Evening Edition: Afghans who fled to Germany for safety are being sent back

Netanyahu summons U.S. envoy over U.N. settlement resolution; Nominee for attorney general is shadowed by race and history; Trump could quickly doom health law's subsidies for millions; They'll be home for Christmas: A family gets a big holiday surprise; No survivors found after Russian military plane crashes with 92 on board; Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service because of heavy cold; After a couple overdosed, their baby starved to death, police say; The commute of the (near) future: Flying through tubes at 760 mph; A&E abruptly cancels KKK docu-series before it ever aired; Seahawks' No. 2 wide receiver suffers gruesome injury; Some NFL players went all out with gifts for teammates; Lots of apps track how long people sleep. This one aims higher.;   The day's most important stories   Afghans who fled to Germany for safety are being sent back Until recently, Germany deported only Afghans who would go voluntarily, but thousands of asylum seekers are expected to be repatriated under an E.U. agreement to target people with criminal records or who entered illegally. Many Afghans sold everything before they left their homeland, so they are returning penniless. By Pamela Constable  •  Read more » Netanyahu summons U.S. envoy over U.N. settlement resolution Ambassador Dan Shapiro was requested at a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the U.S. failure to prevent a Security Council resolution that harshly criticizes Israeli settlements, a senior official in Jerusalem said. By Ruth Eglash  •  Read more »   Nominee for attorney general is shadowed by race and history The racial politics of the South helped mold Sen. Jeff Sessions, a conservative stalwart and a lightning rod for civil rights activists. By Ellen Nakashima and Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   Trump could quickly doom health law's subsidies for millions Even without repealing the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration could undermine it by ending billions of dollars paid to insurers to subsidize the health coverage of nearly 6 million Americans. That could prompt health plans to raise their prices or exit the health-care marketplaces. By Amy Goldstein  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   They'll be home for Christmas: A family gets a big holiday surprise Finding a home for five Maryland boys and their parents has been a community project that started when a school registrar saw the boys' mother leave a parent-teacher conference, pushing their father in his wheelchair and toting her youngest son alongside her. In the rain. Story by Julie Zauzmer | Photos by Sarah L. Voisin  •  Read more »   No survivors found after Russian military plane crashes with 92 on board The cause of the crash into the Black Sea, which occurred just outside the resort city of Sochi, is under investigation. Passengers en route to a Russian base in Syria included the Red Army Choir and Russia's "Doctor Liza," who was acclaimed for her charity missions. By David Filipov  •  Read more »   Queen Elizabeth II misses Christmas service because of heavy cold It is extremely rare for the monarch to not attend the service, a cornerstone of the royal family's Christmas celebrations that brings Elizabeth into contact with local residents who gather outside for a glimpse of her. By Associated Press  •  Read more »   After a couple overdosed, their baby starved to death, police say The Pennsylvania family was found dead in their home, and officials suspect heroin use killed the parents within minutes of each other. By Kristine Guerra  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   The commute of the (near) future: Flying through tubes at 760 mph The first of the Hyperloop transit systems could be operational in the United Arab Emirates by 2020. At least, that's what the person proposing the technology hopes. By Vivek Wadhwa  •  Read more »   A&E abruptly cancels KKK docu-series before it ever aired A network spokesman said the show's producers learned that cash payments were made in violation of policy to "facilitate access" to participants. By Emily Yahr  •  Read more »   Seahawks' No. 2 wide receiver suffers gruesome injury Seattle will have to adjust for the playoffs with Tyler Lockett headed for surgery after his right leg became pinned beneath Brandon Williams of the Arizona Cardinals. By Cindy Boren  •  Read more »   Some NFL players went all out with gifts for teammates Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco dropped thousands of dollars to get each of his nine offensive lineman an Oculus Rift virtual reality system. By Marissa Payne  •  Read more »   Lots of apps track how long people sleep. This one aims higher. A reporter reviews the Sense system, which tracks room conditions, doubles as a white-noise machine and serves as a glowing alarm clock. By Hayley Tsukayama  •  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. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071