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MEXICO CITY — A production team from the popular French fashion label Sézane landed in Oaxaca earlier this month to photograph their new collection, drawing on the vibrant colors and patterns created by local artisans in southern Mexico. But a video from one of those shoots, involving an indigenous Mexican woman, has d...
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As I write these lines, talks between Moscow and the West appear to have stalled, and the world waits with bated breath whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will order the 100,000 troops he’s massed near Ukraine to attack that country. In this moment of peril, it’s worth dusting off three old concepts in internatio...
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Rightly so, many think. Djokovic is the marmite of tennis players, after all. Tennis fans either love him (the clinical game, the movement) or loathe him (the bathroom breaks, the showy post-match gestures). Others may just be happy that a celebrity who has touted his opposition to vaccines got caught out when trying t...
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Loudoun County schools pull controversial gender book from library shelves Loudoun schools pull controversial gender memoir from library shelves, citing graphic images. Loudoun County schools have decided to pull copies of the book “Gender Queer: A Memoir” from library shelves, citing color illustrations that were deem...
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Live updates:Free rapid tests may not arrive in time to significantly blunt East Coast o... Americans will be able to order free rapid coronavirus tests Wednesday on n... District vaccine mandate garners mixed reactions and awkward searches for proof of immunity. Old Ebbitt Grill Hostess, Precious Davis, checks custome...
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The rare sedition charge filed against Oath Keepers was used before — against Puerto Rican nationalists Trump supporters stand on top of a police vehicle on Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol Building. (Julio Cortez/AP) Earlier versions of this article misspelled the first name of one of the Puerto Rican nationalists. He was...
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Tsunami waves rolled ashore Saturday along the West Coast of the United States after the powerful eruption of an undersea volcano near the Tonga islands in the Pacific Ocean, closing beaches, flooding marinas and activating emergency plans from Japan to California. The National Weather Service issued a tsunami advisory...
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A previous version of this story misquoted a line from "A Raisin in the Sun." The full quote is, "I tell you I gotta change my life because I’m choking to death, and all you say to me is ‘Eat these eggs,’" not, "I say ‘I gotta change my life’ and all you can say is ‘eat your eggs’." This story has been updated. Sidney ...
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Katty Huertas/The Washington Post Joe Biden is no Jimmy Carter. He should wish he was. The comparison is more complicated — and flattering — than critics realize By Jonathan Alter Jonathan Alter is the author of "His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life" and the newsletter Old Goats. He has covered Joe Biden on and off for ...
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Maryland can’t stop Ron Harper Jr., falls to Rutgers after miserable second half What to know from the Terps’ 70-59 loss Donta Scott and the Maryland Terrapins fell to Rutgers on Saturday. (Tony Quinn for The Washington Post) The Maryland men’s basketball team launched itself into an unfamiliar predicament against Rutg...
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Cincinnati Bengals’ Larry Ogunjobi (65) is tackled by Las Vegas Raiders’ Kolton Miller after Ogunjobi recovered a fumble during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean) CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was carte...
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New England Patriots outside linebacker Dont’a Hightower, right, sacks Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — New England defensive back Kyle Dugger and linebacker Dont’a...
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Live updates Patriots face the Bills in first round of NFL playoffs Pregame reading: Home-field advantage is almost extinct What to watch for when the Patriots face the Bills The Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots each won a game against the other during the regular season. (Winslow Townson/AP) Josh Allen and t...
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Cold-shooting Virginia wilts down the stretch, falls to Wake Forest Wake Forest guard Daivien Williamson drives to the basket during Saturday's game at Virginia. (Erin Edgeerton/AP) Wayward shooting and a second-half defensive collapse conspired to doom Virginia to a 63-55 loss to Wake Forest, ending the Cavaliers’ nin...
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Prairie View A&M Panthers (2-13, 1-4 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (5-11, 4-0 SWAC) BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State faces the Prairie View A&M Panthers after Justin Thomas scored 26 points in Alcorn State’s 73-72 win against the Texas Southern Tigers. The Braves have gone 1-0 in home games. Alcorn State is 0-9 against opponen...
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Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (4-11, 1-4 NEC) at Bryant Bulldogs (7-8, 4-1 NEC) Smithfield, Rhode Island; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bryant hosts the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash after Adham Eleeda scored 26 points in Bryant’s 73-66 win against the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers. The Bulldogs are 4-1 on their home c...
