Friday's Headlines: Suspect in Berlin market attack shot dead in Milan

Trump's tweets on nuclear arsenal, Israel signal major policy changes; President-elect continues to sow confusion over his plan for Muslims entering the country ; Administration dismantles visitor registry program before Trump takes office; U.S. tech firms want to play China's game. They just can't win it.; Racing the clock, medical detectives saved him from a rare, 'universally lethal' disease;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories BREAKING NEWS Suspect in Berlin market attack shot dead in Milan Anis Amri, a 24-year old Tunisian, was killed after a dramatic early-morning encounter with police at a checkpoint, an Italian official said. He pulled a gun and shot one officer before being killed. By Anthony Faiola and Souad Mekhennet  •  Read more » Trump's tweets on nuclear arsenal, Israel signal major policy changes Donald Trump has not hesitated to voice his opinions on national security issues and to publicly advise the current president on what to do about them in pronouncements that have privately riled the White House. Thursday's declarations from the president-elect included tweeting that he wants to "greatly" expand America's nuclear capability — a statement later tempered by a Trump spokesman. By Karen DeYoung  •  Read more »   President-elect continues to sow confusion over his plan for Muslims entering the country In the past 12 months, Trump has veered widely on the issue, and now he and his advisers are issuing conflicting statements. By Abby Phillip and Abigail Hauslohner  •  Read more »   Administration dismantles visitor registry program before Trump takes office Civil rights advocates said the program, which was shelved but not formally ended in 2011, already amounted to a registry for Muslims through discriminatory targeting. By Abigail Hauslohner and Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more »   Behind The Firewall | How China Tamed the Internet U.S. tech firms want to play China's game. They just can't win it. They've decided they can abide by Beijing's rules, but Chinese companies got in ahead of them. By Emily Rauhala and Elizabeth Dwoskin  •  Read more »   Racing the clock, medical detectives saved him from a rare, 'universally lethal' disease It is often what went wrong that dictates the course of stories about exotic diseases. But in Erich Burger's case, when he returned sick after travels in Botswana and Zambia, health-care workers did the right thing at the right time, with little precedent for their decisions. By Lena H. Sun  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   John McCain: We have a stake in Syria, yet we have done nothing By John McCain  •  Read more »   Robert Gates: There's value in Trump's 'disruptive approach' By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   Why the white working class votes against itself By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   Democrats are intimidated by Trump's Cabinet of successful superstars By Ed Rogers  •  Read more »   I'm a Marine veteran. A recently retired Marine shouldn't be defense secretary. By Ruben Gallego  •  Read more »   Aleppo and American decline By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Deutsche Bank agrees to pay $7.2 billion to settle mortgage-abuse case The deal with the Justice Department could dampen conflict worries for Donald Trump, whose businesses have borrowed more than $300 million from the German bank. By Drew Harwell and Tom Hamburger  •  Read more » California shut down Uber's self-driving car service. The company simply moved it next door. Uber's move to neighboring Arizona highlights the patchwork of regulations emerging as states determine how self-driving cars should be tested for safety. In short, this technology could soon be coming to a road near you. By Steven Overly  •  Read more » Fla. Supreme Court says hundreds of death row inmates may get new sentences and avoid execution The decision that clarifies an earlier ruling about the constitutionality of the state's death sentencing scheme could affect hundreds of inmates and ends months of uncertainty surrounding capital punishment in one of the country's leading death penalty states. By Mark Berman  •  Read more » Do it for the country? Or don't do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump's inauguration. Less than a month before that inauguration, Trump's program is filled with question marks. It's a big stage, but political realities seem to be causing internal conflict for many in the creative class. By Monica Hesse  •  Read more » A black mother told police a white man assaulted her child. They arrested her instead. A Fort Worth police officer has been placed on "restricted duty status" after video of the mother's arrest went viral. By Peter Holley  •  Read more » Petula Dvorak | Columnist Hanukkah-Christmas convergence symbolizes the light we must embrace Millions of Jews and Christians will light candles this weekend to celebrate hope and joy at a time of ugliness and intolerance. By Petula Dvorak  •  Read more » U.S. population growth lower than at any time since the Great Depression The shift is largely because of the aging of the population, with more deaths last year than at any time since 2000. By Tara Bahrampour  •  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. 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