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Buffalo shooting

Suspect was investigated for threat last year, officials say

Police said the teen was taken into custody last June based on a report that he might be planning to shoot people around the time of his high school graduation.

By Jacob Bogage, Annie Gowen and Devlin Barrett

Accused Buffalo gunman followed a long trail to terror, officials say

Authorities are assembling a detailed timeline of the suspect's moves leading up to the attack in Buffalo, to build what they hope is an unshakeable case proving his guilt.

By Cassandra Miller, Devlin Barrett, Aaron Gregg and Mark Berman

Massacre suspect said he modified Bushmaster rifle to hold more ammunition

By Craig Whitlock, David Willman and Alex Horton

What we know so far about the victims of the Buffalo grocery store shooting

Family members of the victims were grappling with a loss that was both sudden and incomprehensibly cruel.

By Joanna Slater, Monika Mathur and Razzan Nakhlawi

Suspected gunman allegedly inspired by racist theory underpinning global carnage

By Isaac Stanley-Becker and Drew Harwell

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

The roots of the ‘great replacement theory’

By Martha M. Hamilton and Aaron Wiener

WAR IN UKRAINE

Ruling parties in Sweden, Finland back NATO membership in historic shifts

By John Hudson, Loveday Morris, Victoria Bisset and Miriam Berger

LIVE

Sweden, Finland set to participate in NATO military exercises in region

Russian oligarchs loved luxe Sardinia. Now they’re frozen out of paradise.

By Chico Harlan and Stefano Pitrelli1 hour ago

Opinions

This crumbling African slave fort should be preserved to honor the enslaved

Opinion by Karen Attiah

We once thought big about ending hunger. Can we do it again?

By E.J. Dionne Jr.

Queen Elizabeth has done enough: The case for abdication

Opinion by Autumn Brewington

Sorry, Democrats, there is no court ‘legitimacy’ crisis

Opinion by Jason Willick

Buffalo's Black victims were killed by white supremacy

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

Democrats have one last chance to have a big impact on financial regulation

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Track covid: Daily U.S. hospitalizations rose by 16% in the past week

Listen: ‘Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Call Jane.’

Carolyn Hax: Is asking about kids intrusive, or making conversation?

Cook: This spicy chicken sandwich is better for you and ready in about 30 minutes

ROE V. Wade

From The Magazine

A glimpse of a potential post-Roe future through Texas women’s stories

By Sophie Novack

(Library of Congress)

RetropolisThe Past, Rediscovered

Abortion in the Founders’ era: Violent, chaotic and unregulated

Justice Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is full of references to early U.S. history. Here's what abortion really looked like in the time of the Founders.

By Gillian Brockell

In N.C., a Black Senate candidate talks abortion. Her rival doesn’t.

By Annie Linskey

After decades defending abortion rights, Patty Murray readies for offense

By Mike DeBonis

Shooter kills one and injures five at Calif. church, police say

After the shooter opened fire, police said, parishioners detained him, tied his legs with an extension cord and took his two handguns.

By Meghann Cuniff and Reis Thebault

Judges accused of sex discrimination, bullying, internal survey shows

The complaints from staff at the federal trial and appeals courts in D.C., an institution regarded as a steppingstone to the Supreme Court, appear in a confidential workplace survey obtained by The Washington Post.

By Ann E. Marimow1 hour ago

India's information officials, Ravi Shankar Prasad, left, and Prakash Javadekar, announce social media companies regulations in 2021. (AP)

Elon Musk’s free-speech agenda poses safety risks on global stage

Musk’s vow to restore free speech to Twitter is likely to be difficult to implement in the United States. But it will be even more complicated abroad in places such as India.

By Naomi Nix and Gerry Shih