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Towson Tigers (11-5, 3-1 CAA) at William & Mary Tribe (3-12, 2-1 CAA) Williamsburg, Virginia; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: William & Mary plays the Towson Tigers after Yuri Covington scored 29 points in William & Mary’s 95-91 overtime loss to the James Madison Dukes. The Tribe have gone 3-5 at home. William & Mary i...
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Texas Southern Tigers (5-9, 3-2 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (3-12, 1-3 SWAC) BOTTOM LINE: Texas Southern visits the Jackson State Tigers after Bryson Etienne scored 22 points in Texas Southern’s 73-72 loss to the Alcorn State Braves. The Jackson State Tigers have gone 1-1 at home. Jackson State is sixth in the SWAC s...
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Harvard Crimson (9-5, 1-1 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (4-10, 1-2 Ivy League) BOTTOM LINE: Harvard visits the Dartmouth Big Green after Noah Kirkwood scored 28 points in Harvard’s 91-82 win against the Columbia Lions. The Big Green have gone 2-2 at home. Dartmouth ranks eighth in the Ivy League with 6.6 offensive...
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Hofstra hosts Drexel following Estrada's 30-point performance Drexel Dragons (6-6, 2-1 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (9-7, 2-2 CAA) Hempstead, New York; Monday, 4 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Hofstra hosts the Drexel Dragons after Aaron Estrada scored 30 points in Hofstra’s 82-77 victory over the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. The Prid...
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Weber State Wildcats (11-5, 4-1 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (3-11, 1-4 Big Sky) BOTTOM LINE: Idaho State hosts the Weber State Wildcats after Tarik Cool scored 20 points in Idaho State’s 81-74 victory over the Idaho Vandals. The Bengals have gone 3-3 at home. Idaho State ranks fifth in the Big Sky with 8.2 offensiv...
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Idaho takes on Northern Arizona following Dixon's 21-point showing Idaho Vandals (3-12, 0-5 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (5-9, 1-2 Big Sky) BOTTOM LINE: Idaho takes on the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks after Mikey Dixon scored 21 points in Idaho’s 81-74 loss to the Idaho State Bengals. The Lumberjacks are 3-...
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Ike leads Wyoming against Nevada after 23-point performance Wyoming Cowboys (12-2, 1-0 MWC) at Nevada Wolf Pack (8-6, 2-1 MWC) Reno, Nevada; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wyoming plays the Nevada Wolf Pack after Graham Ike scored 23 points in Wyoming’s 71-69 win against the Utah State Aggies. The Wolf Pack are 5-2 in...
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McGowens and the Nebraska Cornhuskers host conference foe Indiana Indiana Hoosiers (12-4, 3-3 Big Ten) at Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-12, 0-7 Big Ten) Lincoln, Nebraska; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Bryce McGowens and the Nebraska Cornhuskers host Trayce Jackson-Davis and the Indiana Hoosiers in Big Ten action Monday. T...
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North Florida Ospreys take on the Kennesaw State Owls on 4-game slide Kennesaw State Owls (6-8, 2-0 ASUN) at North Florida Ospreys (4-12, 0-4 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: North Florida comes into the matchup against Kennesaw State after losing four games in a row. The Ospreys are 4-2 in ...
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Northeastern faces Delaware, seeks to end 6-game slide Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (11-5, 2-2 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (6-9, 0-5 CAA) BOTTOM LINE: Northeastern comes into the matchup against Delaware after losing six games in a row. The Huskies are 4-2 on their home court. Northeastern is 1-2 in games decided by le...
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Pacific (CA) hosts Pepperdine following Avdalovic's 23-point outing Pepperdine Waves (6-13, 0-4 WCC) at Pacific (CA) Tigers (5-11, 0-2 WCC) Stockton, California; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pacific (CA) hosts the Pepperdine Waves after Luke Avdalovic scored 23 points in Pacific (CA)’s 84-70 loss to the Santa Clara...
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Portland visits Loyola Marymount (CA) following Scott's 29-point game Portland Pilots (9-7, 1-1 WCC) at Loyola Marymount Lions (7-6, 0-2 WCC) Los Angeles; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Loyola Marymount (CA) hosts the Portland Pilots after Eli Scott scored 29 points in Loyola Marymount (CA)’s 70-65 loss to the San Die...
