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Washington Post Nation
Mar 20, 2023

McCarthy tells Trump supporters not to protest if ex-president is indicted
The House speaker's remarks came after former president Donald Trump told supporters he would be charged in a Manhattan case and to "PROTEST, TAKE OUR NATION BACK!"

Washington Post Nation
Mar 20, 2023

Oakland's new prosecutor tests voters' views of crime and punishment
Oakland District Attorney Pamela Price was elected on a vow to lessen incarceration, particularly for the young. Will voters stay loyal as crime fears abound?

Washington Post Nation
Mar 20, 2023

A wrestler died of heat stroke. His college will pay his family $14M.
Grant Brace, a wrestler at the University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, died of an exertional heat stroke in 2020.

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Mar 20, 2023

Family raises money to exhume body of S.C. teen found near Murdaugh home
In the aftermath of Alex Murdaugh's sentencing, the family of 19-year-old Stephen Smith is hoping a new autopsy will provide answers about his death in 2015.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 20, 2023

Miami Beach issues curfew after 2 fatally shot amid spring break revelry
The island city imposed a state of emergency and said a similar curfew would be issued this weekend. It's the third year in a row that restrictions have been used.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2023

In toxic Ohio derailment, other Americans see echoes of their fights
An informal network of activists has popped up to help East Palestine, Ohio, where residents are concerned about health and safety after a toxic train derailment.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 19, 2023

Disaster came to their towns. Now they want to help East Palestine.
An informal network of activists has popped up to help East Palestine, Ohio, where residents are concerned about health and safety after a toxic train derailment.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2023

Plant explosion leaves town with fear of lead exposure and few answers
Advocates for Oakwood Village, a majority-Black Cleveland suburb, want more information about whether lead may be contaminating their community after the blast.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 18, 2023

Trump calls for protests of what he claims is his imminent arrest
But advisers to the former president said they have no specific knowledge of the timing of an indictment in the Manhattan case.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Kentucky lawmakers pass ban on youth gender-affirming care
The bill would allow teachers to misgender their students and bans gender-affirming care for transgender youth.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Judge rules Trump lawyer Corcoran must testify, people familiar say
Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell ruled there were grounds for a "crime-fraud exception" to attorney-client privilege, said two people familiar with the matter.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case
The former Minneapolis police officer is serving more than 20 years in prison on state and federal charges in Floyd's death, which set off extensive protests.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Calif. firefighters were already strained. Then came rain and snow.
Officials in San Bernardino County, which saw more than 100 inches of snow, said they were not prepared to handle the historic blizzard conditions.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble.
The owner who demolished a pub in Hurst Green, a British village, has been ordered to rebuild it from its rubble.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Ski patrollers struggle to afford mountain towns. Will unions help?
A high-altitude labor movement is burgeoning as ski resorts have consolidated and crowds have swelled, stressing working conditions for patrollers.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 17, 2023

Trump-commissioned report undercut his claims of dead and double voters
A report buried by the former president's campaign and obtained by The Post did not back up his claims of fraud and did not provide evidence to overturn the 2020 election.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

Disabled woman starved to death at Michigan group home, family says
Bertha Jones lost 54 pounds in less than two months, despite the Michigan group home's staff saying she had been eating three meals a day, the lawsuit says.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

John Jakes, best-selling author of historical novels, dies at 90
Mr. Jakes published more than a dozen best-selling historical novels, including the "North and South" trilogy on the Civil War.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

Another train derails, spilling diesel on Washington tribal reservation
Train derailments have drawn heightened attention since the Feb. 3 disaster in East Palestine, Ohio.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

He got 400-year sentence for robbery. 34 years later, he's exonerated.
A man was imprisoned 34 years on a case so thin that prosecutors wouldn't bring before a judge today. He had been sentenced to 400 years in prison.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

He got a 400-year sentence for a robbery. 34 years later, he's exonerated.
A man was imprisoned 34 years on a case so thin that prosecutors wouldn't bring before a judge today. He had been sentenced to 400 years in prison.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

Girl dies from fentanyl-laced painkiller, latest in wave of Texas teen deaths
Sienna Vaughn, a 16-year-old high school junior in Texas, died after taking a pill she got from a friend that she thought was Percocet.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

Grand jury heard audio of another Trump call seeking to overturn election
Members of the special grand jury that investigated Trump and his allies told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that they heard a recording of a 2020 phone call between Trump and the Georgia House speaker.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

What to know about the Credit Suisse crisis and its global impact
Credit Suisse was granted a liquidity lifeline from the Swiss National Bank but fears of a market contagion remain in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

What counts as an ‘American name' in a changing nation
Four in ten Americans now identify as non-White, according to the latest Census report, and they are transforming what counts as a common U.S. name.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

