Morning Bits: Trump is a presidential wrecking ballThe Washington Post - By Jennifer RubinAt least he won’t completely wreck the State Department. “The White House will no longer move forward with a proposal to cut billions of dollars in foreign aid that was allocated in the latest congressional
With primary’s first winnowing at hand, candidates face tough choice: Drop out or continue on ‘fool’s errand’The Washington Post - By Michael SchererAfter the first two Democratic debates, Rep. Tim Ryan’s audiences grew from two or three people to 20. Former congressman John Delaney noticed an uptick in people approaching him in airports: “They grab
Everything that’s wrong with the NFL preseason, in one nightThe Washington Post - By Matt BonesteelThe Raiders and Packers played on a comically short 80-yard field in Canada. The Ravens-Eagles game in Philadelphia got called off by lightning in the fourth quarter. Cam Newton and Jordan Reed got hurt.
Work advice: I applied for a job with my friend’s ex-bossThe Washington Post - By Karla L. MillerReader: I have applied for a position in a group where a friend previously worked. She transferred because she could not get along with the group leader. She had approached upper management several times
Want to watch good college football at a good price? These are the tickets to buy.The Washington Post - By Patrick StevensJust about everything in college football can be ranked into oblivion, and argued to infinite limits. If countless bests — teams, coaches, uniforms, mascots, stadiums, traditions, whatever — can be parsed
How Pia Guerra became one of the Trump era’s most moving political cartoonistsThe Washington Post - By Michael CavnaPia Guerra is one of the most poignant political cartoonists working today, yet she wasn’t even creating such art full time before President Trump. For two decades, the Canadian American cartoonist was
Why women-only adventure travel is surgingThe Washington PostIt was August 2017, and Sonya Pevzner stood on a small ledge, halfway up Washington’s imposing Mount Shuksan. With eight hours of climbing in the rearview mirror, only a single belay pitch stood between
Enjoying Glacier National Park’s quiet seasonThe Washington Post - By Justin FranzLast year, more than 2.9 million people visited Glacier National Park in the northwest corner of Montana, most of them between Memorial Day and Labor Day. In recent years, it’s been normal for nearly million
What’s the statute of limitations on movie spoilers?The Washington Post - By Donald LiebensonWe all agree that in writing about new films, spoilers should be kept to a minimum, right? But what about movies that are decades old — classics, whose stories are embedded in popular culture? Is there
He terrorized gay communities from D.C. to Florida. Now the ‘I-95 killer’ has been executed.The Washington Post - By Meagan FlynnAt first police didn’t know they were sitting across from a serial killer. They thought they had arrested a day laborer named Timothy Whitfield on suspicion of killing his roommate, Walter J. Hinton, November
‘It is with shame, and it shouldn’t be': Dozens sue Yeshiva University High School over sexual abuseThe Washington Post - By Emily DaviesJay Goldberg walked into the stone building just east of the Harlem River in Manhattan for his first day of school 38 years ago, a 16-year-old excited to attend the famed Yeshiva University High School
The Redskins’ quarterback competition is over, and it belongs to Case KeenumThe Washington Post - By Barry SvrlugaLet’s say it now, because there’s no point in holding off: When the Washington Redskins open the season Sept. 8 at Philadelphia, Case Keenum will be the starting quarterback. There’s no more competition.
