Ex-Va. governor ruminates on a career gone awry
As the sentencing looms for Robert McDonnell’s corruption conviction, he has in some ways presided over an extended wake for his once-promising future.
Republican contest for 2016 race is heating up quickly
THE FIX | Less than two months after the midterms, the GOP presidential race is taking shape as key players, including Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee, have recently moved to signal an intent to run.
Stuart Scott accepts the Jimmy V Award at the 2014 ESPY Awards. (AP)
ESPN anchor dies of cancer at 49
The “SportsCenter” host was diagnosed in 2007 and said recently, “When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer.”
If you're looking to cut your Internet time in 2015, here's how to do it.
War in Afghanistan was worth
the cost, more Americans say
As the combat mission concludes, a poll finds a rebound in positive views driven by a GOP reversal.
Sea of blue again converges to honor an NYPD officer killed in an ambush
During Wenjian Liu’s funeral, a number of officers again turned their backs as NYC’s mayor spoke.
First black female Republican elected to Congress voices support for Scalise
Utah’s Mia Love backs Steve Scalise (R-La.) despite his admission he spoke to a white supremacist group.
This longtime defender of marriage is asking if we should try something else
A Brookings economist says we need a new way to prevent single parenting as marriage declines.
How a plan to shoot a problem rhino turned into a war about hunting
Before killing a rhinoceros, a hunter faced death threats. And now Fish and Wildlife is involved.
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Sarah Palin to PETA: ‘Chill.
At least Trig didn't eat the dog.’
The organization was critical of a photo of her 6-year-old son standing on the family pooch.
He gets paid to play video games
Alex Ross is living the dream: He feeds his Halo habit by charging people on his Twitch channel.
(Steven M. Falk / AP)
The Day: Swimming in the new year, riding the hangover bus
![WASHINGTON, DC -- OCTOBER 3: Sabrina Elliotte, 24, of Rockville. 'My favorite tattoo is in my armpit. I used to work for sideshows and they used to staple money to me. People used to staple it in my armpits, and on my face and everywhere. I just thought it would be funny to get a staple gun in my armpit. For me, [pain] is just a mental thing. I like to know that I can get over it on my own. It's empowering to know that I can make myself calm and centered and I can handle it and that it will be okay, it's only temporary.' (photo by Andre Chung for The Washington Post)](http://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_296w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2015/01/02/Interactivity/Images/crop_296MGMarked10101417444627.jpg)
(Andre Chung for The Post)
‘My favorite tattoo is in my armpit’ and more stories behind the ink
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Into the wild: The souls of zoo animals
Huckabee to leave Fox News for possible 2016 bid
His decision instantly shakes up the emerging race for the Republican nomination, particularly in Iowa.
British nurse with Ebola worsens to critical state
She is receiving antibody-laden plasma from previous case survivors.
In Louisiana, a tribe tries to save its vanishing language
Activists from the Houma tribe have few clues to go on in reconstructing their language and culture.
Why don’t Muslims decry terrorism?
In fact, many do; we’re just not listening, and this undermines our efforts to defeat Islamist extremists.
Region’s airports board, once scolded for lavish travel, has cut way back
In 2012, federal officials criticized board members’ spending, but a new review found a shift toward thrift.
NFC wild-card game preview: Play action key to Cowboys beating Lions
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo led the league in passer rating (113.2) and completion percentage (69.9) behind one of the best offensive lines in the league, but was even more productive with the play action pass.
A 27-year-old snapshot that holds up
The 1988 Sotheby’s World Wine Encyclopedia recalls the author’s starting point.
Much to learn from Harvard’s melding of art museums
The university’s gets “teaching museum” right with its integration of three institutions into one building.
Priceline.com founder wants to shake up America’s approach to patents
He let you “name your own price” for airfare. Now he’s taking aim at the innovation economy.
For BP and its CEO, a bumpy ride in Russia gets worse
Bob Dudley has seen a $16 billion investment imperiled by sliding oil prices and Western trade restrictions.
Postal Service poised to begin controversial plant closures
FEDERAL EYE | The Postal Service plans to close 82 mail processing centers nationwide, starting on Jan. 10.
Grand old estate in Virginia can be yours for almost $5.5 million
HOUSE OF THE WEEK | Staunton Hill boasts 11 bedrooms and sits on 273 acres in Brookneal, Va.
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Keystone XL: Down the Line
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