After she's done with the scalpel, surgeon makes art on kids' casts
Her patients often save their casts, which are decorated by Chicago pediatric orthopedic surgeon Felicity Fishman.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

Fed up with impasse on school shootings, he built bulletproof safe rooms
Kevin Thomas, an Alabama construction contractor, said he got the idea for safe rooms after the Uvalde, Tex., school shooting.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 16, 2023

She drew a 49ers player for 404 days. It launched her art career.
Rita Carvalho plans to pursue a career as an artist after winning the hearts of San Francisco 49ers fans by drawing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo for 404 days.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Biden takes heat for border measures, but illegal crossings are down
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz seeks greater enforcement tools.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Texas judge seems open to claim abortion drug was not properly vetted
U.S. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk says he will rule as soon as possible on FDA approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medical abortions.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Texas judge seems open to argument abortion drug not properly vetted
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing whether to order the FDA to revoke approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Texas judge presses lawyers on FDA approval of key abortion drug
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing whether to order the FDA to revoke approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Crustacean defamation? Maine lobstermen sue aquarium over do-not-eat list.
Industry groups filed a defamation lawsuit against the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation after it said the lobster industry poses a threat to right whales.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Inside the movement to remake America's city streets
The pandemic turbocharged the push to make America's streets more pedestrian friendly. As the covid-19 emergency ends, many are fighting to make those changes permanent. Not everyone is happy about it.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Island tourists swoon over stray puppies. Many bring one home.
In the Turks and Caicos, tourists line up to take rescue pups on a walk on the beach. Sometimes the line snakes around the block.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Texas judge holds key hearing in abortion pill lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing whether to order the Food and Drug Administration to revoke approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Texas judge holds key hearing in abortion-pill lawsuit
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of Texas is weighing whether to order the Food and Drug administration to revoke approval of the abortion pill mifepristone.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Minn. Republican says he's never met a hungry person in his state
As Minnesota lawmakers debated a free school-meal program, Sen. Steve Drazkowski (R) claimed the bill wasn't needed since he'd never met a hungry Minnesotan.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Okla. lawmaker says Bible endorses corporal punishment of disabled children
Arguing against a bill to bar the practice in public schools, Oklahoma Rep. Jim Olsen (R) quoted a Bible verse from Proverbs: "The rod and reproof give wisdom."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Sorry Taylor fans, you can't get a new driver's license from ‘Swift City'
Glendale, Ariz., Mayor Jerry Weiers announced Monday that the city would be named "Swift City" on March 17 and 18, when Taylor Swift is set to perform there.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Sorry, Taylor fans, you can't get a new driver's license from ‘Swift City'
Glendale, Ariz., Mayor Jerry Weiers announced Monday that the city would be named "Swift City" on March 17 and 18, when Taylor Swift is set to perform there.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Ohio man calls 911 after zebra attack: ‘Come before it gets me again!'
A zebra attacked a 72-year-old Ohio man on Sunday, nearly ripping off his arm.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Wellesley College students vote to admit transgender men
The non-binding vote was resisted by the administration of the women's college, which said it had no plans to change admission policy.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 15, 2023

Vt. school banned from sporting events after refusal to face trans player
A Christian school in Vermont was banned by the state's athletic association for violating policies against gender discrimination.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

Woman died waiting on home warranty company to fix her AC, lawsuit says
Virginia DeSapio died in her Nevada house after a home warranty company failed to repair her air conditioner in a timely manner, a new lawsuit claims.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

Students made a racist deepfake of a principal. It left parents in fear.
The incident at a Carmel, N.Y., school district began with a racist deepfake video of a middle school principal circulating on TikTok.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

In photos: Coastal storm slams Northeast with heavy snow, rain and strong winds
An intensifying nor'easter, unleashing heavy snow, rain and strong winds, is clobbering the Northeast and the storm won't relent until Wednesday.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

A Black man was dismembered. His mother says he told her White men were chasing him.
Rasheem Carter, 25, called his mother to say a group of White men were chasing him and yelling slurs, she said. Mississippi police said there was "no foul play," and she wants a federal investigation.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

A Black man said White men were chasing him. He was found dismembered.
Rasheem Carter, 25, called his mother to say a group of White men were chasing him and yelling slurs, she said. Mississippi police said there was "no foul play," and she wants a federal investigation.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

Florida anti-trans legislation is ‘close to sinful,' Biden tells Kal Penn
Speaking to Kal Penn on "The Daily Show," Biden described increasing restrictions on trans residents in Florida as "just terrible" and said federal legislation is needed.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

U.S. sues Rite Aid, saying it ignored ‘red flags' in opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department alleges Rite Aid ordered employees to delete internal warnings about excessive prescribing of controlled substances including opioids.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

