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The opinion is not a decision on the merits, but in allowing the cases to go forward, it sets the stage for what could be a nightmarish trial for Trump. Trump may refuse to testify, but unlike a criminal proceeding, taking the Fifth could be used against him in a civil hearing. (Plus, in his flurry of post-presidential... | null | null | null | null | null |
The NFL’s $250 million, 10-year social justice campaign amounts to less than 1 percent of its revenue. (Charlie Riedel/AP)
Why Lynch chose to go from protecting civil rights heading the Justice Department to defending discrimination in the largest, most powerful sports league in the United States could be just greed. A... | null | null | null | null | null |
On all-star stage, LeBron James flirts with a post-Lakers future
That history of “Decisions” is instructive because James is suddenly embroiled in perhaps the bleakest chapter of his career. The 2009-10 Cavaliers won 61 games and a playoff series. The 2013-14 Heat won 54 games and reached the Finals. The 2017-18 Cavali... | null | null | null | null | null |
Justice Department lawyer Christopher Perras reminded the 12-member jury that Gregory McMichael, 66, Travis McMichael, 36, and William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, had a history of spouting racially derogatory remarks, and said that helps explain why they erroneously viewed Arbery as a potential criminal when they cut him off i... | null | null | null | null | null |
“I understand that a significant number of agency rules and actions would need to be postponed or reworked as a result of the Preliminary Injunction,” wrote Dominic J. Mancini, the deputy administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget.
The libertarian Conservati... | null | null | null | null | null |
When it comes to hip fractures, time is of the essence.
Delays in surgery are associated with the risk of death and pressure sores, and patients with broken hips should ideally get surgery within 48 hours.
But radiologists are in short supply, and the national shortage is exacerbated by a spiking demand for radiology s... | null | null | null | null | null |
"Don't weigh me" cards. (More-Love.org)
When Dani Donovan stepped into her doctor’s waiting room in Omaha, she was surprised and pleased to see a stack of cards with bold black letters stating: “Please Don’t Weigh Me Unless It’s (Really) Medically Necessary.”
Underneath were smaller red letters saying, “If you really n... | null | null | null | null | null |
Controversy overshadowed figure skating at the Olympics. Young skaters still have dreams.
Caleb Wein, 20, teaches beginners to skate at Rockville Ice Arena. He and his ice dance partner, Angela Ling, still have Olympic aspirations, but they were upset to see someone test positive for a banned drug and still be able to ... | null | null | null | null | null |
“I understand that a significant number of agency rules and actions would need to be postponed or reworked as a result of the Preliminary Injunction,” wrote Dominic J. Mancini, deputy administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and Budget.
The libertarian Competitive En... | null | null | null | null | null |
George Polk Awards honors The Washington Post for journalism on Jan. 6 and ‘Pegasus Project’
The Washington Post today received two honors from the 74th annual George Polk Awards for journalism that shed light on the siege at the U.S. Capitol and how spyware designed to track terrorists and criminals was used to infilt... | null | null | null | null | null |
Low temperature difference from normal on Wednesday morning. It shows temperatures up to 40 degrees below normal in the north-central United States and up to 40 degrees above normal in the eastern United States. (NWS)
Blizzard conditions are even possible early this week in the Dakotas and parts of Minnesota.
To the so... | null | null | null | null | null |
The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in Washington. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
“In a surprise announcement” during naming ceremonies for UDC’s athletic facility, the school said, it accepted the financial gift from the Leonsis Foundation and from Leonsis’s Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which ow... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Let’s hope the ERA advocates are more successful this time
Equal Rights Amendment bookmarks and stickers at a print shop owned by Kati Hornung. (Julia Rendleman for The Washington Post)
Regarding the Feb. 13 Metro article “A trailblazing Virginian takes her campaign national”:
Though I have nothing but praise ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Taking the Mr. Wimpy approach to the gas tax
Democrats are considering legislation that would put a hiatus on the gas tax through the end of the year. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) introduced a bill that would suspend the federal gas tax until the end of 2022. They rem... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission announced Monday that Medina Spirit, who finished first in the Kentucky Derby on May 1 before testing positive for an anti-inflammatory, is formally disqualified and all purse money is forfeited.
