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A Washington Post examination of video and police records, along with other documents, sheds new light on the mindsets of the two people principally involved. (Brian Monroe/The Post)
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In an exclusive interview, Kyle Rittenhouse said he bought a gun with stimulus money. The first man he shot had just left a psychiatric hospital.
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A memorial brings long overdue recognition to the tens of thousands who have served in peace and war for two and a half centuries.
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President Trump speaks to troops during a surprise Thanksgiving Day visit to Bagram air base in Afghanistan in 2019. (Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images)
The U.S. Forest Service finalized a rule that bypassed the environmental review process for a plan to allow logging and roadbuilding in 2,800 acres of wilderness.
The decision could have wider implications for the Biden administration as illegal border crossings into the United States have risen to their highest levels in more than a year.
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Your guide to Georgia's Senate runoff elections
The races between Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Jon Ossoff (D) as well as Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) will be decided on Jan. 5.
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The coronavirus diagnosis of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) is the biggest threat to Washington lawmakers since Sen. Rand Paul was diagnosed in March, and it leaves Congress’s year-end agenda in doubt.
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The review of votes cast narrowed Joe Biden's lead, but not enough.
Rudolph W. Giuliani listens as President Trump speaks at a news briefing at the White House in September. (Salwan Georges/The Post)
A Palestinian shepherd herds her flock at Givat Hamatos settlement on the outskirts of Jerusalem. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
After a sympathetic Trump administration, settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem predict a return to the old cat-and-mouse game in which they push to expand their communities until the White House pushes back.
Army Chief of Staff Berhanu Jula accused World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of supplying arms to the rebel Tigray region.
After years of bending to the demands of the Trump administration, Mexico's president had a request of his own: He wanted  a former Mexican defense minister charged by the United States with drug trafficking, returned to Mexico.
Billy McCaffrey drives his tractor through a bog to loosen cranberries for harvesting Oct. 16 at the Spring Rain Farm in East Taunton, Mass. (Adam Glanzman for The Post)
Heat waves, drought, warmer winters and erratic rainfall — all signs of climate change — are creating challenges for cranberry growers who have farmed the red fruit for hundreds of years.
Peter Debbins, who had family ties to the country, told investigators he had a “messianic vision” of saving Russia from its own leadership.
In a legal win for veterans, the Army agreed to a settlement that would review discharge upgrade requests involving mental health-related trauma.
The action comes as the state is facing a two-week-plus stretch of record-setting numbers of new coronavirus ­cases.
The lawsuit cited the “Black Lives Matter” mural to allege city’s actions were based on “blatant viewpoint discrimination” that violates the U.S. Constitution.
Dean Karnazes trains in Ross, Calif., on Tuesday. Most ultramarathons, including all of the races that Karnazes planned to run in, have been canceled or postponed. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
One of the few events on the racing calendar, the JFK 50 Mile race will take place with as many as 1,200 runners as the coronavirus crisis worsens in Maryland.
Santa Claus stands outside Mulhall's Nursery in Omaha, Neb. (Calla Kessler for The Post)
The pandemic has forced retailers to rethink just about every part of the busy shopping season.
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) sent senators home through Thanksgiving despite no progress with Democrats on new relief, as the pandemic spirals out of control and forces new shutdowns.
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2020 NBA Draft
The league hopes to open next season as early as Jan. 1. It had already pushed back this date from Dec. 1.
Minnesota made University of Georgia guard Anthony Edwards the first pick in the NBA draft. (AP)
After weeks of rumors suggesting that the Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors might move the top two picks, both teams stood pat.
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Sorting through the top takeaways from the draft, from top prospects like Anthony Edwards, James Wiseman and LaMelo Ball to trades made by the Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks.
Avdija, a 6-foot-9 small forward, is a versatile defender who should bolster Washington's perimeter defense and fit into multiple lineups.
"Fulton and Nostrand" (1958) by Jacob Lawrence. (The Cleveland Museum of Art; Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund; The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation; Artists Rights Society)
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Amid coronavirus, complaints by staff members and months of internal conflict, another chapter ends in Roth’s controversial theater career.
Next summer’s Broadway tours have also been pulled, and 38 more layoffs announced.
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Laugh, cry and be inspired by tales from David Sedaris, Elizabeth Berg, Brit Bennett and more.
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New works by Anthony Grafton, Peter Burke and Richard Ovenden quench many a curiosity.
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The guidelines stress that not all celebrations are canceled, but “large gatherings have proven to be super spreader events.”
This week, United Airlines announced a trial of flights between Newark Airport and London Heathrow where every passenger receives a rapid coronavirus test before boarding.
United Airlines and American Airlines have not blocked middle seats on flights since July.