In photos: Another powerful storm set to intensify flood threat in California
A potent atmospheric river is hours away from lashing California, bringing new rounds of heavy rainfall in the lowlands, prolific mountain snow, strong winds and severe thunderstorms.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

He mistakenly entered a stranger's Tesla. The app let him drive it, he says.
A man in Canada was shocked to learn he'd accidently driven off in a stranger's Tesla — and that his app had allowed him to unlock and operate the car.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 14, 2023

Daughter sues after claiming she ID'd her mother's rapist through DNA test
The lawsuit filed March 6 alleges that a New York facility "covered up" sexual abuse against the woman's developmentally disabled mother.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2023

Patricia Schroeder, congresswoman who wielded barbed wit, dies at 82
"I have a brain and a uterus, and I use them both," she once quipped when asked how she could be a wife, mother and congresswoman.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2023

A high school basketball team had no band. A rival school stepped in.
The score was tied, and while one team had a band cheering them on, one didn't. A group of musicians decided to level the playing field.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2023

Colorado GOP picks election-denying former state legislator to lead party
Former Colorado state representative Dave Williams, who tried to claim "Let's go Brandon" as a nickname, told Republicans that he'll be a "wartime" leader.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 13, 2023

Middle-schooler forced to show bra during vape search, lawsuit says
An Oklahoma middle schooler was told to lift her shirt high enough that her bra was in view, causing "emotional distress," the lawsuit alleges.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2023

Stranded on a mountain, he tied his phone to a drone to text for help
When his truck got stuck on a mountain road in Oregon, Casey Ryan tied his phone to a drone and flew it into the air to get service and send a text for help.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2023

At least 8 dead as suspected human smuggling boats capsize off San Diego
An official calls the capsizing of two fishing boats off San Diego's coast ‘one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies that I can think of in California.'

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2023

Memphis police academy cut corners while scrambling to hire, officers say
Years before the police beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis relaxed academic, disciplinary and fitness standards for recruits, nine current and former officers said.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 12, 2023

History and housing clash in Berkeley in a fight over People's Park
A liberal city, defined by a prestigious university and a housing crisis, tries to find a middle ground in a place molded by protest.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2023

Flooding inundates Central California communities, blocking routes out
Rescues and evacuations are taking place as the state braces for another wall of rain and snow in the coming days.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2023

Paul Flores sentenced to 25 years to life for 1996 murder of Kristin Smart
Kristin Smart's disappearance was unsolved for decades. San Luis Obispo County investigators said a true crime podcast, "Your Own Backyard," led to new evidence.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 11, 2023

Desperate migrants seeking asylum face a new hurdle: technology
Asylum seekers are finding themselves stuck in squalid camps in Mexico as they try to use a new Customs and Border Patrol app to enter the United States.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 10, 2023

Census chief prioritizing better count of non-White populations
Census Director Robert Santos reflects on the proposed changes to the 2030 Census, which would affect Latinos, Middle Eastern and North African people.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 10, 2023

Bees solved puzzles to get a treat - then taught their friends, too
The researchers found that bumblebees were able to learn from one another how to solve a puzzle — a sign they could have a "capacity for culture."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 10, 2023

Elizabeth Smart, rescued 20 years ago, now teaches others to fight back
Smart was kidnapped at age 14 from her bed in Salt Lake City and held captive and tortured for nine months.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 10, 2023

Judge says flipping the bird is the right of ‘every red-blooded Canadian'
A Quebec man called the police when his neighbor raised his middle fingers. A Canadian judge ruled that giving the finger is a "God-given" right.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

U.S. deploys powerful scanners at border to fight fentanyl smuggling
The U. S., hoping to prevent fentanyl smuggling, is installing equipment that uses "non-intrusive inspection" technology, or NII, across the southwest border.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

A. Eugene Kohn, whose architecture firm reached for the sky, dies at 92
He was a founder of KPF, which designed four of the 10 tallest buildings in the world. He also designed the World Bank headquarters in Washington.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

When search for Texas student led to ‘slaughterhouse' of human sacrifice
The kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, stirs memories of the 1989 kidnapping and murder there of Mark Kilroy and others by a NarcoSatanist cult.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

The 1989 search for missing American in Matamoros led to ‘slaughterhouse'
The kidnapping of four Americans in Matamoros, Mexico, stirs memories of the 1989 kidnapping and murder there of Mark Kilroy and others by a NarcoSatanist cult.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

Senators scrutinize communication lapses in toxic Ohio train disaster
A Senate hearing Thursday revealed partisan divisions over the Feb. 3 train derailment in Ohio, with some blaming EPA, others blaming corporate greed.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

34 years ago, another American's kidnapping in Matamoros ended in tragedy
The kidnapping of four Americans in Mexico brings back memories of the 1989 cult kidnapping and slaying of Texas college student Mark Kilroy and others.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

