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Students, parents and critics have decried Huntington High and the district for what they say was a violation of religious freedoms. Those frustrations erupted Wednesday when students walked out of the school during their homeroom period, chanting “Separate the church and state” and “My faith, my choice.”
Jedd Flowers,... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Republicans keep attacking a highly qualified Black female Fed nominee
This extensive experience — in academia and in crisis situations — is why President Biden nominated her to be on the Federal Reserve Board. And it’s why many prominent economists, including former Fed chair Ben Bernanke (appointed by Mr. Bu... | null | null | null | null | null |
Less than two weeks later Thursday night, they were halfway across the world in an unfamiliar arena in Beijing, celebrating together after each had played a hand in Team USA’s 8-0 win over China to open its Olympics. There was Brisson scoring the first goal on a dish from Knies. There was Beniers showing off his speed ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The day after the raid, the Biden administration blamed the deaths on Qurayshi, saying he detonated a large explosion that caused his own death, though U.S. officials have since said they are not sure who detonated the device.
“While regrettable, it’s not surprising that he chose to kill himself and others, but thankfu... | null | null | null | null | null |
James Harden didn’t want to be teammates in Brooklyn so Kevin Durant didn’t want to be teammates at the upcoming All-Star Game in Cleveland.
James and Durant were appointed all-star captains after leading the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, in all-star votes. Per the rules of the draft, James r... | null | null | null | null | null |
Durant, who will not play in Cleveland because of a knee sprain, selected Joel Embiid, Ja Morant, Jayson Tatum, Andrew Wiggins and Trae Young. Tatum was initially selected as a reserve but was promoted to the starting pool because of Durant’s injury.
The drama ramped up when it came time to pick the reserves, once it b... | null | null | null | null | null |
The National Women’s Soccer League champions are almost two weeks into training camp at an indoor venue in Northern Virginia before operations move to Bradenton, Fla., this weekend. Veterans are regaining fitness, and prospects are seeking to make their mark before roster cuts begin.
The players had publicly supported ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Winter Olympics live updates Shaun White chases a medal; Mikaela Shiffrin looks to bounce back
Shaun White in fourth after second run of men’s snowboard halfpipe final
Ayumu Hirano makes Olympic history with frontside triple cork
American Taylor Gold leads after first run of halfpipe final; Shaun White in fourth place
... | null | null | null | null | null |
What to know from the Capitals’ victory over the sputtering Canadiens
Capitals rookie Joe Snively scored his first two NHL goals Thursday night. (Graham Hughes/Canadian Press/AP)
Joe Snively grew up idolizing the likes of Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. But on Thursday night, the 26-year-old Herndon native was the... | null | null | null | null | null |
Panthers 78, Eagles 68
Paul VI's Jaquan Womack goes to the basket during Thursday's game at Gonzaga. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post)
Gonzaga had just retaken the lead and the volume inside its D.C. gym was deafening. It was the final minute of the third quarter in a back-and-forth matchup between the N... | null | null | null | null | null |
South Carolina’s Bree Hall (23) drives while defended by Kentucky’s Dre’Una Edwards (44) during an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/James Crisp)
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 15 rebounds, including a key free throw and board late that helped top-ranke... | null | null | null | null | null |
There was something noticeably different Thursday about the pregame video the Wizards play on the big screen before tip-off at Capital One Arena. Familiar faces that were once featured had suddenly disappeared. Others got much more screen time, including someone who had played a total of seven minutes before Thursday.
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Rodgers won his fourth career MVP award Thursday, putting him one behind Peyton Manning for most ever. It was, once more, a consolation prize for Rodgers, with another Super Bowl about to be played without him. He and the Packers were eliminated in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs, ending a season that began wi... | null | null | null | null | null |
There was something noticeably different Thursday about the pregame video the Washington Wizards play on the big screen before tip-off at Capital One Arena. Familiar faces that were once featured had suddenly disappeared. Others got much more screen time, including someone who had played a total of seven minutes before... | null | null | null | null | null |
After Russian figure skater’s positive doping test, officials promise exped...
Shaun White acknowledges spectators after his final Olympic halfpipe run. (Maxim Shipenkov/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — On the final run of his charmed Olympic life, Shaun White fell. His board hit the lip of the halfpipe h... | null | null | null | null | null |
The official said “we immediately went to work planning for every aspect of leaving,” including for an evacuation operation “that eventually helped more than 120,000 individuals fly out of Kabul in a few short weeks."