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Sims leads UNC Wilmington against Charleston (SC) after 20-point game UNC Wilmington Seahawks (8-5, 2-0 CAA) at Charleston (SC) Cougars (9-5, 1-1 CAA) BOTTOM LINE: UNC Wilmington faces the Charleston (SC) Cougars after Jaylen Sims scored 20 points in UNC Wilmington’s 73-66 victory over the Elon Phoenix. The Cougars are...
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Portland State Vikings (4-8, 2-2 Big Sky) at Southern Utah Thunderbirds (9-5, 3-1 Big Sky) BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah hosts the Portland State Vikings after Maizen Fausett scored 21 points in Southern Utah’s 91-81 loss to the Northern Colorado Bears. The Thunderbirds have gone 5-1 in home games. Southern Utah leads the...
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Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (4-12, 2-2 SWAC) at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-15, 1-4 SWAC) Pine Bluff, Arkansas; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAPB heads into the matchup against Bethune-Cookman after losing three games in a row. The Golden Lions are 3-3 in home games. UAPB is fourth in the SWAC with 10.4 assi...
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UNLV visits San Jose State following Hamilton's 24-point game UNLV Rebels (9-7, 1-2 MWC) at San Jose State Spartans (7-7, 0-2 MWC) BOTTOM LINE: UNLV plays the San Jose State Spartans after Bryce Hamilton scored 24 points in UNLV’s 73-68 loss to the Fresno State Bulldogs. The Spartans have gone 6-2 at home. San Jose Sta...
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Our obsession with morning routines dates back to Benjamin Franklin Henry David Thoreau began his days with a brisk early morning swim in Walden Pond, in Concord, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP) Henry David Thoreau began most days the same way: with a brisk early morning swim. After he retreated to a cabin in the woods of Co...
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Opinion: Why the ACLU is supporting a Christian flag flying at Boston City Hall A flag associated with the Christian religion. (iStock) David Cole is national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, which filed an amicus brief in support of Camp Constitution in Shurtleff v. Boston. The ACLU has long fough...
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After demolishing the Patriots, Josh Allen and the Bills are a threat to the entire NFL Bills quarterback Josh Allen, left, threw one of his five touchdown passes Saturday to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. (Jeffrey T. Barnes/AP) Well, look who kicked in the saloon door to the playoffs, demanded both blue cheese and ra...
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U.K. aware of ‘death of a British man in Texas’ after synagogue standoff ends, hostages freed COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS - JANUARY 15: Colleyville law enforcement sit parked near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue on January 15, 2022 in Colleyville, Texas. Police responded to a hostage situation after reports of a man with...
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Why not lottery admissions for great high schools? It’s not church bingo Struggling for fairness at two famous schools, Jefferson and Lowell. Thomas Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Va., admitted fewer than 10 Black students to the Class of 2024, sparking outrage in some quarters and debate among current students a...
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He transformed a small university in Maryland. Now Freeman Hrabowski is ready for his next act. After three decades as president, Hrabowski is leaving the University of Maryland Baltimore County Freeman Hrabowski, the longtime president of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is retiring at the end of the acade...
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Opinion: China has a ‘zero-covid’ policy. What happens when it meets omicron? A student reacts in July 2021 as she receives the Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine at a high school in Shenyang, China. (AFP/Getty Images) Up till now, China’s leadership has boasted that its tight grip has produced a far more effective answer t...
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Opinion: Readers critique The Post: The most important mission of public libraries today More than edifying edifices The Jan. 2 editorial “A new golden age of public libraries” celebrated the architecture of many new and renovated public libraries, nationally and internationally, as “breathtakingly beautiful” and “cult...
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A plume from the eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai rises over Tonga in a satellite image taken by a Japanese weather satellite. (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology /Handout via Reuters) Pita Taufatofua, an unofficial ambassador known for baring his oiled, buff che...
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He was a lifelong Baltimore guy — a huge fan of all Baltimore teams and of the University of Maryland, (even though he graduated from Haverford College and Yale Law School) most notably in basketball. The Orioles were his first love, and he was extremely pleased when his wife, Sheila, represented Tom Clancy’s wife, Wan...