They were filming a podcast. Then an SUV came barreling toward them.
Houston podcaster Nathan Reeves went viral after capturing video of an SUV speeding through an intersection and crashing into the cafe where he was recording.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

A reporter died in a shooting. His fiancee plans to have his children via IVF.
Dylan Lyons's fiancee, Casey Fite, told "Good Morning America" that an Orlando urologist was able to extract some of Lyons's sperm.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 09, 2023

Train derails, spills diesel in river after hitting rockslide in W. Virginia
A CSX freight train derailed in Sandstone, and West Virginia's governor acknowledged "heightened alert" after the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

What to know ahead of Supreme Court ruling on student loan forgiveness
The Supreme Court heard two cases Feb. 28 challenging the legality of President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, four months after an appellate court halted the relief program.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

Louisville police engaged in pattern of misconduct, Justice Dept. finds
The Louisville police department engaged in a pattern of systemic misconduct, according a federal investigation prompted by the police killing of Breonna Taylor.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

Justice Dept. launches review of Memphis police after Tyre Nichols's death
Probe was announced just over two months after Memphis officers were recorded brutally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

Justice Dept. launches review of Memphis police after Nichols death
Probe was announced just over two months after Memphis officers were recorded brutally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

At 102, she leads fitness classes 4 days a week: ‘When I get old I'll quit'
"They tease me and said I'm mean, because when we do exercises, I want them to do it right and use your muscles," says instructor Jean Bailey.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 08, 2023

Two geese were lonely — so they were matched for a blind date
Two residents of nearby Iowa cities connected the widowed geese last month in hopes they'd become soul mates. So far, the arrangement has worked.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Halle Bailey was ‘just stunned' to see her ‘Little Mermaid' Ariel doll
In a video posted Monday, the actress and singer introduced a new doll from Mattel inspired by her likeness in the upcoming Disney film.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Oklahoma votes against legalizing recreational marijuana
In November, voters in five states considered similar measures. Arkansas, North Dakota and South Dakota voted no, while Maryland and Missouri voted yes.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Jury awards $8 million to Black family detained while grabbing coffee
Alameda County deputies handcuffed a Black family in a Starbucks parking lot when the mother refused to show her ID. A jury awarded the family over $8 million.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Barbara Everitt Bryant, first woman to oversee census, dies at 96
Appointed to run the agency just before the 1990 census, she sought to modernize the bureau while navigating criticism over the undercounting of minorities.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Squeezed at border, Biden team weighs family detention restart
Biden administration faces tough choices with border policies and families

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

5 women denied abortions sue Texas in landmark post-Roe case
The suit is the first filed on behalf of women seeking abortions against a state banning the procedure after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision, the group representing the women says.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Before abortion pills, Walgreens customers said they were denied birth control
Walgreens found itself back in the news after announcing that it won't offer abortion medication in 20 states with Republican attorneys general.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Stolen alligator, missing for 20 years, returned to Texas zoo
"Alligators don't make good pets, y'all," the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said in an Instagram video showing officials loading the eight-foot-long reptile into a truck.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Former top U.S. admiral cashes in on nuclear sub deal with Australia
The Australian government has hired a dozen retired U.S. Navy officers as high-dollar consultants while it negotiates a nuclear sub deal with Washington

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

The newest Girl Scout cookies sold out fast. Now, they're on eBay.
After most local troops sold out of the Raspberry Rally flavor when it was released Feb. 27, some fans turned to online resellers to buy the new cookie.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Action star Keanu Reeves is associated with defeating new villain: Fungus
German scientists named newly discovered chemicals keanumycins in honor of Keanu Reeves's fighting skills in popular movies.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 07, 2023

Michelle Obama says she cried for 30 minutes after Trump's inauguration
In a podcast, Obama said that after the inauguration, she experienced "uncontrollable sobbing — because that's how much we were holding it together for eight years."

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2023

Judy Heumann, unyielding advocate for disability rights, dies at 75
She helped spearhead national legislation, arguing for the inherent dignity of people with disabilities while leading sit-ins and meeting with lawmakers.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2023

Murdaugh jurors say he shouldn't have testified, tears not believable
Alex Murdaugh undermined his defense when he took the witness stand before he was convicted of murdering his wife and son, three jurors said Monday.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2023

A month after the quakes, a Turkish family wrestles with grief and anger
Zehra Karaoglu can't stop replaying the day when she learned of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Turkey, which claimed the lives of five family members in Kahramanmaras.

Washington Post Nation
Mar 06, 2023

What is Cop City? Why are there violent protests in an Atlanta forest?
Cop City, a controversial Atlanta law-enforcement training facility, has drawn years of protests that have at times turned violent, resulting in a man's death.

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