text
stringlengths
237
126k
date_download
stringdate
2022-01-01 00:32:20
2023-01-01 00:02:37
source_domain
stringclasses
60 values
title
stringlengths
4
31.5k
url
stringlengths
24
617
id
stringlengths
24
617
Capsized boat found off Florida; 39 people missing Capsized boat found; 39 people missing The agency patrols the waters around Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas, along routes often used by migrants trying to reach the United States. The agency stops and repatriates foreigners found navigating in U.S. ...
null
null
null
null
null
Arguably the greatest hitter and pitcher of the steroid-tainted 1990s will have to rely on a veteran committee as their last chance to reach Cooperstown. Enough voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America decided the stars’ ties to performance-enhancing drugs disqualified them from that aspect of bas...
null
null
null
null
null
It is unclear what impact the reorganization will have on workers’ unionizing efforts. The studio laid off 12 quality assurance contractors in early December, with their last day set for Jan. 28, which prompted several dozen workers across the company to strike in protest. That work stoppage lasted seven weeks, ending ...
null
null
null
null
null
While details on the three new games remain sparse, EA did offer some personnel info. Development on the new “Jedi” game will be headed by Stig Asmussen, who helmed the previous entry and, before that, Sony’s “God of War III.” The new first-person shooter, meanwhile, will be directed by Peter Hirschmann, who previously...
null
null
null
null
null
Finality, though, doesn’t equal clarity, and there’s perhaps some more haranguing to come as it pertains to proven or suspected users of performance-enhancing drugs. Alex Rodriguez has nine more tries at this. Plus, there’s a last gasp provided by the 16-member “Era Committee,” but that group — formerly known as the “V...
null
null
null
null
null
Coast Guard searching for 39 people off Florida coast after suspected smuggling boat capsizes The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bernard C. Webber on July 19 in Miami Beach, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Tuesday for 39 people missing after their boat reportedly capsized over the weekend off Florida in a suspected hu...
null
null
null
null
null
Arguably the greatest hitter and pitcher of the steroid-tainted 1990s will have to rely on a veteran committee as their last chance to reach Cooperstown because, even though the majority of voting members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America believed they should be Hall of Famers, enough of them decided the ...
null
null
null
null
null
“Privacy advocates might still cry foul that people are being tagged or categorized by topics,” said Ratko Vidakovic, founder of AdProfs, an independent advertising technology consulting firm. The new system is “arguably more privacy-safe” than FLOC, he said. “But that still might not be enough.” For advertisers that a...
null
null
null
null
null
Shortly after the deadline, Brian Raffel, Raven’s studio head, sent an email to the staff. “After carefully reviewing and considering the CWA’s initial request of the company, we worked quickly to find a mutually acceptable solution with the CWA that would have led to an expedited election process. Unfortunately, the p...
null
null
null
null
null
Rhodes, the group’s founder and the most prominent figure charged in the Justice Department’s investigation of the attack, remains jailed pending a bond decision by a U.S. magistrate judge in Plano, Tex. The 56-year-old Army veteran and Yale Law School graduate was at the Capitol that day but has said he did not enter ...
null
null
null
null
null
In new polling from the Pew Research Center, President Biden’s approval rating is at a remarkably low 41 percent. That’s in part because independents view him fairly negatively, as they have for a while. But it’s also because Democrats don’t love him as much as they used to. On a slew of metrics, Democrats express far ...
null
null
null
null
null
Pelosi, the first woman to be elected House speaker, has managed to unite the moderate and liberal factions in her party to pass legislation, while previous speakers — most notably John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) — often struggled with the fractious GOP. Her reelection announcement was expected, but ...
null
null
null
null
null
Cooper’s announcement comes after Tennessee’s Republican-controlled General Assembly approved a redistricting plan that will split Davidson County, which includes Nashville, into three congressional districts. Currently, the entire county is within the 5th District. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a state...
null
null
null
null
null
On Day 1 of my administration, I signed an executive order that delivered on a promise I made to parents, empowering them to make decisions regarding their children. While some are seeking to sow division between masking factions, I want to be clear: My executive order ensures that parents can opt-out their kids from a...
