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From George Floyd to Tyre Nichols, pleas for police reform meet bleak reality

After George Floyd was killed by police in 2020, demonstrators and officials called for sweeping overhauls to rein in excessive force. What happened?

By Mark Berman and David Nakamura

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Chinese spy balloon flying over U.S. ‘right now,’ Pentagon says

U.S. defense officials said the high-altitude balloon was spotted this week over Montana, but they would not specify its present whereabouts. The Pentagon considered shooting it down but opted not to out of fear the debris could cause injuries.

By Dan Lamothe and Alex Horton

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To cut risk of ovarian cancer, advice for more women to remove fallopian tubes

Some researchers are recommending that many women undergoing gynecologic surgery consider having their fallopian tubes removed as well.

By Teddy Amenabar, Amy Goldstein and Lindsey Bever

Mom describes Potomac Avenue Metro shooting suspect’s downward spiral

By Peter Hermann

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Justice Dept. and Pence discussing a consensual FBI search of his home

By Perry Stein and Josh Dawsey

Andrew Tate rape allegations, text exchanges with women detailed in court document

By Loveday Morris

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Something to hang your hat on

Opinion by Michael de Adder

Florida demands revisions of woke AP calculus, chemistry curriculums

Opinion by Alexandra Petri

It’s not American history without Black history

Opinion by Eugene Robinson

The GOP is in much better shape than you think

Opinion by Hugh Hewitt

The remedy for its problems is staring Britain in the face

Opinion by Fareed Zakaria

Wondering about the Alec Baldwin criminal charge? Here’s how the law works.

Opinion by Jennifer Burrill

We are liberal American Zionists. We stand with Israel’s protesters.

Opinion by Paul Berman, Martin Peretz, Michael Walzer and Leon Wieseltier

This Southeast Asian nation is one of the world’s worst human rights disasters

Opinion by the Editorial Board

Listen: Who’s in charge in the 118th Congress?

Track covid: Daily U.S. hospitalizations fell 10% in the past week

On Your Mind: How cutting back on alcohol can help depression and anxiety

Cook: Step up steak and potatoes with a punchy horseradish cream

New England braces for ‘epic, generational arctic outbreak’

By Ian Livingston

Ohio officials are investigating pro-Nazi home schoolers

By Laura Meckler

Harvard is shutting down project that studied social media misinformation

By Drew Harwell and Joseph Menn

College Board faces storm of criticism over AP African American studies

Debate has intensified within academia and beyond over the decision to drop from the course plan various lessons and authors disliked by conservative politicians.

By Nick Anderson