The Washington Post1 hour agoWhat is Fort Bragg? Hegseth restores Army base name from Fort Liberty.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Victoria BissetThe base was renamed Fort Liberty in 2023 to disassociate from Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg. It’s now named after Roland L. Bragg, a World War II hero. Outside Fayetteville, North Carolina, lies one of the largest military bases in the world. You may know it as Fort Bragg — as it was named in 1922 …
The Washington Post5 hours agoRFK Jr. says vaccines aren’t tested enough. Experts say that’s baseless.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Lauren Weber, Caitlin GilbertRFK Jr.’s views on vaccine safety have sparked debate, with some experts saying that his comments are misleading. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., awaiting confirmation to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, has repeatedly claimed that vaccines are not tested rigorously enough and has called for an …
The Washington Post11 hours agoTrump pardons Rod Blagojevich, who tried to sell Obama’s vacated Senate seatverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Niha MasihThe former Illinois governor was convicted on multiple charges of corruption in 2011. He served eight years in prison before Trump commuted his sentence in 2020. President Donald Trump on Monday granted a full and unconditional pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois who …
The Washington Post11 hours agoGulf of America name change now official in U.S. and on Google Mapsverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Rachel Pannett“Gulf of America” is now officially on a U.S. database of geographic names after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. “Gulf of America” is now in official use on a U.S. government database of geographic names, and on Google Maps, after President Donald Trump …
The Washington Post11 hours agoBeverly Byron, Md. congresswoman and Armed Services member, dies at 92verified_publisherThe Washington Post - Emily LangerVaulted to Congress when she was elected in 1978 to succeed her late husband, she quickly established herself as a House member in her own right. Beverly Byron, a Maryland Democrat who was vaulted to Congress in 1978 when she was elected to succeed her late husband, and who quickly established …
The Washington Post17 hours agoNew version of bird flu infects Nevada dairy workerverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Lena H. SunThis version of the virus is circulating broadly in wild birds and is different from the virus that has been causing dairy cow outbreaks since early 2024, the CDC said. A Nevada dairy worker was infected with a version of bird flu that is known to have killed one person in the United States and …