null
null
null
null
null
Cam Whitmore is averaging 22.4 points and 12.0 rebounds for Spalding this season. (Scott Taetsch/For The Washington Post) Two D.C.-area basketball players were named McDonald’s all-Americans on Tuesday, the fifth consecutive year multiple local players were chosen for the high school showcase. Archbishop Spalding forwa...
null
null
null
null
null
On Day 1 of my administration, I signed an executive order that delivered on a promise I made to parents, empowering them to make decisions regarding their children. While some are seeking to sow division between masking factions, I want to be clear: My executive order ensures that parents can opt out their kids from a...
null
null
null
null
null
Protesters at a mock garden party in Parliament Square in London on Jan. 12. (Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg) The Guardian published a photograph of a “wine-and-cheese party” that took place in the garden of Downing Street on May 15, 2020, when gatherings of more than two people were banned in outdoor public places. Visi...
null
null
null
null
null
No. 7 Good Counsel girls keep climbing with a 60-50 victory over No. 3 Paul VI Sophomore Talayah Walker and the rest of the Falcons have embraced a defense-first mentality. (Michael Errigo/The Washington Post) Three years ago, Angela Harris and Kadidia Toure felt lucky that they didn’t have to deal with the anxiety tha...
null
null
null
null
null
The numbers become overwhelming, and not just the home runs. In that ’04 season, Bonds walked 232 times, still a major league record — by a mile. The next closest: Barry Bonds in 2002, with 198. The next closest to that: Barry Bonds in 2001, with 177. The names that follow him: Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, two of the be...
null
null
null
null
null
After Kennard gave his team the lead at the line, the Washington Wizards’ 116-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers drew nothing but boos from the crowd. Washington somehow had managed to lose after leading by 35 points in the second quarter. According to Elias Stats Bureau, the NBA’s statistician, that tied for the sec...
null
null
null
null
null
What to know from the Terps’ 68-60 victory in New Jersey Maryland guard Fatts Russell looks to drive to the basket as Rutgers guard Geo Baker defends Tuesday night. (Noah K. Murray/AP) PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Maryland remembered all too well frittering away a double-digit lead in its most recent meeting with Rutgers. After ...
null
null
null
null
null
After Kennard gave his team the lead at the line, the Washington Wizards’ 116-115 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers drew nothing but boos from the crowd. Washington somehow had managed to lose after leading by 35 points in the second quarter. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the NBA’s statistician, that tied for the se...
null
null
null
null
null
Aaron Rodgers's Packers fell to the 49ers on Saturday. (Aaron Gash/AP) As such, de Carvalho’s organization conscripts concerned NFL stars in its mission. In a 30-second video on American Airlines and Southwest Airlines flights, passengers hear from Rams punter Johnny Hekker, Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin and Be...
null
null
null
null
null
Georgetown’s skid reaches seven with a 96-73 loss at No. 20 Connecticut What to know from Tuesday’s defeat, which dropped the Hoyas to 0-6 in the Big East Connecticut's Andre Jackson winds up for a dunk as Georgetown's Timothy Ighoefe defends Tuesday night. (Jessica Hill/AP) The horrors just keep coming for Georgetown,...
null
null
null
null
null
In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, Airmen from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron load ammunition, weapons and other equipment bound for Ukraine during a foreign military sales mission at Dover Air Force Base, Del., on Jan. 24, 2022. (Tech. Sgt. J.D. Strong II/AP) MOSCOW — The United States warned Tuesday that i...
null
null
null
null
null
Arkansas visits Ole Miss following Ruffin's 21-point outing FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Ole Miss -4.5; over/under is 140.5 BOTTOM LINE: Ole Miss faces the Arkansas Razorbacks after Daeshun Ruffin scored 21 points in Ole Miss’ 70-54 victory over the Florida Gators. The Rebels have gone 9-4 in home games. Ole Miss is 0-1 in...
null
null
null
null
null
Ball State visits Northern Illinois after Thomas' 26-point showing BOTTOM LINE: Ball State visits the Northern Illinois Huskies after Miryne Thomas scored 26 points in Ball State’s 81-64 victory over the Miami (OH) RedHawks. The Huskies are 2-1 in home games. Northern Illinois is 0-5 when it turns the ball over less th...
null
null
null
null
null
Navy takes on Bucknell, aims for 5th straight road win BOTTOM LINE: Navy hits the road against Bucknell trying to prolong its four-game road winning streak. The Bison have gone 3-4 at home. Bucknell is 1-9 in games decided by at least 10 points. The Midshipmen are 5-3 against conference opponents. Navy is the best team...