Bob Baffert, the horse’s Hall of Fame trainer, was suspended from all Kentucky racing f... | null | null | null | null | null |
“In a surprise announcement” during naming ceremonies for UDC’s athletic facility, the school said, it accepted the financial gift from the Leonsis Foundation and from Leonsis’s Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Washington Capitals, Wizards and Mystics, among other properties.
The $200,000 “lead gift” f... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bob Baffert, the horse’s Hall of Fame trainer, was suspended from all Kentucky racing facilities for 90 days and fined $7,500. Baffert, whose horses won the Derby six times before last year, can appeal the decision.
In June 2021, Baffert was handed a two-year suspension by Churchill Downs Incorporated, which hosts the ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Public transportation in the region has been an undeniable mess since the coronavirus came to town, sure. More than 4,000 WMATA employees had covid-19 and seven of them died. These are some of the crucial front-line workers of our region. Plus revenue fell when much of the nation’s workforce stopped going to the office... | null | null | null | null | null |
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia man was killed when a car he was driving went out of control and hit a county deputy’s cruiser, according to a sheriff’s office.
Enrique Rodriguez Guevara, 24, of Stafford was killed in a collision that took place about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday on State Route 610 just east of Shelton Shop ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Nearly 40 percent of the U.S. population lives in counties on the coast. If NOAA’s projection materializes by 2050, the Union of Concerned Scientists estimates 140,000 homes would be at risk of flooding on average once every two weeks. Ports and other commercial infrastructure along the coasts could also see serious da... | null | null | null | null | null |
He said that covid was “not over” and that Britain’s public health system should remain vigilant for possible future waves of infection and new variants. But he declared that the country would now treat the coronavirus more like seasonal flu.
At a news conference afterward, Johnson said the country had “emerged from th... | null | null | null | null | null |
The country follows Mexico and Argentina as the third in Latin America to expand abortion rights in just over a year.
Demonstrators demand the decriminalization of abortion during the Global Day of Action for Legal and Safe Abortion in Latin America and the Caribbean in Bogotá on Sept. 28, 2021. (Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty... | null | null | null | null | null |
Biden has vowed to announce his choice by the end of the month, and Durbin has publicly set a goal of confirming that nominee before Easter, April 10. Biden made a campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the high court, and he reiterated that pledge after Breyer announced his retirement. | null | null | null | null | null |
The lawsuit, which also names former Prince George’s County police corporal Bryant W. Strong as a co-defendant, alleges Strong used excessive force on Oct. 17, 2019, when he slammed Ward-Blake to the ground after pulling the 24-year-old over for driving a car with expired tags. Ward-Blake’s girlfriend and her 6-year-ol... | null | null | null | null | null |
International borders are fully reopened
Tourism is one of Australia’s biggest industries, worth more than $43 billion and employing about 5 percent of the country’s workforce.
Death toll from major storms increases
Heavy rains and high winds swept across Northern Ireland and northern England on Monday before moving on... | null | null | null | null | null |
Public transportation in the region has been an undeniable mess since the coronavirus came to town, sure. More than 4,000 WMATA employees have had covid-19 and seven of them died. These are some of the crucial front-line workers of our region. Plus revenue fell when much of the nation’s workforce stopped going to the o... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man fatally stabbed at mall in Montgomery, police say
Slaying reported at Lakeforest Mall, police say
A man was fatally stabbed Monday at the Lakeforest Mall in Montgomery County, the county police said.
The victim was found about 11 a.m. with “multiple stab wounds,” the police said.
He died at a hospital, according to... | null | null | null | null | null |
Alabama death row inmate who sought new trial dies
Death row inmate who sought new trial dies
Kuenzel was convicted in 1988 of killing Linda Jean Offord during a 1987 robbery at a convenience store in the eastern Alabama city of Sylacauga. His conviction was based largely on plea deal testimony from his roommate, who a... | null | null | null | null | null |
White House weighs measures to stabilize gas prices if Russian hostilities over Ukraine send costs skyrocketing
Administration officials prepare response to potential gas price hikes should Moscow constrict exports amid growing tensions
The Biden administration is considering options for responding to a global energy s... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man is slain near school in Prince George’s, according to police
Victim was fatally shot in Landover area, police say
A man was fatally shot Monday evening near a school in the Landover area of Prince George’s County, according to the county police.