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Opinion: A pandemic shows why the United States should not be one of only 11 nations without paid sick leave Elementary school teacher Carrie Landheer protests for stronger covid-19 safety protocols on Jan. 7 in Oakland, Calif. (Noah Berger/AP) The United States is one of only 11 countries on the planet that do not man...
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Nuclear power plants don’t emit greenhouse gases, but there are cost and safety drawbacks. The Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby, Maryland, is one of the plants that produce about 20 percent of the energy used in the United States. That process does not emit greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate chang...
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Jill Biden’s visit to tornado-ravaged Kentucky marks her third visit to a disaster site in a month First lady Jill Biden speaks at a recovery center in Bowling Green, Ky., on Jan. 14. (Jon Cherry/Reuters) Next to a house with a caved-in roof and only one wall standing in tornado-ravaged Bowling Green, Ky., Jill Biden h...
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Live updates Cowboys host the 49ers in first round of NFL playoffs San Francisco has a strong crowd — but not as strong as last week NFL plans to consider further instant replay changes; sky judge remains unlikely Pregame reading: Dynasties, guarantees and ‘The Catch’: These teams have a rich playoff history Fans stamp...
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Opinion: Dr. King was bold. Don’t make him bland. A rising full moon passes behind the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and the Washington Monument on Dec. 29, 2020, in Washington. (J. David Ake/AP) Similarly, King believed profoundly in moral uplift and the need for individual redemption. “Naturally, I believe in chang...
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Opinion: The Texas synagogue hostage situation reminds us that we must prioritize combating antisemitism A police vehicle sits outside of the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Tex., on Jan. 16. (Andy Jacobsohn/AFP/Getty Images) The first time I heard Deborah Lipstadt speak, I was in high school in Texa...
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FILE - In this photo taken during Dec. 27 - Dec. 31, 2021 and provided on Jan. 1, 2022 by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea fires projectile into sea in the fourth launch this month,...
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A fight over turning a ‘rural crescent’ in Northern Virginia into a hub for data centers Page Snyder, owner of Pageland Farm, stands at the entrance of an unused horse barn in December. The power lines in the background are one reason she and her neighbors are now trying to convert their land into a 2,100-acre data cen...
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“I’d say it just kind of developed as I went along,” Nolan said. I have great teammates and great coaches who draw up plays for me and find ways to get me the ball. These last couple of weeks, especially, they’ve been on me like: ‘Just have confidence in your shot. Even if you miss a couple, the next one’s going in, th...
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China’s Got Problems, But Inflation Ain’t One An Olympic-themed sculpture at Shougang Park in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. Beijing said it will conduct the winter games in a so-called “closed loop”, with participants only allowed to move between Olympic venues and other related facilities, and to use des...
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Banks and the Saint Peter's Peacocks host conference foe Canisius Canisius Golden Griffins (5-11, 1-4 MAAC) at Saint Peter’s Peacocks (5-6, 3-1 MAAC) Jersey City, New Jersey; Tuesday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Malek Green and the Canisius Golden Griffins take on Daryl Banks III and the Saint Peter’s Peacocks in MAAC acti...
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Kent State Golden Flashes (8-8, 3-3 MAC) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (7-8, 2-2 MAC) BOTTOM LINE: Kent State takes on the Eastern Michigan Eagles after Sincere Carry scored 32 points in Kent State’s 67-55 victory against the Akron Zips. The Eagles have gone 6-1 at home. Eastern Michigan is 2-3 in games decided by at leas...
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Dayton hosts Saint Bonaventure after Adaway's 25-point game Saint Bonaventure Bonnies (10-3, 2-0 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (11-6, 3-1 A-10) BOTTOM LINE: Saint Bonaventure faces the Dayton Flyers after Jalen Adaway scored 25 points in Saint Bonaventure’s 73-53 victory over the VCU Rams. The Flyers are 6-4 on their home cou...
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East Carolina faces conference rival UCF UCF Knights (10-5, 2-3 AAC) at East Carolina Pirates (11-5, 2-2 AAC) Greenville, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tristen Newton and the East Carolina Pirates host Darin Green Jr. and the UCF Knights. The Pirates have gone 10-0 at home. East Carolina is third in ...
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (11-7, 1-3 ASUN) at Stetson Hatters (7-10, 1-3 ASUN) DeLand, Florida; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: FGCU faces the Stetson Hatters after Caleb Catto scored 23 points in FGCU’s 78-75 loss to the Liberty Flames. The Hatters have gone 5-4 in home games. Stetson is sixth in the ASUN at limiting...