null
null
null
null
null
N.C. A&T visits Longwood after Hill's 20-point game BOTTOM LINE: Longwood hosts the North Carolina A&T Aggies after Justin Hill scored 20 points in Longwood’s 73-49 victory against the Hampton Pirates. The Lancers are 10-1 on their home court. Longwood ranks second in the Big South with 10.9 offensive rebounds per game...
null
null
null
null
null
No. 21 Xavier Musketeers host the No. 17 Providence Friars FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Xavier -8.5; over/under is 139 BOTTOM LINE: The No. 17 Providence Friars visit the No. 21 Xavier Musketeers. The Musketeers have gone 10-1 in home games. Xavier is third in the Big East scoring 74.5 points while shooting 44.6% from the ...
null
null
null
null
null
Southern Miss faces North Texas following Stevenson's 20-point outing BOTTOM LINE: Southern Miss hosts the North Texas Mean Green after Tyler Stevenson scored 20 points in Southern Miss’ 74-60 loss to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders. The Golden Eagles have gone 3-3 in home games. Southern Miss has a 4-12 record again...
null
null
null
null
null
Raven Software union moves to vote absent Activision Blizzard recognition The 34 workers at Madison, Wisconsin-based Raven say they have a supermajority of votes within their department, meaning they can formalize their union via the NLRB without management recognition at Activision Blizzard. If the union, dubbed the G...
null
null
null
null
null
But within weeks, the story of a happy homecoming unraveled into tragedy. The parents, both now remarried with other people, fell out with Liu after he publicly claimed he had been sold, not given away. Liu asked for financial support. His birth mother blocked him on messaging app WeChat. As the fight played out on soc...
null
null
null
null
null
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Navy, an aerial view from a navy plane shows a large oil spill off the coast of Rayong, eastern Thailand, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said 160,000 liters (42,000 gallons) of crude oil were leaked near an offshore pipeline in...
null
null
null
null
null
Experts from NATO countries disagree on how to approach Ukraine. Different countries have very different narratives about the crisis The NATO flag is seen during NATO-enhanced battle group military exercises in Adazi, Latvia, in October 2019. (Ints Kalnins/Reuters) By Volodymyr Kulyk Nadiia Koval Mykola Riabchuk Katery...
null
null
null
null
null
But within weeks, the story of a happy homecoming unraveled into tragedy. The parents, both now remarried with other people, fell out with Liu after he publicly claimed he had been sold, not given away. Liu asked for financial support. His birth mother blocked him on the messaging app WeChat. As the fight played out on...
null
null
null
null
null
Peter Dinklage poses for photographers at the UK premiere of the film 'Cyrano' in London Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) Moviegoers who watched the 2003 indie film “The Station Agent” met main character Fin McBride while he was working at a model train store in Hoboken, N.J. After discovering the shopk...
null
null
null
null
null
I’m not suggesting inflation will remain at current nosebleed levels. More likely is that having had a couple of decades of headline inflation that was on the low side - for central bankers, but not for anyone else - we are in for a few years when it remains above their targets. To say that central bank purchases have ...
null
null
null
null
null
San Francisco police mark 567% increase in anti-Asian hate crime reports in 2021 In a tweet, Breed highlighted measures the city has taken, such as a program that assigns people to accompany seniors who are worried about safety to their personal appointments and increased patrols in neighborhoods with more Asian Americ...
null
null
null
null
null
Disaster flicks like ‘Don’t Look Up’ won’t spur climate change action. Here’s why. It all goes back to the 1980s and the fight over nuclear weapons Protest placards in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin in April 2020. (Michael Sohn/AP) By Justin McBrien Justin McBrien is an environmental historian and lecturer a...
null
null
null
null
null
A new Mississippi bill is the latest in a long effort to suppress the truth about civil rights history The state has a long history of trying to hide records and realities from the dark chapters of its past State Sen. David Jordan (D) asks a question during a debate Jan. 12 at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (Rogel...
null
null
null
null
null
Wednesday briefing: Weapons and diplomacy in Ukraine; crypto crash; police training; anti-Asian hate crimes; and more The U.S. and European allies are sending weapons to Ukraine. If Russia invades Ukraine, the U.S. warned that it could impose sanctions that target tech goods and President Vladimir Putin. Russia threate...
