CLEVELAND — A judge in Cleveland said that he believes there is probable cause to charge a police officer with murder for the death of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old boy fatally shot while playing with a toy gun. 700 words, by Mark Berman and Wesley Lowery (Post).
NAVY-CONTRACTOR — RICHMOND, Va. — The U.S. Navy banned a longtime contractor from doing new business with the federal government this week — two years after authorities were alerted to problems and three months after the Virginia Board of Medicine accused the company's president of using drugs, alcohol and macabre medical procedures to sexually exploit military personnel in his classes. 1,100 words, by Laura Vozzella (Post).
TRANSGENDER — A 16-year-old transgender student who alleges that a school restroom policy that restricts where the teenager can go to the bathroom has filed a federal lawsuit against a Virginia school board. 500 words, by T. Rees Shapiro (Post).
ILLINOIS-TRADE — CHICAGO — President Obama visits Chicago push Democrats to support "fast track" negotiating authority, paving way for the completion of the vast Trans-Pacific Partnership trade accord. It's a tough sell. 800 words, by Mike DeBonis (Post).