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Jackson leads Central Michigan against Buffalo after 20-point game Central Michigan Chippewas (2-12, 1-2 MAC) at Buffalo Bulls (9-6, 3-2 MAC) BOTTOM LINE: Central Michigan takes on the Buffalo Bulls after Jermaine Jackson Jr. scored 20 points in Central Michigan’s 99-68 loss to the Eastern Michigan Eagles. The Bulls ha...
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Niagara Purple Eagles (7-8, 2-4 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (9-4, 2-2 MAAC) BOTTOM LINE: Manhattan plays the Niagara Purple Eagles after Jose Perez scored 33 points in Manhattan’s 80-75 win against the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Jaspers are 4-1 in home games. Manhattan is sixth in the MAAC shooting 33.2% from downtow...
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Ohio visits Miami (OH) following Carter's 22-point game Ohio Bobcats (13-2, 4-0 MAC) at Miami (OH) RedHawks (8-7, 2-2 MAC) BOTTOM LINE: Ohio faces the Miami (OH) RedHawks after Jason Carter scored 22 points in Ohio’s 85-78 victory against the Bowling Green Falcons. The RedHawks have gone 5-3 in home games. Miami (OH) i...
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Penn leads Bellarmine against North Alabama after 25-point game North Alabama Lions (8-9, 1-3 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (9-8, 3-0 ASUN) BOTTOM LINE: Bellarmine hosts the North Alabama Lions after Dylan Penn scored 25 points in Bellarmine’s 77-71 victory over the Lipscomb Bisons. The Knights are 5-1 in home games. Bel...
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Sanogo leads UConn against Butler after 26-point game Butler Bulldogs (9-7, 2-3 Big East) at UConn Huskies (11-4, 2-2 Big East) Hartford, Connecticut; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UConn takes on the Butler Bulldogs after Adama Sanogo scored 26 points in UConn’s 86-78 overtime victory against the Saint John’s (NY) R...
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Stevenson, South Carolina Gamecocks take on the Arkansas Razorbacks South Carolina Gamecocks (10-6, 1-3 SEC) at Arkansas Razorbacks (12-5, 2-3 SEC) Fayetteville, Arkansas; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Erik Stevenson and the South Carolina Gamecocks visit JD Notae and the Arkansas Razorbacks on Tuesday. The Razorbac...
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NEW YORK — Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three. MELBOURNE, Australia — Rafael Nadal renewed his bid for a record 21st Grand Slam singles title with a three-se...
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From the beginning of the 1950s, King embraced a utopian socialist vision of full equality The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta in 1960. The civil rights leader organized protests, led marches and made powerful speeches exposing the scourges of segregation, poverty and racism. (AP) By Victoria W. Wolcott T...
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Law enforcement personnel on Sunday continue the investigation into the hostage incident at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Tex. (Ralph Lauer/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The imam, rabbi, pastor and priest had been in a small conference room in the building next door to Congregation Beth Israel for hour...
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Residential and commercial skyscrapers stand along the coastline in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, April 10, 2018. (Christopher Pike/Bloomberg) The UAE’s state news agency quoted Abu Dhabi police saying that a Pakistani and two Indians were killed in the incident which it earlier said could have been carr...
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Americans who don’t think institutional racism is a problem are more likely to believe that Jan. 6 was a protest, not an insurrection, and that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. Martin Luther King III, second from left, son of the late civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., at a voting rights demonstration Jan...
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Monday briefing: Texas synagogue attack; volcano eruption; MLK Day; NFL playoffs; and more A British man held hostages at a synagogue in Texas. What happened: 44-year-old Malik Faisal Akram attacked a rabbi and three others during a Saturday service near Fort Worth, officials say. After an 11-hour standoff, the hostage...
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Internet sleuths try to figure out the person behind the newly unearthed footage of the notorious 1969 concert An image from “Gimme Shelter,” a documentary on the Rolling Stones' 1969 U.S. tour, shows a man filming at the Altamont concert. (Maysles Films) The newly found reels of the notorious 1969 concert near San Fra...
