Advocates criticize Virginia deal with DOJ over tuition for undocumented students
Virginia officials reached an agreement with the Justice Department in its effort to bar undocumented students from receiving in-state tuition,...
Maryland studied its complicity in lynchings. Are reparations next?
A Maryland commission recently concluded that state leaders and institutions were complicit in 38 lynchings and the widespread racial terror...
Swiss begin identifying dead as fire inquiry turns to safety standards
As authorities on Saturday began confirming identities of the dead to anguished relatives, Swiss investigators were examining safety protocols and...
Michelle Singletary’s money outlook for 2026: What’s in, what’s out
If last year was about holding our financial breath, 2026 will be about playing defense. Amid many Americans’ concerns about...
Thousands of mail-in ballots could be discounted under new post office policy
A recent change to how the U.S. Postal Service says it postmarks letters could discount the ballots of thousands of...
Medical Mystery: She battled bladder accidents for decades before doctors found the problem
From as early as she can remember, Cindy O’Connor couldn’t control her bladder. She would suddenly feel the urge to...
The ravishing beauty and (almost) nihilism of Gerhard Richter’s art
PARIS — Life, says Merry Levov, the troubled young character at the center of Philip Roth’s “American Pastoral,” “is just...
Bologna in the carbonara? Call Italy’s pasta police!
CAMPOLEONE, Italy — Inside their recording studio on a recent morning, Matteo Salvatori and Emiliano Santoro’s smartphones lit up. Fresh...
A flashover made the Swiss blaze so deadly, authorities say. What is it?
The New Year’s Day inferno that ripped through a crowded bar in southern Switzerland, killing at least 40 people and...
Marble, ice sculptures and optics: Trump’s remote presidency draws scrutiny
PALM BEACH, Florida — On President Donald Trump’s 14th consecutive day at Mar-a-Lago, his residence and private club here, his...
Meet the middle-schoolers keeping cursive alive, one swoop at a time
The group of preteens uncapped their markers and began practicing how to capitalize two new letters: “B” and “Q.” The...
Swiss fire investigation examines Champagne sparklers, safety standards
With distraught relatives still awaiting identification of the dead, Swiss investigators have begun examining the safety protocols and building conditions...
Live updates Explosions and aircraft heard over Venezuelan capital
CARACAS, Venezuela — Explosions were heard and smoke could be seen rising in multiple locations across Caracas in the early...
Iran protests, sparked by failing economy, turn deadly
ISTANBUL — Iran’s nearly week-long protests, sparked by economic despair but quickly widening into demands for broad change, have turned...
Sunset time approached 5 p.m. in Washington
Progress of any kind might be hard to see at first, but perhaps Friday showed that Washington is making gains...