The man was found on the ground around 5:20 p.m. after a shooting was ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The lawsuit, which also names former Prince George’s County police corporal Bryant W. Strong as a co-defendant, alleges Strong used excessive force on Oct. 17, 2019, when he slammed Ward-Blake to the ground after pulling the 24-year-old over for driving a car with expired tags. Ward-Blake’s girlfriend arrived at the sc... | null | null | null | null | null |
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs decrees recognizing the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and Luhansk People's Republic at the Kremlin on Feb. 21. (Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin Pool/Sputnik/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
“The level of threat for our country is becoming greater and greater,” Putin said. “Russia has e... | null | null | null | null | null |
James Davis, lawyer
James Davis, 87, a lawyer who started the intellectual property practice at the Howrey law firm in Washington before retiring from the firm in 2005, died Jan. 5 at a hospice center at Bonita Springs, Fla. The cause was a heart ailment, said a daughter, Jennifer Goodman.
Mr. Davis was born in Fort Wa... | null | null | null | null | null |
That history is instructive because James is suddenly embroiled in perhaps the bleakest chapter of his career. The 2009-10 Cavaliers won 61 games and a playoff series. The 2013-14 Heat won 54 games and reached the Finals. The 2017-18 Cavaliers won 50 games and reached the Finals.
By comparison, the Lakers (27-31) are i... | null | null | null | null | null |
Russian military vehicles carry soldiers toward the border with Ukraine on Feb. 21. (For The Washington Post)
The agreement with the two breakaway territories signed by Putin also says Russia can have military bases there. Separatist leaders, however, do not control the entirety of the two Ukrainian regions. Since 2014... | null | null | null | null | null |
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks to the press following the E.U. Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on Feb. 21. (Olivier Hoslet/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)
But despite increasingly urgent calls for action and the deteriorating situation on the ground, the E.U.’s sanctions package will not be coming ju... | null | null | null | null | null |
Twitter banned Trump last year from the social media platform, citing the “risk of further incitement of violence,” following the Jan. 6 insurrection repeatedly encouraged by the former president.
Numerous user accounts had emerged by Monday and reported delays or errors setting up the account. A Washington Post report... | null | null | null | null | null |
Two children are shot in Annapolis, police say
“Young kids" were playing, official says
Two children, described as “very young,” were shot Monday night in Annapolis, police said.
The children were outside playing when gunfire broke out, according to a police official.
The shooting occurred about 7:10 p.m. in the 1300 b... | null | null | null | null | null |
Man is fatally shot in Fairfax County, police say
The slaying, in the Centreville area, did not appear random, according to police
A man was shot fatally Monday night in the western part of Fairfax County, according to police.
The man was shot in the 14800 block of Bodley Square in the Centreville area, police said.
A ... | null | null | null | null | null |
China still walks its tightrope between Russia and the West as tensions flare in Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, Feb. 4, 2022. (Alexei Druzhinin/AP)
China did not explicitly endorse Moscow’s latest moves over Ukraine but still... | null | null | null | null | null |
CORRECT CREDIT TO PORTUGUESE NAVY INSTEAD OF AIR FORCE In this undated photo provided by the Portuguese Navy, smoke billows from the burning Felicity Ace car transport ship as seen from the Portuguese Navy NPR Setubal ship southeast of the mid-Atlantic Portuguese Azores Islands. The ship’s crew were taken by helicopter... | null | null | null | null | null |
VMI’s civil rights hero: How a White valedictorian saved a Black teen’s life in 1965
Virginia Military Institute plans on adding a new monument to Jonathan Daniels, who was killed defending 17-year-old Ruby Sales in Alabama
Civil rights activist Jonathan Daniels with Rachel West in Selma, Ala., in 1965. (Courtesy of VM... | null | null | null | null | null |
A police investigator checks out the car from which a 4-year-old boy allegedly shot at officers who were trying to arrest his father. (KUTV)
The officer knocked the gun as it fired, the bullet grazing his arm and shooting up into the awning above the McDonald’s drive-through.