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I have since undergone four rounds of radiation, two surgeries, two rounds of chemotherapy, and a course of immunotherapy, and am currently undergoing an experimental treatment that has brought my disease under control. But the ordeal has left me significantly immunocompromised, making me one of the estimated 10 millio...
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I have since undergone four rounds of radiation, two surgeries, two rounds of chemotherapy and a course of immunotherapy, and am currently undergoing an experimental treatment that has brought my disease under control. But the ordeal has left me significantly immunocompromised, making me one of the estimated 10 million...
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Far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour answers questions before a news conference at the Foreign Press Association headquarters in Paris on Jan. 17. (Francois Mori/AP) PARIS — French far-right presidential candidate Éric Zemmour was found guilty of inciting racial hatred and fined $11,400 on Monday, adding anoth...
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CUMBERLAND, Md. — A Maryland man was charged with driving under the influence after his pickup truck struck a utility pole. causing a widespread power outage in a Cumberland neighborhood, police said. The Cumberland Times-News reports that more than 1,500 Potomac Edison customers in Cumberland’s South End were left wit...
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Skip to main content College Sports Maryland Terrapins Basketball Football Preseason No. 1 Gonzaga climbed back atop The Associated Press men's college basketball poll on Monday, ending Baylor’s five-week run. The Bulldogs had 25 first-place votes, 11 fewer than No. 2 Auburn, but edged the Tigers in overall points to t...
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Rookie Earvin “Magic” Johnson steps in and plays center for the injured Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Game 6 of the NBA Finals with his Los Angeles Lakers holding a 3-2 series lead over the Philadelphia 76ers. Johnson, a 6-foot-9 point guard, finishes with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists to help t...
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Imam Omar Suleiman, Pastor Bob Roberts, Rabbi Andrew Payley and others at Good Shepherd Catholic Church on Jan. 15 near the hostage situation at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Tex. (Courtesy of Azhar Azeez) The imam, rabbi, pastor and priest had been in a small conference room in the building next door to Con...
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Jacob Thomas is one of several Stone Bridge football players to join the Bulldogs' basketball team midseason after a championship run on the gridiron. (Scott Taetsch/For The Washington Post) Stone Bridge boys’ basketball coach Kent Kling started this season with the knowledge that his team was not his team. One part of...
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Opinion: Larry Hogan skirts disclosure requirements one self-destructing message at a time Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference Jan. 11 in Annapolis. (Brian Witte/AP) Secretive politicians predate the smartphone age, heaven knows, as do many who employ baroque means to conceal their words and actions f...
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FILE - Gold medal winner Al Oerter, center, shakes hands with fellow Americans, silver medalist Richard Babka, left, and bronze medalist Richard Cochran after the discus event at the Olympic Games in Rome, Sept. 7, 1960. Babka, a former world record holder who was part of a U.S. medals sweep in the discus at the 1960 O...
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Opinion: Purple Line skepticism appears to have been well-founded Purple Line construction in Silver Spring, Md. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post) On March 2, 2016, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced the state had chosen a team of private companies to build, operate and maintain the Purple Line for $5.6 billio...
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New book challenges Civil War’s old ‘myths’ Charles W. Mitchell, co-editor with historian Jean H. Baker of the new book, “The Civil War in Maryland Reconsidered,” at his home in Parkton, Md., on Nov. 21. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun) Regular folks and history buffs who believe Maryland leaned strongly toward the Confederac...
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Bipartisan Senate delegation meets with Ukrainian leaders amid Russia tensions A bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators met in Kyiv on Monday with top Ukrainian leaders in what they described as a show of solidarity while the Eastern European country faces ongoing tension with Russia. The seven lawmakers held talks wit...
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“People are scared of an overreaching agenda at this point in time. We spent a lot of money — and good money — by Republicans and Democrats,” Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) said while referencing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. “I‘m going to be campaigning on and talking about the work we’ve actually already done. It’...
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Freda Levenson appears before the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus during oral arguments last month in a constitutional challenge to new legislative district maps. (Julie Carr Smyth/Associated Press) The 4-3 ruling on the legislative maps found that the work of Ohio’s bipartisan redistricting commission amounted to parti...
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One person killed in Delaware house fire MIDDLETOWN, Del. — Fire officials in Delaware say one person was killed in a house fire Monday in a development north of Middletown. The extent of the burns to the person killed in the fire made it difficult to immediately make an identification, Assistant State Fire Marshal Mic...