null
null
null
null
null
The driving down of government bond yields also compressed yields and spreads on investment-grade and junk bonds. That was the intent. Junk spreads reached their narrowest level ever in June of last year. With so little yield available in fixed income and central banks seemingly always on hand to bail them out, investo...
null
null
null
null
null
Just 27 years old, Shamir has experienced several pop-star lifestyles since breaking through in 2015. Back then, the singer-songwriter danced his pain away with bops like “On the Regular,” but soon stripped away the electro-sheen for lo-fi albums that embraced his alt-rock and country influences. Throughout it all, Sha...
null
null
null
null
null
San Francisco police mark 567% increase in anti-Asian hate-crime reports in 2021 There were eight anti-AAPI hate crimes reported to the San Francisco police in 2019 and nine in 2020. In 2021, there were 60. These numbers are considered preliminary until the California Department of Justice makes its final determination...
null
null
null
null
null
Peter Dinklage at the U.K. premiere of the film “Cyrano” in London in 2021. (Joel C Ryan/Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP) Moviegoers who watched the 2003 indie film “The Station Agent” met main character Finbar McBride while he was working at a model train store in Hoboken, N.J. After discovering the shopkeeper stood around 4-...
null
null
null
null
null
Jex Blackmore, right, holds up what she says is an abortion pill before taking it during a televised interview on WJBK-Fox 2 on Sunday. (WJBK) “Let It Rip” host Charlie Langton opened the discussion, asking abortion rights advocate Jex Blackmore about the Food and Drug Administration’s December decision to allow aborti...
null
null
null
null
null
Years before anyone used the term intersectionality, Lorraine Hansberry (1930-65) saw, wrote and spoke about the ways class, race and gender discrimination were intertwined in the United States. Unsurprisingly, there’s been a resurgence of interest in her in recent years, with increasing attention paid to Hansberry’s j...
null
null
null
null
null
5 STATION ELEVEN (Vintage, $16.95). By Emily St. John Mandel. A group of musicians and actors travel through Michigan 20 years after a viral plague has killed most of the population. 9 THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS (Berkley, $16). By Ali Hazelwood. Two people pretending to be in love develop real feelings for each other. 10 THE ...
null
null
null
null
null
Just 27 years old, Shamir has experienced several pop-star lifestyles since breaking through in 2015. Back then, the singer-songwriter danced his pain away with bops like “On the Regular,” but soon stripped away the electro-sheen for lo-fi albums that embraced his alt-rock and country influences. Throughout it all, Sha...
null
null
null
null
null
House Democrats to launch three climate task forces Good morning and welcome to The Climate 202! Today we learned that the International Institute for Environment & Development has created a version of Wordle for climate experts. It's called A Greener Wordle, and it features five-letter words such as “adapt” and “clean...
null
null
null
null
null
Matea Gold named National Editor, Philip Rucker named Deputy National Editor WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 25: Phil Rucker, right, and Matea Gold, Washington Post staff, in Washington, DC. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Announcement from Executive Editor Sally Buzbee, Senior Managing Editor Cameron Barr, Managing Editor...
null
null
null
null
null
The findings at the residential school "where three generations of my family attended is traumatizing, yet it also serves as validation of the stories told,” said Phyllis Webstad, who founded a nonprofit for reconciliation. In a tweet late on Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared the number of a Nation...
null
null
null
null
null
Omar Assad, 78, was seen being pulled his car and marched to the construction site where he was held for more than an hour. Men stand next to a poster of Omar Assad in Jiljilya village in the West Bank, Jan. 12, 2022. (Mohamad Torokman/Reuters) Omar Assad, 78, was found unresponsive in the early hours of Jan. 12, minut...
null
null
null
null
null
The Cincinnati Reds briefly became the Redlegs during the Cold War. (Andy Lyons/Getty Images) By Frederic J. Frommer “And it was true that the headlines were filled with bad news about the other ‘Reds,’” Rhodes said. “We were battling the ‘Reds’ in Korea. We were engaged in a Cold War with the ‘Reds.’” In his letter, h...