”Those months of extensive preparation, like the deployment of troops in the region, are reflected in ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Aaron Rodgers wins fourth MVP, says decision on his future coming soon
Rodgers won his fourth career MVP award Thursday, putting him one behind Peyton Manning for most ever. He said after receiving the award that his decision about whether to continue his NFL career, in Green Bay or elsewhere, will come soon.
“I have n... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man fatally shot in Fairfax
A man was fatally shot Thursday night in a residential area of Fairfax, near Oakton, county police said.
Officers investigated the incident in the 3300 block of Willow Crescent Drive, where they found the victim outside of an apartment complex just after 8:15 p.m., said Sgt. Ian Yost, a poli... | null | null | null | null | null |
WASHINGTON — U.S. military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the raid that killed the top Islamic State leader in Syria last week, but they believe any such deaths were caused by the militant’s suicide bomb and were not at the hands of American forces. | null | null | null | null | null |
Mikaela Shiffrin reacts after competing in the women's super-G final. (Joe KLAMAR / AFP) (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)
YANQING, China — All anyone wanted to see late Friday morning was a thick spray of snow rising up from Mikaela Shiffrin’s skis beyond the finish line at National Alpine Skiing Centre. When she hit ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lara Gut-Behrami, of Switzerland celebrates during the medal ceremony after winning the gold medal in the women’s super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
BEIJING — Lara Gut-Behrami finally has her Olympic gold medal, winning the super-G... | null | null | null | null | null |
What to watch on Friday: ‘Everything’s Gonna Be All White’ premieres on Showtime
E60 (ESPN at 8) A new entry in the docuseries chronicles Whitney Houston’s famous rendition of the national anthem at Super Bowl XXV and the ripple effects it had on American culture at the time.
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1 at 8) Contestants a... | null | null | null | null | null |
But aid groups say some of the dead — particularly children — may be going uncounted. On the day of the strike, UNICEF stated that at least six children had been killed in Atma on the night of the strike “due to heavy violence” and that “civilian-populated areas were severely damaged.” | null | null | null | null | null |
While North America remained the highest-ranked region in the EIU survey, Canada saw “a notable decline," pushing the country out of the top 10, though it still scored highly, the report said.
Meanwhile, it noted that just about 10 percent of Canadians in a separate poll felt they had “a great deal” of freedom of choic... | null | null | null | null | null |
Appalachian State and Georgia State meet for conference matchup
BOTTOM LINE: Adrian Delph and the Appalachian State Mountaineers host Corey Allen and the Georgia State Panthers in Sun Belt play.
The Mountaineers are 10-2 on their home court. Appalachian State is the top team in the Sun Belt in team defense, allowing 62... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bethune-Cookman faces Alcorn State following Davis' 23-point game
BOTTOM LINE: Bethune-Cookman plays the Alcorn State Braves after Kevin Davis scored 23 points in Bethune-Cookman’s 66-63 loss to the Texas Southern Tigers.
The Braves are 2-2 in home games. Alcorn State allows 72.0 points and has been outscored by 7.0 po... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bowling Green visits Miami (OH) following Grant's 25-point outing
BOTTOM LINE: Miami (OH) faces the Bowling Green Falcons after Dae Dae Grant scored 25 points in Miami (OH)’s 62-57 win against the Western Michigan Broncos.
The RedHawks are 7-6 in home games. Miami (OH) has a 6-9 record against teams above .500.
The Fal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Citadel visits VMI after Stephens' 27-point game
BOTTOM LINE: VMI takes on the Citadel Bulldogs after Jake Stephens scored 27 points in VMI’s 85-79 win over the Mercer Bears.
The Keydets are 9-2 on their home court. VMI averages 79.3 points while outscoring opponents by 7.7 points per game.
The Bulldogs are 4-8 against... | null | null | null | null | null |
BOTTOM LINE: Oregon hosts the California Golden Bears after De’Vion Harmon scored 21 points in Oregon’s 68-60 victory against the Stanford Cardinal.
The Ducks are 10-3 on their home court. Oregon is seventh in the Pac-12 in team defense, allowing 66.7 points while holding opponents to 42.6% shooting.