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People stand beside St. Michael’s Tower as they watch the full moon sometimes known as a "wolf moon" rise behind Glastonbury Tor in Glastonbury, England, on Jan. 17. (Toby Melville/Reuters) Security forces kill seven, activists say Sudanese security forces opened fire on protesters Monday, killing at least seven people...
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FILE - Northwestern quarterback Hunter Johnson throws against Michigan State during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Evanston, Ill., Friday, Sept. 3, 2021. Onetime Clemson quarterback Johnson is returning to the Tigers for his final season of college football, in 2022. It’s Clemson coach Dabo Swinney’...
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Launching Tuesday, the Tech Oversight Project plans to bring “campaign-style” tactics to push lawmakers to pass competition legislation aimed at the tech industry. The project is primarily funded by the Omidyar Network, a philanthropic venture launched by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar that has called for greater regulati...
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False negative results have caused frustration and even heartache for some people who later got back positive PCR results and now fear they may have infected others The promise of at-home tests to tell people whether they are infectious has been undercut not just by anecdotal reports like MacInnes’s, but also by prelim...
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Over a 30-year career in the Army Air Forces and its successor, the Air Force, Gen. McGee logged 6,308 flying hours and a remarkable 409 combat missions, among the most in service history. He flew at least 100 combat missions in the Korean and Vietnam wars, taking enemy fire in both conflicts — his plane was hit twice,...
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One incident was a hit-and-run, police said Two pedestrians were killed in separate traffic incidents Monday evening in Montgomery County, according to county police. Authorities described one as a hit-and-run. In that incident, a woman was struck shortly before 6:30 p.m. while crossing Veirs Mill Road at Ferrara Avenu...
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Washington withstands high winds on the day after the month’s third snow Sunday became memorable here for its snow, the third snowfall so far this month, but Monday seemed significant in its own way. Not only was it January’s third day after a snowstorm, but it also boasted winds and breezes of notable strength. Only a...
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Over a 30-year career in the Army Air Forces and its successor, the Air Force, Gen. McGee logged 6,308 flying hours and a remarkable 409 combat missions, among the most in service history. He flew bombing and strafing missions out of Pusan during the Korean War and piloted a photographic reconnaissance plane based near...
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By Lauren Etter and Brendan Murray | Bloomberg For the first time, the pandemic demonstrated just how adept the carriers have become at managing the market’s supply of cargo capacity, by curtailing it when Covid-19 first shook the world’s economy and then ramping it up when demand rebounded strongly, driving prices hig...
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Anderson, Oklahoma State Cowboys square off against the TCU Horned Frogs TCU Horned Frogs (12-2, 2-1 Big 12) at Oklahoma State Cowboys (9-7, 2-3 Big 12) BOTTOM LINE: Big 12 foes Oklahoma State and TCU face off on Wednesday. The Cowboys have gone 5-4 at home. Oklahoma State is fourth in the Big 12 with 10.4 offensive re...
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Boston University Terriers (11-8, 2-4 Patriot) at Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (11-6, 5-1 Patriot) BOTTOM LINE: Loyola (MD) takes on the Boston University Terriers after Cam Spencer scored 26 points in Loyola (MD)’s 69-57 win over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks. The Greyhounds have gone 8-0 at home. Loyola (MD) is eighth in the P...
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Campbell visits Longwood after Wilkins' 20-point performance Campbell Fighting Camels (9-6, 2-2 Big South) at Longwood Lancers (10-5, 2-0 Big South) BOTTOM LINE: Longwood faces the Campbell Fighting Camels after Isaiah Wilkins scored 20 points in Longwood’s 66-60 victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs. The Lanc...
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Champagnie leads Saint John's (NY) against Creighton after 25-point outing Saint John’s (NY) Red Storm (11-5, 2-2 Big East) at Creighton Bluejays (11-5, 2-2 Big East) Omaha, Nebraska; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint John’s (NY) takes on the Creighton Bluejays after Julian Champagnie scored 25 points in Saint J...
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High Point Panthers (7-9, 1-1 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-13, 0-4 Big South) BOTTOM LINE: High Point plays the Charleston Southern Buccaneers after John-Michael Wright scored 28 points in High Point’s 78-71 victory over the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The Buccaneers have gone 2-6 at home. Charleston ...
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