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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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A collection of .50-caliber rifles seized from criminals or handed over by Mexican citizens for destruction, in Mexico City in August 2017. (Bernardo Montoya/AFP/Getty Images)
In the United States, the .50 caliber sniper rifle — the stuff of YouTube celebrity — is among the most destructive weapons legally available. In Mexico, drug cartels have used them to shoot down government helicopters and target senior officials.
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.
Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, is President Trump’s personal attorney. (Reuters)
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Giuliani, at 76, has revealed himself to be a man who believes that he can summon truth from falsehoods, bend the law to his will and conjure whatever reality suits him simply by speaking his dreams aloud.
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.
A long-exposure photo shows the Leonid meteor shower over the Stone Dolls in the Republic of North Macedonia on Tuesday. (Georgi Licovski/EPE-EFE/Shutterstock)
The December Geminids are arguably the most prolific meteor shower of the year.
Republicans are still fighting a mandate ordering the renaming of those named after Confederate leaders, despite past veto-proof support in both chambers of Congress.
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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Amid wider uncertainty, roster shakeups promise to be even more volatile, as teams focus on the present.
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.
Maryland also had to cancel its game against Ohio State last week. The football team has now had 23 players test positive for the coronavirus in two weeks.
"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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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.