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Abortion Pill Case

Supreme Court skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill

A majority of justices questioned whether the antiabortion doctors challenging the government’s loosening of regulations have sufficient legal grounds to bring the lawsuit limiting access to mifepristone.

By Ann E. Marimow and Caroline Kitchener

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Newsmax CEO Christopher Ruddy at a dinner with President Donald Trump in 2018. (AP)

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Qatari royal invested about $50 million in pro-Trump network Newsmax

Before and after the investment, senior newsroom leaders urged Newsmax staff to soften coverage of Qatar, current and former employees said.

By David Kenner, Sarah Ellison and Jonathan O'Connell

A PR stunt put her behind an MLB stadium mic. She made the most of it.

Joy Hawkins made MLB press box history, even if the sport wasn’t yet ready for her in 1966.

By Frederic J. Frommer

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12 bold predictions for the 2024 MLB season

Better LivingEasy wins. Good habits.

Southwest’s first red-eye flights are coming. Here’s where and when.

By Edward Russell

A personified carton of milk, potato and block of cheese stand outside of a freezer door that leads to "Club Freeze." There is a bouncer at the door, clad in a hat and gloves, rejecting the trio. The three food items look downtrodden under the glow of the neon club signs.

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8 foods your freezer can ruin, if you’re not careful

By Becky Krystal

Side by side images of bathrooms, before and after renovations

How much does it cost to renovate a bathroom? Three homeowners answer.

By Sophia Solano

Young people are getting Botox to prevent wrinkles. Does it work?

By Amanda Morris

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Trump placed under limited gag order ahead of N.Y. hush money trial

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Texas AG Ken Paxton makes deal to avoid felony securities trial

By Molly Hennessy-Fiske

NBC facing on-air ‘insurrection’ over hiring of Ronna McDaniel

By Jeremy Barr

Election 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. names tech attorney Nicole Shanahan as vice-presidential pick

RFK Jr. supporters argue that Shanahan’s selection could broaden his appeal to younger voters and women, and strengthen his long-shot bid for the White House.

By Meryl Kornfield and Michael SchererUpdated 6 minutes ago

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A pedestrian with a dog crosses the street near a large pile of snow Monday in Minneapolis. (Abbie Parr/AP)

Record snow falls in Minneapolis after historically warm winter

It was shaping up to be the Twin Cities’ second-least-snowy winter on record. Then a late-season storm hit.

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An electric air taxi in Manhattan on Nov. 13. (New York Daily News/Getty Images)

Need to get to the airport? Soon you can take an air taxi.

The aviation industry is tackling a carbon emissions problem with new planes, new fuels and new concepts.

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Live updates: Baltimore Key Bridge collapses; search ongoing for 6 missing

The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by a freighter. Emergency rescuers removed two people from the water and are looking for others.

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Fact CheckerAnalysis

No, Donald Trump, migrants aren’t ‘killing’ Social Security and Medicare

In reality, undocumented workers pay taxes for benefits they will probably never receive.

By Glenn Kessler

Harris steps up her role as ambassador to voters shaky on Biden

By Sabrina Rodriguez and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

IVF ruling, abortion debate shape battle lines in Alabama special election

By Colby Itkowitz

Analysis

The origins of Trump’s ‘too big to rig’ mantra

By Philip Bump

Politics

The FixAnalysis

Why the Supreme Court abortion pill case is so fraught for the right

By Aaron Blake

Records show Trump’s mother-in-law came to U.S. through process he derided

By Maria Sacchetti

Analysis

The other failure of the Republican investigation into Biden

By Philip Bump

White House vows to repeal GOP-led ban on Pride flags over U.S. embassies

By Amy B Wang

Trump Cases

Trump reels from competing court decisions as trials disrupt campaign

By Isaac Arnsdorf

N.Y. judge sets firm April 15 trial date in hush money case

By Shayna Jacobs and Devlin Barrett

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The best Carolyn Hax columns about breakups

A round up of Carolyn Hax’s best columns about breakups.

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Ask Amy: Childfree partner is tired of hanging with girlfriend’s nieces

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Miss Manners: Grandparent can’t hear the speeches at grandkids’ graduations

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Ask Sahaj: My husband’s constant micromanaging is wearing me down

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How can I help an intelligent 5th-grader who shows signs of depression?

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Why is my gas so smelly? Gender, diet and plane rides can play a role.

By Trisha Pasricha, MD

IUD placement can be painful. These women used their phones to record it.

By Lindsey Bever

How to keep your kidneys working well

By Ashley Abramson and Halle Levine

Perspective

Chemotherapy cured my cancer. Years later it likely gave me heart disease.

By Steven Petrow

Measles count through mid-March surpassed last year’s total

By Linda Searing

ClimateExpanded coverage of a changing planet

Steel, cement and — cheese? U.S. spends big to cut these carbon footprints.

By Maxine Joselow

Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide

By Erin Blakemore

The surprising reasons why Big Oil may not want a second Trump term

By Maxine Joselow

Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why.

