Evening Edition: Ultra-low cost Allegiant Air draws FAA’s attention over safety concerns

Trump triples down on his immigration position in Phoenix; How Trump charms wealthy donors in private by seeking their advice; For 6-year-old with cancer, a future staked on medicine's hottest field; Georgetown University to apologize for role in slavery; Hermine strengthens to hurricane as it barrels toward Florida landfall; In Rio, did some Olympic swimmers have an unfair advantage?; Marine Corps moved to discharge officer who tried to warn of Afghan 'sex slaves'; How part of Clinton's '08 pitch to black voters on immigration mirrored Donald Trump's; The Fix: Ann Coulter says she can prove Donald Trump never mocked a reporter's disability. (She can't.); The Fix: Donald Trump has 1 office open in all of Florida. That's a total disaster.; SpaceX explosion rocks launchpad at Cape Canaveral; She beat her son and argued Indiana's religious freedom law gave her the right;   The day's most important stories   DAVID BECKER / AP Ultra-low cost Allegiant Air draws FAA's attention over safety concerns In response to observers who ask whether Allegiant has pursued fast growth and financial success at the expense of other considerations, the fast-growing airline says its safety and maintenance practices are sound despite a string of aborted takeoffs and unscheduled landings. By Steven Mufson and Ashley Halsey III  •  Read more » Trump triples down on his immigration position in Phoenix Many Republican operatives fear they will look back on the raucous rally in Arizona as a low point of Donald Trump's campaign, perhaps even as the moment that he definitively extinguished his hopes of becoming president. By James Hohmann  •  Read more »   How Trump charms wealthy donors in private by seeking their advice Donald Trump is turning to the business leaders he encounters on the fundraising circuit to serve as an ad hoc cabinet. By Matea Gold  •  Read more »   For 6-year-old with cancer, a future staked on medicine's hottest field A new class of drugs key to immunotherapy has had stunning success in some adults, including Jimmy Carter, and pediatric oncologists are considering the treatment to try to save desperately ill children. But young patients with cancer such as Eden Oyelola present a special challenge. By Laurie McGinley  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Georgetown University to apologize for role in slavery The university's intention comes amid renewed scrutiny of the sale of hundreds of Jesuit-owned slaves in the early 19th century for the benefit of the Catholic school. By Nick Anderson and Susan Svrluga  •  Read more »   Hermine strengthens to hurricane as it barrels toward Florida landfall A hurricane hasn't made a Florida landfall in more than 10 years. Hermine is set to end that streak tonight. By Brian McNoldy  •  Read more »   In Rio, did some Olympic swimmers have an unfair advantage? A mysterious force seemed to be interfering with the competition, and two independent statistical analyses show discrepancies large enough to cast doubt on some race results. By Jeff Guo  •  Read more »   Marine Corps moved to discharge officer who tried to warn of Afghan 'sex slaves' Officials say Maj. Jason Brezler sent a classified document requested by colleagues over an unclassified Yahoo email server. Brezler's case has drawn new attention in recent months as critics of Hillary Clinton have compared her email controversy to his. By Dan Lamothe  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How part of Clinton's '08 pitch to black voters on immigration mirrored Donald Trump's The suggestion to job-seeking black Americans that immigrants entering the U.S. illegally hurt their job prospects is not a new one, but the candidates' solutions differ vastly. By Philip Bump  •  Read more »   The Fix: Ann Coulter says she can prove Donald Trump never mocked a reporter's disability. (She can't.) The conservative commentator is defending her candidate for the seemingly indefensible — his apparent mockery of a New York Times reporter's physical disability during a rally in South Carolina. By Callum Borchers  •  Read more »   The Fix: Donald Trump has 1 office open in all of Florida. That's a total disaster. Trump simply has no organization in swing states. By Chris Cillizza  •  Read more »   SpaceX explosion rocks launchpad at Cape Canaveral A spokesman for the Air Force 45th Space Wing confirmed the explosion and said that emergency crews were responding. There were no immediate reports of injuries. By Christian Davenport  •  Read more »   She beat her son and argued Indiana's religious freedom law gave her the right Kin Park Thaing, accused of hitting her 7-year-old multiple times with a coat hanger, says charges should be dismissed, because her religious beliefs protect her from prosecution. By Kristine Guerra  •  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. 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. 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