In 1939, the University of Chicago made one of college football’s boldest plays: It quit.The Washington Post - By Chuck CulpepperCHICAGO — When the flabbergasting news hit on the Thursday before Christmas in 1939, football players felt astounded and insulted. The head coach “appeared to be under great strain,” the Chicago Tribune
Behind the scenes of the Disney-Sony fight for Spider-ManThe Washington Post - By Steven ZeitchikWhether you follow each creeping development of every comic-book property in Hollywood, or just generally think “Avengers” was kind of cool, you probably heard about the skirmish that has played out this
Play button Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’: A track-by-track breakdown, from coded lyrics to Leonardo DiCaprio and Drake referencesThe Washington Post - By Emily YahrThe last time Taylor Swift released an album (“Reputation” in 2017) she was recovering from the biggest backlash of her career. She refused to do interviews. She wiped her social media accounts and uploaded
How climate change is affecting life in the Italian AlpsThe Washington Post - Kenneth DickermanPhotographer James Whitlow Delano has focused on environmental issues for much of his career. This interest was sparked early on in his life, he says: “I’ve always been strongly affected by the environment
Grab your jammies for an Ikea sleepover in SwedenThe Washington Post - By Andrea SachsI have a fantasy about Ikea: While shopping, I don’t hear the closing announcement and security overlooks me on its evening sweep. I have no choice but to spend the night inside the store. To bide my until
Five myths about Charles MansonThe Washington PostFox News, the Guardian and HuffPost have all recently used the term “serial killer” to describe Manson. It’s an easy mistake to make, since Manson’s group murdered many people in rapid succession, and
Beacons of possibility: Light stations offer accommodations to travelers across the countryThe Washington Post - By Erin WilliamsFrom atop a jagged ocean cliff, I watched as the sunset softened into an afterglow. Dozens of pelicans glided over the water. Salt spray rose from surly waves. Above, a 30-foot lighthouse began flashing,
Trump said doctors left operating rooms to greet him after mass shootings. Hospitals in Dayton and El Paso say that’s notThe Washington Post - By Antonia Noori FarzanSpeaking to reporters on the White House’s South Lawn on Wednesday, President Trump claimed he was warmly welcomed at hospitals in the wake of recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, and intimated
In South Korea’s hypercompetitive academia, esports gamers carve out larger nicheThe Washington Post - By Simon Denyer, Min Joo KimSEOUL — Lee Han-sae used to fight with his parents all the time. From the age of seven, he was more interested in playing video games than studying. Math and science were boring, he said, and he wasn’t
British journalist says CBP agent accused him of ‘being part of the fake news media’The Washington Post - By Allyson ChiuWhen James Dyer approached a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday, he was just another traveler passing through the bustling hub. But then Dyer said
Judge upholds order for MASN to pay Nationals additional $100 million in rights feesThe Washington Post - By Des BielerThe Washington Nationals just scored a major win in their long-running battle with the Baltimore Orioles over revenue from Mid-Atlantic Sports Network. Per reports Thursday, a New York Supreme Court judge
Orioles surrender 259th home run to clinch ignominious record in loss to RaysThe Washington Post - By Peter SchmuckBALTIMORE — Nobody can say they didn’t see this coming. The Baltimore Orioles have been on pace for months to shatter the major league record for home runs allowed in a single season, so the third-inning
Derrius Guice shows the Redskins what they missed last year without himThe Washington Post - By Les CarpenterATLANTA — Derrius Guice took the ball Thursday night, clutching it close, then started to run across the Mercedes-Benz Stadium turf. He cut left, turned right and surged forward, and as the Washington
Friday’s best TV: ‘13 Reasons Why’ returns to Netflix for Season 3The Washington Post - By Nina ZafarMasters of Illusion (CW at 8) Featured magicians include Tetro, Bill Cook, Anna DeGuzman, Andi Gladwin, Steven Brundage and Greg Frewin. Ancient Aliens (History Channel at 9) Investigators travel the in
Bolsonaro, Trump and the nationalists ignoring climate disasterThe Washington Post - By Ishaan TharoorWant smart analysis of the most important news in your inbox every weekday, along with other global reads, interesting ideas and opinions? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter . President Trump
Radioactive sushi: Japan-South Korea spat extends to Olympic cuisineThe Washington Post - By Simon DenyerTOKYO — The specter of radioactive sushi on menus at the Tokyo Olympics is a new front in an increasingly vindictive spat between South Korea and Japan, two U.S. allies that can’t seem to get along. With
TV and radio listings: August 23The Washington Post2:20 p.m. Washington at Chicago » MASN, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (1500 AM) 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore » MASN2, WTEM (980 AM) 7 p.m. Atlanta at New York Mets » MLB Network 8 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit » WUSA
For Ibram Kendi, being ‘not racist’ doesn’t cut it. He insists that we, and he, be ‘antiracist.’The Washington Post - By Vanessa WilliamsAbout US is an initiative by The Washington Post to explore issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter . In the current debate over race, people are quick to defend themselves
