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Why a murder trial is beginning nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur’s death
For decades, no one was arrested in Shakur’s 1996 killing. Then an ex-gang leader, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, started…
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Portland’s mall rink was this couple’s ‘happy place.’ They were its last skaters.
The Lloyd Center ice rink in Portland closed on Saturday, ending a decades‑long community fixture. Longtime skaters Tally and Jerry Leonard, who began skating there in 1967, were among the rink’s last regular patrons.…
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Scientists race to save Florida’s coral reef as El Niño heats the ocean
By Brady DennisThe waters off the coast of South Florida were already growing warm by late June — ominously warm to…
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Exploring queer themes and Chicano life, he became a bard of the U.S.-Mexico border
By Harrison SmithEver since he was a boy, picking onions and working on roofs to help support his family, Benjamin…
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Why a child’s stuffed bunny is blowing up a political race — and the internet
By Danielle Paquette and Amy B WangUntil now, the mom in Pennsylvania had never heard of Rep. Max Miller or the…
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How The Post’s public-records lawsuit exposed GI Bill scams with for-profit trade schools
By Craig WhitlockTwo years ago, then-Washington Post reporter Lisa Rein and I kept hearing from sources that the…
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The mall rink where they fell in love and skated for nearly 60 years is closing
A mall ice rink in Portland, Oregon, where a couple fell in love and skated for nearly 60 years, is closing. The rink…
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Mayor urges Los Angeles Police Department to end Flock Safety contract
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called for the police department to terminate its contract with surveillance firm Flock…
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Picasso stolen from Milwaukee gallery returned eight years later
By Victoria Craw and Grey BattleA famous Pablo Picasso print stolen from a Milwaukee art gallery was returned more…
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Puerto Rico starts rationing water as drought conditions intensify
The island has struggled with low water pressure and outages over the past year.
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How a neighborhood in NYC became the center of democratic socialist power
By Tim CraigNEW YORK — Pura Barakos’s house near the heart of this city’s Astoria neighborhood has stood out as a…
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These neighborhoods seemed safe from wildfire. Then they burned.
Kirkpatrick, John Muyskens and Miriam WaldvogelMichelle Angstrom expected she would cry when she returned to see what…
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Three people charged with threatening judge, witnesses in Nolan Wells case
The alleged threats were made in the case of a Black teen who was found dead off the Mississippi coast after…
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This Memphis news anchor fell asleep on-air. What came next shocked her.
By Danielle PaquetteThe news anchor instinctively laughed, but under the desk, she pinched her right arm. So this was…
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How GI Bill veterans, trade schools extracted millions in sham-class schemes
The Washington Post investigation uncovered that Blue Star Learning operated as a “ghost” vocational school, siphoning…
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Man arrested at Trump golf course near L.A. faces federal weapons charges
Taele photographed and filmed federal agents’ security planning and wore an earpiece as he walked around Trump…
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West Point won’t fight ban on school policy limiting professors’ speech
Officials at West Point have retreated from their defense of a controversial policy restricting faculty speech.
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Speaker Johnson says Ethics Committee should carry out Max Miller investigation
The Ohio Republican congressman has faced calls to drop his reelection bid over domestic abuse allegations.
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Utility tower spark confirmed as cause of 2025 Eaton fire in California
Edison says it is reviewing a new report that confirms the long-held suspicion of the fire’s origin.
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This federal judge ruled against Trump. Then the threats began.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s experience is emblematic of the climate facing jurists, whether nominated by…
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Armed man arrested at Trump golf course near Los Angeles
Law enforcement arrested a suspicious armed individual at a golf course owned by former President Donald Trump in the…
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Who’s winning in California v. Trump lawsuits so far?
