What strange things does 2025 have in store? Take my quiz to find out.
My friend Safire began a tradition 41 years ago of a year-end quiz about what’s ahead in the new year, and I’ve tried to keep ...
A Va. teen’s love of music inspired him to repair over 100 instruments
Brendan Wheeler, 14, repaired over 100 musical instruments as a service project. The instruments will now go to low-income ...
D.C. area forecast and updates
Tomorrow (Saturday): It’s a wet and perhaps somewhat foggy day with showers and waves of rain moving through. Mid- to late ...
At 15, she skated for Team USA. At 42, she’s still fighting it.
Bridie Farrell’s years-long battle with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee underscores the grueling reality of taking ...
These people used Narcan to save lives. Here’s how they did it.
BENAL, 66, A SEMI-RETIRED COPY EDITOR AND DOG TRAINER, SWITCHED GEARS. SHE STARTED YELLING PHRASES AT THE MAN, A FIRST CHECK ...
Welcome to the loneliest Metro stop
Loudoun Gateway, the second-to-last station on the Silver Line, was envisioned as a thriving mixed-use stop. Instead, it’s ...
The 2025 economy: 5 things to watch
Tariffs, taxes and immigration are likely to determine the course of the coming year. The economy is in good shape heading ...
Beyond excessive force: How police abuse women, the poor, the homeless
Justice Department investigations, often launched after controversial police killings, show how other forms of abusive ...
Kenya human rights groups raise concerns over abductions of government critics
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights has raised concerns over the rising number of government critics who were apparently abducted, as four people were reported missing over the weekend ...
Germany's president dissolves parliament, sets national election for Feb. 23
FRANKFURT, Germany — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday ordered parliament dissolved and set new elections for Feb. 23 in the wake of the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing ...
A MAGA ‘Civil War’ on X between Musk and the far right over H-1B visas
The online rift over the H-1B skilled worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump’s core base and his new ...
How four Northern Virginia school districts are restricting cellphones
Around Virginia, school districts have adopted varying cellphone policies, some that follow the state’s guidance for bell to ...