After McDonald’s workers gave him the wrong... | null | null | null | null | null |
Putin puts all his cards on the table
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs decrees on the recognition of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic and the Luhansk People's Republic on Monday. (Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik/Kremlin Pool/Pool/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
Monday was a busy day for Vladimir Putin. First he ... | null | null | null | null | null |
A recent incident highlights Utah’s long and troubled history of racism
Racism helped shaped the state’s schools and culture.
In this July 9, 2020 photo, protesters gather in front of district attorney's office in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
By Alexander Hyres
Alexander Hyres is an assistant professor in the histo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Where the new ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ comes up short
The PBS series does a lot right — but it also has a crucial flaw
The A.E.P. (American Electric Power) natural gas plant in Dresden, Ohio. (Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post)
By Joyce Chaplin
Joyce E. Chaplin is the James Duncan Phillips professor of Ear... | null | null | null | null | null |
Biden has nominated more than ever — but Black women face many obstacles in legal careers
Judge J. Michelle Childs, who is among those being considered by President Biden to be his Supreme Court pick, listens during her nomination hearing for U.S. District Court before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 16, 2010. ... | null | null | null | null | null |
White House prepares new Russia sanctions as Putin sends in troops
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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision on Monday to send troops into two separatist-controlled regions of Ukraine has forced the W... | null | null | null | null | null |
Tuesday briefing: Escalation in Ukraine; abortion decriminalization; landmark equal-pay settlement; ‘Stand your ground’ laws; and more
Russia sent troops into separatist regions of Ukraine.
Why? Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the independence yesterday of two Russia-backed areas in eastern Ukraine (which y... | null | null | null | null | null |
Broyles, a lawyer and former television reporter for KFOR, announced in September that she was challenging Republican Stephanie I. Bice for the U.S. House seat representing Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District. In November 2020, she lost a Senate race against incumbent James M. Inhofe (R) after receiving 32.75 percent... | null | null | null | null | null |
“Whatever they had left over wasn’t enough to give us a big boost,” Gary, 61, said of the extra customers as he swept the tile floor of his gutted storefront on East Glebe Road last month. “It’s just an example of how far down business has gotten. When people aren’t gong out to work, they’re not bringing clothes in." | null | null | null | null | null |
After unexplained absence, Fox News’ Neil Cavuto tells viewers his second b...
Fox News host Neil Cavuto announced on his show “Your World” on Feb. 21 that he has been recovering from a covid hospitalization. (Richard Drew/AP)
“I’m among the vulnerable 3 percent or so of the population that cannot sustain the full bene... | null | null | null | null | null |
A police investigator checks out the car from which a 4-year-old boy allegedly shot at officers who were arresting his father. (KUTV)
The officer swiped the gun to the side as it fired, the bullet grazing his arm and shooting up into the awning above the McDonald’s drive-through.
After McDonald’s workers gave him the w... | null | null | null | null | null |
At least 2 injured in two-alarm fire in Southwest D.C. apartment building
At least two people were injured after a two-alarm fire struck an eight-story apartment building in Southwest Washington early Tuesday, officials said.
At around 2:05 a.m. Tuesday, fire officials responded to a block-long apartment building in th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Leila Barghouty joins Post Video as supervising producer for weekends
Leila Barghouty (Leila Barghouty)
Announcement from Editorial Video Director Micah Gelman and Breaking News Senior Video Producer Nicki DeMarco:
We are thrilled to announce that Leila Barghouty is joining Video as supervising producer for weekends. I... | null | null | null | null | null |
Democrats think this means she may be the choice of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) wing of the party against the Trump wing. If she wins, she’d face Rep. Tim Ryan, the expected Democratic nominee.
Vance has taken a ton of heat recently for claiming “I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Spike Lee, 64, is an award-winning filmmaker, cultural icon, social critic and die-hard New York Knicks fan whose career includes directing, producing, writing and acting in feature and documentary films, most recently the HBO documentary “NYC Epicenter: 9/11➔2021½.” His vast body of work — close to 40 films — has won ... | null | null | null | null | null |
All three men already had been convicted of state murder charges and sentenced to life in prison, with Bryan eligible for parole after 30 years. U.S. District Judge Lisa Godbey Wood will determine their federal sentences.