The Golden Bears h... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kansas State takes on Iowa State following Pack's 31-point game
The Cyclones have gone 12-3 at home. Iowa State is 1-1 in one-possession games.
The Wildcats are 4-7 in Big 12 play. Kansas State ranks ninth in the Big 12 scoring 27.3 points per game in the paint led by Mark Smith averaging 5.9.
The Cyclones and Wildcats... | null | null | null | null | null |
McCabe leads Saint Francis (PA) against Mount St. Mary's after 21-point game
BOTTOM LINE: Saint Francis (PA) takes on the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers after Brad McCabe scored 21 points in Saint Francis (PA)’s 78-65 win against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights.
The Red Flash are 4-5 in home games. Saint Francis (PA) ra... | null | null | null | null | null |
BOTTOM LINE: Ohio faces the Eastern Michigan Eagles after Ben Vander Plas scored 24 points in Ohio’s 81-72 win against the Central Michigan Chippewas.
The Eagles are 7-3 on their home court. Eastern Michigan gives up 76.9 points and has been outscored by 5.9 points per game.
The Bobcats are 11-2 against MAC opponents. ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Pember and the UNC Asheville Bulldogs take on conference foe South Carolina Upstate
BOTTOM LINE: Bryson Mozone and the South Carolina Upstate Spartans host Drew Pember and the UNC Asheville Bulldogs in Big South play.
The Spartans have gone 4-6 at home. South Carolina Upstate is 4-10 against opponents with a winning re... | null | null | null | null | null |
BOTTOM LINE: Southern Utah visits the Sacramento State Hornets after Tevian Jones scored 23 points in Southern Utah’s 78-67 loss to the Montana Grizzlies.
The Hornets are 3-7 on their home court. Sacramento State has a 5-9 record against opponents above .500.
The Thunderbirds are 9-3 in Big Sky play. Southern Utah is 2... | null | null | null | null | null |
Settle leads Howard against Delaware State after 21-point game
BOTTOM LINE: Howard takes on the Delaware State Hornets after William Settle scored 21 points in Howard’s 96-38 win over the Gallaudet Bison.
The Bison have gone 5-3 in home games. Howard is 3-6 against opponents with a winning record.
The Hornets are 0-7 i... | null | null | null | null | null |
South Carolina State visits Coppin State after Madlock's 20-point performance
BOTTOM LINE: South Carolina State visits the Coppin State Eagles after Antonio Madlock scored 20 points in South Carolina State’s 74-68 victory against the North Carolina Central Eagles.
The Eagles are 2-2 in home games. Coppin State averages... | null | null | null | null | null |
South Dakota visits Denver following Kamateros' 20-point game
BOTTOM LINE: South Dakota takes on the Denver Pioneers after Tasos Kamateros scored 20 points in South Dakota’s 91-69 victory over the Omaha Mavericks.
The Pioneers have gone 6-6 at home. Denver is 4-16 against opponents with a winning record.
The Coyotes ar... | null | null | null | null | null |
Texas A&M-CC visits Nicholls State following Jones' 21-point outing
BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State plays the Texas A&M-CC Islanders after Latrell Jones scored 21 points in Nicholls State’s 69-58 win against the Incarnate Word Cardinals.
The Colonels are 7-1 on their home court. Nicholls State has a 3-5 record against oppo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Virginia hosts Georgia Tech following Devoe's 20-point showing
BOTTOM LINE: Georgia Tech faces the Virginia Cavaliers after Michael Devoe scored 20 points in Georgia Tech’s 79-70 loss to the Miami Hurricanes.
The Cavaliers are 9-4 in home games. Virginia scores 63.5 points and has outscored opponents by 3.6 points per ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Wade leads Longwood against N.C. A&T after 23-point showing
BOTTOM LINE: Longwood visits the North Carolina A&T Aggies after DeShaun Wade scored 23 points in Longwood’s 85-72 victory against the South Carolina Upstate Spartans.
The Aggies are 6-2 in home games. N.C. A&T has a 4-13 record against teams over .500.
The La... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jordan Reed, 9, leads his fourth grade class on Friday, Feb. 4 to protest their school removing chocolate milk from the lunch menu (KCRA)
His weapons of choice: well-researched arguments, protest signs and the backing of dozens of others who had also been robbed.
