Ask A Vet: Why won’t my dog stop licking her feet?
Q: Why does my Maltipoo obsessively lick and chew her paws? Her saliva turns the hair on her toes a...
Baby elephant on the way at National Zoo would be its first in 25 years
The National Zoo said Monday that one of its Asian elephants is pregnant and could give birth within the next...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae star with global following, dies at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star whose lead role in the 1972 cult-movie sensation “The Harder They Come” helped introduce...
Japan’s approach to aging, debt-ridden decline is no model for the U.S.
Japan has an aging population, and the government has enormous transfer programs that benefit seniors, increasing strains on the government’s...
Spencer Carbery’s patience with the Capitals’ power play has run out
The Washington Capitals’ season-long frustration with their toothless power play has boiled over. After a season-worst 0-for-6 performance in a...
Freelancers need health care, too. Here’s how to cover them.
Patrice Onwuka is director of the Center for Economic Opportunity at Independent Women and co-host of the WMAL-DC show “O’Connor...
The Taj Mahal’s luster is tarnished by a religious dispute
For much of the world, the Taj Mahal is a place of wonder. By far the most famous monument in...
How Democrats can start changing rural red to blue
Andy Beshear is governor of Kentucky and incoming chair of the Democratic Governors Association. As we watch the consequences of...
Despite delay requests, Montgomery schools will overhaul specialty programs
Maryland’s largest school system is moving ahead with a plan to expand its magnet and specialty programs throughout the county,...
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Misty Pellew’s family lived in the dark for several days this month. Pellew’s power was shut off Nov. 13 because...
How Democrats are building their own digital media army
AUSTIN — Donald Trump’s victory last November devastated the Democratic Party. But it may have also invigorated its new media...
‘Slender Man’ attacker captured after cutting off GPS bracelet to escape
A woman convicted of repeatedly stabbing her sixth-grade classmate in tribute to “Slender Man,” a mythical horror character, was found...
Americans want order, not overreach
The Trump administration has named New York City the next target in its deportation tour. White House border czar Tom...
Taps are running dry in Iran. Decades of bad decisions are to blame.
A staggering water shortage this year is throwing Iran’s future livability into question, with dozens of dams close to empty,...
In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow
The effects of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Charlotte tore through schools last week, disrupting learning as more than...