In a case that hinged on proving the defendants’ state of mind, prosecutors argued that the men’s ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The U.S. women’s soccer team won the 2019 World Cup months after it filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging pay discrimination. (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)
Members of the U.S. women’s national soccer team announced Tuesday that they had reached a $24 million settlement with the U.S. Soccer Federation... | null | null | null | null | null |
Marcus Arbery and Wanda Cooper-Jones, Ahmaud’s parents, celebrated the verdict after emerging form the courtroom, raising their arms alongside civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump before a group of reporters.
Crump praised the Justice Department and said the conviction would ensure that Arbery’s case would live in hist... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Maryland should focus on the facts, not the assumptions, in marijuana businesses
Workers harvest cannabis by clipping the plants' top flowers at Maryland's first legal outdoor marijuana grow on Oct. 1, 2019, in Cambridge, Md. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post)
To obtain a license, one must apply by a certai... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Vaccines for children are important
A 5-year-old holds his vaccination card after receiving a coronavirus vaccine at Children's National Shepherd Park on Nov. 3 in D.C. (Amanda Voisard for The Washington Post)
The Feb. 18 Friday Opinion essay by Govind Persad, Alyssa Burgart and Emily Largent, “The FDA was wro... | null | null | null | null | null |
“It is a good question,” Kallas said, adding: “Certainly, saying ‘no’ to Nord Stream 2 is a very strong message from Germany.”
“[This step] may sound technical, but it’s a necessary administrative step without which the certification of the pipeline cannot happen now,” he said.
“Welcome to the brave new world," Medvede... | null | null | null | null | null |
Supreme Court will hear another clash pitting religious rights against laws protecting LGBTQ persons from discrimination
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg)
The court will hear the case, 303 Creative LLC v, Elenis, in the term that begins in October.
A lower court ruled for the state, and... | null | null | null | null | null |
Hundreds of Ukrainians, supporters, and friends of Ukraine from across the U.S. gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to urge President Biden to stand by Ukraine. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)
Russia has started to invade Ukraine, according to the White House. Yet Congress left town last week with... | null | null | null | null | null |
Let’s start with a tragedy: Since the 2020 election, 37 states have introduced legislation designed to limit how Black history, especially in its relation to institutional racism, can be taught, and 14 states have successfully imposed such laws, according to Education Week.
Efforts to suppress Black history deprive us ... | null | null | null | null | null |
The official banner for the 2022 UEFA Champions League final was on display this past fall in Krestovsky Stadium in St. Petersburg. Whether the May 28 game will be held there, given the situation in Ukraine, is another matter. (Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE)
The uncertain geopolitical situation created by Russia’s interventi... | null | null | null | null | null |
In analyzing Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, some commentators have focused on factors specific to the actors in this case — President Vladimir Putin’s desire to show that post-Soviet Russia remains a global power, for example, his hatred of democracy, or Russians’ view that Ukraine is historically part of their state... | null | null | null | null | null |
FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, MacKenzie Scott arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. A new batch of Scott’s donations are coming to light, with one youth-focused nonprofit announcing Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, they received what they called a “transformational” $50 million gift from th... | null | null | null | null | null |
Republican Kelly Schulz picks Hogan appointee as running mate for Md. governor
Former Maryland secretary of commerce Kelly Schulz. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)
Republican Kelly Schulz on Tuesday announced Jeff Woolford, an assistant secretary and chief medical officer of the Maryland Department of Heal... | null | null | null | null | null |
Spike Lee, 64, is an award-winning filmmaker, cultural icon, social critic and die-hard New York Knicks fan whose career includes directing, producing, writing and acting in feature and documentary films, most recently the HBO documentary “NYC Epicenters: 9/11➔2021½.” His vast body of work — close to 40 films — has won... | null | null | null | null | null |
Heavy artillery is loaded onto a Russian army carrier, 30 km from the border with Ukraine in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on Tuesday. (Photo for The Washington Post)
Since October, Russia’s military presence has been building up on Ukraine’s border. Military analysts and Western officials warn of a full-scale assault that co... | null | null | null | null | null |
There was Arnold, the fast-talking comic actor. There was the low-level Bill Clinton staffer and former photography shop owner and his Twitter running buddy, the novelist and former member of British Parliament. There was the mysterious insider who reassured anxious Americans, in the pages of the New York Times, that t... | null | null | null | null | null |
The past few years have been difficult for the talk show host. She fainted during a live airing of a Halloween-themed episode of the show in 2017, which resulted in her taking a three-week leave. In 2018, she said that she had been diagnosed years prior with Graves’ disease, an autoimmune disorder that can lead to hype... | null | null | null | null | null |
For the vast majority of the last decade, the Virginia men’s basketball team at this stage of the regular season has removed virtually all doubt regarding its NCAA tournament credentials.