null
null
null
null
null
REI's flagship store in New York on Jan. 25. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) That could have come from any anti-union news release you’ve ever read. Given the company we’re talking about here, it was a shock. REI is a co-op, which means that it doesn’t have shareholders but is, in name anyway, owned by its members. But un...
null
null
null
null
null
Israeli special combat soldiers conduct a training exercise using virtual reality (VR) battlefield technology to simulate Hamas tunnels leading from Gaza to Israel at an Israeli Army base in Petach Tikva, Israel, on Wednesday, April 26, 2017. In a refurbished building on a military base in central Israel, soldiers are ...
null
null
null
null
null
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signage is displayed outside of a store in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, May 15, 2015. Photographer: Luke Sharrett (Bloomberg) By Brendan Case | Bloomberg Walmart Inc.’s financial-technology venture agreed to buy two small companies and rebrand itself in a step toward providing an app that...
null
null
null
null
null
Léa Seydoux plays a celebrity journalist in ‘France,’ a movie about media and manipulation Léa Seydoux in “France.” (R. Arpajou/Kino Lorber) It would be a stretch to suppose that France de Meurs, the Parisian heroine of Bruno Dumont’s tonally complex, thematically sweeping movie “France” somehow represents the nation w...
null
null
null
null
null
The NFL’s final four teams are set and it is shaping up to be a fantastic weekend of football. After a weekend of upsets where the lone favorite to advance prevailed in one of the most exciting playoffs games in sports history, we’re left with two surprising yet intriguing championship games. If history is any guide, t...
null
null
null
null
null
When his death was confirmed by Chinese police, it triggered an outpouring of grief and nationwide soul-searching over cyberbullying, mental health and abandoned children. By Tuesday night, a hashtag of his name had been viewed 2.4 billion times on the microblog Weibo, as many asked how Liu could have been let down so ...
null
null
null
null
null
At the Art Museum of the Americas, a wide-reaching showcase of Mexican women ‘Women in All Their Diversity’ may not quite live up to the broad title, but this group exhibition is a testament to women’s creativity. “Woman Walking by a Pink Wall,” by Joy Laville. (Gift of Elena and William Kimberly/Art Museum of the Amer...
null
null
null
null
null
Firefighters spray water to put out a fire at the Planned Parenthood building in Knoxville, Tenn., on Dec. 31. (Caitie McMekin/Knoxville News Sentinel/AP) “This is a huge step for abortion access in Tennessee,” he said. Limits depend on individual doctors’ comfort levels, and most providers in the area are stricter, he...
null
null
null
null
null
We can say a couple of things about this: One is that it doesn’t yet appear to be the prevalent view on the right — with views toward toward Putin. Polling also suggests that, despite in Ukraine’s favor. And two is that there are some signs that this could change. A poll released in July by the Chicago Council on Globa...
null
null
null
null
null
An Oklahoma State football coach saved a national champion wrestler after a fiery car crash A.J. Ferrari, seen here during the semifinal round of the NCAA wrestling championships last March, was airlifted to the University of Oklahoma Medical Center in Oklahoma City after a car crash Monday night. (Jeff Roberson/Associ...
null
null
null
null
null
Barty is attempting to become the first Australian woman in 44 years to win the Australian singles title. The reigning Wimbledon and 2019 French Open champion holds a 2-1 career edge over Keys, including a win the last time they played in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros in ‘19, but she’s wary of the American’s array...
null
null
null
null
null
No longer Dad’s army. (Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg) From its birth in the War of Independence of 1948, the Israel Defense Forces has carefully cultivated its reputation as a people’s army, unique in the world both as a fighting force and for the commitment of the population to its service. But while there is stil...
null
null
null
null
null
Md. board approves $3.4 billion contract to finish Purple Line The new $3.43 billion construction contract includes about $1.1 billion of work that the state has paid for. “This project is significant,” Franchot said before the unanimous approval. “Obviously we need to get it done, and we owe it to Marylanders to get i...
null
null
null
null
null
Opinion: The International Olympic Committee finally takes a stand Members of Israel's Olympic judo team celebrate after defeating the Russian Olympic Committee team in their bronze medal match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo on July 31, 2021. (Vincent Thian/AP) Emily Schrader is a former elite-level figure skater...
