The vote now puts the legislation to fund Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan on a likely track of passing the House Saturday and comes after Israel carried out a strike on Iran early Friday in retaliatio...
As MetaAI rolls into Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, experts warn that the conversational chatbot could spread falsehoods and biased results online.
A pioneering program in Malawi lets recipients decide how best to use the lump sum payments
Even as the contours of the new “Washington consensus” are still taking shape, some underlying and gloomy global realities remain the same — perhaps, even more pronounced.
Nymphia Wind has found an international stage where China has no interest (or influence) — and is using her platform to make gains for queer inclusivity in Asia.
Thousands of migrant children, some bused to Colorado from Texas, have helped stave off enrollment-related cuts, but now some schools are running out of space and teachers are growing fatigued.
Jill LeBrun was stunned and delighted to see her rescue pet’s image plastered on buckets of cat litter at Target.
“Like when your parents are getting divorced”: Inside the hallways of the building where the condo board wants to dump Trump’s name.
The tech industry got the world’s attention with AI. Now it’s busy convincing people to pay for it.
A House plan to merge legislation targeting TikTok with foreign aid could fast-track efforts to force a sale or ban of the app in the United States.
“Watching New York,” a book inspired by Johnny Cirillo’s Instagram account of the same name, underlines how the street photography tradition has changed in the social-media era.
With Google and Amazon announcing layoffs, more could be on the horizon. So spruce up your résumé and prepare for your next interview.
Any device with a rechargeable battery is a low but real fire danger. Experts worry that e-cigarette batteries are uniquely risky in flight.
Take the pain out of tedious tasks with Apple’s Shortcuts app.
Heavy downpours brought roughly 18 to 24 months’ worth of rain to a city that averages only a few inches of rain per year.
The downpour was a product of weather patterns that meteorological models predicted as much as a week earlier, not cloud seeding, according to scientists.
The eruption may even have injected aerosols into the stratosphere.
Sundhnukagigar, the responsible volcano, has erupted four times since December 2023.
Hawaiian Electric did not send a representative to check on fallen power equipment until hours after fire officials alerted the utility, the report says.
The Interior Department finalized a rule limiting future oil and gas development across 13 million acres of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
Coral bleaching is evident across 73 percent of the famed marine park, as abnormally high ocean temperatures propel the world’s fourth mass bleaching event.
The Interior Department finalized a rule that puts conservation on equal footing with mining, grazing and drilling on public lands across the country.
Some conservatives would simply rather have a Republican in office — even a ‘consummate narcissist’ who mocks and threatens them.
Make your own poem by picking and choosing words from a Washington Post article during National Poetry Month. There is poetry in everything — try it yourself!
Sleep differences have implications for how women and men could be treated for sleep-related disorders.
The fossil hunters found pieces of the jaw of an ichthyosaur, a giant marine reptile that swam in the oceans in the time of dinosaurs.
It’s a great time to purge paper and passwords, close old accounts, and rethink your hefty tax refunds.
After employees held sit-ins at Google offices in New York City and California, nine were arrested, and 28 were fired.
A panel of experts was tasked with helping the FAA develop strategies for reducing fatigue and improving the well-being of the nation’s air traffic controllers.
The powerhouse Sooners were undone by several uncharacteristic mistakes and watched their sublime season unravel in the semifinals.
An explosive kickoff returner now has increased value to NFL teams, and that could enhance the draft stock of some prospects.
The Commanders GM said his team is happy to stay at No. 2 overall and is closing in on identifying its selection as draft day approaches.
Washington’s minus-37 goal differential is an NHL joke. Their fans are laughing, too.
The Capitals, who have spent weeks living on the edge, face the New York Rangers in Game 1 on Sunday.
NASA announced that it is overhauling its highly anticipated but troubled mission to bring pieces of Mars back to Earth as part of its hunt for ancient life.
A new experiment shows how complex molecules crucial for life could have been synthesized from early Earth’s basic ingredients.
A deeply conflicted state House chamber blocked repeal of the Civil War-era law on Wednesday, highlighting the indecision of swing-district Republicans.