But such assurances are far from certain heading into Wednesday night’s rematch with seventh-ranked Duke in Charlottesville despite ... | null | null | null | null | null |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland State Board of Education voted Tuesday to allow local school districts to decide whether K-12 students must wear face coverings, sending the proposal to end an emergency order to a legislative committee to make a final decision.
After COVID-19 health metrics improved in the state, the boar... | null | null | null | null | null |
CORRECTS DAY OF RULING TO TUESDAY, FEB. 22, 2022 - FILE - This file image provided by the Maryland U.S. District Attorney’s Office shows a photo of firearms and ammunition that belonged to Christopher Paul Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant. A federal appeals court has upheld a prison sentence, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, of... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: Curtailing freedom is Putin’s goal
A television screen in the White House airs Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks from the Kremlin on Feb. 21. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The United States, under President Biden’s administration, has managed to prevent Russia from succeeding at its misinformation ca... | null | null | null | null | null |
Opinion: The Fed ignoring climate concerns would be a dereliction of duty
The New York Stock Exchange in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Sebastian Mallaby’s critique in his Feb. 18 op-ed, “Biden’s Fed choice is wrong about climate policy,” of Sarah Bloom Raskin’s focus on climate policy as a relevant concer... | null | null | null | null | null |
Heavy artillery is loaded onto a Russian army transport about 19 miles from the border with Ukraine in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo for The Washington Post)
On Monday evening, after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized the breakaway territories of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine as inde... | null | null | null | null | null |
Vanecek was injured during a Feb 1 game and has not played since. The Capitals have not disclosed the nature of his injury but Coach Peter Laviolette has discussed his recovery process. The way in which it was described was similar to how officials would discuss returning from a concussion. | null | null | null | null | null |
“It is a good question,” Kallas said, adding: “Certainly, saying no to Nord Stream 2 is a very strong message from Germany.”
This step “may sound technical, but it’s a necessary administrative step without which the certification of the pipeline cannot happen now,” he said.
“Welcome to the brave new world,” Medvedev sa... | null | null | null | null | null |
According to her filings in the Supreme Court, Lorie Smith is an artist and website designer who plans to go into the wedding website business. She wants to create only websites “that promote her understanding of marriage as between one man and one woman, and she would like to post an online statement explaining she ca... | null | null | null | null | null |
Temple Hills man shot in January has died, police say
A 56-year-old man who was shot in January died of his injuries on Friday, Prince George’s County police said.
Police identified the man as Michael Duncans of Temple Hills.
On Jan. 30, officers responded about 11:15 p.m. to the 3300 block of 28th Parkway in the Templ... | null | null | null | null | null |
Want to make your home more energy efficient? An architect takes your questions.
(Mary Dorn Photography)
Wayne Turett is the founder of the Turett Collaborative, an architecture and interior design firm based in New York. Turett, who founded the firm in 1991, has led initiatives to use energy-efficient and environmenta... | null | null | null | null | null |
A college student got into an Uber. Hours later, she was dead.
Authorities are investigating the mysterious death of a University of New Orleans college student who was pronounced dead over the weekend upon arrival at a nearby hospital after an Uber ride.