Jordan, a 9-year-old fourth grader at Sierra Vista K-8 S... | null | null | null | null | null |
As win over Czechs shows, U.S. goalies must be sharp even if they’re not busy
“I can’t control the number of shots I get, and I just have to be ready for everything that comes at me,” United States goalkeeper Alex Cavallini said after Friday's quarterfinal victory. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
BEIJING — The first shot t... | null | null | null | null | null |
In the men’s halfpipe, now there is better than White’s best. Whoa, there is better. White has spent half his life pushing the sport forward, with his signature Double McTwist 1260 and double cork 1440s and a bunch of cool appetizer tricks creating a show that’s probably best described using curse words. Now everyone s... | null | null | null | null | null |
A U.S.-born Muslim has a question for racists: Go back to where?
This essay was adapted from Wajahat Ali’s new book, “Go Back to Where You Came From: And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American,” which published in January.
Some people cry, some rage and some laugh when they are always asked to be welco... | null | null | null | null | null |
The ground at 9th and G Streets was broken in July 1968, just three months after King’s assassination, to make way for a new central library, and for a time, “central library” was all it was called. But in early 1970, community members launched a letter-writing campaign to demand it be named in King’s honor — a fitting... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man fatally shot in Southeast Washington
A 28-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday morning in Southeast Washington, according to D.C. police.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. in the 3900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue SE, near the border with Maryland and in the Fort Davis Park area.
Police identified th... | null | null | null | null | null |
What to watch with your kids: ‘Moonfall,’ ‘Death on the Nile’ and more
Jennifer Lopez, left, and Owen Wilson in “Marry Me.” (Barry Wetcher/Universal Pictures)
Streaming and in theaters
Rom-com has so-so story, over-the-top product placement
“Marry Me” is a music-infused rom-com starring Jennifer Lopez (who also produce... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Ottawa trucker convoy is rooted in Canada’s settler colonial history
Canada’s dark history of public health has a long past of hiding behind ‘politeness'
Protesters against vaccine mandates block the roadway at the Ambassador Bridge border crossing in Windsor in Ontario, Canada, on Feb. 9. (Geoff Robins/AFP/Getty I... | null | null | null | null | null |
The roots of the celebrity chefs pitching Super Bowl recipes may surprise you
How Lena Richard, a Black woman, blazed a trail as a chef, author, entrepreneur and mentor
Chef Lena Richard, center, during her televised cooking show in the studios of WDSU. (Newcomb Archives and Nadine Robbert Vorhoff Collection, Newcomb I... | null | null | null | null | null |
From "Lakeside," published by Gnomic Book. (Shane Rocheleau)
This photobook grapples with whether the American Dream is real, or just propaganda
I am a big believer in first impressions. Much like cliches, they can often ring true. Of course, they can also be wildly off-key. But I find that more often than not, the gut... | null | null | null | null | null |
Is Putin lining up with ultraconservatives? We’re not so sure.
His hard line on gender and sexuality leaves him room to tack to the middle again
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference with Kazakhstan's president after talks in Moscow on Feb. 10. (Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP/Getty Images)
By Janet Elise J... | null | null | null | null | null |
Look for these overlooked and under-the-radar players to impact Super Bowl
Rams' safety Eric Weddle (Kevin C. Cox/Getty)
Most Super Bowls feature rosters that are star-studded, packed with Pro Bowlers and even future Hall of Famers.
Sunday’s game is certainly not lacking in star power. The Los Angeles Rams have Cooper ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Katie Uhlaender, of United States, slides during the first run of the women's skeleton. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
YANQING, China — Having sled at five Olympics and lived in the world for 37 years, Katie Uhlaender has experienced all the complexity and contradiction, the exhilaration of competing in the Games and the f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Gold medalist Lara Gut-Behrami had an old score to settle in the Olympic super-G
Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami celebrates her gold medal in super-G. (Jean-Christophe Bott/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
YANQING, China — Four years ago on a frigid afternoon at the bottom of a mountain in South Korea, when a relatively unprov... | null | null | null | null | null |
LOS ANGELES — A four-time MVP, three Super Bowl players and the beginning of a brother act. The Associated Press 2021 NFL awards had a bit of everything, starting with Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers becoming the fifth player to repeat as Most Valuable Player.
