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Former president Donald Trump at a rally last month. (Jabin Botsford/The Post)

Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

Since a grand jury issued charges related to hush money to an adult film star, the former president has cycled through a range of emotions and postures.

By Ashley Parker and Josh Dawsey1 hour ago

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Deadly tornadoes charge through South, Midwest

At least 11 people have been killed after severe weather and tornadoes tore through parts of Indiana, Arkansas and Illinois and storms barreled across the central United States, leaving more than 200,000 households without power.

By Kim Bellware, Jennifer Hassan, Niha Masih, Timothy Bella, Matthew Cappucci, Evan Halper and Erica Sweeney7 minutes ago

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How to find STEVE, the purple streak that looks like an aurora but isn’t

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The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants

The spike in babies born with syphilis is driven in part by the nation’s drug and homelessness crisis. The trend is especially apparent across the Sun Belt.

By Fenit Nirappil and Jenna Portnoy

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Steve Jobs has a new ‘memoir,’ more than 11 years after his death

By Christina Passariello

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The AR-15 has been marketed for 50 years. See how the ads have changed.

The Post found that, through six decades, gunmakers and advertisers leveraged social and cultural changes to broaden the AR-15′s appeal.

By Alex Horton, Monique Woo and Tucker Harris

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NCAA Tournament

In this Final Four of underdogs, the Huskies are the exception

The national semifinals in Houston welcome a trio of first-timers — Florida Atlantic, Miami and San Diego State — and four-time champion U-Conn.

By Emily Giambalvo

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Bill Walton, Memphis State and the legacy of the 1973 NCAA title game

Caitlin Clark, Iowa’s incandescent star, was everything against South Carolina

By Sally Jenkins

The HyperX Cup MIX-IN headphones, a fictitious “joke” product from a previous April Fools’ Day. (Nissin Foods)

The Post ruins April Fools’ Day, 2023 edition

As a public service, we are debunking every brand- or celebrity-related April Fools’ prank we can find today.

By Thomas Floyd and Avi Selk3 minutes ago

Reviews

These are the guest hosts making the strongest case to take over at ‘The Daily Show’

By Lili Loofbourow

‘A Thousand and One’: A film worth not just seeing — but celebrating

By Ann Hornaday

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Making a telehealth appointment? You might still pay a facility fee.

His obsessive online posts terrorized her. But were they illegal threats?

No rush to judgment on the political fallout from Trump’s indictment

Explaining Friday’s tornado outbreak and what comes next

Bodies of 8 believed to be migrants recovered in Canada near U.S. border

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Shocked and defiant: How Trump is responding to unprecedented indictment

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Caitlin Clark, Iowa’s incandescent star, was everything against South Carolina

The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants

Over 24 hours, rumblings of a reckoning for the right

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Carolyn Hax: Is it ever okay to ask for a plus-one to a wedding?

By Carolyn HaxApril 1

Carolyn Hax chat: My ex-husband is asking me to lie to his fiancee

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No, that is not the IRS calling you

By Michelle SingletaryMarch 31

7 tasks for your April home-maintenance checklist

By Jeanne HuberMarch 31

Miss Manners: I don’t want to keep buying cakes for office birthdays

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Ask Amy: My partner keeps his late wife’s name on his FaceTime account

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The cause of a young runner’s intense leg pain wasn’t what it seemed

By Sandra G. Boodman

Making a telehealth appointment? You might still pay a facility fee.

By Markian Hawryluk

How to make healthy foods Instagram-ready — researchers have advice

By Erin Blakemore

No, moderate drinking isn’t good for your health

By Marlene Cimons

Fatigue is common among older people. Finding its cause is important.

By Judith Graham

The Home You Own

Five roommates. One fridge. Much drama.

