The Opioid Files
Data shows crisis worsened in full view of officials unwilling or unable to stop it
Newly released data from the Drug Enforcement Administration shows a trend in pill distribution that, according to plaintiffs suing the drug industry, can’t be passed off as reasonable therapeutic medical treatment.
Ogemaw County, Mich.
19,170,070 pain pills supplied from 2006-2012
125 pills per person per year
New opioid data spurs widespread condemnation
Democratic presidential candidates were among those calling for action after The Post published a massive database tracking the distribution of opioids in the United States.
Hostile witness or Democrats’ hero? Mueller’s past appearances before Congress offer clues.
The special counsel is famously tight-lipped, but he will face tremendous pressure at Wednesday’s hearing to say more about his probe of President Trump.
‘He always doubles down’: Inside the political crisis caused by Trump’s racist tweets
As is often the case, President Trump acted alone last Sunday when he fired off a trio of racist tweets — impulsively following his gut to the dark side of American politics.
(Tom McCorkle for The Post)
Perspective
There’s finally good evidence to show how processed food makes us fat
Modern industrial food processing has enabled the manufacture of the cheap, convenient, calorie-dense foods that have become staples of our obesogenic diet.
The seizure of the British-flagged Stena Impero shows the difficulty of defending international shipping from Iranian threats.
The 32-year-old held a four-shot lead going into Sunday's final round at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, where the Open returned for the first time in more than 60 years.
The National Weather Service says the “oppressive and dangerous” heat wave will abate by Monday and Tuesday.
Boris Johnson’s biographers, friends and rivals analyze newspaper clips by the former journalist, who has learned to combine high-brow classicism with everyman populism.
The sunrise seen from Panorama Park in Bakersfield, Calif. (Jenna Schoenefeld for The Washington Post)
Bakersfield is drawing younger residents and adapting along with them. (Jenna Schoenefeld for The Washington Post)
Guthrie’s Alley Cat bar has remained a landmark in revitalized downtown Bakersfield. (Jenna Schoenefeld for The Post)
A production meeting at Temblor Brewing Co., which opened in 2015. (Jenna Schoenefeld for The Washington Post)
Young people are fleeing California’s coastal metroplexes and cosmopolitan enclaves as the cost of living soars.
Authorities erected massive water-filled barriers around government buildings and glued bricks to the ground in an effort to prevent violence.
He is widely regarded as the best swimmer China has ever produced. But for many who are concerned about doping, Sun is also Public Enemy No. 1.
Half a century after Apollo 11, we have been forced to recalibrate our expectations on space exploration.
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