Police said the woman, who has been identified by the New Orlean... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bryce Purnell of Archbishop Spalding competes Saturday at the Maryland Independent Schools championships at Harford Community College in Bel Air. (Courtesy of Mike Laidley)
With just over 20 seconds left in the 285-pound match Saturday at the Maryland Independent Schools wrestling championships, Archbishop Spalding sen... | null | null | null | null | null |
Bishops ask lawyers to audit sex abuse record
The inquiry is intended to cover all abuse and is not limited to investigating only cases in a certain time-period.
Second-largest lake in country is drying up
Iraq’s Razzaza Lake was once a tourist attraction known for its beautiful scenery and an abundance of fish that lo... | null | null | null | null | null |
Many people in other countries believe that the entirety of America is a kind of modern-day Tombstone (or at least the Hollywood version of that frontier town), where everyone is armed, shots ring out at all hours, and arguments are settled with an exchange of gunfire.
It can be hard to argue against that view, exagger... | null | null | null | null | null |
Some thoughts on the Sino-Russian entente
How new is the Xi-Putin statement?
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow, June 5, 2019. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters)
Early this month, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping met and then the two countrie... | null | null | null | null | null |
LINCOLN, Neb. — Several female Nebraska state lawmakers on Tuesday railed against the Legislature’s handling of a male state senator who resigned after admitting that he took photos of a female subordinate without her consent, calling for an overhaul of their internal policies and recounting their own experiences of be... | null | null | null | null | null |
FILE - Seattle Storm’s Sue Bird dribbles in the first half of a WNBA second round playoff basketball game against the Phoenix Mercury, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Sue Bird officially re-signed Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, with the Seattle Storm, her only WNBA team, in what is expected to be her final season. (A... | null | null | null | null | null |
“We’re close,” Cedric L. Richmond, the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, said on a Sunday night videoconference with members of organization called “Win with Black Women,” according to a person with direct knowledge of the private conversation. He urged the those taking part in the conversation t... | null | null | null | null | null |
But early glimpses at Truth Social suggest its offerings are almost identical to what Twitter and other sites have offered for years — except tweets are called “Truths,” and retweets “ReTruths." The site’s early struggles also have fueled doubts that Trump’s company will be able to handle tougher long-term challenges, ... | null | null | null | null | null |
An analysis of census survey data shows low-income parents lost both child care and income at much higher rates than their wealthier counterparts during this winter’s covid surge
Kevin Flanagan at home with his kids, Brian and Meredith, in Seekonk, Mass. (Jesse Burke for The Washington Post)
The latest wave of coronavi... | null | null | null | null | null |
Advocating for her life in a deadly battle against breast cancer
Katrece Nolen, a breast cancer survivor, has shared her experiences. (Tiffany Davis)
While crawling on the floor with her youngest child, a toddler at the time, Katrece Nolen caught a glimpse down the front of her shirt. One breast appeared slightly large... | null | null | null | null | null |
MLS is ‘bullish’ on Las Vegas for expansion; D.C. United trades Júnior Moreno’s rights
MLS Commissioner Don Garber said the league will pause at 30 teams. (Richard Drew/AP)
MLS is aiming to finalize a deal this spring for Las Vegas to become the league’s 30th team, Commissioner Don Garber said Tuesday.
The city has bee... | null | null | null | null | null |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Two children were shot Monday night in Annapolis when someone walked out of a wooded area and began firing shots, fire and police officials said.
Two children — a 15-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl — were playing outside when a person emerged from a wooded area and fired shots “indiscriminately” t... | null | null | null | null | null |
But his outlier stance on the coronavirus has drawn fire. A former supervisor at UCLA, contacted by the state during Ladapo’s background check, was highly critical of his public statements about the virus. Ladapo signed the Great Barrington Declaration, written by three epidemiologists in October 2020 urging “focused p... | null | null | null | null | null |
The Path Forward: Cryptocurrency with Paul Grewal
Coinbase is one of the world’s most popular exchange platforms for cryptocurrency. On Thursday, March 3 at 2:00 p.m. ET, join Washington Post Live for a conversation with Paul Grewal, chief legal officer at Coinbase, about the growth of digital currency, blockchain tech... | null | null | null | null | null |
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