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Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Man pleads not guilty to murdering deputy after police shot his son
Rodney Hinton's lawyer says he will plead not guilty by reason of insanity because seeing video of his son's death "triggered a psychiatric episode."

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles vaccine
The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Indian strikes on Pakistan damaged six airfields, Post analysis finds
A review of satellite images and aftermath videos found that the strikes damaged three hangars, two runways and a pair of mobile buildings used by the air force.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

What's next for the Menendez brothers, who are now eligible for parole?
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989, were resentenced to 50 years to life and have several paths to potential release.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Richard Garwin, science adviser to presidents, dies at 97
He was an arms-control advocate who had helped develop the hydrogen bomb, and he helped developed MRI technology

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Arizona creates ‘turquoise alert system' for missing Indigenous people
"Emily's Law," named for a Native American teen who was found dead, highlights the disproportionate rates of disappearance and death Indigenous people face.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Congress grills RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles response
The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

U.S. drug deaths plunged in 2024. Trump cuts may reverse that, experts warn.
The opioid crisis in the U.S. shows signs of improvement, with a significant drop in fentanyl overdose deaths in 2024.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

RFK Jr. faces Congress on budget cuts, measles response
The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will face questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

CDC reinstates fired health workers for coal miners under court order
U.S. District Judge Irene C. Berger said Trump administration officials lack the authority to unilaterally cancel the screening program for black lung.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Fringe movement sparks divide with push to charge women who get abortions
"Abortion abolitionists" are taking on traditional antiabortion forces, which have long been uncomfortable with the prospect of criminalizing patients.

Washington Post Nation
May 14, 2025

Congress set to quiz RFK Jr. on budget cuts, measles response
The nation's top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will face questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

Menendez brothers immediately eligible for parole after resentencing
The case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989, has captured public attention for decades.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

Five pencils, two dolls & one president who really wants a big new plane
President Trump wants to be gifted a Qatari plane so badly he has been batting away concerns with the vigor of a toddler swatting at boundaries.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

Proposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgets
States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it's rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

From elephants to inline skates, a history of foreign gifts to presidents
Qatar's gift of a jet to Trump is raising legal questions, but state gifts to presidents have long been used to celebrate international friendships and share a laugh.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

60,000 people set to prematurely lose federal housing assistance
The Emergency Housing Vouchers program was supposed to last through 2030, but funding will probably run out sometime next year.

Washington Post Nation
May 13, 2025

Trump DEI policies threaten millions in scholarships raised by Black doctors
Trump's campaign to DEI programs has put at risk six scholarships worth about $4 million established by Black doctors in Cincinnati.

Washington Post Nation
May 12, 2025

Who is Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage released by Hamas?
Alexander, born in Israel and raised in New Jersey, joined the Israel Defense Forces after high school and was captured during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Washington Post Nation
May 12, 2025

How will the Trump administration handle police who sexually abuse kids?
Current and former Justice Department employees, child advocates fear Civil Rights Division will not hold predatory cops accountable.

Washington Post Nation
May 11, 2025

Transportation secretary calls Newark safe as outage hits airport again
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Newark Liberty International Airport would reduce flights for several weeks after delays and equipment issues.

Washington Post Nation
May 11, 2025

White House fires head of Copyright Office amid Library of Congress shakeup
The White House terminated U.S. Copyright Office Director Shira Perlmutter two days after firing the Librarian of Congress.

Washington Post Nation
May 10, 2025

What to know about Delaney Hall, where Newark's mayor was arrested
Trump officials are transforming the Newark prison into an ICE detention facility, embodying its mass deportation campaign in a deeply immigrant community.

Washington Post Nation
May 10, 2025

DOJ to investigate Muslim-led development targeted by Texas GOP, senator says
Texas Republicans claim the development would impose Islamic law on residents. The project's planners call the accusation baseless and Islamophobic.

Washington Post Nation
May 10, 2025

A Pennsylvania city bet on DEI. Can it survive the Trump era?
DEI initiatives were dividing a Great Lakes city years before President Donald Trump began targeting the programs.