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers fired coach Dav... | null | null | null | null | null |
Friday briefing: Border blockades; Trump records; updated milestones for kids; Russian doping controversy; and more
What’s happening? The fastest pace of inflation in 40 years, with January’s prices rising at an annual rate of 7.5%.
What’s being done? Not much yet, though there have been some arrests. The U.S. has urge... | null | null | null | null | null |
An Afghan doctor checks Afghan refugees recently returned from Pakistan during registration at a U.N. refugee agency center on the outskirts of Kabul, June 20, 2013. (Rahmat Gul/AP)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Two journalists working for the United Nations, as well as Afghan nationals, were detained in Kabul, the United Nati... | null | null | null | null | null |
What You Can Learn Taking a Bus to the Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is coming to the Los Angeles area Sunday for the first time in 29 years. I won’t be attending, but having just arrived in Southern California for an extended stay, I did feel compelled to mark the event somehow. So on Tuesday morning I walked about a mile... | null | null | null | null | null |
Cincinnati Bengals fans show their support and enjoy the show during the team's Super Bowl pep rally at Paul Brown Stadium on Feb. 7. in Cincinnati. (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)
This sports-crazy, blue-collar town on the banks of the Ohio River didn’t have much to celebrate until recently, when the Bengals’ youn... | null | null | null | null | null |
In the 1950s, their lonely battles on rights and the environment heralded changes to come
Some leaders of the women's movement pass a torch that was carried by foot from New York to Houston, Tex., for the November 1977 National Women's Convention. Among the marchers, front, from left to right: tennis star Billie Jean K... | null | null | null | null | null |
So when Heather Havrilesky declared, in the New York Times, “Do I hate my husband? Oh for sure, yes, definitely,” people took up her words with relish. The Atlantic’s David Frum likened the essay, excerpted from Havrilesky’s new book, “Foreverland: On the Divine Tedium of Marriage,” to “filing your divorce papers in fr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Demonstrators gather in Hong Kong in 2019. Two new books, one by an American writer with long experience in the former British colony, the other by a local Chinese woman, see Hong Kong through different perspectives. (Justin Chin/Bloomberg)
By Keith Richburg
Keith Richburg is director of the University of Hong Kong’s J... | null | null | null | null | null |
It’s a pas de deux that plays out for over 25 laps.
So much uniformity. Or at least there was before Nils van der Poel showed up at these Beijing Olympics, where the Swedish skater has continued his stellar 2021 form, resetting records and seizing a small golden bounty at speeds that untrained eyes, that human eyes, ha... | null | null | null | null | null |
Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, reacts after winning the final of the women’s 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
BEIJING — Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands successfully defended her title in 1... | null | null | null | null | null |
The ground at 9th and G streets was broken in July 1968, just three months after King’s assassination, to make way for a new central library, and for a time, “central library” was all it was called. But in early 1970, community members launched a letter-writing campaign to demand it be named in King’s honor — a fitting... | null | null | null | null | null |
Winter is a fine time for a hike on Theodore Roosevelt Island. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post)
When temperatures go down, your instinct might be to cozy up. Instead, take off your slippers and put on your hiking boots. These cold-weather months are the perfect time to enjoy some of the region’s best trails, wh... | null | null | null | null | null |
Jordan Reed, 9, leads his fourth-grade class on Feb. 4 to protest their California school's removal of chocolate milk from the lunch menu. (KCRA)
His chosen tools: well-researched arguments, protest signs and the backing of dozens of others who had also been robbed.
Jordan, a 9-year-old fourth-grader at Sierra Vista K-... | null | null | null | null | null |
A protester with a New Zealand flag stands in front of Parliament buildings on the fourth day of demonstrations against covid-19 restrictions, inspired by a similar demonstration in Canada, in Wellington on February 11, 2022. (Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images)
Individuals gathered outside parliament for a fourth day, in... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: After a school shooting in Montgomery County, students turned to social media. They should have called 911.