By Maxwell Rabb

Get easy decluttering tips and more with our new text message course

By Washington Post Staff

Clever laundry room upgrades — whether you have $300 or $3,000

By Annie Midori Atherton

7 tasks for your April home-maintenance checklist

By Jeanne Huber

How ‘live, laugh, love’ and Rae Dunn took over American homes

By Courtney Vinopal

12 things to know about wallpaper before you try it in your home

By Jennifer Barger

BOOK WORLDNews, reviews and big ideas for all things fiction and nonfiction

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To re-release her 1974 novel, she had to make peace with her younger self

By Sophia Nguyen

Joan Baez: How I found refuge in drawing

By Joan Baez

The epic life of Nicholas Said, from Africa to Russia to the Civil War

By Martha Anne Toll

Curtis Sittenfeld’s ‘Romantic Comedy’ finds love in an SNL-like place

Edith Wilson: The first lady who fooled D.C. and ran the White House

By Barbara A. Perry

How to spot the Trump and Pope AI fakes

3 things everyone’s getting wrong about AI

By Tatum Hunter

Customizing some laptops can be needlessly tricky. Not this one.

By Chris Velazco

Lemon8 is a Chinese app. Can it survive the hype cycle?

By Taylor Lorenz

Twitter’s blue check mark was loved and loathed. Now it’s pay for play.

By Rachel Lerman and Faiz Siddiqui

Google to cut some of its perks to cut costs amid AI race

By Gerrit De Vynck

(Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)

Arresting a U.S. journalist, Kremlin ruthlessly pursues its wartime aims

By Robyn Dixon and Natalia Abbakumova

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Mexican military accused of hindering probe of 43 missing students

By Oscar Lopez and Mary Beth Sheridan

350 million are ‘marching toward starvation,’ says outgoing U.N. food chief

By Andrew Jeong

Pope Francis leaves hospital: ‘Still alive,’ he quips

By Frances D'Emilio | AP

Bodies of 8 believed to be migrants recovered in Canada near U.S. border

By Adela Suliman

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FAA warns of staff shortages in trying to head off summer delays

Survivors of a mass killing face another in Nashville

By Silvia Foster-Frau

Funerals begin in Nashville school shooting, as 9-year-old is mourned

By Kim Mueller

What to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll case set for an April trial

By Mark Berman and Shayna Jacobs

He was released from prison. Florida wants him sent back for life.

By Brittany Shammas and Angela M. Hill

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Ballet companies take a page from classic literature and bring it to life

By Celia Wren

TV show illuminates forgotten story of female solar energy pioneer

By Erin Blakemore

Teyana Taylor is ready to show audiences her range in ‘A Thousand and One’

By Helena Andrews-Dyer

The dramatic tale of how ‘Tetris’ became a phenomenon

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Stumpy steals the hearts of thousands at the Tidal Basin

By Kevin Ambrose

Weekend road closures planned near downtown, Mall for Cherry Blossom runs

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Congressman calls D.C. schools ‘inmate factories,’ and unites a city

By Theresa Vargas

Gov. Moore’s nominee to lead the Maryland State Police is confirmed

By Ovetta Wiggins

An orangutan struggled to nurse her baby. A human new mom taught her how.

By Dana Hedgpeth

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Damaging wind gusts, some storms possible today

By Ian Livingston

Going Out Guide

The 24 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week

By Fritz Hahn, Sophia Solano, Adele Chapin, Mark Jenkins, Chris Kelly and Peter Marks

Top Federal Workplaces

Best places to work in the federal government

By Washington Post staff

This agency tries to preserve pensions for millions of people

By Omari Daniels

Convincing Gen Z to work in the federal government

By Andrew Zaleski

Getting to know the federal government

By Bronwen Latimer and Jeffrey Tomik

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Every NFL player should support Lamar Jackson’s fight for a fully guaranteed contract

By Kevin B. Blackistone

NBA, players’ union reach tentative agreement on seven-year labor deal

By Ben Golliver

The small-town kid in the middle of the Nats’ big rebuild

By Andrew Golden

Anthony Volpe is the Yankees’ shortstop of the future — and the present

By Chelsea Janes1 hour ago

Basketball Hall of Fame calls for Gregg Popovich, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki

By Ben Golliver1 hour ago

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By Becky Krystal

What Gwyneth Paltrow’s courtroom water says about her, and the brand

Honey-soaked matzoh fritters offer a taste of history for Passover

By Leah Koenig

Welcome to the greatest pizza show on Earth

By Natalie B. Compton

Move over, unlimited buffet. Now there’s an all-you-can-cruise pass.

By Hannah Sampson

We stayed at Kayak in Miami to see how a booking site runs a hotel

By Amanda Finnegan

We asked: Can you bring weed on a cruise?

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