California has filed numerous lawsuits against the Trump administration. According to Attorney General Rob Bonta,…
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Police clear encampment at intersection of Madison police shooting
The spot where Corey Ruiz was killed on Williamson and Baldwin streets became a protest site immediately after the…
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They fled by boat to the middle of Lake Spokane as wildfires closed in
4 minBy Cole Reynolds and Miriam WaldvogelSaturday started as a day of celebration for Micaela Jaime and her…
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Kay Granger, first GOP woman from Texas to win House seat, dies at 83
The trailblazing Republican served as the first female mayor of Fort Worth and spent 28 years in Congress, rising to…
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Coyotes overtake abandoned housing development, vexing neighbors
KirkpatrickWEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — In a region where the demand for housing outpaces its supply, a pack of coyotes…
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Georgia school shooter’s father, who bought son a gun, sentenced to 15 years
By Cole ReynoldsColin Gray, whose son shot and killed four people at a northern Georgia high school in 2024 with a gun…
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Colorado residents are ratting out neighbors over water use during drought
By Annie GowenIn Denver these days, it’s the brown lawns versus the green.As Colorado dries up in a historic drought,…
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West Point professors free to comment publicly as school declines to appeal ruling
West Point professors may still comment freely as the military academy declined to appeal a judge's ruling that…
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Teenage school shooter in Georgia is sentenced to life without parole
Colt Gray last week pleaded guilty to a 2024 rampage that left four dead at a high school outside Atlanta.
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Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters
By Cole ReynoldsSchools in at least three states will be equipped with drones this year that can zoom through halls,…
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This grandma fought for a bill to allow happy hour at retirement homes
By Kyle MelnickAnita LeBrun wanted to drink a glass of pinot grigio with her friends at their retirement home. She was…
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Betye Saar, artist who shattered stereotypes of Black women, dies at 99
BernsteinBetye Saar, who scoured flea markets for ordinary items — clocks and window frames, plastic dolls, miniature…
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Federal probe investigates viral video showing attack on sea lion
By Hannah KnowlesFederal officials say they are investigating after a video appeared to show a person striking a sea…
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Bridge connecting Canada and U.S. opens after Trump tried to block it
The Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario opened to traffic on Monday. The…
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A desert town may run out of water. Others could face the same fate.
By Hannah KnowlesKEARNY, Ariz. — Mayor Curtis Stacy starts every morning checking two websites that tell him how much…
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After Trump’s order, West Point curbed faculty speech. One professor said no.
30 minBy Hannah NatansonNYACK, N.Y. — The longest-serving law professor at West Point rose to declare the school’s new…
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Georgia’s Okefenokee swamp becomes UNESCO World Heritage site
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. This…
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Family of man shot by Madison police calls for justice. ‘My heart was broken.’
By Patrick MarleyMADISON, Wis. — The attorney for the family of a man killed this week by police said Friday that the…
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Trump wanted to block this bridge between the U.S. and Canada. It’s about to open.
By Joanna SlaterIt’s the largest cross-border infrastructure project in decades to link the United States and Canada,…
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After a hometown soldier’s death, a Texas suburb wrestles with Trump’s Iran war
The death of a young soldier from Texas prompts people in her hometown to reflect on the necessity of a war that has…
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Police shooting in Madison being investigated as a homicide, police chief says
The city’s independent watchdog accused police of obstructing her inquiry into the shooting. Madison’s police chief…
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Man fatally shot by police officer in Madison, prompting protest in city
By Rachel Lerman, Samuel Oakford, Patrick Marley and Sammy WestfallProtesters gathered in Madison, Wisconsin,…
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Independent autopsy for Mississippi 18-year-old is inconclusive
Local officials have said no foul play is suspected in Nolan Wells’s death during a boating trip. But an attorney for…
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Tourists behave badly at Yellowstone’s largest hot spring
By Grey BattleTwo tourists at Yellowstone National Park were caught walking across the crust of its largest hot…
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Sad-eyed pooch at baseball game finally gets his hot dog
By Kyle MelnickBaseball fans across South Florida searched for the dog with the tan coat and sad, dark eyes.In a viral…
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An Elvis dummy and a Gulfstream jet: Fat Leonard reveals how he fled the U.S.
By Craig WhitlockLOMPOC, Calif. — Wearing an extra-large tan prison uniform, the man who seduced legions of U.S. Navy…
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GOP redistricting fuels push for voter turnout in majority-Black Memphis
Republican-led redistricting in Tennessee has altered district boundaries affecting the majority-Black population of…
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Dog fleeing fireworks is rescued from 15-foot well after neighbor hears cries
By Kyle MelnickFrom the bottom of a 15-foot well came the sound of a whimper.Firefighters in Kansas City, Kansas,…
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Seen as a trans safe haven, Seattle struggles to keep up with influx
Seattle is recognized as a safe haven for transgender individuals, attracting many seeking refuge from restrictive…
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