Washington Post Nation
May 10, 2025

Newark mayor charged with trespassing after arrest at ICE detention center
Ras Baraka's arrest took place at Delaney Hall, a newly opened immigrant detention facility in New Jersey.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Tufts student arrested by ICE freed from detention
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student, had been held in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana since she was seized by masked federal agents outside her home near Boston.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

What Pope Leo XIV means for the U.S. Catholic church and Trump
The new pope faces a divided church in his home country, as Catholics have split along political lines.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

What to know about the first at-home Pap smear approved by the FDA
The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Newark mayor arrested during protest at ICE detention center
The arrest took place during a protest at the newly opened immigration detention facility, officials said.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Newark air traffic control loses contact with pilots in second outage
Radar systems at Newark Liberty International Airport stopped working for about 90 seconds Friday morning, the second major outage for the New Jersey airport.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

‘Da Pope' thrills Chicago Catholics — and raises high expectations
In a place where civic pride is a way of life, Chicagoans need little help believing the election of Pope Leo shows their city is among God's favorites.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Leo XIV is the first Augustinian pope. Here's what the order believes.
The Order of St. Augustine is a centuries-old religious order focused on community and charity.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

The latest on measles outbreak cases in the U.S.
The latest measles outbreak case counts, with data from the CDC and affected states.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

XIV facts about Pope Leo that may surprise you
The former Cardinal Robert Prevost, known as "Father Bob" in Chicago, is a White Sox fan, a naturalized citizen of Peru and is fluent in five languages.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

At least two Indian jets appear to have crashed during Pakistan strikes, visuals show
In a review of visuals posted online, The Post verified debris consistent with at least two French-made fighter jets flown by the Indian air force.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Pope Leo XIV's Creole ancestry uncovered
After Robert Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV, was elected pope, genealogists got to work. What they found surprised them.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Federal judge orders release of detained Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk
Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student, has been held in an ICE detention facility in Louisiana since late March.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Trump fires Democrats on Consumer Product Safety Commission
The firings are his administration's latest test to the limits of presidential power over independent agencies.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

David Souter, Supreme Court justice favoring judicial restraint, dies at 85
On the high court from 1990 to 2009, he saw his role as one of quiet resistance against excess and dramatic change.

Washington Post Nation
May 09, 2025

Trump ignores week honoring feds as ‘fear' dominates their workplaces
This is Public Service Recognition Week, but the feds President Donald Trump has celebrated are the ones leading his assault on federal employees and agencies.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

For U.S. Catholics, surprise and elation at first American pope
Robert Prevost's election as pope stunned many Catholics skeptical that an American would ever be elevated to that role.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

Coal miners head to court over Trump cuts to black lung screening staff
About two-thirds of the staff that provides free examinations for the deadly disease, which one study says affects 1 in 5 longtime miners, was recently fired.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

Officer takes in homeless teen. Years later, he pins a police badge on him.
"I wanted to be just like him," Jacob Bello said of his father figure, Andy McIlveen, a now-retired police officer who took him in.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

Federal purge guts infant death prevention campaign, alarming doctors
Doctors fear the potential impact of the Trump budget cuts, with the number of babies dying of SIDS or other unexpected causes already on the rise.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

How a Georgetown scholar went from ‘quiet' researcher to detainee
Conservative groups stumbled across Badar Khan Suri by investigating the academic centers where he and his wife studied.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

Sister creates AI video of slain brother to address his killer in court
Stacey Wales played the AI-generated video of her brother as a victim impact statement during the sentencing of his killer in an Arizona court.

Washington Post Nation
May 08, 2025

Flu killed 216 children nationwide this season, the highest toll in years
New York, where 25 children died, saw a record number of pediatric deaths during the 2024-25 season. The state health commissioner blamed vaccine skepticism.

Washington Post Nation
May 07, 2025

Trump taps MAHA influencer for surgeon general, replacing first pick
Casey Means, a key ally to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., replaces Janette Nesheiwat, a physician criticized for promoting coronavirus vaccines.

Washington Post Nation
May 07, 2025

Former Memphis police officers found not guilty in killing of Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols's 2023 killing helped galvanize public support for police reform. He died after running from police and being beaten by several Memphis officers.

Washington Post Nation
May 07, 2025

Detained Tufts student must be transferred to Vermont, appeals court rules
The ruling is a setback to the Trump administration crackdown on international students involved in pro-Palestinian activism.

Washington Post Nation
May 07, 2025

Anti-government group threatens crucial weather radars, NOAA warns
Veterans on Patrol, which spread conspiracy theories in the wake of Hurricane Helene, has encouraged followers to visit sites hosting weather equipment.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Proposed cuts to housing programs could affect millions, experts warn
The White House proposed slashing funding for Section 8 and other federal programs by about 43 percent, saying it will "fix our broken federal housing policy."