null
null
null
null
null
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo (D) speaks to reporters after meeting with President Biden at the White House in July. (Stefani Reynolds for The Washington Post) City lawmakers in San Jose, Calif., took a preliminary vote Tuesday to require gun owners to carry liability insurance and pay an annual fee, a step toward adopti...
null
null
null
null
null
Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term, according to a source familiar with his plans, giving President Biden the chance to make his mark on the Supreme Court by nominating the first African-American female justice and reinforcing the court’s liberal minority. Breyer, 83, is ...
null
null
null
null
null
Maryland board approves $3.4 billion contract to finish Purple Line The new $3.43-billion construction contract includes about $1.1 billion of work that the state already has paid for. “This project is significant,” Franchot said before the unanimous approval. "Obviously we need to get it done, and we owe it to Marylan...
null
null
null
null
null
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a news conference in Berlin on Jan. 25, ahead of talks with French President Emmanuel Macron. (Tobias Schwarz/Pool/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) The messages emanating from Germany are “much too soft” and can be interpreted by President Vladimir Putin as a “sign of weakness and hesit...
null
null
null
null
null
Judith Leyster (b. 1609). Self-Portrait, 1630. In the collection of National Gallery of Art. (National Gallery of Art) Judith Leyster (b. 1609) Self-Portrait, 1630 In the collection of National Gallery of Art This Dutch painter was lost to art history for decades Judith Leyster was mistaken for Frans Hals and not redis...
null
null
null
null
null
Marina Picasso and her son, Florian Picasso, who live in Geneva, hope to introduce their ancestor — one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and a pioneer of cubism — to the crypto trend sweeping the art world. Purchasers will not own the Picasso ceramic, or own the rights to images depicting it: They wi...
null
null
null
null
null
Live updates Breyer to retire, giving Biden first Supreme Court pick of his presidency Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer in Washington, D.C. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) The White House kept its distance Wednesday when news broke of Breyer’s retirement. “It has always been the decision of any Supreme Court ...
null
null
null
null
null
Justice Stephen G. Breyer will retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term, according to a person familiar with his plans, giving President Biden the chance to make his mark on the Supreme Court by nominating the first African-American female justice and reinforcing the court’s liberal minority. NBC News and CN...
null
null
null
null
null
United received $2 million in general allocation money — the largest sum relinquished in a trade since the league’s launch in 1996 — and could reap another $300,000 if Arriola hits undisclosed performance thresholds. D.C. would also collect 30 percent of a transfer fee, should Dallas sell him to a club outside of MLS. ...
null
null
null
null
null
The Path Forward: The Global Economy with Kristalina Georgieva Kristalina Georgieva is the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In the face of record inflation and supply chain backlogs, Georgieva joins Washington Post columnist David Ignatius to discuss the IMF’s latest World Economic Outlook an...
null
null
null
null
null
The NFL and its rulemaking competition committee expect to consider making changes this offseason to the league’s overtime format, particularly as it relates to postseason games. But it is far from certain that any modifications actually will be enacted, according to multiple people familiar with the situation. The off...
null
null
null
null
null
“The longer they remain in the water without food, without water, exposed to the marine environment, the sun, the sea conditions … every moment that passes, it becomes more dire and unlikely that anyone will survive in those conditions,” Burdian said. “We do suspect that this is a case of human smuggling,” Burdian said...
null
null
null
null
null
Justice Breyer will retire at the end of the current Supreme Court term, according to a person familiar with his plans, giving President Biden the chance to make his mark on the Supreme Court by nominating the first African-American female justice and reinforcing the court’s liberal minority. President Bill Clinton and...
null
null
null
null
null
Breyer's retirement won't change the Supreme Court's conservative bent That conservative majority won't change with the retirement of Justice Stephen G. Breyer, which was reported early Wednesday afternoon. President Biden has pledged to nominate a Black woman, and those most often mentioned are “Ketanji Brown Jackson,...
null
null
null
null
null
Would Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema vote for the next Supreme Court justice? Manchin and Sinema’s willingness to buck the rest of the Democratic Party has earned them the ire of party activists for the better part of last year, and they probably don’t feel particularly well supported by their party right now for it. “...
null
null
null
null
null
Transcript: “tick, tick...BOOM!” A Conversation with Steven Levenson & Lin-Manuel Miranda MS. NORRIS: Welcome to Washington Post Live. I’m Michele Norris. I’m a columnist here at The Washington Post, and I am so excited to host this conversation about one of the giants in musical theater. Jonathan Larson was the creati...