Police block the entrance to Magruder High School in Derwood after a SWAT team responded to shooting incident on Jan. 21. (Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)
Marcus Jones is the Montgomery County chief of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: A more connected Maryland would improve inclusivity and equity
The Twinbrook Metro station is one of 17 designated transit-oriented development locations in Maryland. (Dan Morse/The Washington Post)
By Jazz Lewis
Malcolm L. Augustine
Pamela G. Beidle
Jazz Lewis, a Democrat, represents Prince George’s County in... | null | null | null | null | null |
President Biden pledged more than $70 billion to HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions in recognition of the work they do with limited resources, but Congress has scaled back the proposal. His Build Back Better plan sought $3 billion for the schools to upgrade research infrastructure and $6 billion for those sc... | null | null | null | null | null |
Here’s a look at enrollment trends since the pandemic among selected historically Black universities
The Student Center at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. (Ted Richardson for The Washington Post)
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Year after year, the Aggies keep growing.
Federal, state and institutional data analyz... | null | null | null | null | null |
Shaun White’s Olympic Career
Three-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time Winter Olympian Shaun White announced he is retiring after the 2022 Beijing Games.
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics were his final Games.
Sandra Behne/Bongarts/Getty Images
White was 19 years old when he competed in his first Olympics in 2006.
... | null | null | null | null | null |
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity cardiologist who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, will be honored Friday with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — just as he is being attacked 2,000 miles away in a rival’s TV ad saying he’s too “Hollywood.” | null | null | null | null | null |
Russia's Kamila Valieva at a training session in Beijing. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
Here’s a timeline of important milestones:
Host country Russia closes the Sochi Olympics having won a surprising 33 medals, more than doubling the nation’s medal count from the 2010 Vancouver Games and topping all ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Late Monday night in Beijing, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico boarded a chartered jet for one of the most remarkable travel stretches in sports broadcasting history. He’d been in China for two weeks, waking at about 4 a.m. local time to host the network’s primetime coverage of the Winter Olympic, and now he was headed tow... | null | null | null | null | null |
A protester with a New Zealand flag stands in front of a Parliament building in Wellington on the fourth day of demonstrations against coronavirus-related restrictions. Protesters have been inspired by similar demonstrations in Canada. (Marty Melville/AFP/Getty Images)
Individuals gathered outside Parliament for a four... | null | null | null | null | null |
FedEx driver Demonterrio Gibson, speaks during a news conference. He says was fired upon and chased by a father and son while delivering packages on his route in Brookhaven, Miss. (Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press)
FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson said he was delivering packages on his route in Brookhaven, Miss., on Ja... | null | null | null | null | null |
In the men’s halfpipe, now there is better than White’s best. Whoa, there is better. White has spent half his life pushing the sport forward, with his signature Double McTwist 1260 and double-cork 1440s and a bunch of cool appetizer tricks creating a show that’s probably best described using curse words. Now everyone s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate on Oct. 9, 2016, at Washington University in St. Louis. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
Doing so now is warranted because of the discovery that former president Donald Trump moved a signifi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive for the drug Trimetazidine. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
Trimetazidine, also known as TMZ, is a heart medication designed mostly for older people who suffer from angina, a condition that causes severe chest pain because of inadequate blood flow to the heart. The dr... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opening Ceremonies of XIII Winter Olympics on Feb. 13, 1980, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (Anonymous/AP)
Watching this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, you’ll get occasional glimpses of the snowless landscape surrounding the venues, with machine-made snow churned out to blanket the slopes and trails for the athletes. The first ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ward 3 council member Mary Cheh abruptly ends reelection bid
D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3). (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)
D.C. Council member Mary M. Cheh (D-Ward 3) is ending her campaign for a fifth consecutive term and will no longer seek reelection, she said Friday.
Cheh, 71, has long been a sta... | null | null | null | null | null |
After the Zoom concluded, Jawando said he was prepared to suppress the experience and move on. But then he noticed how strongly others reacted. He received apologies by members of the group that hosted the forum, Progressive Legacy, and saw the indignation of his chief of staff, who posted a clip to the video on her Fa... | null | null | null | null | null |
Lenox Cooper, lawyer
Lenox Cooper, 93, a Washington-area lawyer who specialized in antitrust and product liability cases, died Dec. 18 at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. The cause was a stroke, said his wife, Vicki Allin.