The cycle of regeneration, woodcuts depict stories, inspirations from nature, innovative takes on folk tales and prints touched with poetry
There are still major unknowns about the virus. For one, it’s not yet clear exactly how the virus has been transmitted among dairy cattle.
A coalition of obstetricians is recommending routine blood screening at the first prenatal visit and other screenings.
The inside scoop on D.C. weather.
Above-average warmth stays at bay with a couple of cold fronts passing by in coming days.
Fairfax County police charged Huy Tien Nguyen in the fatal shooting of Alison “Kate” LaPorta
Former Formula One standout David Coulthard will drive Red Bull’s RB7 car down Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday. Here’s how to watch.
Taylor Swift’s new album arrives with dance parties, karaoke, trivia, yappy hours and other themed events.
Engineers say the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge shows how U.S. system hasn’t evolved to keep up with modern challenges
One of our most celebrated living artists, Nicole Eisenman is the subject of a superb retrospective at the MCA Chicago.
The hairy tale, starring an unrecognizable Jesse Eisenberg and Riley Keough and featuring no human language, hits theaters April 19.
For 18 years a woman suffered from an episodic illness featuring hives and fevers that stumped doctors. The cause, discovered after surgery, was mind-blowing.
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Most Americans oppose the military action but are more likely to sympathize with the Israeli people.
An illustrated essay shows how Korean food brought the author a sense of the familiar and greater understanding of her culture and identity.
Under new rules in Amsterdam, Dutch developers won’t be allowed to start building a new hotel unless another one closes.
Number. Order. Logic.
A Southwest flight nearly crossed onto the same runway where a JetBlue flight was preparing to take off.
Close races in swing states remain close even with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in the mix.
Here are a variety of Passover recipes for serving at your Seder or during the rest of the week-long holiday.
Contagious yawning is a well-known phenomenon among humans, and research has shown that our canine companions can experience it, too.
My experiences in treating couples in the therapy room, and relationship science, reveal that these problems result from a mismatch in two types of conversations.
Always hold onto birth certificates and Social Security cards, but it’s okay to cast off those old bank statements.
Jury selection concluded Friday in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York, with 12 jurors and six alternates selected.
No damage was reported to Isfahan province’s nuclear sites. The strike was intended to signal that Israel has the ability to strike inside Iran, an official said.
5x5 bitesized crossword.
One word to spell them all.
New blood tests measure “signals” in the blood to help detect cancer. Experts say more study is needed to determine if the new tests save lives.
Making a joke about something wonky you did lands a lot better when you’re not incessantly doing similar things.
The British author says she is receiving treatment for a form of aggressive brain cancer known as glioblastoma, adding she had been “waiting for the strength” to share the news with her fans.
I’m excited and confident about a promotion, but someone from another department is pooh-poohing it. What’s the deal?
Her boyfriend’s parents see him as their golden child, and they treat the letter writer like a “random woman who wandered in off the street.”
Letter writer was infuriated by a stranger’s t-shirt that read, “Eat the Fragile.”
Letter writer’s ex-husband was abusive, and their adult daughter still doesn’t know.
While serving on a jury, you can’t talk about what you do for hours each day, even with your co-workers. And you can’t learn anything about it, either.
U.S. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said prosecutors had adequate evidence in the indictment to bring obstruction charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.
A House committee voted nearly unanimously for a bill that would provide more accountability and oversight on federal prisons with a long list of problems.
The Environmental Protection Agency designated two of the most widely used per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as hazardous substances.
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Arizona Rep. Austin Smith (R) — who was senior director at the campaign arm of Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA — was accused of submitting fake signatures.
The endorsement from about a dozen members of America’s most famous political family is intended to showcase President Biden as the figurative torchbearer of the legacy of President John F. Ken...
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Swift dropped ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ at midnight late Thursday. She had something else in store a couple of hours later.
Apple has removed several widely used communications platforms from its app store in China at the request of the Chinese government.
The electric-vehicle maker’s board is asking shareholders to vote again for the same massive compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware court.