By Kasha Patel

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Advice

This $20 fix will improve your shower and cut your water bill

By Michael J. Coren

Birds, bees and even plants might act weird during the solar eclipse

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Fastest-moving solar storm in years triggered beautiful green and purple aurora

By Kasha Patel

Advice

Visiting an eclipse city? Here’s what to do after the sun reemerges.

By Virginia Brown

Strong storm bringing blizzard, severe weather to central U.S.

By Matthew Cappucci

Apps like TikTok push users to fight their political battles

By Shira Ovide

Gen Z embraces side hustles because ‘loyalty is dead’

By Danielle Abril

Advice

How to use your smartphone to photograph the solar eclipse

By Chris Velazco and William Neff

Technology

U.S., Britain sanction China for broad 14-year hacking campaign

By Ellen Nakashima55 minutes ago

Trump Media soars in first day of public trading

By Drew Harwell

Analysis

Senators say Meta’s Zuckerberg is slow-walking child safety inquiries

By Cristiano Lima-Strong

National

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Ramona Edelin, who helped popularize the term ‘African American,’ dies at 78

By Harrison Smith

Clerk accused of Murdaugh jury tampering resigns

By Anumita Kaur

Federal officials say 20 have been charged for threatening election workers

By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Perry Stein

Is sorry enough? What Black Americans are owed in reparations.

By Rachel Hatzipanagos

Sick of flat tires, he’s picked up 400 pounds of metal bits with his bike

By Cathy Free

WORLD

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U.K. High Court delays Julian Assange extradition pending U.S. assurances

By Karla Adam and Salvador Rizzo

Russia’s intelligence chief, citing no proof, blames Ukraine, U.S. in terror attack

By Mary Ilyushina and Robyn Dixon1 hour ago

Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups

By Joby Warrick, Robyn Dixon and Souad Mekhennet

U.S., Britain sanction China for broad 14-year hacking campaign

By Ellen NakashimaUpdated 55 minutes ago

Senegal’s next president expected to bring dramatic political shift to the West African nation

By Rachel Chason

Middle East Conflict

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Israel’s Gallant in U.S.; Netanyahu axes planned delegation over U.N. resolution

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Biden-Netanyahu rift grows, as Israel cancels delegation visit after U.N. vote

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What the U.N. cease-fire resolution means for Gaza and how countries voted

By Rachel Pannett and Kelsey Ables

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StyleNews from the front lines of culture

Sean Combs’s homes raided by Homeland Security

Multiple law enforcement agencies raided the homes of Sean “P. Daddy” Combs on Monday.

By Herb Scribner, Anne Branigin and Kyle Melnick

‘The Truth vs. Alex Jones’: How Sandy Hook lies got peddled for profit

By Jada Yuan

Perspective

Drake helped rescue an art theme park. It should belong to the world.

By Philip Kennicott

Matthew Broderick among stars coming to Shakespeare Theatre next season

By Thomas Floyd

Rubell Museum won’t replace director after leadership shakeup

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Tierra Whack wants more than 15 minutes of fame

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Regina King always chooses daring stories. One chose her.

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Rushern Baker endorses Angela Alsobrooks in race for Maryland’s Senate seat

By Lateshia Beachum

Maryland teachers union backs Elfreth, ‘Johnny O’ and Vogel for Congress

By Katie Shepherd

The best place to see cherry blossoms in D.C. isn’t the Tidal Basin

By Fritz Hahn

She recalled attacker’s hand gesture. Police say it helped solve 2 sex assaults.

By Olivia Diaz

D.C. is seeing the least wintry years and decades it has known

By Ian Livingston

Capital Weather Gang

D.C.-area forecast: Turning cloudy today with damp weather Wednesday and Thursday

By Matt Rogers

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Health

DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren’t so sure.

By David Ovalle

Bird flu detected in milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas

By Andrew Jeong

Supreme Court focus on Comstock Act suggests potential threat to abortion access

By Dan Diamond55 minutes ago

Science

Birds, bees and even plants might act weird during the solar eclipse

By Carolyn Y. Johnson

Nature enthusiast, 10, makes rare find: A pink grasshopper

By Cathy Free

Scientists found an amazingly well-preserved village from 3,000 years ago

By Adela Suliman

SPORTS

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Perspective

For the Orioles and Commanders, new owners mean it’s safe to dream

By Thomas Boswell

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By Scott Allen and Neil Greenberg

NFL approves a new ‘hybrid’ kickoff for next season

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Perspective

This NCAA tournament makes clear the folly of expansion

By John Feinstein

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Business

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down amid management shakeup

By Lori Aratani, Aaron Gregg and Ian Duncan

Ship crashes involving U.S. bridges have led to deaths

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Bridge collapse disrupts key trade lane, prompting new supply chain woes

By David J. Lynch

Tennessee company fined $300,000 for hiring kids to run heavy machinery

By Aaron Gregg

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How to take the home office deduction without triggering an audit

By Michelle Singletary

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