Mr. Cooper, a Bethesda resident, was born in Wilmington, N.C. In a 35-year legal career, he practiced ... | null | null | null | null | null |
But this is also the NFL, a multibillion-dollar corporation that does not take well to being sued by its employees. Thus, the league’s initial reaction to Flores’s suit was to thunder that it was “without merit.” But then, over the weekend, Goodell also sent out a memo to teams saying the underwhelming effort to promot... | null | null | null | null | null |
Following her second stumble, Shiffrin’s response was a memorable image of solitary suffering. For 20 minutes she sat beside the track, head down, waiting for nonexistent solace. Anyone untouched was working extra-hard to be a cynic.
These are important considerations for a country where, in 2020, about 30 percent of A... | null | null | null | null | null |
For one Bengals fan, this unexpected run to the Super Bowl brought his family together again
John Lynch placed a Joe Burrow jersey and an AFC North champions hat at his parents’ gravesite in College Corner, Ohio. (John Lynch) (Courtesy of John Lynch)
“It was the best trip,” John Lynch said. “And as much as it would hav... | null | null | null | null | null |
Late Monday night in Beijing, NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico boarded a chartered jet for one of the most remarkable travel stretches in sports broadcasting history. He’d been in China for two weeks, waking at about 4 a.m. local time to host the network’s prime-time coverage of the Winter Olympic, and now he was headed to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Without those parts, said Spleeters, who summarized his findings in a report funded by the European Union and Germany, Russia would have found it “much more difficult to produce and operate the drones, for sure.”
Some of the drone components that CAR identified traveled to Russia via obscure middlemen and small trading... | null | null | null | null | null |
Heat records fall in California; Super Bowl LVI could be among the warmest played
The abnormally hot, dry weather and strong winds have fueled brush fires.
Firefighters battle the Sycamore Fire, which destroyed several homes in Whittier, Calif., on Feb. 10, 2022. (David Swanson/Reuters)
It may be February, but that’s n... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opening Ceremonies of the XIII Winter Olympics on Feb. 13, 1980, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (Anonymous/AP)
Watching this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, you’ll get occasional glimpses of the snowless landscape surrounding the venues, with machine-made snow churned out to blanket the slopes and trails for the athletes. The fi... | null | null | null | null | null |
A man killed in a shooting Wednesday night in Southeast Washington apparently was struck by a bullet fired accidentally by a neighbor, according to D.C. police.
The victim was identified as Harold James, 66. Police said he was shot in one leg and died at a hospital.
Police said the shooting occurred shortly after 9 p.m... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Washington region will see the weather flip from 60 degrees to snow in less than 24 hours this weekend. But this latest blast of wintry weather, while jarring, shouldn’t be too problematic for those attempting to get around and about on Super Bowl Sunday.
While some areas, especially south of the District, could se... | null | null | null | null | null |
FILE - The Federal Correctional Institution is shown in Dublin, Calif., July 20, 2006. A former employee at a federal women’s prison in California pleaded guilty to charges he sexually abused at least two inmates, the first conviction in a wave of arrests at a lockup known to prisoners and workers as “the rape club.” R... | null | null | null | null | null |
Whitney Houston’s Super Bowl performance is legend. Here are 5 more of her musical moments to remember.
Whitney Houston performs at the 2009 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. (Matt Sayles/AP)
No one, absolutely no one, could give you chills like Whitney Houston. Her transcendent voice — the one that effectively voi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) at a news conference last month. Some Democratic lawmakers have introduced a bill to restrain his use of messages that self-destruct in 24 hours. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)
By Steve Thompson
Transparency advocates say it is important that government communications and ot... | null | null | null | null | null |
After the Zoom meeting concluded, Jawando said he was prepared to suppress the experience and move on. But then he noticed how strongly others reacted. He received apologies by members of the group that hosted the forum, Progressive Legacy, and saw the indignation of his chief of staff, who posted a clip to the video o... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Washington region will see the weather flip from 60 degrees to snow in less than 24 hours this weekend. But this latest blast of wintry weather, while jarring, shouldn’t be too problematic for those attempting to get around on Super Bowl Sunday.
Although some areas, especially south of the District, could see a qui... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Wizards also acquired a 2022 second-round pick as Sheppard approached the deadline looking for three things — draft capital, trade exceptions and talent.
“There’s only going to be so many opportunities to get talent,” Sheppard said. “And to get talent, you have to give up talent. And understand that three of the pl... | null | null | null | null | null |
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