Sports Niki Lauda, F1 legend who survived horrific 1976 crash, dies at 70The Washington Post - By Matt BonesteelNiki Lauda suffered horrific burns to his head in a 1976 crash during the German Grand Prix, losing most of his right ear and much of his hair, eyebrows and eyelids. There was no way to hide the scarring
Play buttonKeanu Reeves Keanu Reeves is having a Keanussance with the John Wick series. But did he ever really go anywhere?The Washington PostHollywood blogs and gossip rags are filled with stories of actors making these supposed things. Everyone from Matthew McConaughey to Tom Cruise to Robert Downey Jr. have had their late-stage careers described
A federal inmate threatened another for being gay. Then guards moved them into the same cell.The Washington Post - By Eli RosenbergThe stepmother of inmate Alec Arapahoe called the prison facility where he was incarcerated to relay a message. It was early August 2014. She said Arapahoe — who is gay and Native American — told her other
Walmart Walmart workers invited a special guest to crash the company’s annual meeting: Bernie SandersThe Washington Post - By Abha BhattaraiFor years, Walmart workers have attended the company’s annual shareholders meeting to call for higher wages, better benefits and more predictable schedules. This year they’ll have someone new delivering
Nike Congresswomen press Nike about its treatment of pregnant athletesThe Washington Post - By Abha BhattaraiMembers of Congress are questioning Nike following reports that the company penalized athletes for getting pregnant by reducing their pay and asking them to make unpaid appearances on its behalf. Reps.
World News Even without a Taliban peace deal, progress for Afghan women and democracy seems vulnerableThe Washington PostKABUL — Afghans often express fears that a Taliban return to power would bring a reversal of the gains in democracy and women’s rights made during nearly 18 years of civilian rule. But in the past two
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation For Melinda Gates, heartbreak motivates philanthropyThe Washington Post Magazine - By KK OttesenMelinda Gates, 54, is co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world. She is the author of the recently released "The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women
Lifestyle More younger women are having heart attacks. Here are steps to minimize your risk.The Washington Post - By Marissa Cruz LemarYounger women are experiencing an alarming increase in heart attacks. According to research published last fall in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, women ages 35 to 54 accounted for
Lifestyle For the gardener, May is a circus. I’m learning to slow down and enjoy the show.The Washington Post - By Adrian HigginsIf there was any doubt that gardening is as much a state of mind as a cultivation of plants, I give you the merry month of May. Except that I struggle to find May merry for reasons that are both tangible
World News Why we google moving to other countries when the party we don’t like winsThe Washington PostLate on Saturday came the announcement that crushed Australian liberals’ dreams of returning to power. Defying all expectations and polls, the center-right administration of Australian Prime Minister Morrison
Abortion Power Up: Democrats face their own divisions on abortionThe Washington Post - By Jacqueline Alemany
Washington D.C. Doctors demanded male nurses during the Civil War. Clara Barton defied them.The Washington Post - By Gillian BrockellAsk any nurse and she or he will tell you: In addition to providing medical care, they are also part therapist, teacher, clergy, custodian, investigator and interpreter (i.e., “Let me translate what the
Jamal Khashoggi Federal court presses Trump administration to release Khashoggi documentsThe Washington Post - By Josh RoginMore than six months after Saudi government agents brutally murdered Post contributing columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administration has yet to publicly reveal what it knows about the crime and it
Spain Europe says Spain’s economy is doing better than Germany’s. That’s absurd.The Washington Post - ReporterOne of the most economically important yet technically boring stories of our time is the way that policymakers have defined down success to the point that they’re saying, for example, that Spain is doing
Pope Francis On press freedom, this pope might be infallibleThe Washington Post - Global Opinions writerOver the weekend Pope Francis delivered a speech about the importance of free expression and press freedom, underscoring the growing threats that people around the world face from disinformation campaigns