null
null
null
null
null
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson listens to arguments as local high school students observe a reenactment of a landmark Supreme Court case at the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post) Biden is not expected to officially step down before the court’s term ends in June, creating an usuall...
null
null
null
null
null
The 17-year-old male juvenile was charged with robbery resulting in death and concealment of a dead body in the case. The Post generally does name juveniles charged with crimes. The investigation determined that Sarabia knew Ebrahim and that Sarabia and the juvenile planned to rob the victim on Jan. 16, police said. Sa...
null
null
null
null
null
In its election rules for this year’s vote, the NLRB said that Amazon “has moved or will move the mailbox” away from the warehouse entrance. No one is allowed to put a tent or sign or similar items near the mailbox. But the union said this does not do enough to remedy the issue and called on the agency to make sure the...
null
null
null
null
null
A SpaceX Falcon9 rocket blasts off the launchpad on Feb. 11, 2015, carrying the NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory spacecraft that will orbit between Earth and the sun. (Red Huber/Tribune News Service via Getty I) Then, Gray, an independent researcher in orbital dynamics, figured out this month why he couldn’t get r...
null
null
null
null
null
Breyer’s impending retirement after 28 years embodies the demise of the court’s pragmatic personality, every bit as much as the likely decision to overturn the abortion-rights precedent Roe v. Wade this spring will signify the end of pragmatic jurisprudence in this historical era. Breyer’s pragmatism infused everything...
null
null
null
null
null
Opinion: To prevent another pandemic disaster, we must fix public health Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Brynn Anderson/AP) The United States is a wealthy nation that lavishes spending on health care, supports a world-class biomedical research effort and was top-ranked fo...
null
null
null
null
null
Opinion: Republicans’ main job right now isn’t defining themselves. It’s breaking with Trump. Donald Trump in 2020. Photographer: (Yuri Gripas/Bloomberg) “What are Republicans for?” President Biden demanded during his news conference last week. “What are they for? Name me one thing they’re for.” Biden wasn’t asking as ...
null
null
null
null
null
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Palou had a fabulous first year with Chip Ganassi Racing. He won his first IndyCar race and parlayed it into the series championship. He bought his first car — a Porsche — and attended his first concert and first NASCAR race and quietly married his longtime girlfriend during the offseason.
null
null
null
null
null
Transcript: “Capehart” with Barbara F. Walter MR. CAPEHART: Good afternoon, and welcome to the “Capehart” podcast on Washington Post Live. I am Jonathan Capehart, opinion writer for The Washington Post. Well, American exceptionalism used to be a mantra that both sides of the aisle used to tout. But after four years of ...
null
null
null
null
null
A group of residents is suing Prince George’s County over redistricting plans that a divided council approved in November, resurrecting debate that has deepened divides among Democrats in this blue suburb. The redistricting map — which was slammed by more than 150 residents during public testimony — removed three liber...
null
null
null
null
null
The 17-year-old male juvenile was charged with robbery resulting in death and concealment of a dead body in the case. The Post generally does not name juveniles charged with crimes. The investigation determined that Sarabia knew Ebrahim and that Sarabia and the juvenile planned to rob the victim on Jan. 16, police said...
null
null
null
null
null
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off in February 2015 from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Red Huber/Tribune News Service/Getty Images) This month Gray, an independent researcher in orbital dynamics, figured out why he couldn’t get readings on the booster to show up on his Project Pluto software after early March: The SpaceX rock...
null
null
null
null
null
Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Young’s music two days after Young posted a letter on his website demanding that his catalogue be removed in response to the “fake information about vaccines” on the platform. Young’s letter, which has since been deleted, was addressed to his manager and an executive at his re...
null
null
null
null
null
Fed Does What’s Expected, Not What’s Needed WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 11: Jerome H. Powell, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on January 11, 2022 in Washington, DC. Powell has been nominated by Presi...
null
null
null
null
null
Opinion: Biden can’t be blamed for Afghanistan withdrawal Families walk toward their flight during ongoing evacuations at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, on Aug. 24. (Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via Associated Press) The excellent Jan. 20 editorial “Mr. Biden can fix his presidency” discussed a mix...
null
null
null
null
null