Experts say smaller departments are able to adapt to their communities and hire officers with local ties, but they're also typically able to avoid the accountability being sought as part of the national movement to restructure and improve policing.
By Mark Berman
In crucial 2022 Senate races, the Democratic coalition that came together to elect President Biden is fracturing again along racial, gender and generational lines.
The Long March husk, at 21 metric tons and almost 100 feet long, was one of the largest objects to ever reenter Earth’s atmosphere on an uncontrolled trajectory. There were no immediate reports of damage.
By Timothy Bella and Gerry Shih
Lois Dunner, right, reunites with her daughter, Gail Kotel, for the first time since August, at Union Station in Washington on Saturday. (Amanda Voisard for The Post)
By Richard Webner
Opinion by Elliot Haspel
Opinion by Jill Filipovic
Opinion by Carol Smith
Opinion by Kathy Kiely
Opinion by Sam Wang and Jonathan Cervas
Ad
Ad
MORE TOP STORIES
Congressional representatives, retired officers and a wave of parents and students pressed the Air Force behind closed doors to reexamine decisions to reject 1,000 cadets, an Air Force official said. Policy officials relented, reinstating 400 cadets, about 130 of whom won back scholarships.
By Alex Horton
(Courtesy of Denis Karagodin)
Investigating Russia’s turbulent past can still bring trouble under Putin’s watch.
By Robyn Dixon
The pardons by Gov. Larry Hogan include one for 15-year-old Howard Cooper, who was lynched in Towson in 1885.
Morning MixStories from all over
DON’T MISS
Ad
Ad
Trending
(Monica Rodman/The Washington Post)
Former president Barack Obama shared on May 8 that their family dog, Bo, had died after a battle with cancer.
Get the headlines from today's paper, and click on each one to read the story.
Multi-tasking? Follow the latest headlines and analysis through our podcasts.
The Post offers several ways to securely send information and documents to journalists.
Stay connected with the latest news on your tablet and phone.
(Getty Images)
A new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) will make it harder for people to vote by mail and blocks private donations to assist elections.
By Amy Gardner
@PKCapitolAnalysis
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) is expected to become House Republican Conference chair after Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is voted out.
By Paul Kane
The bombing, which occurred as school was letting out for the day, also wounded more than 100 people, the Afghan Interior Ministry said. The attack is the deadliest to strike the Afghan capital in months.
By Susannah George and Sharif Hassan
By Lesley Wroughton and Max Bearak
More than 200 protesters were injured in clashes with police in Jerusalem's Old City.
U.S. military veterans get disability benefits, but no civilian from Vietnam has won a similar case.
By Rick Noack
Ad
Ad
A leading educator calls the tough tests traumatic. But they can be motivating.
By Jay Mathews
Jonathan Bush1930–2021
Jonathan Bush, father of Billy Bush and uncle of President George W. Bush, was the last surviving sibling of the 41st president.
By News Services and Staff Reports
The highly unusual method Derrick Maurice Herlong is said to have used to surveil his alleged victim is bound to raise some concerns for the privacy-conscious.
The politicization of masks during the coronavirus pandemic has enflamed people.
A crew of about 60 will begin at 1 p.m. Sunday to tally the ballots by hand, a method three gubernatorial contenders demanded amid fears that vote-counting software the party was considering could be rigged against them.
During World War II, this Tudor-style mansion in Bethesda was the home of Norway’s Crown Princess Martha and her three children. (Montgomery History)
They lived at Pooks Hill in Bethesda, which didn’t look like the one in “Atlantic Crossing.”
By John Kelly
At Imperfecto, chef Enrique Limardo aims to bridge Latin America and the Mediterranean.
By Tom Sietsema
Virtual film festivals, streaming concerts and socially distanced events offer escapes during the coronavirus pandemic.
By Fritz Hahn and Anying Guo
A photographer revisits some of his favorite clubs, which went dark during the pandemic and are waiting to reopen.
By Ben Eisendrath
(Glenn Harvey)
The Ad Council and its partners had to find a message that a fractured nation could somehow agree on. Here's how they did it.
Baseball is the grand citadel of mealy-mouthing.
But did the fun translate to a good match?
By Marin Cogan
The Grammy winner reflects on being off the road for the first time since he was a teenager.
By Eric Easter
Meet the Walter Cronkites of the video platform.
By Kalina Newman
Max Scherzer racked up 14 strikeouts, but closer Brad Hand gave away leads in the ninth and 10th innings before the Yankees won in the 11th.
Mark Emmert told the New York Times he is hoping for approval of new NIL guidelines “before, or as close to, July 1.”
Russell Westbrook, right, had 33 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists, and Bradley Beal scored 50 points before leaving with an injury in the Wizards' overtime win over the Pacers. (AP)
The Wizards guard had double-digit points, rebounds and assists against the Indiana Pacers on Saturday for the 181st triple-double of his career.
By Ava Wallace
Ad
(Meagan Morrison for The Post)
Shapewear sales, which tumbled early in the pandemic, are surging again with Americans eager to lift, compress and smooth out their forms.
A letter-writer hates to hate the beard her husband grew during the pandemic. Can she ask him to change it?
Reader who lost only child still wants well wishes.
Hourly worker gets frequent texts from boss while not at work. He expects a reply.
The LilyElevating stories about women
(Jesse Dittmar for The Post)
With his memoir, the star of “Pretty in Pink” and “St. Elmo’s Fire” serves up the tantalizing memories he once tried to forget.
By Ashley Spencer
Months after "Potential Breakup Song" went viral on TikTok, Aly and AJ Michalka are releasing a new album meant to feel "timeless and classic."
By Sonia Rao
A global ecosystem of artists has penetrated the once-niche space of non-fungible token (NFTs), prompted by passion and curiosity. Most aren’t raking in millions or leading major sales. But many are making a decent living — ditching side gigs and supporting families — all by selling art in a form most of us hadn’t even heard of until the Beeple sale.
By Kelsey Ables
FoodIncluding recipes and tips from Voraciously
TRAVELIncluding news and tips from By The Way