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Vocal FDA critic to serve as agency's top vaccine regulator
Prasad will replace Peter Marks, who the Trump administration forced out in late March.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Trial of officers who beat Tyre Nichols tests police accountability efforts
Police reform advocates say they hope the case will show that rogue officers will be held accountable but worry an acquittal could stall their already-shaky movement.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.
The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. Californians are deeply skeptical.
The proposal, which would be extraordinarily expensive and logistically challenging, drew derision from locals and tourists.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

One nun's angst: More hunger, less food, looming Trump cuts
Trump administration budget cuts have triggered alarm in the sprawling network of aid groups, many religious, that provide free or very low-cost food to millions of struggling Americans.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

As RFK Jr. pledges food victories, he faces the realities of governing
The HHS leader's food agenda is part of his plan to help root out chronic disease, but he'll need cooperation from the industry, states and other agencies.

Washington Post Nation
May 06, 2025

Pence criticizes Trump's tariffs, stance on Russia in CNN interview
"Putin doesn't want peace. He wants Ukraine," the former vice president said, denouncing President Donald Trump's trade war while praising his immigration policies.

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

Advocates eye Tyre Nichols trial as DOJ retreats from police reform
Police reform advocates say they hope the case will show that rogue officers will be held accountable but worry an acquittal could stall their already shaky movement.

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

Alcatraz's lore captivated America. Now it's inspiring Trump.
The San Francisco island prison known as "the Rock" was famous for its notorious inmates and its near-inescapability.

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

Big brands distance themselves from Pride events amid DEI rollback
LGBTQ celebrations coast to coast are facing funding shortfalls as corporate sponsors cut back. And even backers are electing to be "silent partners."

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

Texas lawmakers moving to greatly increase control of state universities
Opponents say a bill to end "ideological bias" in higher education would amount to a damaging takeover of public institutions, with nationwide implications.

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz as a federal prison
Trump ordered multiple agencies to rebuild the penitentiary, which was closed in 1963 over high operating costs and has been a tourist spot for decades.

Washington Post Nation
May 05, 2025

The U.S. welcomed Indian students. Under Trump, they fear for their future.
U.S. colleges host more than 300,000 students from India. As the Trump administrations targets foreign students for deportation, many are rethinking their plans.

Washington Post Nation
May 04, 2025

Dad allegedly killed deputy after seeing video of police fatally shoot son
The father allegedly struck a Cincinnati sheriff's deputy with a car on Friday after viewing the body-camera footage.

Washington Post Nation
May 04, 2025

Catholic leaders recoil from Trump's pope post
"It's sad both for the White House and for the president," one cardinal said. "I mean, he makes themselves ridiculous, right?"

Washington Post Nation
May 04, 2025

Trump's 48-hour scramble to fly migrants to a Salvadoran prison
The administration rounded up some of the Venezuelans two days before the flights took off, pressing forward even as Venezuela agreed to accept deportees.

Washington Post Nation
May 04, 2025

Dozens killed in U.S. strike on purported detention center in Yemen, visuals show
The compound includes a migrant detention center and has at times served military functions, according to U.N. and human rights researchers.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Mom raises $500k after appearing to hurl racist slur at child in viral video
A viral video of a Minnesota mom appearing to hurl racist slurs after an altercation with a Black child has garnered criticism, and large donations.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

What to know about Cinco de Mayo 2025, and where the holiday came from
The holiday, often confused with Mexican Independence Day, commemorates a Mexican army victory over the French. But it's mostly celebrated in the U.S.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Appeals court muddies plan to send Voice of America staff back to work
The U.S.-funded news service, which has been in limbo as its leaders wage a court fight against the Trump administration, faced legal whiplash over the weekend.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Texans to vote on turning SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Texans vote on turning SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Texans vote to turn SpaceX headquarters into city named Starbase
Voters will decide whether to create a municipality with a small local government in the once-quiet Boca Chica Village area.