World News Top Democrat on Senate Intelligence panel seeks to criminalize unreported foreign campaign contactThe Washington Post - By Karoun DemirjianThe top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee is filing legislation to impose criminal penalties on campaign officials who fail to disclose contacts with foreign nationals, aiming to make the of
World News Europe was worried Russia would mess with its elections. Now it has other fears.The Washington Post - By Michael BirnbaumBRUSSELS — Days before crucial elections for the European Parliament, politicians, security services and social media companies that were bracing for an onslaught from Russia are surprised that, so far,
U.S. Politics No, maternal mortality did not spike in Texas after funding cuts to abortion clinicsThe Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler“Anti-abortion bills increase maternal mortality and infant mortality. Texas is the best case. The reported rate of maternal deaths in Texas doubled when the state closed their abortion clinics and cut
Colin Kaepernick Colin Kaepernick helped the Warriors celebrate their sweep of Trail BlazersThe Washington Post - By Des BielerThe Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant or Andre Iguodala for Monday’s Game 4 of their Western Conference finals series against the Portland Trail Blazers. However, to help celebrate its sweep of Portland,
Ezekiel Elliott Ezekiel Elliott handcuffed, but not arrested, after incident with Las Vegas security guardThe Washington Post - By Des BielerDallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott was handcuffed but not arrested by Las Vegas police after an incident with a security guard over the weekend. Authorities said Elliott, who was attending a festival,
Wanda Sykes Tonight’s TV listings: ‘Wanda Sykes: Not Normal,’ etc.The Washington Post - By Sarah PolusThe Bold Type (Freeform at 8) Kat seeks justice on social media after she is racially profiled. The 100 (CW at 9) Clarke tries to make up for her past. American Housewife (ABC at 8) Katie leaves the family
Sebastian Kurz Austria shows the risks of dealing with the far rightThe 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 to know? Sign up for the Today’s WorldView newsletter . Austrian
Todd Frazier Adam Eaton on exchanging words with Todd Frazier (again): ‘He’s very childish’The Washington Post - By Jesse DoughertyNEW YORK — Adam Eaton and Todd Frazier have a history — an odd, unclear history — and it lengthened in the middle of the third inning at Citi Field on Monday night. That part was evident, caught by television
Sports TV and radio listings: May 21The Washington Post8 p.m. Game 6: San Jose at St. Louis » NBC Sports Network 7 p.m. Washington at New York Mets » MASN2, WJFK (106.7 FM) 7 p.m. New York Yankees at Baltimore » MASN, WTEM (980 AM) 8:30 p.m. Copa Sudamericana:
Sports Stephen Curry torments Trail Blazers again, sending Warriors to fifth straight NBA FinalsThe Washington Post - By Ben GolliverPORTLAND, Ore. — The Western Conference finals opened with gooey talk of an unprecedented sibling rivalry: Stephen and Seth Curry were the first pair of brothers to face off at this stage of the NBA playoffs.
Baltimore Orioles Yankees rally to hand the Orioles another lossThe Washington Post - By Peter SchmuckBALTIMORE — It is becoming an all-too-familiar story. The Baltimore Orioles finally put together a solid offensive performance and take what might be a commanding lead with any other bullpen. Instead,
Lifestyle Miss Manners: Friend is feeling ‘liked’ outThe Washington Post - By Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina MartinDear Miss Manners: I have a dear friend who is constantly sharing repetitive photos on social media of her children and grandchildren. Nothing wrong with this. But how can we, as honest and genuine friends,
Lifestyle Ask Amy: Friendship ends over dangerous liaisonsThe Washington Post - By Amy DickinsonDear Amy: I recently ended a treasured friendship that I believed would last a lifetime. We’re both 40 years old, but late bloomers. While I got married and had a baby, she got divorced and bought her
Lifestyle Hints From Heloise: The price of being a woman?The Washington Post - By HeloiseDear Readers: Do women pay more than men for haircuts, personal grooming, dry cleaning and apparel, among other things? A 2015 study by the New York Department of Consumer Affairs concluded that women
Lifestyle Carolyn Hax: Don’t read too much into a teen always having her nose in a bookThe Washington Post - By Carolyn HaxDear Carolyn: My ex-husband and I divorced when our daughter was 3. I went on to get remarried to a man who had two children from a previous marriage. We then had two kids of our own. My ex-husband is
