia, guerrillas reach peace accord to end 52-year-old war If approved by voters, the agreement would end the longest-running armed conflict in the Americas. More than 220,000 Colombians have been killed in the fighting over the past half-century. By Nick Miroff  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Vote on the topic for a future Washington Post editorial By Post Opinions Staff  •  Read more »   Is Rudy Giuliani okay? By Editorial Board  •  Read more »   Donald Trump's new loose cannon By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Why Hillary Clinton’s shadiness won’t be fatal By Jennifer Rubin  •  Read more »   This video should put the crazy Hillary Clinton health rumors to rest By Jonathan Capehart  •  Read more »   We must recommit to national parks, America's cathedrals By Jonathan B. Jarvis  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Iran sends warning after its boats sail near U.S. destroyer The Iranian defense minister's comments came after four Iranian small boats sailed near the USS Nitze on Wednesday. The U.S. Navy described the incident as "unsafe and unprofessional" and said it occurred in international waters in the narrow Strait of Hormuz. By Associated Press  •  Read more » North Korea hails 'greatest success' of submarine-launched ballistic missile The launch Wednesday contravenes U.N. resolutions and was roundly condemned by Japan, South Korea and China, as well as by the United States and the United Nations. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » Kurdish forces answer Turkish demand to withdraw after U.S. threatens to pull support The decision to retreat from contentious areas appeared to showcase increased U.S. leverage on the battlefield, and diminished the immediate threat of clashes between Turkish troops and Kurdish fighters. By Erin Cunningham  •  Read more » Survivor of Minn. bridge collapse accused of using settlement money for militants Prosecutors say Mohamed Amiin Ali Roble left the U.S. for Syria to join the Islamic State in 2014 soon after collecting more than $91,000 for injuries from the 2007 incident in Minneapolis that killed 13 people. By Amy Forliti | AP  •  Read more » Baltimore police are taking aerial photos of residents like never before A private contractor has provided an airplane with equipment to capture ultra-wide-angle images, collected across dozens of square miles, acting as "effectively, a mobile citywide camera," a police spokesman said. By Craig Timberg  •  Read more » Does Huma Abedin have ‘ties’ to the Muslim Brotherhood? Vague suggestions of suspicious-sounding connections to the parents of the Clinton aide don't pass the laugh test. By Glenn Kessler  •  Read more » Political punditry masks propaganda pass-throughs There are hidden hands behind much of what passes for political commentary and analysis on cable TV panel programs — often, the commentary comes directly from the candidates and campaigns themselves. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » Donald Trump shouts: ‘Hillary Clinton is a bigot!’ Trump has accused Clinton of bigotry before, but those comments did not have this kind of impact. By Sean Sullivan and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Lawyer: Sexual harassment suit against Fox is 'only the beginning' COLUMN | With each passing day, the Fox News sexual harassment crisis bears more resemblance to phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's shuttered News of the World, at least in their shared potential to devolve into legal morasses. By Erik Wemple  •  Read more » Martin Shkreli defends his tweets after sex harassment claim made against a Turing co-founder Nancy Retzlaff, Turing's chief commercial officer, has accused company co-founder Edwin Urrutia of sexually assaulting her, according to a complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and obtained by The Post. By Amy B Wang  •  Read more » U.S. Soccer suspends Hope Solo for six months, terminates her contract The goalkeeper's criticism of Sweden after it upset the U.S. women in the Olympics was the final straw for soccer officials, who also took into account "past incidents involving Hope" and previous conversations with her. By Des Bieler  •  Read more » Man who threw boiling water on gay couple gets 40 years in prison Jurors deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding Atlanta truck driver Martin Blackwell guilty of eight counts of aggravated battery and two counts of aggravated assault for pouring boiling water over two men as they slept. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more » They met on a dating site and went bowling. It was a setup, police say, and now he’s dead. Adam Hilarie met Hailey Bustos on PlentyOfFish. The Florida woman's real intentions became clear on their second date, police say. By Cleve R. Wootson Jr.  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. 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