Washington Post Nation
May 03, 2025

Voice of America staff can resume reporting next week, DOJ says
An email from the Justice Department said VOA staff can begin a "phased return" to the office and programming. The broadcaster has been shut down since March.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

Landlord sentenced for murdering 6-year-old Palestinian American boy
Joseph Czuba was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison for murdering a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy and severely wounding his mother in a hate crime.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation is in crisis
The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting pause on its mission.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

7 dead after tour van crash outside Yellowstone National Park
A van carrying 14 people collided with a Dodge Ram pickup truck Thursday night near a popular recreation and sightseeing area in eastern Idaho.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

The world's tallest and shortest dogs met for a playdate
A Great Dane and a Chihuahua, Guinness World Records holders for tallest and shortest dog, became friends during a recent get-together.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

AmeriCorps volunteers comfort lonely seniors. Trump just cut their programs.
More than a dozen senior volunteer programs were impacted by DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, leaving those who relied on the free services without them.

Washington Post Nation
May 02, 2025

Cancer will stop a staunch congressional friend of federal employees
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Virginia) battled the GOP to support federal workers but now faces his "final chapter full of pride … you all have been a joy to serve."

Washington Post Nation
May 01, 2025

Forest Service closes homeless encampment at Oregon national forest
The closure at Deschutes National Forest was for a fire-prevention project, but advocates worry the displaced will have nowhere to go.

Washington Post Nation
May 01, 2025

Forest Service closes homeless encampment in Oregon national forest
The closure at Deschutes National Forest was for a fire-prevention project, but advocates worry the displaced will have nowhere to go.

Washington Post Nation
May 01, 2025

More than 1,100 arrested in 6-day Florida immigration sweep, officials say
Florida and federal officials said the joint mission, dubbed "Operation Tidal Wave," could be replicated in other states.

Washington Post Nation
May 01, 2025

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis
The $9 billion agency, which exists solely to fund researchers, projects and facilities outside its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters, is hitting reverse on its mission.

Washington Post Nation
May 01, 2025

A small Montana town has thrived on federal jobs. Now come Trump's cuts.
In this pocket of red America, locals worry that the losses at Rocky Mountain Laboratories and the Bitterroot National Forest could have dire consequences.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Former Rep. Bob Filner, San Diego mayor embroiled in scandal, dies at 82
The 10-term congressman resigned as San Diego mayor in 2013 amid a torrent of sexual misconduct allegations.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Texas Senate votes 31-0 to clarify exceptions to abortion ban
The Texas Senate voted to pass a bill clarifying that patients do not have to be at imminent risk to receive an abortion for a life-threatening condition.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Decades of trust-building in Vietnam, coming undone by Trump
Fifty years ago today, the Vietnam War ended, starting a long journey toward peace and reconciliation between the two countries. Now that progress and U.S.-Vietnam relations are faltering under President Donald Trump.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

A tiny tribe wanted to shape the future of a famed canyon. Ancient DNA helped.
The Picuris Pueblo tribal nation initiated a genetic study that confirms their connection to Chaco Canyon -- a potential model for Indigenous people to partner with scientists.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Judge orders release of Columbia student arrested by ICE
Mohsen Mahdawi was detained as part of a broader crackdown by the Trump administration on international students. A federal judge ordered him released Wednesday.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Man accused of killing woman, then confessing under someone else's name
An Indiana county prosecutor said Nigel Thomas used social media to frame another man, who was arrested and jailed for over a week before being freed.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Teens threatened with kidnapping charges over lacrosse team hazing
Prosecutors gave 11 high-schoolers in Syracuse, New York, a 48-hour deadline to turn themselves in or face felony kidnapping charges over a "hazing on steroids."

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Forecasters fear job cuts in severe weather season could be devastating
In Tornado Alley, meteorologists say the Trump administration's efforts could endanger the warning system residents rely on for safety.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

How public health has been upended in Trump's first 100 days
More than 20,000 jobs were eliminated, billions of dollars in scientific research has been threatened or paused, and a budget draft proposes a major restructuring of Health and Human Services.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

D.C. and 24 states sue over Trump cuts to AmeriCorps. Here's what to know.
The coalition says Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service doesn't have the legal right to dismantle the only federal agency for community service and volunteerism.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 30, 2025

Runaway kangaroo's hop down Alabama highway causes two-vehicle crash
The marsupial was unharmed, law enforcement said. It was shot with a tranquilizer and returned to its owner.

Washington Post Nation
Apr 29, 2025

Wisconsin judge suspended over charges she helped migrant evade arrest
Wisconsin's Supreme Court barred Judge Hannah Dugan from her duties after she was charged with helping a Mexican man dodge immigration authorities at her court.

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